Dan Pfaff is a world-renowned performance coach and educator with over four decades at the forefront of high-performance sport. His expertise spans biomechanics, motor learning, and the integration of medical and coaching teams to optimise athlete development and resilience.

He has coached 49 Olympians, including nine medallists, and 51 World Championship competitors, also nine medallists. His athletes have set five world records and more than 50 national records. His coaching impact extends across five Olympic Games and nine World Championships, reflecting his sustained influence at the highest level of sport.

He began his academic career at the University of Houston, where he studied and taught in sports science and motor control. Dan went on to lead programmes at LSU, Texas, Florida, and the US Olympic Training Center. He was later appointed by UK Athletics to support preparations for the London 2012 Olympics.

He has since held senior roles in collegiate athletics, national federations, and elite performance centres, and is currently based in the US with ALTIS (World Athletics Center), where he mentors coaches and performance teams globally.

Dan brings a systems-thinking approach to performance and rehabilitation, with a focus on observation-led diagnostics, sustainable load management, and communication strategies under pressure.