Person Open DS/UK/18929 Akabusi; Kriss (28 November 1958-present); MBE; British sprint and hurdling track and field athlete and presenter Akabusi Kriss 28 November 1958-present British sprint and hurdling track and field athlete and presenter Male (cisgender) Kezie Uchechukwu Duru Akabusi Paddington, London, England (born)

British Sportsperson | Athlete Media | Presenter Military | British Army | Warrant Officer Black No known disability Christian Son of Nigerian parents Heterosexual Kriss 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. Awards, Honours and Legacy: In 1991 he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of his services to the country through athletics. In 1992 he was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Southampton. In 2012 Kriss was one of five Olympians chosen as part of a series body-casting artworks by Louise Giblin exhibited in London and copies being sold in aid of the charity Headfirst. Ancestry and Heritage: Due to the outbreak of the Nigerian Civil War in 1967, Akabusi was unable to stay in contact with his parents, although he was later reunited with his mother. His family is of Igbo heritage. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kriss_Akabusi (2020) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHeharper 7/3/2014 RAHAKirkbride 10/4/2022 4e58373c-d185-4833-a5a0-8e101ed5fe2e