Colin Jackson

Welsh athlete and sports commentator
Person Human Q311300

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[7]
Date of birth
February 18, 1967
Place of birth
Cardiff
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[4]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[17]
Birth name
Colin Ray Jackson[18]
Country for sport
Wales, United Kingdom[19][20]
Different from
Colin Jackson[22]
Family name
Jackson[9]
Given name
Colin[10]
Height
+182[23]
Mass
+75[24]
Name in native language
Colin Ray Jackson[21]
Sports discipline competed in
hurdling[25]
🏷️ Also known as
en Colin Jackson en Colin Ray Jackson ar كولن جاكسون cs Colin Ray Jackson da Colin Ray Jackson el Κόλιν Τζάκσον es Colin Ray Jackson fa کالین جکسون fi Colin Ray Jackson he קולין ג'קסון it Colin Ray Jackson ja コリン・ジャクソン ko 콜린 잭슨 pl Colin Ray Jackson pt Colin Ray Jackson ru Джексон, Колин ru Колин Джексон sv Jackson uk Колін Джексон zh 科林·傑克遜
🔖 Identifiers · 40
VIAF cluster ID
79372156
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n95095890
All-Athletics.com ID (archived)
36140
Athletics Podium person ID
8648
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10386084
Commonwealth Games Federation athlete ID (archived)
36469
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
colin-jackson
FAST ID
1735837
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Film.ru person ID
kolin-dzhekson
Freebase ID
/m/03cbjv
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Colin_Jackson
IMDb ID
nm1525969
Instagram username
colinrayjackson
InterSportStats athlete ID
3000009743
Kinobox person ID
597610
Munzinger Sport number
01000002901
National Library of Wales Authority ID
jackson-colin-1967-photographs
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp17895
Olympedia people ID
69187
Olympic.org athlete ID (archived)
colin-jackson
Olympics.com athlete ID
colin-jackson
Power of 10 athlete ID (archived)
39657
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
ja/colin-jackson-1
Team GB athlete ID
3aWQnKYXcpBRQ3X7fgs7CL
Threads username
colinrayjackson
Tilastopaja male athlete ID
8282
Track and Field Statistics male athlete ID
2950
Trading Card Database name ID
94222
Wellcome Collection concept ID
ayvkdder
WikiTree person ID
Jackson-26227
World Athletics athlete ID
1264, 14189705
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqKcb6Y7y3qcH6v4B4Qbd
Yle topic ID
18-189691
ČSFD person ID
222704

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Country for sport 2
Award received 1
Country of citizenship 1
Different from 1
Family name 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Occupation 1
Participated in 1
Place of birth 1
SNARC ID 1
Sex or gender 1
Sport 1
Sports discipline competed in 1
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Summary

Colin Jackson was born on February 18, 1967[1], in Cardiff[2]. He has worked as an athletics competitor[3].

FAQs

Where was Colin Jackson born?

Colin Jackson's place of birth was Cardiff[2].

What did Colin Jackson do for work?

Colin Jackson worked as an athletics competitor[3].

Where did Colin Jackson go to school?

Colin Jackson was educated at Llanedeyrn High School[5].

What awards did Colin Jackson receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [1] ↑ . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [nb] labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: other names, source for place of birth, source for date of birth from Store norske leksikon (…"
  2. 9w ago · Kevin Scannell · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    All-Athletics.com ID (archived) → 36140
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #52645"
  3. 9w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Athletics Podium person ID → 8648
    "Created claim: Athletics Podium person ID: 8648, add P13725 (8648) via athpod"
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