Peter Eriksson

Who is Peter Eriksson?

Peter Eriksson is an Athletics coach who is currently the Head Coach of Athletics Canada. Eriksson has over 30 years of coaching experience in speed skating and track and field; and has seen athletes in his programs win 122 medals at the Paralympic Games, in addition to medals in World Championships and other major international events. Eriksson is the most successful Paralympic Track and Field coach in Paralympic history.

He has personally coached many athletes to international medals, including Jeff Adams, Kelly Smith, Rainer Kuschall, Heine Koboerle, Rick Reelie, Clayton Gerein, Christoph Etzlstorfer, Daniella Jutzeler, Håkan Eriksson, Bo Lindqvist, Jan-Owe Matsson, Tatyana McFadden, Chantal Petitclerc, Brent Lakatos, Hannah Cockroft, Shelly Woods. Eriksson is also a co-founder of the World Series for wheelchair racing, a series of international high caliber wheelchair racing events across the world 2003 to 2009.

He served as head coach of Britain's Paralympic team from 2009, and then replaced Charles van Commenee as head coach of UK Athletics in 2012. He resigned from this position in 2013.