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Former Olympic Athlete Denys Gay Rumors
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Justin Smith
Mr. Justin B. Smith has been involved in Gay Activism since 1999. He is 28 and a U.S. Air Force Veteran. Justin was born and raised in Silver Spring, Maryland. He now lives in Baltimore, Maryland and has worked with and for Gay Organizations such as the National Black Justice Coalition, Human Rights Campaign, Equality Maryland, Us Helping Us, People Into Living Incorporated etc. He is currently in school pursuing his degree in Communication and Journalism.

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By Justin Smith
Published on 03/25/2008
 
Colin Jackson, a welsh hurdler won a silver medal in the 110 hurdles in the Olympic Games. Gay rumors have dogged him for at least the last couple years; in 2006, a male flight attendant spread rumors that they had had an affair.
 
Today Jackson 41, is an ambassador for the 2012 Olympics in London. Jackson insist he is not gay by stating to the Daily Star "I don't mind having people say what they say. I know I am not gay. It's just rubbish."

He said he had not been seen with women recently because he had not met anyone he liked.

He said: "I don't particularly want to be with any woman."

Jackson, often hailed the greatest Welsh athlete of all time, was 110m hurdles world record holder for 12 years and won Olympic silver in 1988. Jackson unlike other athletes has a positive outlook on these "false rumors". Athletes like tennis player Richard Gasquet who vehemently denied and felt insulted about accusations that he was gay, and Swiss triathlete Sebastien Gacond who was heated that Outsports.com had posted a picture of him on their site.

The Olympic silver medalist said there was no stigma attached to gay male sports stars. He said: "It's the 21st century. I don't think anybody thinks about that any more. There might have been a stigma in years gone by." As long as he's pushing the notion that being gay isn't and shouldn't be an issue in sports, I don't care whom he dates". -Cyd Zeigler jr.

Former Olympic Athlete Denys Gay Rumors
Colin Jackson, a welsh hurdler won a silver medal in the 110 hurdles in the Olympic Games. Gay rumors have dogged him for at least the last couple years; in 2006, a male flight attendant spread rumors that they had had an affair.

Today Jackson 41, is an ambassador for the 2012 Olympics in London. Jackson insist he is not gay by stating to the Daily Star "I don't mind having people say what they say. I know I am not gay. It's just rubbish."

He said he had not been seen with women recently because he had not met anyone he liked.

He said: "I don't particularly want to be with any woman."

Jackson, often hailed the greatest Welsh athlete of all time, was 110m hurdles world record holder for 12 years and won Olympic silver in 1988. Jackson unlike other athletes has a positive outlook on these "false rumors". Athletes like tennis player Richard Gasquet who vehemently denied and felt insulted about accusations that he was gay, and Swiss triathlete Sebastien Gacond who was heated that Outsports.com had posted a picture of him on their site.

The Olympic silver medalist said there was no stigma attached to gay male sports stars. He said: "It's the 21st century. I don't think anybody thinks about that any more. There might have been a stigma in years gone by." As long as he's pushing the notion that being gay isn't and shouldn't be an issue in sports, I don't care whom he dates". -Cyd Zeigler jr.