Without a doubt one of the greatest athletes that Great Britain has ever produced, Colin Jackson called time on his outstanding athletics career at the World Indoor Championships in Birmingham in 2003. After more than a decade spent at the very pinnacle of his sport, it was a fitting end to a glittering career.

110m hurdler Colin ranked in the world top 10 for 16 years, was World number one from 1992 to1994 and, for the last seven years of his career, was never out of the world’s top three. Colin held the world record over 110mh outdoors (12.91, World Title, Stuttgart 1993) until July 2006. He still holds the record over 60mh indoors (7.30, Sindelfingen 1994) and, since setting a European junior record of 13.44 in 1986, went on to set seven European, eight Commonwealth and nine UK records at 110mh.

On retirement, Colin joined the BBC’s sports production team and he continues to cover all of our athletics output as an analyst and presenter. Covering the 2004 Athens Olympics was a highlight early in his broadcasting career and 2006 saw him covering the Winter Olympics, Commonwealth Games and European Championships. In 2006 he also took on a key role as development producer for BBC Sport Relief.

Outside sport, Colin kick-started his broadcasting career by co-hosting the BBC sporting talent reality TV project Born To Win and has also taken part in programmes such as Celebrity Bargain Hunt, The Weakest Link, Departure Lounge, Strictly Come Dancing and Who Do You Think You Are?