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Encyclopedia > Colin Jackson

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This article is about the Welsh athlete.

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Colin Jackson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (331 words)
Colin Ray Jackson (born February 18, 1967 in Cardiff, Wales) was a sprint and hurdling athlete and now works as a sports commentator and television presenter predominantly for the BBC.
Jackson now (as of August 2004) jointly holds the World Record for 110 metre hurdles (with China's Liu Xiang) with a time of 12.91 seconds set August 20, 1993 in Stuttgart, Germany.
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).
Newborn in need of a heart transplant (458 words)
Colin Jackson was born Dec. 12 without a pulmonary valve in his heart.
Little Colin Jackson - who was born at 8 pounds, 8 ounces and 21 and a half inches long - needs a heart transplant to remedy the situation.
Laurie Jackson, a graduate of Waukesha North High School, said her son is near the top of the donor waiting list.
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