The British 5,000 metres walk athletics champions covers three competitions; the current British Athletics Championships which was founded in 2007, [1] the preceding AAA Championships (1975-2006) 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.
WAAA Championships
| |
|---|---|
| Year | Women's champion |
| 1975 | Virginia Lovell |
| 1976 | Marion Fawkes |
| 1977 | Marion Fawkes |
| 1978 | Carol Tyson |
| 1979 | Marion Fawkes |
AAA Championships
| ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Men's champion | Women's champion |
| 1998 | nc | Lisa Kehler |
| 1999 | nc | Vicky Lupton |
| 2000 | nc | nc |
| 2001 | Lloyd Finch | Niobe Menendez |
| 2002 | Steve Hollier | Lisa Kehler |
| 2003 | Steve Hollier | Lisa Kehler |
| 2004 | Dominic King | Niobe Menendez |
| 2005 | Dominic King | Johanna Jackson |
| 2006 | Dominic King | Johanna Jackson |