List of British champions in 5000 metres

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The British 5,000 metres athletics champions covers four competitions; the current British Athletics Championships which was founded in 2007, [1] the preceding AAA Championships (1880-2006), the Amateur Athletic Club Championships (1866-1879) and finally the UK Athletics Championships which existed from 1977 until 1997 and ran concurrently with the AAA Championships. [2] The distance was originally 4 miles but in 1932 switched to 3 miles.

Where an international athlete won the AAA Championships the highest ranking UK athlete is considered the National Champion in this list.

Between 1977 and 1994, and again in 1997, two events effectively crowned national champions each year. The official UK Athletics Championships (not to be confused with the current championships, a rebranded British Athletics Championships) were specifically only open to British nationals and were organised by the national governing body. The AAA Championships continued, and due to their history, continued to be considered by both statisticians and athletes to be the more prestigious championships, with the exception of 1997 where the UK Championships were considered the principle championships for the only time. Winners at the UK Championships were nonetheless considered as having won a national title.

The UK Athletics Championships ceased to exist upon the insolvency of the governing body, the British Athletics Federation. The AAA championships continued until 2006, before they were replaced by the new British Athletics Championships.

Past winners

AAC Championships
4 miles, men's event only
YearMen's champion
1866 Richard Garnett
1867 Gilbert G. Kennedy
1868 Walter Chinnery
1869 Walter Chinnery (2)
1870 Henry Riches
1871 John Scott
1872 James Edgar
1873 Arthur Somerville
1874 Walter Slade
1875 James Gibb
1876 Alfred Goodwin
1877 James Gibb (2)
1878 James Gibb (3)
1879 James Warburton / Walter George
AAA Championships
4 miles, men's event only
YearMen's champion
1880 Walter George (2)
1881 George Nehan
1882 Walter George (3)
1883 William Snook
1884 Walter George (4)
1885 William Snook (2)
1886 Charles Rogers
1887 F. Mills
1888 Edward Parry
1889 Sidney Thomas
1890 James Kibblewhite
1891 William Morton
1892 James Kibblewhite (2)
1893 Charles Pearce
1894 Fred Bacon
1895 Henry Munro
1896 Henry Harrison
1897 Charles Bennett
1898 Charles Bennett (2)
1899 Charles Bennett (3)
1900 John Rimmer
1901 Alfred Shrubb
1902 Alfred Shrubb (2)
1903 Alfred Shrubb (3)
1904 Alfred Shrubb (4)
1905 Josh Smith
1906 Frederick Hulford
1907 Alexander Duncan
1908 Emil Voigt
1909 Emil Voigt (2)
1910 Albert Hill
1911 William Scott
1912 George Hutson
1913 George Hutson (2)
1914 George Hutson (2)
1919 Ernest Glover
1920 Joe Blewitt
1921 Walter Monk
1922 Joe Blewitt (2)
1923 Joe Blewitt (3)
1924 Bill Cotterell
1925 Joe Blewitt (4)
1926 Jack Webster
1927 Charles Frith
1928 Walter Beavers
1929 Walter Beavers (2)
1930 Brian Oddie
1931 Alec Burns
3 miles, men's event only
1932 Walter Beavers (3)
1933 Edward Denison
1934 Walter Beavers (4)
1935 Aubrey Reeve
1936 Peter Ward
1937 Peter Ward (2)
1938 Jack Emery
1939 Jack Emery (2)
1946 Sydney Wooderson
1947 Alec Olney
1948 Alec Olney (2)
1949 Anthony Chivers
1950 Alec Olney (3)
1951 Roy Beckett
1952 Christopher Chataway
1953 Gordon Pirie
1954 Freddie Green
1955 Christopher Chataway (2)
1956 Derek Ibbotson
1957 Derek Ibbotson (2)
1958 Stan Eldon
1959 Bruce Tulloh
1960 Frank Salvat
1961 Gordon Pirie (2)
1962 Bruce Tulloh (2)
1963 Bruce Tulloh (3)
1964 Bruce Tulloh (4)
1965 Derek Graham
1966 Dick Taylor
1967 Ian McCafferty
1968 Lachie Stewart
AAA Championships
YearMen's champion
5,000 metres
1969 Ian Stewart
1970 Chris Stewart
1971 Mike Baxter
1972 Dave Bedford
1973 Brendan Foster
1974 Brendan Foster (2)
1975 Nick Rose
1976 Brendan Foster (3)
AAA Championships/WAAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships

dual championships era 1977-1987

YearAAA MenYearWAAA WomenYearUK MenUK Women
1977 Dave Black 1977 nc 1977 Nick Rose nc
1978 Nick Rose (2) 1978 nc 1978 Mike McLeod nc
1979 Mike McLeod 1979 nc 1979 Steve Emson nc
1980 Dick Callan 1980 Sue Hutton 1980 David Moorcroft nc
1981 Geoff Smith 1981 Kathryn Binns 1981 Dave Clarke nc
1982 Tim Hutchings 1982 Julie Asgill 1982 Tim Hutchings Kathryn Binns
1983 Steve Harris 1983 Paula Fudge 1983 Nat Muir Yvonne Murray
1984 Nick Rose (3) 1984 Shireen Samy 1984 Eamonn Martin Angela Tooby
1985 David Lewis 1985 Alison Hollington 1985 Eamonn Martin (2) Angela Tooby (2)
1986 Tim Hutchings (2) 1986 Marina Samy 1986 Jack Buckner nc
1987 Jack Buckner 1987 Catherine Newman 1987 Simon Mugglestone nc
AAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships

dual championships era 1988-1997

YearMen AAAWomen AAAYearMen UKWomen UK
1988 Eamonn Martin Jane Shields 1988 Mark Harris Liz McColgan
1989 Mark Rowland Sue Crehan 1989 Steve Cram Susan Tooby
1990 Eamonn Martin (2) Sally Ellis 1990 Simon Mugglestone (2)nc
1991 Eamonn Martin (3) Amanda Wright 1991 Ian Hamer nc
1992 Jack Buckner (2) Amanda Wright (2) 1992 Ian Robinson nc
1993 Jon Brown Suzanne Rigg 1993 Jon Brown nc
1994 Dermot Donnelly Shireen Barbour n/a
1995 Robert Denmark Alison Wyeth n/a
1996 John Nuttall Paula Radcliffe n/a
1997 Kristen Bowditch Andrea Whitcombe 1997 Adrian Passey Paula Radcliffe
AAA Championships
second era 1998-2006
YearMen's championWomen's champion
1998 Karl Keska Andrea Whitcombe (2)
1999 Rob Denmark (2) Hayley Haining
2000 Andres Jones Paula Radcliffe (2)
2001 Jon Wild Jo Pavey
2002 Jon Wild (2) Hayley Yelling (2)
2003 Andrew Graffin Hayley Yelling (3)
2004 Chris Thompson Catherine Berry
2005 Mark Miles Hayley Yelling (4)
2006 Peter Riley Jo Pavey (2)
British Athletics Championships

2007 to present

YearMen's championWomen's champion
2007 Mo Farah Jo Pavey (3)
2008 Andy Vernon Jo Pavey (4)
2009 Scott Overall Freya Murray
2010 Chris Thompson (2) Freya Murray (2)
2011 Mo Farah (2) Julia Bleasdale
2012 Ross Millington Jo Pavey (5)
2013 Andy Vernon (2) Stephanie Twell
2014 Tom Farrell Emelia Gorecka
2015 Tom Farrell (2) Stephanie Twell (2)
2016 Andrew Butchart Stephanie Twell (3)
2017 Andrew Butchart (2) Stephanie Twell (4)
2018 Marc Scott Stephanie Twell (5)
2019 Andrew Butchart (3) Eilish McColgan
2020 Marc Scott (2) Jessica Judd
2021 Patrick Dever Jessica Judd (2)
2022 Marc Scott (3) Amy-Eloise Markovc
2023 James West Jessica Warner-Judd (3)
2024 James West (2) Hannah Nuttall
2025 Josh Kerr Hannah Nuttall (3)

References

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