Editing Colin Jackson (section)

== Post-retirement career ==
[[File:Colin Jackson Highland Games 2007.jpg|thumb|left|Jackson at the 2007 Highland Games]]
Since ending his athletics career at the [[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2003 World Indoor Championships]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mackay |first=Duncan |date=2003-01-31 |title=Jackson on his marks for the beginning of the end |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/jan/31/athletics.duncanmackay |access-date=2023-08-22 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Jackson has been involved in numerous endeavours, in athletics and other areas. He coached his close friend the swimmer [[Mark Foster (swimmer)|Mark Foster]] until Foster's retirement in April 2016. He has coached two of Wales best Olympic prospects, 400 m runner [[Timothy Benjamin]] and 400 m hurdler [[Rhys Williams (athletics)|Rhys Williams]]. He was also one of the members of the successful [[London 2012]] Olympic bid team and is a key member of the [[BBC]]'s televisions athletics coverage. However, he started his broadcasting career in 2004 by co-hosting, with [[Sally Gunnell]], the BBC reality TV programme ''Born to Win''.

Already the holder of the [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] that he received in [[1990 Birthday Honours|1990]] for his services to athletics, in [[2000 New Year Honours|2000]] he was promoted to [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] and then in [[2003 Birthday Honours|2003]] to a [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/3307405.stm |title=BBC SPORT &#124; Athletics &#124; Jackson receives CBE |publisher=BBC News |date=10 December 2003 |access-date=18 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jackson receives CBE {{!}} NEWS {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/news/jackson-receives-cbe |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref>

The English [[reggae]] band [[Aswad (band)|Aswad]] name-checked him on their 1994 hit song "[[Shine (Aswad song)|Shine]]": ''Him a floating like a butterfly, the hurdling man – Yes, me-a-chat about Colin Jackson''.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

Jackson has written three books: the first, ''The Young Track and Field Athlete'', was published in March 1996 by [[Dorling Kindersley]];<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jackson |first=Colin |title=The Young Athlete |date=1996-01-01 |publisher=DORLING KINDERSLEY PUBLISHING |isbn=978-0-7513-5370-9 |language=English}}</ref> his second, ''Colin Jackson: The Autobiography'', was published in April 2004 by [[BBC Books]];<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Jackson |first=Colin |title=Colin Jackson: The Autobiography |date=2003-08-01 |publisher=BBC Books |isbn=978-0-563-48738-8 |edition= |language=English}}</ref> and his last, ''Life's New Hurdles'', was published in March 2008 by Accent Press Ltd as part of the [[Quick Reads Initiative]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jackson |first=Colin |url=https://www.amazon.com/Lifes-New-Hurdles-Colin-Jackson-ebook/dp/B0873B2NQD/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2DAGF8XGQZ6CS&keywords=Colin+Jackson+Life's+new+Hurdles&qid=1692688582&s=books&sprefix=colin+jackson+life's+new+hurdle,stripbooks-intl-ship,216&sr=1-1 |title=Life's New Hurdles |date=2012-12-13 |publisher=Headline Accent |language=English}}</ref>

Since 2014 Jackson has been the race director of the [[Wings for Life World Run]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wingsforlifeworldrun.com/at/de/news/619/|title=Join the Wings for Life World Run, May 6, 2018|website=wingsforlifeworldrun.com|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406211321/http://www.wingsforlifeworldrun.com/at/de/news/619/|archive-date=6 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-08-02 |title=Colin Jackson: "It will make a huge difference" |url=https://www.redbull.com/int-en/colin-jackson-wings-for-life-world-run-video-interview |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=Red Bull |language=en}}</ref>

In December 2018 it was announced that Jackson was to become Chancellor of [[Wrexham Glyndŵr University]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-46522898|title=Colin Jackson to be Wrexham Glyndwr University chancellor|access-date= 11 December 2018|publisher=BBC News|date=11 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chancellor Colin Jackson CBE |url=https://glyndwr.ac.uk/about/governance/chancellor/ |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=Wrexham Glyndwr University |language=en}}</ref>

In July 2022 he participated in the [[2022 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay|Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay]], carrying the baton into [[Basildon]] Sporting Village.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Day-Parker |first1=Jessica |title=Star athlete Colin Jackson carries Queen's baton into Basildon for Commonwealth relay |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/star-athlete-colin-jackson-carries-163347894.html |website=uk.news.yahoo.com |access-date=17 July 2022 |date=8 July 2022 |ref=Yes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-10 |title=Jackson hails Queen's Baton as providing "real connection" with Games |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1125510/jackson-carry-commonwealth-baton |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=www.insidethegames.biz}}</ref>

=== Media career ===
After retiring from athletics, he became the face of ''BBC Raise Your Game with Colin Jackson'' in which he talked to high-profile international stars about the importance of learning. Participants included [[Luol Deng]], [[Jenson Button]], [[Davina McCall]], and stars from ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]'', to name but a few.

His work as a BBC athletics commentator and pundit began with the 2004 [[2004 Summer Olympics|Athens Olympics]]. Since then he has been a regular member of the BBC team covering athletics events.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/wacs/commentators|title=BBC – World Athletics Championships – BBC commentators – Media Centre|publisher=BBC}}</ref> In this role he has worked on six [[Summer Olympic Games]]: [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 in Athens]], [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 in Beijing]], [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 in London]], [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 in Rio]], [[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 in Tokyo]] and [[2024 Summer Olympics|2024 in Paris]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC - Press Office - The Olympics and Paralympics 2004 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/07_july/06/olympics.shtml#:~:text=Steve%20Rider%20and%20Sue%20Barker,day's%20highlights%20in%20Olympics%20Today. |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC - Press Office - 2008 Olympics press pack: BBC Television team |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/06_june/19/olympics5.shtml |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-05-15 |title=London 2012 Olympics: BBC presenters and commentary teams |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/18070768 |access-date=2025-05-03 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rio 2016 on the BBC - TV |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/rio/tv/ |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tokyo 2020 on the BBC |url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/mediapacks/tokyo-2020/ |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fall in love with the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on the BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/olympic-games-paris-2024-on-the-bbc |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> He has also worked on five [[Commonwealth Games]]: as a roving reporter at [[2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 in Melbourne]] and as a pundit and commentator at [[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 in Delhi]], [[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 in Glasgow]], [[2018 Commonwealth Games|2018 in Gold Coast]] and [[2022 Commonwealth Games|2022 in Birmingham]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2006-03-01 |title=Melbourne coverage |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/commonwealth_games/4719492.stm |access-date=2025-05-03 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC - Press Office - Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games on the BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/09_september/17/commonwealth.shtml |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Biographies |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/cwg/biogs/ |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games on the BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/commonwealth-games-2018#:~:text=The%20TV%20line-up%20includes,Paula%20Radcliffe%20and%20Katharine%20Merry. |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games on the BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/birmingham-2022-commonwealth-games-on-the-bbc#:~:text=Daily%20coverage%20will%20begin%20on,for%20all%20the%20athletics%20events. |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> In addition, Jackson worked as a roving reporter for the BBC's coverage of the [[2006 Winter Olympics|2006 Winter Olympics in Turin]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC - Press Office - Winter Olympics 2006 press pack |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/01_january/10/olympics.shtml |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

He is a Director of multimedia production company Red Shoes, along with fellow Director and former BBC Executive Producer Richard Owen. Their clients include the [[IAAF]] and [[UEFA]].

[[File:Colin Jackson 2005.jpg|thumb|left|Jackson at a charity event in 2005]]

Jackson, who is of Jamaican descent, was the subject of an episode of the [[BBC]] TV genealogy series ''[[Who Do You Think You Are? (British TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are?]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/07_july/18/bbcone.shtml|title= BBC ONE Autumn 2006|publisher=BBC|date=18 July 2006}}</ref> broadcast in the UK on 20 September 2006. Genetic tests showed his ancestry to be 55% African, 7% Native American (believed to be from Jamaican [[Jamaican Maroons|Maroon]] ancestry on his father's side), and 38% European. His mother was born in [[Panama]], the daughter of Richard Augustus Packer and Gladys McGowan Campbell. Gladys Campbell was from [[Jamaica]], the daughter of a Scottish man Duncan Campbell and his housemaid Albertina Wallace.<ref>Nick Barratt, [https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyhistory/get_started/wdytya_celeb_gallery_04.shtml WDYTYA? Series three: Celebrity gallery – Colin Jackson], BBC History, 20 September 2006, accessed 27 September 2006</ref>

In March 2007 Jackson starred as the 'hidden celebrity' in an episode of the award-winning [[CBBC (TV channel)|CBBC]] gameshow ''[[Hider in the House]]'', hosted by [[JK and Joel]].

In 2008, Jackson co-hosted, with [[Louise Minchin]], the Sunday morning show ''[[Sunday Life (TV series)|Sunday Life]]'' on [[BBC One]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC One - Sunday Life, 12/10/2008 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00dzx28 |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Colin Jackson appeared in the BBC One documentary ''The Making of Me'' on 31 July 2008, which attempted to find out what had made him such a talented athlete.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00cv2nw |title=BBC One – The Making of Me, Colin Jackson |publisher=BBC |date=22 August 2008 |access-date=18 August 2013}}</ref> A sample of his leg muscle showed that he had 25% super-fast twitch fibres, when all previous athletes tested had only 2%. Family support was also thought to have been highly significant. Jamaicans are notable{{according to whom|date=March 2021}} for the high level of support and encouragement they give their children in the area of sports. One clip showed a stadium in [[Jamaica]] with 30,000 people cheering on children taking part in an average school sports meet. Supporters included their peers, who seemed happy to cheer on their classmates who were 'good at sports'. Although Jackson was brought up in the UK, he remembers his parents cheering on [[Don Quarrie]] in the 1976 Olympics, inspiring him to want to 'be like that'.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

In 2009 Jackson shared his writing tips on the adult learning website "BBC raw words". He features in a comedy short with [[Nina Wadia]], [[Rowland Rivron]] and [[Anneka Rice]] about structuring a story, and also shares his writing tips gained from writing ''Life's New Hurdles''.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

In July 2010, Jackson was a competitor on the [[BBC]] television programme ''[[Celebrity MasterChef]]''.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

In 2012 Jackson made a cameo appearance as himself in an episode of the UK TV comedy drama [[Stella (UK TV series)|''Stella'']]. In 2015, he starred in the historical experience ''[[24 Hours in the Past]]''.

In February 2019 Jackson was inaugurated as a Chancellor of Wrexham Glyndwr University, after being awarded with an Honorary Fellowship in 2016 for his contribution to sport.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-47253238 |title = Colin Jackson is university chancellor|publisher = BBC News|date = 15 February 2019}}</ref>

=== ''Strictly Come Dancing'' ===
In 2005, he appeared as one of the celebrity contestants on the [[BBC]] TV series ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]'', where he came second with his dance partner [[Erin Boag]], just losing out to cricketer [[Darren Gough]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Sullivan |first=Kyle |date=2021-02-07 |title=Colin Jackson's 'muppetgate' controversy cost him Strictly Come Dancing victory |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/colin-jacksons-muppetgate-controversy-cost-23449439 |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=mirror |language=en}}</ref> In 2006 Jackson became the first competitor who had not won the main series to win the ''Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special''.

=== Go Dad Run ===
In 2013 Jackson created his own charitable fundraising event for men, [[Go Dad Run]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Colin Jackson sets up new fundraising event 'Go Dad Run' to support and raise awareness for Prostate Cancer UK |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/london-marathon/10762318/Colin-Jackson-sets-up-new-fundraising-event-Go-Dad-Run-to-support-and-raise-awareness-for-Prostate-Cancer-UK.html |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=www.telegraph.co.uk|date=12 April 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-03-29 |title=Athletics superstar Colin Jackson bringing charity Go Dad Run fundraiser to Norwich park |url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/20841954.athletics-superstar-colin-jackson-bringing-charity-go-dad-run-fundraiser-norwich-park/ |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=Eastern Daily Press |language=en}}</ref> The purpose is to raise awareness of men's health issues and funds for male based charities [[Prostate Cancer UK]], Bowel Cancer UK, Orchid and CALM plus local Cancer Care charities and hospices.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Why I created Go Dad Run, by Colin Jackson, CBE|url=https://godadrun.co.uk/about/why.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-23|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150506002721/http://godadrun.co.uk:80/about/why.html |archive-date=6 May 2015 }}</ref> Ambassadors include [[Mark Foster (swimmer)|Mark Foster]], [[Donovan Bailey]], [[Suzanne Packer]], [[Fernando Montano]], [[Siân Lloyd]] and [[Jamie Baulch]].{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

=== Sport 4 Kids ===
Jackson CBE joined Sport4Kids (S4K) as their International Director and Brand Ambassador.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sport4kids.biz/20161211481/news/world-champion-and-former-olympic-medalist-colin-jackson-joins-sport4kids|title=World Champion And Former Olympic Medalist Colin Jackson Joins Sport4Kids |first=Steve|last=Jones|date=20 September 2016|via=Sports 4 Kids}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZtMu6H2H0s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/YZtMu6H2H0s |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Colin Jackson Joins Sport4Kids |first=Steve|last=Jones|date=20 September 2016|via=Sports 4 Kids}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Jackson holds special responsibilities for developing the S4K brand and help the mission to transform children's sport across the UK and international markets through the company's franchise network.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

=== {{lang|cy|Iaith ar Daith}} ===
In 2020 Jackson joined other celebrities in a new [[S4C]] television series called {{lang|cy|Iaith ar Daith}} ('Language Road Trip') in which they take a crash course in the [[Welsh language]] while travelling around Wales.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-14 |title=Meet the celebs learning Welsh for new show |url=https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/sponsored-meet-the-celebrities-learning-welsh-for-a-new-tv-series/ |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=InYourArea.co.uk}}</ref> At the end of the series he was interviewed in Welsh.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.s4c.cymru/en/press/post/35651/colin-jackson-jumps-at-the-chance-of-learning-welsh|date=31 January 2020|title=Colin Jackson jumps at the chance of learning Welsh|website=S4C|access-date=4 August 2020}}</ref> The series was broadcast in April 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/special-features/meet-celebrities-learning-welsh-new-18062715|title=Meet the celebrities learning Welsh|website=WalesOnline|date=13 April 2020|author=Lucinda Reid|access-date=4 August 2020}}</ref> An extra episode, {{lang|cy|Iaith ar Daith 'Dolig}} ('Language Road Trip: Christmas') was broadcast at the end of 2020, interviewing each of the celebrities about whether they were still making use of their Welsh and the opportunities they had had to use Welsh [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|during lockdown]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boomcymru.co.uk/cynnwys/iaith-ar-daith-dolig/?lang=en |title=Iaith ar Daith 'Dolig |work=Boom Cymru |trans-title=Language Road Trip: Christmas |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131125652/https://www.boomcymru.co.uk/cynnwys/iaith-ar-daith-dolig/?lang=en |archive-date=31 January 2021 |access-date=31 January 2021 }}</ref>

===''Dancing on Ice''===
In 2021, Jackson participated in the [[Dancing on Ice (series 13)|thirteenth series]] of ''[[Dancing on Ice]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet Colin Jackson CBE, Dancing on Ice 2021 contestant and Olympian |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/talent-shows/colin-jackson-dancing-on-ice-2021-contestant/ |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=Radio Times |language=en-GB}}</ref> He was partnered with [[List of Dancing on Ice professional skaters|Klabera Komini]] and finished in 3rd Place.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Storey|first=Katie|date=2021-03-14|title=Dancing On Ice 2021: Colin Jackson finishes in third place after perfect scores|url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/03/14/dancing-on-ice-2021-colin-jackson-finishes-in-third-place-14242812/|access-date=2021-12-23|website=Metro|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Storey |first=Katie |date=2021-03-14 |title=Dancing On Ice 2021: Colin Jackson finishes in third place after perfect scores |url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/03/14/dancing-on-ice-2021-colin-jackson-finishes-in-third-place-14242812/ |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=Metro |language=en}}</ref>