Editing Colin Jackson

{{Short description|British athlete}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Colin Jackson
| honorific_suffix = [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]]
| image = Athletissima 2012 - Colin Jackson.jpg
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| caption = Jackson in 2012
| nationality = British
| sport = Running, hurdling
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| club = Brecon Athletics Club
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| birth_place = [[Cardiff]], Wales
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|[[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]             |2|2|1
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|[[European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]               |4|0|0
|[[European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]] |4|1|0
|[[World Athletics U20 Championships|World U20 Championships]]             |1|0|0
|[[European Athletics U20 Championships|European U20 Championships]]       |0|1|0
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver |[[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]]|[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles|110 m hurdles]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold |[[1993 World Championships in Athletics|1993 Stuttgart]]|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles|110 m hurdles]]}}
{{MedalGold |[[1999 World Championships in Athletics|1999 Seville]]|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles|110 m hurdles]]}}
{{MedalSilver |[[1993 World Championships in Athletics|1993 Stuttgart]]|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]]}}
{{MedalSilver |[[1997 World Championships in Athletics|1997 Athens]]|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles|110 m hurdles]]}}
{{MedalBronze |[[1987 World Championships in Athletics|1987 Rome]]|[[1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles|110 m hurdles]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Indoor Championships}}
{{MedalGold |[[1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1999 Maebashi]]|60 m hurdles}}
{{MedalSilver |[[1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1989 Budapest]]|60 m hurdles}}
{{MedalSilver |[[1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1993 Toronto]]|60 m hurdles}}
{{MedalSilver |[[1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1997 Paris]]|60 m hurdles}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold |[[1990 European Athletics Championships|1990 Split]]|[[1990 European Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metre hurdles|110 m hurdles]]}}
{{MedalGold |[[1994 European Athletics Championships|1994 Helsinki]]|[[1994 European Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metre hurdles|110 m hurdles]]}}
{{MedalGold |[[1998 European Athletics Championships|1998 Budapest]]|[[1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles|110 m hurdles]]}}
{{MedalGold |[[2002 European Athletics Championships|2002 Munich]]|[[2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles|110 m hurdles]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold |[[1989 European Athletics Indoor Championships|1989 The Hague]]|60 m hurdles}}
{{MedalGold |[[1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships|1994 Paris]]|60 m}}
{{MedalGold |[[1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships|1994 Paris]]|60 m hurdles}}
{{MedalGold |[[2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships|2002 Vienna]]|60 m hurdles}}
{{Medal|Silver |[[1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships|1987 Lievin]]|60 m hurdles}}
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{{MedalGold |[[1994 Commonwealth Games|1994 Victoria]]|110 m hurdles}}
{{MedalSilver |[[1986 Commonwealth Games|1986 Edinburgh]]|110 m hurdles}}
{{MedalSilver |[[2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]]|110 m hurdles}}
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'''Colin Ray Jackson''', {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CBE}} (born 18 February 1967) is a British former [[Sprint (running)|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 [[Summer Olympics|Olympic]] silver medal,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Colin JACKSON|url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/colin-jackson|access-date=2021-11-30|website=Olympics.com}}</ref> became [[World Championships in Athletics|world champion]] twice, world indoor champion once, was undefeated at the [[European Athletics Championships|European Championships]] for 12 years and was twice [[Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth]] champion. His [[list of world records in athletics|world record]] of 12.91&nbsp;seconds for the 110 m hurdles stood for nearly 13 years and his [[60 metres hurdles]] world record stood for nearly 27 years.<ref>[https://www.worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/hurdles/60-metres-hurdles/indoor/men/senior?regionType=world&timing=electronic&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true&firstDay=1900-01-01&lastDay=2021-02-24 60 Metres Hurdles Records]. [[IAAF]] (24 February 2021). Retrieved on 24 February 2021.</ref>

==Biography==
Jackson won his first major medal, a silver, in the 110&nbsp;m hurdles, aged 19 at the [[Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games|1986 Commonwealth Games]]. He soon established himself on the global scene, taking bronze at the [[1987 World Championships in Athletics]] and a silver medal at the [[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metre hurdles|1988 Summer Olympics]]. After winning another silver in the 60&nbsp;m hurdles at the [[1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships]], he won [[1990 European Athletics Championships|European]] and [[1990 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth]] gold medals in 1990. The 1993 season saw him reach the pinnacle of his sport: after a silver at the [[1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1993 Indoor Worlds]], he set a world record of 12.91&nbsp;seconds to become the [[1993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles|1993 World Champion]]. This record was unbeaten for almost 13 years and remains the [[List of World Championships in Athletics records|world championship record]]. Jackson was part of the British [[4 × 100 metres relay]] team which won the world silver medal.

This period was Jackson's most successful: he had a streak of 44 races undefeated between 1993 and 1995. In addition to European and Commonwealth golds outdoors in 1994, he set another world record, running 7.30&nbsp;seconds in the 60&nbsp;m hurdles. A double gold at the [[1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships]] in the 60&nbsp;m hurdles and sprint events saw him set a [[List of European records in athletics|European record]] of 6.49&nbsp;seconds over 60 m. Injury affected his 1995–1996 seasons and he finished only fourth at the [[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metre hurdles|1996 Olympics]]. He returned to competition in 1997 and took silver twice – at the [[1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships|Indoor World Championships]] and the [[1997 World Championships in Athletics|World Outdoors]]. After winning the [[1998 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]] for a third consecutive time in 1998 he became indoor and outdoor World champion in 1999. He finished fifth at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] and his last major medals came in 2002, taking European indoor and outdoor gold and a Commonwealth silver.

After a period of [[sports management]] and [[sports coach|coaching]], he now works as a sports commentator for athletics and as a television presenter (predominantly for the [[BBC]]). He is a well-known face on British television, having been on ''[[Strictly Come Dancing (series 3)|Strictly Come Dancing]]'' in 2005, as well as a number of other entertainment and factual TV programmes.

== Early life ==
Jackson, born in [[Cardiff]], South Wales, is of Jamaican and Panamanian descent. A DNA test indicated his ancestry is mostly African and European with some North American Indigenous ancestry, suggesting descent from [[Jamaican Maroons]] and [[Taíno people|Taínos]]. Genealogical research shows his mixed-race Panamanian-born mother had [[Scottish people|Scottish]] ancestry.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/whodoyouthinkyouare/past-stories/colin-jackson.shtml Who Do You Think You Are – Colin Jackson]. [[BBC Sport]]. Retrieved on 18 June 2009.</ref> He is the brother of actress [[Suzanne Packer]] who played [[Tess Bateman]] in the [[BBC One]] hospital drama ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''. Jackson grew up in [[Birchgrove, Cardiff|Birchgrove]], attending [[Springwood Primary School]] and then [[Llanedeyrn High School]]. He played [[association football|football]] and [[cricket]] for the county and [[rugby union]] and basketball for his school and joined the athletics club [[Birchgrove Harriers]], which nurtured his talent. As captain of his school cricket team, he and four team-mates were invited to trials for the Welsh national cricket team: whilst his team-mates were all picked, Jackson was passed over – he attributed this to racism, and has said it resulted in him quitting the sport and focusing on athletics, as "athletics had more people that looked like me".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/53168530 |title='Change is coming' – Tommie Smith backs sports stars making anti-racism stand |last=McGregor |first=Nesta |date=27 June 2020 |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=28 June 2020}}</ref> Jackson has also stated he felt discriminated against by [[British Athletics]] for selections and sponsorship. He said: "I felt the discrimination was because I was Welsh more than anything else."<ref>{{cite news |title=Colin Jackson: "The discrimination [I felt] was actually because I was Welsh..." |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04t0jkh |access-date=15 February 2021 |publisher=BBC |date=15 February 2017}}</ref>

== Athletics career ==
Under coach and close friend [[Malcolm Arnold (athletics coach)|Malcolm Arnold]], Jackson started out as a promising [[decathlon|decathlete]] before switching to high hurdles. He won gold at the [[1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics|1986 World Junior Championships]] and he soon switched to the senior ranks. Following a silver medal in the [[1986 Commonwealth Games]], he won the [[110 metre hurdles|110 m hurdles]] silver at the [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Olympic Games]] behind [[Roger Kingdom]]. Although his career as an active competitor in the event would last a further fifteen years, the last ten of these as world record holder, and see him twice crowned World Champion, twice Commonwealth Champion and four times European Champion, this would remain his only Olympic medal of any colour. In [[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metre hurdles|1992]] he eased through his first round heat in 13.10 s (which proved faster than the gold medal-winning time) but was restricted by an injury he picked up during the next round and could only finish seventh in the final, and in [[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metre hurdles|1996]] he came fourth and in 2000, fifth.

He set his [[List of world records in athletics|world record]] for the [[110 metres hurdles]] on 20 August 1993, winning his first [[World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] gold medal in [[Stuttgart]], Germany in 12.91 s. The new mark (also a [[World Championships in Athletics|championship record]]) shaved 0.01 s off the previous record held by Kingdom and stood for nearly thirteen years, only being equalled by [[Liu Xiang (hurdler)|Liu Xiang]] in the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] and finally beaten by the same man on 11 July 2006 at the [[Super Grand Prix]] in [[Lausanne]] with a time of 12.88 s. Jackson remained the sole holder of the indoor world record at the [[60 metres hurdles]] with a time of 7.30 seconds set in [[Sindelfingen]], Germany on 6 March 1994 until February 2021. At the [[1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships|1994 European Indoor Championships]] he became a double European champion: winning in both the 60 metres hurdles and [[60 metres|60 metres sprint]] race as well. His 60 m dash time of 6.49 s was a [[List of European records in athletics|European record]], as well as a championship record. These records remained unbeaten for 5 years, when [[Jason Gardener]] ran 6.46&nbsp;s in 1999 in [[Maebashi]], Japan.
[[File:Colin Jackson Eupean Cup 2007.jpg|thumb|upright|Jackson at the 2007 European Cup]]

The aforementioned achievements coincided with one of the high points of Jackson's career: he was unbeaten between 29 August 1993 and 9 February 1995. He won forty-four races consecutively in this period.<ref>[[Steve Cram|Cram, Steve]] (2001). [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/static/in_depth/athletics/2001/world_athletics/110_hurdles.stm Colin Jackson captures the world record] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212060258/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/static/in_depth/athletics/2001/world_athletics/110_hurdles.stm |date=12 February 2009 }}. [[BBC Sport]]. Retrieved on 1 September 2009.</ref> His winning time at the [[1994 Commonwealth Games]] was a [[List of Commonwealth Games records in athletics|Commonwealth Games record]].

Jackson was a master of the "dip" – the skill of leaning forward at the end of a race to advance the position of the shoulders and improve times (and potentially positions). He was also renowned for being a particularly fast starter, which led to a great deal of success in 60 m events. Jackson's technical hurdling ability distinguished him from his peers whether they were faster than him or not.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}

He was the subject of controversy in 1998 when he decided to run for cash in Tokyo, Japan, rather than compete in the [[1998 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] for Wales.

Six years after his first world title, Jackson regained his 110 m hurdles crown at the [[1999 World Championships in Athletics|1999 Seville World Championships]]. This was to be his last gold medal at the very highest level, but he added a final, fourth successive European Championships gold in the [[2002 European Championships in Athletics|2002 Munich European Championships]], extending an unbroken reign as European Champion stretching back to 1990.

== 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>

== Personal life ==
On 26 August 2017 Jackson [[came out as gay]] in a clip on Swedish television promoting the series "Rainbow Heroes".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/28/olympic-medallist-colin-jackson-announces-he-is-gay|title=Olympic medallist Colin Jackson announces he is gay|first=Caroline|last=Davies|date=28 August 2017|work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/02/colin-jackson-phenomenal-athlete-who-came-out-at-50 |title = Colin Jackson: Phenomenal athlete who came out at 50|newspaper = The Guardian|date = 2 September 2017}}</ref> Previously he had denied that he was gay both in his 2004 autobiography<ref name=":0" /> and in a 2008 interview with ''[[The Voice (British newspaper)|The Voice]]'' newspaper.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/02/colin-jackson-phenomenal-athlete-who-came-out-at-50 | title=Colin Jackson: Phenomenal athlete who came out at 50 | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=2 September 2017 }}</ref>

His eldest sister is ''[[Casualty (TV series)]]'' actress [[Suzanne Packer]].

==International competitions==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|Result=yes|NotesOff=yes}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{GBR2}} and {{WAL}}
|-
|rowspan=2|1985
|[[1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Piraeus, Greece]]
|10th (sf)
|60 m hurdles
|[[1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles|7.85]]
|-
|[[1985 European Athletics Junior Championships|European Junior Championships]]
|[[Cottbus]], [[East Germany]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|110 m hurdles
|13.69
|-
|rowspan=2|1986
|[[1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|[[Athens, Greece]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|110 m hurdles
|[[1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles|13.44]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|[[Edinburgh, United Kingdom]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|110 m hurdles
|[[Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Men's 110 metres hurdles|13.42]]
|-
|rowspan=3|1987
|[[1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Liévin, France]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|60 m hurdles
|[[1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles|7.63]]
|-
|[[1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Indianapolis, United States]]
|4th
|60 m hurdles
|[[1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles|7.68]]
|-
|[[1987 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Rome]], Italy
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|110 m hurdles
|[[1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles|13.38]]
|-
|1988
|[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Seoul, South Korea]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|110 m hurdles
|[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles|13.28]]
|-
|rowspan=3|1989
|[[1989 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[The Hague]] (Netherlands)
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|60 m hurdles
|[[1989 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles|7.59]]
|-
|[[1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Budapest, Hungary]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|60 m hurdles
|[[1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles|7.45]]
|-
|[[1989 IAAF World Cup|World Cup]]
|[[Barcelona, Spain]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|110 m hurdles
|[[1989 IAAF World Cup results#100/110 m hurdles|12.95]] (w)
|-
|rowspan=2|1990
|[[Athletics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|[[Auckland]], New Zealand
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|110 m hurdles
|[[Athletics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games – Men's 110 metres hurdles|13.08]]
|-
|[[1990 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Split, Yugoslavia]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|110 m hurdles
|[[1990 European Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles|13.18]]
|-
|1991
|[[1991 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Tokyo, Japan]]
|2nd (h)
|110 m hurdles
|[[1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles|13.25]]<sup>1</sup>
|-
|rowspan=2|1992
|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Barcelona, Spain]]
|7th
|110 m hurdles
|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles|13.46]]
|-
|[[1992 IAAF World Cup|World Cup]]
|[[Havana, Cuba]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|110 m hurdles
|[[1992 IAAF World Cup results#100/110 m hurdles|13.07]]
|-
|rowspan=3|1993
|[[1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Toronto, Canada]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|60 m hurdles
|[[1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles|7.43]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Stuttgart, Germany]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|110 m hurdles
|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles|12.91]]
|-
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|37.77]]
|-
|rowspan=5|1994
|rowspan=2|[[1994 European Indoor Championships in Athletics|European Indoor Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Paris, France]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|60 m
|[[1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres|6.49]]
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|60 m hurdles
|[[1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles|7.41]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1994 Goodwill Games|Goodwill Games]]
|[[St. Petersburg, Russia]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|110 m hurdles
|[[Athletics at the 1994 Goodwill Games – Results#110 meters hurdles|13.29]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1994 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|[[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria, Canada]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|110 m hurdles
|[[Athletics at the 1994 Commonwealth Games – Men's 110 metres hurdles|13.08]]
|-
|[[1994 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Helsinki, Finland]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|110 m hurdles
|[[1994 European Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles|13.08]]
|-
|1996
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Atlanta]], United States
|4th
|110 m hurdles
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles|13.19]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1997
|[[1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Paris, France]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|60 m hurdles
|[[1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles|7.49]]
|-
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Athens, Greece]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|110 m hurdles
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles|13.05]]
|-
|rowspan=3|1998
|[[Athletics at the 1998 Goodwill Games|Goodwill Games]]
|[[Uniondale, New York|Uniondale, United States]]
|4th
|110 m hurdles
|[[Athletics at the 1998 Goodwill Games – Results#110 meters hurdles|13.17]]
|-
|[[1998 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Budapest, Hungary]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|110 m hurdles
|[[1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles|13.02]]
|-
|[[1998 IAAF World Cup|World Cup]]
|[[Johannesburg, South Africa]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|110 m hurdles
|[[1998 IAAF World Cup results#100/110 m hurdles|13.11]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1999
|[[1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Maebashi, Japan]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|60 m hurdles
|[[1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles|7.38]]
|-
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Seville, Spain]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|110 m hurdles
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles|13.04]]
|-
|2000
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Sydney, Australia]]
|5th
|110 m hurdles
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles|13.28]]
|-
|2001
|[[Athletics at the 2001 Goodwill Games|Goodwill Games]]
|[[Brisbane, Australia]]
|5th
|110 m hurdles
|[[Athletics at the 2001 Goodwill Games – Results#110 meters hurdles|13.63]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2002
|[[2002 European Indoor Championships in Athletics|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Vienna, Austria]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|60 m hurdles
|[[2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles|7.40]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|[[Manchester, United Kingdom]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|110 m hurdles
|[[Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 110 metres hurdles|13.39]]
|-
|[[2002 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Munich, Germany]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|110 m hurdles
|[[2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles|13.11]]
|-
|2003
|[[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Birmingham, United Kingdom]]
|5th
|60 m hurdles
|[[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles|7.61]]
|}
<sup>1</sup>Did not start in the semifinals

Personal bests
;Outdoor
* [[110 metres hurdles]] – 12.91 sec (1993), former world record and current European record
* [[200 metres hurdles]] – 22.63 sec (1991)
* [[100 metres]] – 10.29 sec (1990)
* [[200 metres]] – 21.19 sec (1988)
* [[High jump]] – {{T&Fcalc|1.81}} (1982)
* [[Long jump]] – {{T&Fcalc|7.56}} (1985)

;Indoor
* [[50 metres hurdles]] – 6.40 sec (1999), current British record
* [[60 metres hurdles]] – 7.30 sec (1994), former world record
* [[110 metres hurdles]] – 13.40 sec (2003)
* [[60 metres]] – 6.49 sec (1994), former European record
* <small>All information from IAAF profile.</small><ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/colin-jackson-1264 Colin Jackson]. IAAF. Retrieved on 26 July 2014.</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== Bibliography ==
* ''Colin Jackson: The Autobiography'' (BBC Books, 2003)

== External links ==
* {{sports links}}
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southeast/halloffame/sport/colin_jackson.shtml BBC Hall of Fame profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111216230704/http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southeast/halloffame/sport/colin_jackson.shtml |date=16 December 2011 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080424070630/http://www.londonspeakerbureau.co.uk/colin_jackson.aspx Speaker profile of Colin Jackson]
* [http://www.mtc-uk.com/talent/colin-jackson/ Agent's biography]

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