Colin Jackson Colin Jackson Colin Ray Jackson, CBE (born 18 February 1967) is a British 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, went undefeated at the European Championships for 12 years and was a two-time Commonwealth champion. His world record of 12.91 seconds for the 110m hurdles stood for over a decade and he remains the 60 metres hurdles world record holder. Jackson won his first major medal, a silver, in the
Athletics in Wales Scotland and Northern Ireland. In 1906 Wallis Walters became the first Welsh athlete to represent Great Britain in a track and field event in the Olympics, competing in the 110m hurdles. The first Welsh athlete to win an Olympic medal was David Jacobs who was awarded the gold as part of the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1912 games in Stockholm. In 1948, Tom Richards became the first Welshman to be awarded an individual medal when he took silver in the marathon. Michelle Probert was the first woman from Wales to win an Olympic medal, running in the