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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Colin Jackson is the 3,628th most popular athlete (down from 2,953rd in 2019), the 7,089th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,516th in 2019) and the 140th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Colin Jackson ranks 3,628 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 Elisa Rigaudo, Denis Nizhegorodov, André Domingos, Diána Igaly, Frantz Kruger, and Vítězslav Veselý.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Colin Jackson ranks 804. Before him are Jarkko Oikarinen, Derek Porter, Diann Roffe, Kenji Oba, Jay Grdina, and Yuichiro Hata. After him are Hollis Conway, Christophe Cocard, Patrick Galbraith, Marina Trandenkova, Terry W. Virts, and Joe Greene.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Colin Jackson ranks 7,091 out of 8,785. Before him are Micachu (1987), Mark Ravenhill (1966), Graeme Sharp (1960), Ritu Arya (1988), Silas Carson (1965), and Richard Ayoade (1977). After him are Daniel Jones (1973), Chris Sutton (1973), Arthur Darvill (1982), Craig Thomson (1972), Mo Mowlam (1949), and Mika Biereth (2003).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Colin Jackson ranks 140. 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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