18/02/67 - Cardiff
7.30i (world rec; 94), 12.91 (world rec; 93),
6.49i 60 (94), 10.29 (90), 21.19 (88), 22.63 200H (91), 7.96w LJ
(86) & 7.56 (85). 2nd 85 Eur Jnr, 2nd 86 Comm, 1st 86 W Jnr,
2nd 87 Eur Ind, 4th 87 W Ind, 3rd 87 World, 2nd 88 Oly, 1st 89
Eur Ind, 2nd 89 W Ind, 1st 89 Eur Cup, 2nd 89 W Cup, 1st 90 Comm,
1st 90 Eur, 1st 91 Eur Cup, sf 91 World (scratched after pulling
muscle fibres in back when warming up), 7th 92 Oly, 1st 92 W Cup,
2nd 93 W Ind, 1st 93 Eur Cup, 1st 93 World (2nd 4x100), 1st 94
Eur Ind 60 & 60H, 1st 94 Eur, 1st 94 Comm, 2nd 96 Eur Cup,
4th 96 Oly. Won 93 GP. Set world record of 12.91 (+0.5 wind) when
winning 93 world title ... first Briton to set a new world record
in that event since namesake Clement Jackson with 16.0 for 120y
hurdles in 1865. Broke world indoor 60H record with 7.30 in 94
and came within 1/100th of Linford Christie’s European flat
60 record with 6.49. Compiled greatest ever season of sprint
hurdling in 93 with 13 races sub-13.20 and did even better in 94
with 11 marks inside 13.10 as against 5 in 93. He has 5 legal
times under 13.00. At 92 Oly, after running fastest ever heat
time of 13.10, he was handicapped in final by a rib cartilage
injury, causing trail leg to be too low and he hit several
hurdles, placing 7th. After Olympics beat gold medallist (and
training companion) Mark McKoy in all 3 of their races. Formerly
held world 200H best. Right knee surgery after 90 season; second
operation (left knee) in Sep 91. Win streak of 44 hurdles races
ended in Feb 95 when beaten by Allen Johnson indoors, 7.42-7.42.
In 95 suffered from injuries (had double knee cartilage operation
in autumn of 95) and tonsillitis and was in dispute with his
national federation (BAF); as a consequence he did not defend
world title. Not at his best either in 96 due to continuing knee
trouble. Plans to concentrate on long jump (windy 7.96 as a
junior) in 98 with target of breaking fellow Welshman Lynn
Davies’ UK record of 8.23 |
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