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Kriss Akabusi

1958 - Today

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Kezie Uchechukwu Duru Akabusi, MBE ( ; born 28 November 1958), 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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Kriss Akabusi is the 5,849th most popular athlete (down from 4,693rd in 2024), the 7,964th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,532nd in 2019) and the 196th most popular British Athlete.

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Among athletes, Kriss Akabusi ranks 5,849 out of 6,025. Before him are Cho Gu-ham, Kaori Takahashi, Sarah Tait, Automne Pavia, Liz McColgan, and Adam Kszczot. After him are Nadia Battocletti, Juliana Silva, Mark Lewis-Francis, Tori Bowie, Ricardo Santos, and Alistair Brownlee.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Kriss Akabusi ranks 791. Before him are Ardo Hansson, Garry Cook, Mike Woodson, Alan Grayson, Steve Israel, and Joe Diffie. After him are Kevin Schon, Bob Joles, Mac Thornberry, Hamza Yusuf, Nicholas Kay, and Penny Smith.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Kriss Akabusi ranks 7,966 out of 8,785. Before him are Erin Kellyman (1998), Justin Hoyte (1984), Danny Higginbotham (1978), Danny Mills (1977), Tiana Benjamin (1984), and Liz McColgan (1964). After him are Neil Ruddock (1968), Sub Focus (1982), Mark Lewis-Francis (1982), Maisie Richardson-Sellers (1992), Alistair Brownlee (1988), and Kayvan Novak (1978).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Kriss Akabusi ranks 196. Before him are Sarah Stevenson (1983), Jason Gardener (1975), Martin Cross (1957), Kelly Sotherton (1976), Janice Rankin (1972), and Liz McColgan (1964). After him are Mark Lewis-Francis (1982), Alistair Brownlee (1988), Shirley Robertson (1968), Raymond Stevens (1963), Zsófia Kovács (null), and Dan Hardy (1982).

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