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Colin Jackson

1967 - Today

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Colin Ray Jackson, (born 18 February 1967) is a Welsh former sprint and hurdling athlete who specialised in the 110 metres hurdles. During a career in which he represented Great Britain and Wales, he won an Olympic silver medal, became world champion twice, world indoor champion once, was undefeated at the European Championships for 12 years and was twice Commonwealth champion. His world record of 12.91 seconds for the 110 m hurdles stood for nearly 13 years and his 60 metres hurdles world record stood for nearly 27 years. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2024). Colin Jackson is the 3,917th most popular athlete (down from 2,954th in 2024), the 7,179th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,516th in 2019) and the 142nd most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Colin Jackson ranks 3,917 out of 6,025. Before him are Shanieka Ricketts, Martina Beck, Thiago Braz da Silva, Ismail Ahmed Ismail, Iker Martínez de Lizarduy, and Damir Burić. After him are Guillaume LeBlanc, Elisa Rigaudo, Denis Nizhegorodov, Gry Østvik, André Domingos, and Diána Igaly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Colin Jackson ranks 937. Before him are Christophe Gagliano, Jay Grdina, Václav Chalupa, Yuichiro Hata, Eissa Meer, and Harry Van Barneveld. After him are Ilija Lupulesku, Hollis Conway, Stephan Freigang, Christophe Cocard, Patrick Galbraith, and Andrei Ivanov.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Colin Jackson ranks 7,181 out of 8,785. Before him are Ritu Arya (1988), Chris Ryan (1961), Laura Lopes (1978), Silas Carson (1965), Imogen Stubbs (1961), and Richard Ayoade (1977). After him are Daniel Jones (1973), Chris Sutton (1973), Ben Collins (1975), Arthur Darvill (1982), Craig Thomson (1972), and Mo Mowlam (1949).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Colin Jackson ranks 142. Before him are Derek Ibbotson (1932), Kirsten Barnes (1968), Tim Baillie (1979), Alex Yee (1998), Steve Cram (1960), and Derek Porter (1967). After him are Mark Rowland (1963), Andy Holmes (1959), Shirley Strong (1958), Anna Tunnicliffe (1982), Mike McFarlane (1960), and Robbie Grabarz (1987).

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