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CodeDS/UK/18929
NameAkabusi; Kriss (28 November 1958-present); MBE; British sprint and hurdling track and field athlete and presenter
Variations of NameKezie Uchechukwu Duru Akabusi
Dates28 November 1958-present
GenderMale (cisgender)
Place of Birth/OriginPaddington, London, England (born)
RelationshipsSon of Nigerian parents
BiographyKriss Akabusi MBE is a British former sprint and hurdling track and field athlete.

Akabusi joined the British Army in 1975, having a career in the Royal Corps of Signals before switching to the Army Physical Training Corps in 1981. In 1990, when he was discharged into the reserves at the end of his army career he held the rank of Warrant Officer Class 2.

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. Since retiring from athletics, he has worked as a television presenter and motivational speaker.

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