0 0 ▁metres , ▁and ▁a ▁former ▁European ▁record ▁holder ▁in ▁the ▁ 6 0 ▁metres , ▁ 1 0 0 ▁m ▁and ▁ 4 ▁× ▁ 1 0 0 ▁metres ▁relay . ▁ ▁He ▁remains ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁highly ▁decor ated ▁British ▁athlet es ▁of ▁all - time . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁track ▁career ▁Christ ie ▁had ▁won ▁ 2 4 ▁med als ▁overall , ▁more ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁British ▁male ▁ath lete ▁before ▁or ▁since . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁BBC ▁Sports ▁Person ality ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁Despite ▁first ▁testing ▁positive ▁for ▁a ▁prohib ited ▁subst ance ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁only ▁following ▁his ▁failed ▁drug ▁testing ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁b anned ▁from ▁competition ▁by ▁I A AF . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Christ ie ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Saint ▁Andrew , ▁J ama ica , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁brought ▁up ▁by ▁his ▁grand m other . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁seven ▁he ▁followed ▁his ▁parents , ▁who ▁had ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁Act on , ▁London , ▁England , ▁five ▁years ▁before . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Henry ▁Com pton ▁Second ary ▁School ▁in ▁Ful ham , ▁London ▁and ▁excel led ▁in ▁physical ▁education . ▁He ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁very ▁first ▁London ▁Youth ▁Games ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁for ▁the ▁bor ough ▁of ▁Hamm ers m ith ▁& ▁Ful ham . ▁He ▁also ▁joined ▁the ▁Air ▁Training