The pair will be responsible for building British Boxing's talent development activities and driving excellence in coaching standards.

BABA was established in 2008 with the intention of building on Great Britain's world-class performance programme (WCPP) in the build-up to Olympic Games.

It quickly found success in the years leading up to London 2012 as boxers from the programme won 21 medals at six World or European Championships in the 2009-2013 Olympic cycle.

At the 2012 Olympics, the boxing team won three gold medals, a silver and a bronze as Great Britain finished top of the boxing medal table for the first time since London 1908.

These new appointments will enhance the level of support provided to the world-class performance programme for boxing and create closer links with the Boxing Associations in England, Scotland and Wales and boxers and coaches at the grassroots.

Britain's boxers topped the medal table at the London 2012 Olympic Games with three golds, a silver and a bronze ©Getty Images



"The ongoing success of the programme is dependent on our ability to identify the most talented young boxers produced by the home nations and then provide them with the best quality coaching and training environment for them to develop and improve," said BABA's chief executive Matt Holt.

"Having individuals with specific responsibility for developing the talent pool, raising standards in coaching and driving greater engagement with the grassroots and the home nations will significantly enhance the WCPP and increase our ability to deliver sustainable long term success."

As performance pathway manager, Gibson will be responsible for ensuring the systems and structures are in place to identify, recruit and develop young male and female boxers with the potential to become full-time members of the GB Boxing squad and go on to compete at the Olympics.

He will work closely with the home nations and develop programmes to increase their links with the WCPP and provide support to the most talented youth and junior boxers in England, Scotland and Wales.

Salcedo will be responsible for driving standards of excellence among the coaches that work with the WCPP and sharing these methods with the home nations and boxing clubs through the creation of opportunities and resources to assist grassroots coaches.

Each will report to BABA's performance director Rob McCracken.

"Robert and Dan have very impressive backgrounds in elite sport combined with a detailed knowledge of the WCPP for boxing and will both be excellent additions to the performance team at the BABA," McCracken said on the announcement of the two appointments.

Both Gibson and Salcedo have strong backgrounds in high performance sports having competed internationally in rowing and triathlon respectively.

Upon retiring from rowing in 2000, Gibson worked as a coach for the GB rowing team before transitioning to boxing in 2007.

Here he worked as a performance analyst with the GB squad in the build up to, and throughout, the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games, assisting the coaching team and providing them with information and insights that can inform individual development plans for each boxer and influence strategy and tactics at competitions.

Dan Salcedo was head coach for the GB triathletes at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
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Salcedo, on the other hand, comes into the fray on the back of a triathlon career that was quickly followed by nine years as a full-time coach at British Triathlon.

He led the team into the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games as GB's head coach before moving on to join the English Institute of Sport where he worked as a performance lifestyle advisor.

In this role, he worked with the GB Boxing squad in the London cycle providing individual and group support on a range of lifestyle issues including financial planning and management; education and guidance; lifestyle planning and prioritisation and advice on sponsorship, commercial activities and opportunities for the boxers to supplement their income.

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