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Medal record
Men's Athletics
Competitor for Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Olympic Games
Silver 1984 Los Angeles 4x400 m relay
Bronze 1992 Barcelona 400 m hurdles
Bronze 1992 Barcelona 4x400m relay
World Championships
Gold 1991 Tokyo 4x400 m relay
Silver 1987 Rome 4x400 m relay
Bronze 1991 Tokyo 400 m hurdles
European Championships
Gold 1990 Split 400 m hurdles
Commonwealth Games
Gold 1990 Auckland 400 m hurdles

Kriss Kezie Uche Chukwu Duru Akabusi MBE (born 28 November 1958 in London, England) is a former athlete who went on to become a television presenter and motivational speaker. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 41 events in athletics were contested 24 events by men and 17 by women The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Barcelona, These are the official results of the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Spain. The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium The 2nd World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Olympic Stadium in The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres Hurdles event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo Japan. The 15th European Championships in Athletics were held from August 26 to September 2, 1990 in Split, a city in Croatia The 1990 Commonwealth Games were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January-3 February 1990 The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A presenter, or host (sometimes hostess, in feminine form is a Person or Organization responsible for running an event Motivation is the reason or reasons for engaging in a particular behavior especially Human behavior as studied in Philosophy, Conflict, Economics

Akabusi joined the British Army in 1975 and had a successful career in the Royal Corps of Signals before switching to the Army Physical Training Corps in 1981. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. The Royal Corps of Signals (often simply known as the Royal Signals is one of the combat support arms of the British Army. The Army Physical Training Corps ( APTC) is the British Army Corps responsible for Physical fitness and Physical education. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 When he was discharged into the reserves at the end of his army career he held the rank of Warrant Officer Class 2. A Warrant Officer ( WO) is a member of a military organization holding one of a specific group of ranks.

It was in 1983 that Akabusi embarked upon his athletics career as a member of the 4x400M relay team, and in his successful time as an athlete he won three medals at the Summer Olympics and three World Championship medals, amongst others. The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an International Multi-sport event, usually quadrennial organised by the International The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF In 1990 he broke David Hemery's longstanding British record on his way to a Gold medal at the European Championships. David Peter Hemery, CBE, (born July 18, 1944) is a former British athlete, winner of 400 metre hurdles at the 1968 Summer

Akabusi has presented the television shows Record Breakers, Gladiators and The Big Breakfast, and has regularly appeared as a panelist on many quiz shows such as A Question of Sport, They Think It's All Over and Through the Keyhole. Record Breakers was a British Guinness Book of Records themed children's TV show produced by the BBC and originally presented by This article is about the British television show For the Canadian television show of the same name see The Big Breakfast (Canada. A Question of Sport is a long-running BBC Quiz show which started on 5 January 1970 and continues to this day They Think It's All Over was a British Comedy Panel game with a sporting theme produced by TalkbackTHAMES and shown on BBC One Through the Keyhole is a light-hearted Panel game, hosted by Sir David Frost where panelists are given a video tour of a mystery guests property and attempt

In 1992, along with fellow relay team member Roger Black, Akabusi was awarded an Honorary degree from the University of Southampton. Roger Anthony Black MBE (born 31 March 1966) is a retired British athlete who now works as a Television presenter An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa ( Latin: 'for the sake of the honour' is an Academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding The University of Southampton is a university situated in the city of Southampton, on the south coast of England. Also that year he was awarded the MBE by Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of his services to the country through athletics. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II

He is currently the Chief executive officer of The Akabusi Company [1] specialising in giving corporate motivational speeches, some of his attendees being FTSE100 companies. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator

Arguably Akabusi's most famous moment came during the 1991 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Kriss, a 400m hurdles specialist, was running anchor leg for the Great Britain team in the 4x400m relay final. He picked up the baton in second place, some 1-2 metres down on the newly crowned World Champion, USA's Antonio Pettigrew. Antonio Pettigrew (born November 3, 1967) was a 2000 Olympic gold medalist in the men's 4x400 meter relay for the United States, by his Matching Pettigrew for pace for most of the lap, Kriss moved up onto his shoulder on the final bend and just edged him out in the sprint for the line to take an unlikely Gold medal for GB.

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