Arnold and Baroness Campbell welcomed into UK Sport Coaching Fellowship

Malcolm Arnold (left) and Baroness Sue Campbell have been welcomed into the UK Sport Coaching Fellowship ©UK Sport

Youth Sports Trust chair Baroness Sue Campbell and veteran hurdles coach Malcolm Arnold have been named honorary members of UK Sport's Coaching Fellowship due to their "proven track record of delivering sustained success".

The duo were unveiled at a UK Sport World Class Performance Conference presented by Sportscover, with their "commitment to coach development and their willingness to share and impart knowledge" also a factor in their selection.

Baroness Campbell, a former head of UK Sport, served as chief executive of the National Coaching Foundation from 1985 to 1995, and was appointed Member of the British Empire (MBE) for her contributions in 1991.

“Coaches are the backbone of this country’s sporting health and success from the playground to the podium," she said.

"I feel privileged to be asked by UK Sport to play a part in developing our future leaders of this important profession as an Honorary Fellow of the Elite Programme."

Arnold, meanwhile, has coached athletes to more than 70 major medals over a 46-year coaching career stretching back to the Mexico 1968 Olympics.

He remains national event coach for hurdles and senior performance coach for UK Athletics, and has guided stars including Britain's two-time world 110 metres hurdles champion Colin Jackson and 2011 world 400m hurdles gold medal winner, Dai Greene.

He also trained Uganda's Munich 1972 400m hurdles winner John Akii-Bua and Canada's Barcelona 1992 110m hurdles gold medallist.

Britain's Colin Jackson was among numerous medal winning athletes coached by Malcolm Arnold ©Getty Images — Britain's Colin Jackson is among numerous medal winning athletes who have been coached by Malcolm Arnold ©Getty Images

“I am honoured that UK Sport is giving me the opportunity to contribute to the development of coaches of elite performers," Arnold said.

"Coach Education and Development has always been close to my heart and through my efforts I hope to positively influence performance excellence in the United Kingdom.”

The Fellowship aims to champion the coaching profession and support the development of world class coaches in Britain.

Other members include legendary coaches Sir David Brailsford and Jürgen Grobler, who have spearheaded the success of the British cycling and rowing teams respectively in recent decades.

Each became an inaugural member in 2013.

“I am immensely proud to welcome Baroness Campbell and Malcolm Arnold to the Coaching Fellowship," added UK Sport chief executive Liz Nicholl.

"They are hugely experienced individuals who have enjoyed great success in their careers and are renowned for their world class coaching skills.

"They both share our vision for success and will help to inspire the next generation of coaching talent.”

The Coaching Fellowship complements other UK Sport coach development initiatives, the Athlete to Coach, the Elite Coaching Apprenticeship Programme, Para-coach to Rio and the Elite Programme.

UK Sport has worked with more than 200 coaches on their professional development over the past 10 years and, of these, over 50 worked with athletes who competed at London 2012.