List of British champions in discus throw

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The British discus athletics champions covers three competitions; the current British Athletics Championships which was founded in 2007,[1] the preceding AAA Championships (1914-2006) and the UK Athletics Championships which existed from 1977 until 1997 and ran concurrently with the AAA Championships.[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
men's event only
Year Men's champion
1914 Walter Henderson
1920 NBA
1921 Walter Henderson
1922 Walter Henderson
1923 George Mitchell
AAA Championships & WAAA Championships
Year Men's champion Year Women's champion
1924 Donald Ross 1924 Florence Birchenough
1925 NBA 1925 Florence Birchenough
1926 Charles Best 1926 Florence Birchenough
1927 NBA 1927 Florence Birchenough
1928 Charles Best 1928 Florence Birchenough
1929 Kenneth Pridie 1929 Mary Weston
1930 Kenneth Pridie 1930 Louise Fawcett
1931 Kenneth Pridie 1931 Irene Phillips
1932 Kenneth Pridie 1932 Ada Holland
1933 Kenneth Pridie 1933 Ada Holland
1934 Douglas Bell 1934 Irene Phillips
1935 Douglas Bell 1935 Ada Holland
1936 Laurence Reavell-Carter 1936 Irene Phillips
1937 David Young 1937 Irene Phillips
1938 David Young 1938 Bevis Reid
1939 James Nesbitt 1939 Bevis Reid
1945 nc 1945 Kathleen Dyer
1946 James Nesbitt 1946 Dora Endruweit
1947 James Nesbitt 1947 Margaret Lucas
1948 Jack Brewer 1948 Bevis Reid
1949 Jack Brewer 1949 Bevis Shergold (Reid)
1950 Harry Duguid 1950 Joyce Smith
1951 Mark Pharaoh 1951 Bevis Shergold (Reid)
1952 Mark Pharaoh 1952 Suzanne Farmer
1953 Mark Pharaoh 1953 Suzanne Farmer
1954 Mark Pharaoh 1954 Maya Giri
1955 Mark Pharaoh 1955 Maya Giri
1956 Mark Pharaoh 1956 Suzanne Allday
1957 Mike Lindsay 1957 Sylvia Needham
1958 Gerry Carr 1958 Suzanne Allday
1959 Mike Lindsay 1959 Suzanne Allday
1960 Mike Lindsay 1960 Suzanne Allday
1961 1961 Suzanne Allday
1962 Roy Hollingsworth 1962 Suzanne Allday
1963 Mike Lindsay 1963 Suzanne Allday
1964 Roy Hollingsworth 1964 Rosemary Payne
1965 Mike Lindsay 1965 Rosemary Payne
1966 Bill Tancred 1966 Rosemary Payne
1967 Bill Tancred 1967 Rosemary Payne
1968 Bill Tancred 1968 Rosemary Payne
1969 Bill Tancred 1969 Rosemary Payne
1970 Bill Tancred 1970 Rosemary Payne
1971 John Watts 1971 Rosemary Payne
1972 Bill Tancred 1972 Rosemary Payne
1973 Bill Tancred 1973 Rosemary Payne
1974 Bill Tancred 1974 Rosemary Payne
1975 Bill Tancred 1975 Meg Ritchie
1976 Pete Tancred 1976 Janet Thompson
AAA Championships/WAAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships

dual championships era 1977-1987

Year AAA Men Year WAAA Women Year UK Men UK Women
1977 Pete Tancred 1977 Meg Ritchie 1977 Pete Tancred Meg Ritchie
1978 Pete Tancred 1978 Janet Thompson 1978 Peter Gordon Meg Ritchie
1979 Richard Slaney 1979 Janet Thompson 1979 Richard Slaney Meg Ritchie
1980 Pete Tancred 1980 Lesley Mallin 1980 Pete Tancred Meg Ritchie
1981 Robert Weir 1981 Meg Ritchie 1981 Peter Gordon Venissa Head
1982 Robert Weir 1982 Janette Picton 1982 Peter Gordon Lesley Bryant
1983 Robert Weir 1983 Lynda Whiteley 1983 Pete Tancred Venissa Head
1984 Robert Weir 1984 Lynda Whiteley 1984 Paul Mardle Venissa Head
1985 Paul Mardle 1985 Julia Avis 1985 Paul Mardle Julia Avis
1986 Richard Slaney 1986 Kathryn Farr 1986 Graham Savory Venissa Head
1987 Paul Mardle 1987 Ellen Mulvihill 1987 Paul Mardle Kathryn Farr
AAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships

dual championships era 1988-1997

Year Men AAA Women AAA Year Men UK Women UK
1988 Paul Mardle Jackie McKernan 1988 Paul Mardle Venissa Head
1989 Paul Mardle Janette Picton 1989 Graham Savory Jackie McKernan
1990 Abi Ekoku Jackie McKernan 1990 Paul Mardle Jackie McKernan
1991 Simon Williams Jackie McKernan 1991 Paul Mardle Jackie McKernan
1992 Abi Ekoku Jackie McKernan 1992 Abi Ekoku Jackie McKernan
1993 Robert Weir Tracy Axten 1993 Darrin Morris Jackie McKernan
1994 Kevin Brown Jackie McKernan n/a
1995 Robert Weir Jackie McKernan n/a
1996 Robert Weir Jackie McKernan n/a
1997 Robert Weir Jackie McKernan 1997 Robert Weir Shelley Drew
AAA Championships
second era 1998-2006
Year Men's champion Women's champion
1998 Robert Weir Shelley Drew
1999 Robert Weir Shelley Drew
2000 Robert Weir Shelley Drew
2001 Glen Smith Shelley Drew
2002 Robert Weir Philippa Roles
2003 Emeka Udechuku Shelley Newman
2004 Emeka Udechuku Philippa Roles
2005 Carl Myerscough Philippa Roles
2006 Carl Myerscough Claire Smithson
British Athletics Championships

2007 to present

Year Men's champion Women's champion
2007 Emeka Udechuku Philippa Roles
2008 Emeka Udechuku Emma Carpenter
2009 Emeka Udechuku Philippa Roles
2010 Brett Morse Jade Nicholls
2011 Abdul Buhari Jade Nicholls
2012 Lawrence Okoye Eden Francis
2013 Brett Morse Jade Lally
2014 Zane Duquemin Eden Francis
2015 Brett Morse Jade Lally
2016 Nicholas Percy Jade Lally
2017 Nicholas Percy Jade Lally
2018 Brett Morse Jade Lally
2019 Nicholas Percy Jade Lally
2020 Nicholas Percy Kirsty Law
2021 Lawrence Okoye Eden Francis
2022 Nicholas Percy Jade Lally
2023 Lawrence Okoye Jade Lally
2024 Chukwuemeka Osammor Divine Oladipo
2025 Lawrence Okoye Zara Obamakinwa
  • NBA = No British athlete in medal placings
  • nc = not contested

References

  1. ^ "WAAA and National Championships Medallists". NUTS.
  2. ^ "WAAA and National Championships Medallists". GBR Athletics.
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