In 2012, UK Athletics appointed Peter Eriksson as their new Olympic head coach, succeeding Charles van Commenee. Eriksson aimed to exceed Team GB's success in the 2012 Olympics but left the role after eight months. Britain went on to win seven athletics medals in Rio.
Eriksson, then 59, swapped his role as UKA’s Paralympic head coach to succeed the outgoing Charles van Commenee, whose contract expired the following December.
Eriksson, who led Britain’s Paralympic athletes to 29 medals at the London Games, 11 of which were gold, immediately set his sights on exceeding Team GB’s 2012 “golden generation”.UK Athletics head coach Peter Eriksson lasted just eight months in the role
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