List of British champions in high jump
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
| |
|---|---|
| Year | Men's champion |
| 1866 | John Roupell & J. C. Little |
| 1867 | Charles Green & Thomas Little |
| 1868 | Robert Mitchell |
| 1869 | John Hoare |
| 1870 | Robert Mitchell |
| 1871 | Robert Mitchell |
| 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
| |
|---|---|
| Year | Men'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 & UK Athletics Championships dual championships era 1977-1987 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | AAA Men | Year | WAAA Women | Year | UK Men | UK 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Men AAA | Women AAA | Year | Men UK | Women 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
| ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Men's champion | Women'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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Men's champion | Women'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 |
- NBA = No British athlete in medal placings
- nc = not contested
References
- ^ "WAAA and National Championships Medallists". NUTS.
- ^ "WAAA and National Championships Medallists". GBR Athletics.