List of British champions in high jump

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The British high jump 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]

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

Past winners

AAC Championships
men's event only
YearMen's champion
1866 John Roupell & J. C. Little
1867 Charles Green & Thomas Little
1868 Robert J. C. Mitchell [3]
1869 John Hoare
1870 Robert J. C. Mitchell [3]
1871 Robert J. C. Mitchell [3]
1872 Edward Prior
1873 John Hurst
1874 Marshall Brooks
1875 Michael Glazebrook
1876 Marshall Brooks
1877 Gerard Blathwayt
1878 Thomas Tomlinson
1879 Reginald Macaulay, Robert Thomas & William Hall
AAA Championships
high jump, men's event only
YearMen's champion
1880 John Parsons
1881 Patrick Davin
1882 R. F. Houghton
1883 John Parsons
1884 Tom Ray
1885 Patrick Kelly
1886 George Rowdon
1887 George Rowdon
1888 George Rowdon
1889 Thomas Jennings
1890 Cecil Haward
1891 Thomas Jennings
1892 Arthur Watkinson
1893 James Ryan
1894 Reginald Williams
1895 James Ryan
1896 Murty O'Brien
1897 Claude Leggatt
1898 Patrick Leahy
1899 Patrick Leahy
1900 Walter Henderson & Peter O'Connor
1901 Peter O'Connor
1902 Peter O'Connor
1903 Peter O'Connor
1904 Peter O'Connor
1905 Con Leahy
1906 Con Leahy
1907 Con Leahy
1908 Con Leahy
1909 John Banks
1910 Benjamin Howard Baker
1911 Benjamin Howard Baker
1912 Benjamin Howard Baker
1913 Benjamin Howard Baker
1914 Benjamin Howard Baker
1919 Benjamin Howard Baker
1920 Benjamin Howard Baker
1921 Benjamin Howard Baker
AAA Championships & WAAA Championships
YearMen's championYearWomen's champion
1922 R.A. Nicholas 1922 Sylvia Stone
1923 Jack Probert 1923 Hilda Hatt
1924 Arthur Willis 1924 Sophie Eliott-Lynn
1925 Fred Nuttall 1925 Phyllis Green
1926 Carl Van Geysel 1926 Phyllis Green
1927 Jack London 1927 Phyllis Green
1928 Harry Simmonds 1928 Marjorie O'Kell
1929 Alec James 1929 Marjorie O'Kell
1930 Edward Bradbrooke & Geoffrey Turner 1930 Mary Milne
1931 Arthur Gray 1931 Marjorie O'Kell
1932 William Land 1932 Mary Milne
1933 Edward Bradbrooke 1933 Mary Milne
1934 John Michie 1934 Mary Milne
1935 Stanley West 1935 Mary Milne
1936 Stanley West & Arthur Gold 1936 Dorothy Odam
1937 John Newman 1937 Dorothy Odam
1938 Robert Kennedy 1938 Dorothy Odam
1939 John Newman 1939 Dorothy Odam
1945nc 1945 Dora Gardner
1946 Alan Paterson 1946 Dora Gardner
1947 Ron Pavitt 1947 Gladys Young
1948 Alan Paterson 1948 Dorothy Tyler
1949 Alan Paterson 1949 Dorothy Tyler
1950 Alan Paterson 1950 Sheila Alexander
1951 Ron Pavitt 1951 Sheila Lerwill
1952 Ron Pavitt 1952 Dorothy Tyler
1953 Derek Cox 1953 Sheila Lerwill
1954 Tony Orton 1954 Sheila Lerwill
1955 William Piper 1955 Thelma Hopkins
1956 Michael Ludlow & Paul Stableforth 1956 Dorothy Tyler
1957 David Wilson 1957 Thelma Hopkins
1958 Gordon Miller 1958 Mary Bignal
1959 Crawford Fairbrother 1959 Mary Bignal
1960 Gordon Miller 1960 Dorothy Shirley
1961 Crawford Fairbrother 1961 Dorothy Shirley
1962 Crawford Fairbrother 1962 Frances Slaap
1963 Crawford Fairbrother 1963 Linda Knowles & Susan Dennler
1964 Crawford Fairbrother 1964 Frances Slaap
1965 Crawford Fairbrother 1965 Frances Slaap
1966 Gordon Miller 1966 Dorothy Shirley
1967 Gordon Miller 1967 Linda Knowles
1968 Michael Campbell 1968 Dorothy Shirley
1969 Crawford Fairbrother 1969 Barbara Inkpen
1970 NBA 1970 Dorothy Shirley
1971 Michael Campbell 1971 Barbara Inkpen
1972 Colin Boreham 1972 Rosaline Few
1973 Michael Campbell 1973 Barbara Lawton
1974 Richard Gyles 1974 Val Harrison
1975 Angus McKenzie 1975 Denise Brown
1976 Milton Palmer 1976 Denise Brown
AAA Championships/WAAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships

dual championships era 1977-1987

YearAAA MenYearWAAA WomenYearUK MenUK Women
1977 Alan Dainton 1977 Brenda Gibbs 1977 Mike Butterfield Brenda Gibbs
1978 Brian Burgess 1978 Carol Mathers 1978 Mark Naylor Gillian Hitchen
1979 Ossie Cham & Tim Foulger 1979 Barbara Simmonds 1979 Brian Burgess Ann-Marie Devally
1980 Mark Naylor 1980 Ann-Marie Devally 1980 Mark Naylor Louise Miller
1981 Mark Naylor 1981 Ann-Marie Cording 1981 Brian Burgess Louise Miller
1982 Geoff Parsons 1982 Barbara Simmonds 1982 Trevor Llewelyn Barbara Simmonds
1983 Geoff Parsons 1983 Gillian Evans 1983 Mark Lakey Gillian Evans
1984 Geoff Parsons 1984 Diana Elliott 1984 Alex Kruger Diana Elliott
1985 Dalton Grant 1985 Diana Davies 1985 Geoff Parsons Janet Boyle
1986 Geoff Parsons 1986 Diana Davies 1986 Geoff Parsons Diana Davies
1987 Geoff Parsons 1987 Sharon McPeake 1987 Floyd Manderson Diana Davies
AAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships

dual championships era 1988-1997

YearMen AAAWomen AAAYearMen UKWomen UK
1988 Geoff Parsons Janet Boyle 1988 Geoff Parsons Diana Davies
1989 Dalton Grant Diana Davies 1989 Steve Chapman Janet Boyle
1990 Dalton Grant Lea Haggett 1990 Dalton Grant Julia Bennett
1991 Geoff Parsons Debbie Marti 1991 Dalton Grant Lea Haggett
1992 Steve Smith Lea Haggett 1992 Brendan Reilly Debbie Marti
1993 Steve Smith Debbie Marti 1993 Dalton Grant Debbie Marti
1994 Brendan Reilly Julia Bennett n/a
1995 Steve Smith Lea Haggett n/a
1996 Steve Smith Debbie Marti n/a
1997 Brendan Reilly Debbie Marti 1997 Brendan Reilly Debbie Marti
AAA Championships
second era 1998-2006
YearMen's championWomen's champion
1998 Dalton Grant Jo Jennings
1999 Steve Smith Jo Jennings
2000 Ben Challenger Jo Jennings
2001 Ben Challenger Susan Jones
2002 Dalton Grant Susan Jones
2003 Ben Challenger Susan Jones
2004 Ben Challenger Susan Jones
2005 Ben Challenger Susan Jones
2006 Martyn Bernard Julie Crane
British Athletics Championships

2007 to present

YearMen's championWomen's champion
2007 Martyn Bernard Jessica Ennis
2008 Tom Parsons Stephanie Pywell
2009 Germaine Mason Jessica Ennis
2010 Martyn Bernard Stephanie Pywell
2011 Tom Parsons Jessica Ennis
2012 Robbie Grabarz Jessica Ennis
2013 Robbie Grabarz Emma Nuttall
2014 Allan Smith Isobel Pooley
2015 Robbie Grabarz Isobel Pooley
2016 Robbie Grabarz Morgan Lake
2017 Robbie Grabarz Morgan Lake
2018 Chris Baker Morgan Lake
2019 Allan Smith Morgan Lake
2020 Joel Clarke-Khan Morgan Lake
2021 Tom Gale Morgan Lake
2022 Joel Clarke-Khan Morgan Lake
2023 Joel Clarke-Khan Morgan Lake
2024 William Grimsey Morgan Lake
2025 Divine Duruaku & Charlie Husbands Morgan Lake

References

  1. ↑ "WAAA and National Championships Medallists". NUTS.
  2. ↑ "WAAA and National Championships Medallists". GBR Athletics.
  3. 1 2 3 "ATHLETIC SPORTS. THE AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP". The Times . 4 April 1871. p. 12. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
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