Stanley worked with world triple jump record-holder Jonathan Edwards, among others, in addition to holding top coaching positions at national governing bodies
Peter Stanley, one of Britain’s best-known and highly regarded coaches, has died aged 70 following a short illness.
Stanley worked with athletes such as world triple jump record-holder Jonathan Edwards and former British long jump record-holder Chris Tomlinson during his coaching career.
Such successes led him to be appointed head of field and combined events at UK Athletics, a post he held from 2014 until retiring from coaching in 2020. Earlier he had worked as a national coach mentor, he was England team leader at the Commonwealth Games and was the head of coaching and development at UKA.
Peter Stanley (Mark Shearman)
History Of Peter Stanley
In 2018 he was awarded the UK Coaching Lifetime Achievement award and in 2019 received the prestigious Ron Pickering Memorial Award for Services to Athletics as part of the British Athletics Writers’ Awards in London.
Although best known as the man who guided Edwards to his world triple jump record and Olympic and world titles, Stanley also coached Tomlinson and Brazilian Jadel Gregorio, the 2007 world triple jump silver medallist, among others.
Peter Stanley with Chris Tomlinson (Mark Shearman)
Stanley was born in Devon and worked as a civil engineer. “I suppose being a civil engineer has helped,” he once said about his athletics coaching. “I tend to look at things in straight lines and angles – and in terms of conservation of power and maximum explosion of energy.”
UKA said in a statement: “He will be remembered and loved by his friends at UKA for the warmth, kindness and respect in his dealings with everyone across the sport.”
Peter Stanley (Mark Shearman)
Peter Stanley In Games
Peter Stanley affected so many across the game of sports both in the UK and furthermore around the world. While most popular to the more extensive public for instructing Jonathan Edwards to the world record that actually stands today, his effect was felt a lot more extensive than this.
He was vigorously engaged with training in the north-east where he instructed numerous competitors including Chris Tomlinson, the previous English Long leap record holder as well as numerous competitors across the area.
Various Britain Sports staff worked actually with Peter Stanley during his experience as Britain Games Public Mentor Guide, our Head of Training and Competitor Advancement, and as Group Mentor and Group Pioneer at the Federation Games in 2010 and 2014 separately.
Darren Ritchie, Occasion Gathering Lead (bounces and joined occasions) knew Peter Satnley for very nearly thirty years: “Like so many in the game, I had the honor of being guided by Peter Satnley through my training profession. We would go through ends of the week seeing recordings, exploring preparing programs and talking about how to foster the competitors in our charge. His enthusiasm for the game contaminated people around him which came to all over.”
“Peter Satnley was quite possibly of the best individual I have met in the game. He was continuously ready to share his insight and experience and had a tremendous effect on my vocation as a competitor, mentor and expertly.”
“Peter Satnley giving nature was displayed during his experience as a Britain Sports public mentor guide where he upheld many mentors across Britain, sharing his insight and aptitude unreservedly to all that would inquire. His effect will be felt for a long time into the future with the competitors and mentors he has impacted.”
We’ll recollect him for his specialized skill, quiet and guaranteeing authority, information, his capacity to decidedly foster different mentors, and for the extraordinary regard that was held for him with all that he had accomplished as a presentation mentor working with top notch competitors who he impacted enormously.
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