The First Commission
BT and London 2012
Michael (Mike) Dobriskey b1959 and Lisa Dobriskey b1983
© Brian Griffin - National Portrait Gallery/BT Road to 2012 Project
Mike Dobriskey (seen left here), a soil consultant, is a member of the soil survey and decontamination team for the Olympic Park. He has worked on the site since the extensive clean-up began in preparation for the construction of the venues, roads and bridges.
Lisa, Dobriskey's elder daughter, began running competitively aged eleven in Kent. In 2006 Lisa won a gold medal in the 1500m at the Commonwealth Games. She was fourth in the same event in the 2008 Olympics and this year won a silver medal in the Athletics World Championships. Dobriskey's 1500m personal best ranks her second in Britain's list of all time records.
Photographed by Brian Griffin, 1 October 2009, Olympic Park, Hackney, London
