How elite sportsmen and women achieve what they do is the driving force behind Winthrop Professor Bruce C. Elliott.
Winthrop Professor Elliott is the Head of School of School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health. He has a keen interest in performance optimisation and injury reduction in sport, having published 40 books or book chapters and 150 refereed articles, in this general area.
He is a much sought-after international speaker on the application of biomechanics to sport and is one of very few international fellows of the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education.
Winthrop Professor Elliott was the inaugural chair of the Western Australian Institute of Sport (1984 -1994), and inaugural Vice-President (sport science) of the Australian Association of Exercise and Sport Science (1993-1995).
He was the Scientific Chair for the 5th IOC World Congress on Sport Sciences and was the organiser of the research projects at the Sydney 2000 Olympics.
He is president-elect (2003-2005) of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports and sits on the coaching advisory panel of Tennis Australia and the research boards of the Australian Cricket Board and the Australian Football League.
