List of British champions in 3000 metres steeplechase
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The British 3,000 metres steeplechase 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
| AAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships Dual championships era 1977–1997 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | AAA Men | Year | UK Men | |||
| 1977 | Dennis Coates | 1977 | Tony Staynings | |||
| 1978 | Dennis Coates | 1978 | Dennis Coates | |||
| 1979 | Julian Marsay | 1979 | Gordon Rimmer | |||
| 1980 | Roger Hackney | 1980 | Tony Staynings | |||
| 1981 | Graeme Fell | 1981 | Kevin Capper | |||
| 1982 | Roger Hackney | 1982 | Roger Hackney | |||
| 1983 | Colin Reitz | 1983 | David Lewis | |||
| 1984 | Paul Davies-Hale | 1984 | Paul Davies-Hale | |||
| 1985 | Kevin Capper | 1985 | Kevin Capper | |||
| 1986 | Eddie Wedderburn | 1986 | Kevin Capper | |||
| 1987 | Eddie Wedderburn | 1987 | Colin Walker | |||
| 1988 | Mark Rowland | 1988 | Neil Smart | |||
| 1989 | Colin Walker | 1989 | Neil Smart | |||
| 1990 | Tom Hanlon | 1990 | Ken Penney | |||
| 1991 | Colin Walker | 1991 | Peter McColgan | |||
| 1992 | Colin Walker | 1992 | Colin Walker | |||
| 1993 | Colin Walker | 1993 | Spencer Duval | |||
| 1994 | Justin Chaston | n/a | ||||
| 1995 | Spencer Duval | n/a | ||||
| 1996 | Justin Chaston | n/a | ||||
| 1997 | Spencer Duval | 1997 | Rob Hough | |||
AAA Championships
| ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Men's champion | Women's champion |
| 1998 | Christian Stephenson | nc |
| 1999 | Christian Stephenson | nc |
| 2000 | Christian Stephenson | nc |
| 2001 | Ben Whitby | nc |
| 2002 | Ben Whitby | Tara Krzywicki+ |
| 2003 | Stuart Stokes | Tara Krzywicki+ |
| 2004 | Justin Chaston | Tina Brown |
| 2005 | Andrew Lemoncello | Tina Brown |
| 2006 | Jermaine Mays | Hattie Dean |
| British Athletics Championships
2007 to present | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Men's champion | Women's champion |
| 2008 | Adam Bowden | Helen Clitheroe |
| 2009 | Luke Gunn | Helen Clitheroe |
| 2010 | Luke Gunn | Barbara Parker |
| 2011 | Luke Gunn | Lennie Waite |
| 2012 | Luke Gunn | Eilish McColgan |
| 2013 | James Wilkinson | Eilish McColgan |
| 2014 | James Wilkinson | Eilish McColgan |
| 2015 | Rob Mullett | Lennie Waite |
| 2016 | Rob Mullett | Rosie Clarke |
| 2017 | Rob Mullett | Iona Lake |
| 2018 | Zak Seddon | Rosie Clarke |
| 2019 | Zak Seddon | Rosie Clarke |
| 2020 | Phil Norman | Aimee Pratt |
| 2021 | Mark Pearce | Elizabeth Bird |
| 2022 | Jamaine Coleman | Elizabeth Bird |
| 2023 | Will Battershill | Poppy Tank |
| 2024 | Phil Norman | Elizabeth Bird |
| 2025 | Phil Norman | Elise Thorner |
| 2026 | Kristian Imroth | Elise Thorner |
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