Malcolm Arnold

Education

He has attended every Olympic Games since Mexico City in 1968, 12 in all, as a coach to National Teams.

Career

Currently, he is the National Event Coach for Hurdles and Senior Performance Coach for United Kingdom Athletics. He has been responsible for coaching athletes to more than 70 major medals over a 46-year coaching career. Born in Northwich, England on 4 April 1940.

Graduate of Loughborough University (1958–1961).

Head of Physical Education, Rodway School, Bristol, 1964 - 1968. Director of Coaching, Uganda 1968 - 1972.

While Director of Coaching in Uganda, he moved John Akii-Bua from 110M hurdles to 400m hurdles. After finishing 4th in the 1970 Commonwealth Games and running the fastest season time in 1971, he was not a big favourite for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, having limited competition experience.

United Kingdom National Coach, Wales, 1974 - 1994.

Director of Coaching and Development United Kingdom Athletics and Head Coach, United Kingdom Athletics 1994-1997. Head Coach Great Britain Team, Atlanta Olympic Games 1996. Head Coach, United Kingdom Athletics Regional Performance Centre at the University of Bath from 1998 to date.

Contemplating retirement when Colin Jackson retired in 2003. he was persuaded by United Kingdom Athletics to continue working.

He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to athletics. He was made an Honorary Doctor of Education by the University of Bath in 2013.

He was elected to the Loughborough University Hall of Fame in 2014. Current: Eilidh Child, Andrew Pozzi.

Achievements

• Nevertheless, he won the final there, running the inside lane, setting a world record time of 47.82 seconds. Since 1998, 14 athletes who have trained at the Bath Regional Performance Centre have won 41 medals at major championships at Commonwealth, European, World and Olympic levels. Awarded the Mussabini Medal in 1999. Past: Lawrence Clarke, Dai Greene, John Akii-Bua (Olympic Champion 1972 and World Record holder 400 metres hurdles), Dale Garland, Judith Ayaa, Silver Ayoo, Ross Baillie, Jason Gardener (2004 Olympic Champion), Paul Gray, Venissa Head, Karen Hough, Colin Jackson (World Record 60 metres hurdles, 110m hurdles and 200 metres hurdles), William Koskei, Mark McKoy (1992 Olympic champion), Kay Morley-Brown (Commonwealth gold), Amos Omolo, Craig Pickering, Nigel Walker (Bronze medalist 60 metres World Championships 1987), Chris Baillie, Tasha Danvers (Olympic Bronze medallist 2008).