List of British champions in decathlon/heptathlon
The British decathlon champions and the British heptathlon champions covers three competitions; the current British Athletics Championships which was founded in 2007, the preceding AAA Championships (1928-2006) and the UK Athletics Championships which existed from 1977 until 1997 and ran concurrently with the AAA Championships.[1][2]
Where an international athlete won the AAA Championships the highest ranking UK athlete is considered the National Champion in this list.
Past winners
AAA Championships
| |
|---|---|
| Year | Men's champion |
| 1928 | Howard Ford |
| 1936 | Ronald Walker |
| 1937 | Jim Miggins |
| 1938 | Thomas Lockton |
| 1947 | Harry Whittle |
| 1948 | Les Pinder |
| AAA Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Men AAA | Women AAA |
| 1988 | Eugene Gilkes | Joanne Mulliner |
| 1989 | Alex Kruger | Kim Hagger |
| 1990 | Brian Taylor | Joanne Mulliner |
| 1991 | Eric Hollingsworth | Clova Court |
| 1992 | Alex Kruger | Clova Court |
| 1993 | Barry Thomas | Clova Court |
| 1994 | Barry Thomas | Vikki Schofield |
| 1995 | Stephen Rogers | Emma Beales |
| 1996 | Barry Thomas | Kerry Jury |
| 1997 | Alexis Sharp | Clova Court |
| 1998 | Rafer Joseph | Clova Court |
| 1999 | Paul Jones | Katherine Livesey |
| 2000 | Alex Kruger | Julie Hollman |
| 2001 | John Heanley | Laura Redmond |
| 2002 | Adrian Hemery | Caroline Pearce |
| 2003 | Paul Tohill | Fiona Harrison |
| 2004 | Louis Evling-Jones | Caroline Pearce |
| 2005 | Ben Hazell | Kate Brewington |
| 2006 | Dean Showler-Davis | Katia Lannon |
| British Athletics Championships
2007 to present | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Men's champion | Women's champion |
| 2007 | Ben Hazell | Phyllis Agbo |
| 2008 | Daniel Awde | Julie Hollman |
| 2009 | Guy Stroud | Catherine Holdsworth |
| 2010 | David Guest | Dominique Blaize |
| 2011 | Daniel Awde | Gemma Weetman |
| 2012 | Edward Dunford | Jo Rowland |
| 2013 | Osmun Muskwe | Jessica Tappin |
| 2014 | Michael Holden | Devon Byrne |
| 2015 | Jack Andrew | Elise Lovell |
| 2016 | Aiden Davies | Jessica Taylor |
| 2017 | James Finney | Niamh Emerson |
| 2018 | Ben Gregory | Emma Nwofor |
| 2019 | John Lane | Holly Mills |
| 2020 | nc | nc |
| 2021 | Tim Duckworth | Katie Stainton |
| 2022 | Elliot Thompson[3] | Jodie Smith[4] |
| 2023 | nc[5] | nc |
| 2024 | Sammy Ball | Eden Robinson |
| 2025 | Ellen Barber | |
- NBA = No British athlete in medal placings
- nc = not contested
References
- ^ "WAAA and National Championships Medallists". GBR Athletics.
- ^ "WAAA and National Championships Medallists". NUTS.
- ^ Bloom, Ben (25 June 2022). "Daley Thompson's son wins British decathlon title - 46 years after his father's first". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ Pieraccini, Gabby (1 March 2022). "Review: British Championships 2022". Decathletes of Europe.
- ^ "Decathlon and heptathlon 'sidelined' by UK Athletics, says Harry Kendall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2023.