List of British champions in hammer throw
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The British hammer throw 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. Irish athletes originally competed for Great Britain.
Past winners
AAC Championships
| |
|---|---|
| Year | Men's champion |
| 1866 | Richard James |
| 1867 | Patrick Halkett |
| 1868 | Henry Leeke |
| 1869 | William Burgess |
| 1870 | Henry Leeke |
| 1871 | William Burgess |
| 1872 | Henry Leeke (3) |
| 1873 | James Paterson |
| 1874 | Stephen Brown |
| 1875 | William Burgess |
| 1876 | George Hales |
| 1877 | George Hales (2) |
| 1878 | Edmund Baddeley |
| 1879 | William Burgess (4) |
| AAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships
dual championships era 1977-1997 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | AAA Men | Year | UK Men |
| 1977 | Chris Black | 1977 | Paul Dickenson |
| 1978 | Paul Dickenson (2) | 1978 | Chris Black |
| 1979 | Matthew Mileham | 1979 | Chris Black |
| 1980 | Martin Girvan | 1980 | Paul Dickenson |
| 1981 | Martin Girvan (2) | 1981 | Martin Girvan |
| 1982 | Robert Weir | 1982 | Martin Girvan |
| 1983 | Chris Black (3) | 1983 | Martin Girvan |
| 1984 | David Smith | 1984 | David Smith |
| 1985 | David Smith | 1985 | David Smith |
| 1986 | David Smith | 1986 | Paul Head |
| 1987 | David Smith | 1987 | David Smith |
| 1988 | David Smith (5) | 1988 | David Smith |
| 1989 | Paul Head | 1989 | Paul Head |
| 1990 | Paul Head | 1990 | Paul Head |
| AAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Men AAA | Women AAA | Year | Men UK | Women UK |
| 1991 | Mick Jones | Fiona Whitehead | 1991 | Paul Head | nc |
| 1992 | Paul Head | nc | 1992 | Paul Head | nc |
| 1993 | Paul Head | Esther Augee | 1993 | Paul Head | Lorraine Shaw |
| 1994 | Peter Vivian | Lorraine Shaw | n/a | ||
| 1995 | Mick Jones | Lorraine Shaw | n/a | ||
| 1996 | David W. Smith | Lyn Sprules | n/a | ||
| 1997 | Paul Head (5) | Lyn Sprules | 1997 | Paul Head | Sarah Moore |
AAA Championships
| ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Men's champion | Women's champion |
| 1998 | Mick Jones | Lorraine Shaw |
| 1999 | Mick Jones | Lyn Sprules (3) |
| 2000 | Mick Jones | Lorraine Shaw |
| 2001 | Mick Jones | Lorraine Shaw |
| 2002 | Mick Jones | Lorraine Shaw |
| 2003 | Bill Beauchamp | Lorraine Shaw |
| 2004 | Mick Jones (8) | Lorraine Shaw (8) |
| 2005 | Andy Frost | Shirley Webb |
| 2006 | Andy Frost | Shirley Webb (2) |
| British Athletics Championships
2007 to present | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Men's champion | Women's champion |
| 2007 | Andy Frost | Zoe Derham |
| 2008 | Mike Floyd | Zoe Derham |
| 2009 | Alex Smith | Zoe Derham |
| 2010 | Alex Smith | Zoe Derham (4) |
| 2011 | Alex Smith | Sophie Hitchon |
| 2012 | Alex Smith (4) | Sophie Hitchon |
| 2013 | Andy Frost (4) | Shaunagh Brown |
| 2014 | Nick Miller | Sophie Hitchon |
| 2015 | Nick Miller | Sophie Hitchon |
| 2016 | Chris Bennett | Sophie Hitchon |
| 2017 | Nick Miller | Sophie Hitchon |
| 2018 | Nick Miller | Sophie Hitchon (7) |
| 2019 | Nick Miller | Jessica Mayho |
| 2020 | Craig Murch | Jessica Mayho (2) |
| 2021 | Taylor Campbell | Tara Simpson-Sullivan |
| 2022 | Nick Miller (6) | Charlotte Payne |
| 2023 | Jake Norris | Charlotte Payne (2) |
| 2024 | Jake Norris | Anna Purchase |
| 2025 | Jake Norris | Anna Purchase |
| 2026 | Jake Norris (4) | Anna Purchase (3) |
- NBA = No British athlete in medal placings
- nc = not contested