Track and Field Coaches

Person

Tudor Bidder (National/AIS Performance Director)

- Head Coach, Western Australian Institute of Sport, 1990–97
- Olympic Head Coach, Oman 1988, Great Britain 2000 and Australia 2008
- Coaching Coordinator / Team Coach at four Olympic Games, plus World Championships, Commonwealth Games, World Juniors, World Student Games, European Championships, Asian Games/Championships and the World Cup
- Athletes coached include Steve Smith, Dalton Grant, Alison Inverarity, Renee Poetschka, Chris and Dave Anderson, Patrick Johnson, Daniel Batman, Clinton Hill, Mohamed Al Malki and mentor to Jonathon Edwards

Iryna Dvoskina (Head Coach)

- Head Coach, Ukraine Paralympic team, 1995–2002
- Coach, Ukraine and Australia Paralympic Team
- Athletes coached include World Record Holders Heath Francis, Evan O'Hanlon, Christine Wolf, Lisa MacIntosh, Amy Winters and Aaron Chatman, many of her AIS AWD athletes have held world leading performances
- Australian Paralympic Coach of the Year 2008

Craig Hilliard (Head Coach)

- Team Coach, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008 Olympic Games
- Head Coach, 1993, 1997 World Championships
- Head Coach, 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes coached include Jai Taurima, Kerry Saxby–Junna, Jana Pittman, Jane Flemming, Nicole Boegman, Nathan Deakes, Luke Adams, Robbie Crowther, Tristan Thomas and Rohan Robinson
- 2007 AIS and AA Coach of the Year Award

Brent Vallance (Head Coach)

- 2008 Athletics Australia Coach of the Year Award
- 2004 Olympic Team Coach - Athletics
- 2004 and 2008 World Walking Cup - Coach
- AIS Scholarship Athlete (1999) competed in 1998 Commonwealth Games
- AIS Scholarship Coach – 2003-05
- Athletes Coached include Nathan Deakes, Jared Tallent, Adam Rutter , Chris Eriksson, Kellie Wapshot, Claire Woods
- Coach of Olympic medal winners Nathan Deakes (20KmW 2004) and Jarred Tallent (20KmW/50KmW 2008)

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