Colin Jackson is 52 years old. Former hurdler who won silver in the 110-meter hurdles at the 1988 Olympics and gold in the same event at the 1993 and 1999 World Championships. The hurdler, 52, was born in Wales. He played basketball and rugby at Llanedeyrn High School in Wales. After graduating, he moved to New York City where he began training for athletics competitions.
Jackson's first major competition was the 1987 World Championships, where he finished second behind American Leroy Burrell. Four years later he succeeded in winning a silver medal at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. He also has two bronze medals from other championships. His career peak came in 1992 when he became a double champion - Olympic and World champion.
After retiring from competitions, he started working as a coach and manager for various athletes. Among his students are Valerie Adams, Michael Johnson, and Kerron Clement. He is also one of the founders of the nonprofit organization Legends of the Games. Jackson lives in Chula Vista, California with his wife and family. He has three children: Ella, Carlin, and Collin Jr.
He continued to compete in masters athletics events until 2001 when he turned 40 years old. From that point on, he no longer qualified to enter international tournaments but he still went to national championships and meetings to show support and honor his former achievements.
What does Colin Jackson do for a living? Colin Ray Jackson, CBE (born 18 February 1967) is a former Welsh sprinter and hurdler who specialized in the 110-metre hurdles. He is widely regarded as one of the best athletes in British history.
Jackson began his career as a runner but was encouraged to switch to hurdling by former great Eric Liddell. He went on to become one of Britain's leading hurdlers, winning three gold medals at the European Championships and one at the World Championships. After retiring from competition, he became involved in athletics administration and was president of the International Association of Athletics Federations from 2011 to 2012.
He returned to competitive action in 1995 and took part in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics where he finished seventh in the 110-meter hurdles. Four years later in 2000, he won a silver medal at the Sydney Olympics with a new national record time of 13.49 seconds. He remains the only man to have won Olympic silver while wearing a hat during the race.
After retiring for a second time, he became an athletics coach and has worked with several prominent athletes, including Sally Gunnell and Dani King. He is currently the director of coaching for UK Athletics.
Colin Jackson's Olympic record appears sparse in compared to his other triumphs in the sport, with only a silver medal to show from four Olympic Games. In a 20-year career, he won everything the sport had to offer but an Olympic gold medal, and he won the most of them many times. He is one of only three athletes (the others being Eric Liddell and John Landy) to have won the gold medal in both sprinting and jumping events at the same Olympics.
Jackson first came to international attention when he won the 100-meter race at the 1960 Rome Olympics, breaking the Olympic record with a time of 10.4 seconds. The following year he became the first man to break 11 seconds for the distance, winning the Gold Medal with a time of 10.5 seconds. At the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics, he improved his own world record again with a winning time of 10.3 seconds.
After failing a drug test for strychnine in 1965, he was banned for two years by the International Olympic Committee. When he returned in 1967 at the Grenoble Olympics, he failed to repeat his earlier success, finishing fourth in both events. But at the 1969 Mexico City Games, he finally got his hands on that elusive first Olympic gold medal. Competing in only one event, the 400-meter dash, he outran all comers including American Leroy Burrell who had been favored to win.
Darren Gough and his dance partner Lilia Kopylova were the victors...
| Celebrity | Colin Jackson |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Former Olympic hurdler |
| Professional partner | Erin Boag |
| Result | Runners-up on 17 December 2005 |
Michael Johnson is 52 years old. During his career, he was widely considered as one of the finest track and field athletes in history, winning four Olympic gold medals and eight World Championship gold medals. The runner, 52, was born in Dallas, Texas. He began running at a very young age and soon became interested in competing on the track and field team at Lincoln High School. After graduating from high school, he went on to attend Oklahoma State University, where he earned a degree in physical education and health in 1977.
During his college years, he continued to train and compete in athletic events while working as a fitness instructor at OSU. In 1975, he set a world record in the men's 100-meter dash with a time of 9.1 seconds. This record has since been broken several times. In 1992, Carl Lewis broke it with a time of 9.03 seconds. In 1996, Asafa Powell improved upon this time with a mark of 9.02 seconds. In 2000, Maurice Greene ran a 9.6-second race to break the old record. Today, the record stands at 9.58 seconds, held by Liliuokalani Fenton of Australia.
After graduating from OSU, Johnson decided to turn professional and start earning a living as a runner.
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