Adrian's Welsh Bites: Colin Jackson on the ups and downs of his legendary Olympic career

Colin Jackson is a Welsh sporting legend.

By the age of 21, the Cardiff-born sprint and hurdling athlete had won a medal in every major tournament.

Described as 'one of the greatest athletes never to win an Olympic title', Jackson is a double world champion, four times European champion, twice Commonwealth champion and world record-holder for almost 13 years.

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But, success at such a young age came at a cost .

He battled with eating disorders throughout his career and revealed he would have been a 'much better athlete' had he not had such a 'difficult relationship' with food.

Colin was keen to put Adrian to work in the kitchen!

Colin retired in 2003 when he was 36 years old and now lives in Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan.

He told Adrian he has always been proud of his Welsh and Jamaican roots and is 'Welsh through and through'.

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See more from Colin Jackson on Adrian's Welsh Bites tonight at 8pm.