In addition to these Tokyo roles, there will be eight performance analysts based in the UK but working on Tokyo time, situated at Team GB’s Cardiff Hub at the Sport Wales Institute, supporting on the ground operations in Tokyo.
The performance services team will be led by Deputy Chef de Mission for Tokyo 2020, Dr. Paul Ford MBE, with the experienced team having attended over 100 multi-sport games between them.
Ford said: “We have created the best and most detailed pre-Games training environment that will rival any in the world to prepare the athletes for their sporting pinnacle at Tokyo 2020 and I have no doubt that we have also recruited the best possible support team to fill these vital Games-time roles.
“We are proud to once again have representation from across the UK high performance sport network, from the national sports institutes, National Governing Bodies, and private practices, ensuring we have the best possible and most experienced staff ever put together for a Games.
“We are acutely aware that there are various components that make a successful team but we have no doubt the athletes and sports will be the best supported and prepared when they take to the field of play in July.”
The Home Country Sport Institutes will once again play an integral role in delivering expertise through their practitioners and as in 2016 at the Rio Games, Dr. Niall Elliott, sportscotland Institute of Sport, has been appointed as the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) having most recently performed as CMO for Team Scotland at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Elliott will be the head of the medical team for the British athletes at Tokyo 2020, which will attend training and competition venues during the event in the Japanese capital and beyond.
Elliott said: “It’s a huge honour to work with the British Olympic Association and be charged with the health and wellbeing of the whole delegation. This is the opportunity to work alongside some excellent, experienced and trusted colleagues from across the UK at the pinnacle of sport.”
Louise Fawcett, from the English Institute of Sport, who has also worked at five Olympic Games, will be Team GB’s Chief Physiotherapist.
Fawcett said: “It’s a privilege to be the BOA Chief Physiotherapist for the Tokyo Games.
“Supporting athletes at the Olympics is an essential and rewarding role. As a multi-disciplinary support team, we’ll do everything we can to ensure Team GB athletes are fully prepared to help them achieve their goals.
“Preparations for the Games are ongoing and I am confident we will be ready to provide the best possible physiotherapy services to the team.”
Name - Role - Institute
Paul Ford Deputy Chef de Mission - Performance BOA
Greg Retter Head of Performance Services BOA
Niall Elliott Chief Medical Officer SIS
Mike Rossiter Deputy Chief Medical Officer Indep
Jonathan Hanson Doctor SIS
Kate Hutchings Doctor EIS
Michelle Jeffrey Doctor SIS
Kate Jordan Doctor Indep
Carrie McCrae Doctor SIS
Alastair Nicol Doctor Indep
Graeme Wilkes Doctor Indep
Wendy Martinson Performance Nutrition Lead EIS / Indep
Emma Gardner Nutritionist EIS
Irene Riach Nutritionist SIS
Julia Wells Performance Analyst Lead EIS
Yiannis Konstantonis Performance Analyst EIS
Yana Stride Performance Analyst EIS
Paul Worsfold Performance Analyst EIS
Carys Jones Performance Analyst UK Hub Lead WIS
Emma Bird Performance Analyst UK Hub EIS
Mark Bone Performance Analyst UK Hub Indep
Tia Davidson Performance Analyst UK Hub EIS
Victoria Jones Performance Analyst UK Hub MMU
Emma Mosscrop Performance Analyst UK Hub MMU
Jennifer Roach Performance Analyst UK Hub WIS
TBA Performance Chef TBA
Faye Hodson Performance Coordinator EIS
Kate Hays Performance Psychology Lead EIS
Luke Gupta Performance Science EIS
David Lasini Performance Science NISI
Luke Sweet Performance Science EIS
Paddy Anson Performance Science Lead EIS
Laura Hanna Performance Service Manager Indep
Stuart Pickering Performance Service Manager EIS
Louise Fawcett Chief Physiotherapist EIS
Nicki Combarro Deputy Chief Physiotherapist Indep
Carl Butler Physiotherapist EIS
Oli Davies Physiotherapist SIS
Angela George Physiotherapist EIS
Paul Gould Physiotherapist EIS
Ian Horsley Physiotherapist EIS
Craig More Physiotherapist SIS
Caryl Becker Physiotherapist EIS
Lily Devine Physiotherapist EIS
