Linford Christie and his daughter Briannah look back: ‘It’s a curse having a dad as good as I was’

Born in Jamaica in 1960, Linford Christie is a former sprinter and athletics coach. He spent his childhood near Kingston, before moving to west London aged seven. During the late 1980s and 90s, Christie became the UK’s most celebrated athlete; the only British man to win successive golds at the Olympic Games, World Championships, European Championships and Commonwealth Games. Retiring in 1997, Christie devoted his time to his sports management company, Nuff Respect. He lives in Buckinghamshire with his partner and two of his children; his son Kian, and his eldest daughter, Briannah, who is in her final year studying law. The documentary Linford is on iPlayer.

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