It takes a lot of character to make an Olympic Games but to make four requires an amazing commitment to fitness and hard work.

That's why the Brisbane Lions have turned to quadruple Olympian and dual medallist Daniel Collins as the man to help new coach Michael Voss mould his players into the fittest unit in the AFL next season.

Collins - who represented Australia in kayaking in Barcelona in 1992, Atlanta in 1996, Sydney in 2000 and Athens in 2004 - has been appointed the Lions' high-performance manager.

Voss said Collins would be a valuable asset to the Lions because his Olympic experiences always had him on the cutting edge of advancements in sport.

"He knows what's genuinely required to climb to the top of the tree and how important it is to be able to achieve that extra 100th of a per cent that could make all the difference," said Voss.

Collins won a bronze medal in the K2 500-metre kayak pairs in Atlanta and backed it up four years later with a silver medal in the same event in Sydney.

He has a Bachelor of Business degree but his specialty and passion are with the field of human performance.

He joins the Lions having already worked with many of Australia's leading sporting organisations such as Cycling Australia, Triathlon Australia, Netball Australia and Tennis Australia.

Collins boasts an impressive football resume also having worked closely with the Sydney Roosters in the NRL, advised the International Rugby Board and worked with the Australian Defence Force.

He took up his new role as high-performance manager this week.

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