List of British champions in 400 metres hurdles
The British 400 metres hurdles athletics champions covers three competitions; the current British Athletics Championships which was founded in 2007,[1] the preceding AAA Championships (1914-2006) 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.
Past winners
AAA Championships / WAAA Championships
| |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Men's champion | Year | Women's champion |
| 1973 | Alan Pascoe | 1973 | Sue Howell |
| 1974 | Bill Hartley | 1974 | Linda Robinson |
| 1975 | Bill Hartley | 1975 | Jannette Roscoe |
| 1976 | Alan Pascoe | 1976 | Christine Warden |
| AAA Championships/WAAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships dual championships era 1977-1987 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | AAA Men | Year | WAAA Women | Year | UK Men | UK Women |
| 1977 | Alan Pascoe | 1977 | Liz Sutherland | 1977 | Peter Kelly | Christine Warden |
| 1978 | Alan Pascoe | 1978 | Liz Sutherland | 1978 | Bill Hartley | Liz Sutherland |
| 1979 | Gary Oakes | 1979 | Christine Warden | 1979 | Gary Oakes | Christine Warden |
| 1980 | Bill Hartley | 1980 | Susan Morley | 1980 | Gary Oakes | Susan Dalgoutté |
| 1981 | Gary Oakes | 1981 | Christine Warden | 1981 | Bill Hartley | Wendy Griffiths |
| 1982 | Mike Whittingham | 1982 | Susan Morley | 1982 | Gary Oakes | Susan Morley |
| 1983 | Steve Sole | 1983 | Yvette Wray | 1983 | Phil Beattie | Susan Morley |
| 1984 | Martin Gillingham | 1984 | Gladys Taylor | 1984 | Martin Briggs | Gladys Taylor |
| 1985 | Max Robertson | 1985 | Yvette Wray | 1985 | Phil Beattie | Aileen Mills |
| 1986 | Max Robertson | 1986 | Yvette Wray | 1986 | Max Robertson | Yvette Wray |
| 1987 | Max Robertson | 1987 | Elaine McLaughlin | 1987 | Kriss Akabusi | Elaine McLaughlin |
| AAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships dual championships era 1988-1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Men AAA | Women AAA | Year | Men UK | Women UK |
| 1988 | Max Robertson | Sally Gunnell | 1988 | Philip Harries | Elaine McLaughlin |
| 1989 | Max Robertson | Wendy Cearns | 1989 | Max Robertson | Elaine McLaughlin |
| 1990 | Max Robertson | Gowry Retchakan | 1990 | Kriss Akabusi | Clare Sugden |
| 1991 | Max Robertson | Gowry Retchakan | 1991 | Max Robertson | Jacqui Parker |
| 1992 | Kriss Akabusi | Gowry Retchakan | 1992 | Kriss Akabusi | Gowry Retchakan |
| 1993 | Gary Cadogan | Jacqui Parker | 1993 | Gary Cadogan | Gowry Retchakan |
| 1994 | Peter Crampton | Gowry Retchakan | n/a | ||
| 1995 | Gary Cadogan | Gowry Retchakan | n/a | ||
| 1996 | Jon Ridgeon | Sally Gunnell | n/a | ||
| 1997 | Charles Robertson-Adams | Keri Maddox | 1997 | Chris Rawlinson | Sally Gunnell |
AAA Championships
| ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Men's champion | Women's champion |
| 1998 | Paul Gray | Natasha Danvers |
| 1999 | Chris Rawlinson | Sinead Dudgeon |
| 2000 | Chris Rawlinson | Keri Maddox |
| 2001 | Chris Rawlinson | Sinead Dudgeon |
| 2002 | Chris Rawlinson | Natasha Danvers |
| 2003 | Chris Rawlinson | Liz Fairs |
| 2004 | Chris Rawlinson | Katie Jones |
| 2005 | Matthew Elias | Nicola Sanders |
| 2006 | Rhys Williams | Natasha Danvers-Smith |
- NBA = No British athlete in medal placings
- nc = not contested
References
- ^ "WAAA and National Championships Medallists". NUTS.
- ^ "WAAA and National Championships Medallists". GBR Athletics.
- ^ "FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. "Athletics." Times, 19 July 1937, p. 5". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ "From Our Special Correspondent. "Athletics." Times, 18 July 1938, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.