The British 200 metres hurdles athletics champions (women) and 220 yards hurdles athletics champions (men) covers the Amateur Athletic Club Championships from 1952 until 1972. [1] [2]
Where an international athlete won the AAA Championships the highest ranking UK athlete is considered the National Champion in this list. The events were discontinued after the 1962 (men) and 1972 (women) editions.
AAA Championships
| |
|---|---|
| Year | Men's champion |
| 1952 | Peter Hildreth |
| 1953 | Harry Whittle |
| 1954 | Peter Hildreth |
| 1955 | Paul Vine |
| 1956 | Paul Vine |
| 1957 | John Scott-Oldfield |
| 1958 | Ken Wilmshurst |
| 1959 | John Metcalf |
| 1960 | Chris Surety |
AAA Championships / WAAA Championships
| |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Men's champion | Year | Women's champion |
| 1961 | Ken Wilmshurst [3] | 1961 | Pat Nutting |
| 1962 | Raymond Barnes | 1962 | Pat Nutting |
WAAA Championships
| |
|---|---|
| Year | Women's champion |
| 1963 | Pat Nutting |
| 1964 | Pat Jones |
| 1965 | Susan Mills |
| 1966 | Pat Jones |
| 1967 | Pat Jones |
| 1968 | Christine Perera |
| 1969 | Susan Hayward |
| 1970 | Christine Bell |
| 1971 | Sharon Colyear |
| 1972 | Julie Wood |
The UK Athletics Championships was an annual national championship in track and field for the United Kingdom, organised by the British Athletics Federation. The event incorporated the 1980 Olympic trials for the British Olympic team. The venue for the event was rotational and designed to be inclusive – all four Home Nations hosted the event during its twenty-year existence, as well as several areas of England.
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The 1977 UK Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Cwmbran Stadium, Cwmbran.
The 1978 UK Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh.
The 1980 UK Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Crystal Palace Athletics Stadium, London. Three events were contested separately at Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh – the women's 1500 metres and men's 800 metres and 5000 metres. This set of events served as the British Olympic Team Trials for the 1980 Summer Olympics. Two new events were contested for the first time: a men's 10,000 metres track walk and a women's 5000 metres track walk.
The 1981 UK Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Antrim Stadium, Antrim. It was the first time that a national track and field championship was held in Northern Ireland.
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The 1987 UK Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Moorways Stadium, Derby. It was the first time that the English city hosted the event. The men's 10,000 metres was held at the Gateshead International Stadium, while the women's event was dropped entirely.
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The 1989 UK Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Monkton Stadium, Jarrow. It was the first time that the event was held in North East England. The men's 10,000 metres was dropped from the programme and replaced by a 3000 metres event. Strong winds affected the jumps programme and several of the sprint races.
The 1990 UK Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Cardiff Athletics Stadium, Cardiff. It was the first time that the event was held in the Welsh capital. Strong winds affected several of the sprint races and jumps on the programme. A women's triple jump was contested for the first time.
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The 1993 UK Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Crystal Palace Athletics Stadium, London. It was the second time that the British capital hosted the event, having previously done so in 1980. It would be the last outing of the series in its annual format.
The 1923 WAAA Championships were the first national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. The tournament was held on 18 August 1923, at the Oxo Sport Grounds in Downham, Bromley in South London.
The WAAA Championships was an annual track and field competition organised by the Women's Amateur Athletic Association (WAAA) in England. It was the foremost domestic athletics event for women during its lifetime.
