Kriss AKABUSI

Great Britain & N.I.

Kriss Akabusi - Great Britain & N.I. - Gold medal at 1991 World Champinships 4x400m relay.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 01 September 1991

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    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Friday, 28 November 1958
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      London, England.
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • Great Britain & N.I.
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Kriss AKABUSI - Great Britain & N.I. - Gold medal at 1991 World Champinships 4x400m relay.

Kris Akibusi about to overtake Antonio Pettigrew en route to winning

the relay gold medal in Tokio.


In August 2010 Antonio Pettigrew committed suicide
by overdosing on a medication containing diphenhydramine.

Pettigrew was  42.

 

Men's 400m. Hurdles Final.

World Athletics Championships 1991


 
1. Samuel Matete   ZAM   47.64
2. Winthrop Graham   JAM   47.74
3. Kriss AKABUSI   GBR   47.86
4. Kevin Young   USA   48.01
5. Danny Harris   USA   48.46
6. Derrick Adkins   USA   49.28
7. Erick Keter   KEN   49.99

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Men's 4x100m. Relay Final. World Athletics Championships 1991
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1. Great Britain (R. Black, D. Redmond, J. Regis, K. AKABUSI) 2: 57.53 (AR)
2. USA (A. Valmon, Q. Watts, D. Everett, A. Pettigrew) 2:57.57
3. Jamaica (P. O'Connor, D. Morris, W. Graham, S. Fagan) 3:00.10
4. Yugoslavia 3:00.32
5. Kenya 3:00.34
6. Germany 3:00.75
7. Morocco 3:04.49
8. Cuba 3:05.33