1. Kezie Uchechukwu Duru Akabusi, MBE, known as Kriss Akabusi, is a British broadcaster and former sprint and hurdling track and field athlete.
14 Facts About Kriss Akabusi
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Kriss Akabusi progressed individually in 400 metres hurdles from the late 1980s onwards, taking bronze at the 1989 IAAF World Cup.
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Kriss Akabusi's time of 47.93 seconds to win the 1990 European Athletics Championships was a British record, and he won gold at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.
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Kriss Akabusi was determined that her son should settle in Nigeria, but while Akabusi was keen to make up for lost time with the rest of his family, he remained in the United Kingdom, eventually visiting the African nation when he was twenty-one.
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Kezie Akabusi was the connection to my past, but Kriss Akabusi is a connection with my future.
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Kriss 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.
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In 1983, Kriss Akabusi embarked upon an athletics career, initially specialising in the 400 metres, before switching to the 400 metres hurdles in 1987.
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In 1990, Kriss Akabusi broke David Hemery's longstanding British 400 m hurdles record of 48.12 seconds on his way to a gold medal at the European Championships, with a time of 47.93 seconds.
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Kriss Akabusi won the 400 m hurdles gold medal at that year's Commonwealth Games.
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At the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Kriss Akabusi won the bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles and a gold medal as a member of the 4 x 400 relay team alongside Roger Black, Derek Redmond and John Regis, with Kriss Akabusi as anchor leg.
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At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona Kriss Akabusi won the bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles, lowering his British record to 47.82 seconds, a time which still stands.
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In 2017, Kriss Akabusi became a commentator on ITV's Bigheads with Jenny Powell.
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Kriss Akabusi featured on the fifth series of Big Star's Little Star with his son Alanam.
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In 2016, Kriss Akabusi stated on Twitter he backed Vote Leave and voted for Brexit.