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 Akabusi at Hyde Park, 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kezie Uchechukwu Duru Akabusi |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 28 November 1958 Paddington, London, England |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | Sprinting, hurdling |
Medal record | |
Kezie Uchechukwu Duru Akabusi // , MBE (born 28 November 1958),[1][2] known as Kriss Akabusi, is a British broadcaster and former sprint and hurdling track and field athlete.
His first international successes were with the British 4×400 metres relay team, winning a silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics, golds at the 1986 Commonwealth Games and 1986 European Athletics Championships, and another silver at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics.[3] He progressed individually in 400 metres hurdles from the late 1980s onwards, taking bronze at the 1989 IAAF World Cup. His time of 47.93 seconds to win the 1990 European Athletics Championships was a British record, and he also won gold at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.
He reached the peak of his career over the next two years, winning a hurdles bronze medal at the 1991 World Championships and anchoring the British team to a narrow victory over the American team in 2:57.53 minutes – a British record for the 4 × 400 m relay. He followed this with a British 400 m hurdles record of 47.82 seconds to take the bronze medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, where he also won bronze with the 4×400 m relay team. Since retiring from athletics, he has worked as a television presenter and motivational speaker.[4]
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- ^ "Kriss Akabusi". IMDb. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Kriss Akabusi – Keynote Speaker". London Speaker Bureau. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Hire Kriss Akabusi | Speaker | Booking Agent NMP Live". nmplive.co.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2019.