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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kriss Akabusi has received more than 943,912 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Kriss Akabusi is the 4,730th most popular athlete (down from 3,243rd in 2019), the 7,534th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,740th in 2019) and the 158th most popular British Athlete.

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  • 37.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Kriss Akabusi ranks 4,730 out of 6,025. Before him are Gudaf Tsegay, Mubarak Hassan Shami, Yuliya Tabakova, Marta Menegatti, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, and Yelena Soboleva. After him are Ferguson Rotich, Tim Harden, Terrence Agard, Elizabeta Samara, Wang Yihan, and Margaret Wambui.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Kriss Akabusi ranks 788. Before him are Fred Stoller, Mark Pavelich, Jay Triano, Joe F. Edwards Jr., Lam Jones, and Mike Woodson. After him are Joe Diffie, Steve Israel, Shirley Strong, Bob Joles, Alan Grayson, and Mac Thornberry.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Kriss Akabusi ranks 7,534 out of 8,785. Before him are Marcus Bent (1978), Steve Harper (1975), Central Cee (1998), Kele Okereke (1981), Danny Mills (1977), and Alex da Kid (1982). After him are Sub Focus (1982), Tiana Benjamin (1984), Dan Smith (1986), Esther McVey (1967), Kevin Kilbane (1977), and Ugo Ehiogu (1972).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Kriss Akabusi ranks 158. Before him are Heather Oakes (1959), Steve Smith (1973), Abdullah bin Mutaib Al Saud (1984), Sally Gunnell (1966), Brian Jacks (1946), and Derek Porter (1967). After him are Helen Morgan (1966), Sue Hearnshaw (1961), Jessica Ennis-Hill (1986), Kathy Smallwood-Cook (1960), Yvonne Murray (1964), and Michelle Gulyás (2000).

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