List of British champions in javelin throw
The British javelin 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
| |
|---|---|
| Year | Men's champion |
| 1914 | C. A. Mack |
| 1920 | Vic D'Arcy |
| 1921 | NBA |
| 1922 | James Dalrymple |
| AAA Championships/WAAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships dual championships era 1977-1987 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | AAA Men | Year | WAAA Women | Year | UK Men | UK Women |
| 1977 | David Ottley | 1977 | Tessa Sanderson | 1977 | Peter De Kremer | David Ottley |
| 1978 | Peter Yates | 1978 | Anne Farquhar | 1978 | David Ottley | Tessa Sanderson |
| 1979 | Simon Osborne | 1979 | Tessa Sanderson | 1979 | David Ottley | Jacqueline Zaslona |
| 1980 | David Ottley | 1980 | Tessa Sanderson | 1980 | David Ottley | Diane Royle |
| 1981 | David Ottley | 1981 | Fatima Whitbread | 1981 | David Ottley | Fatima Whitbread |
| 1982 | David Ottley | 1982 | Fatima Whitbread | 1982 | David Ottley | Fatima Whitbread |
| 1983 | David Ottley | 1983 | Fatima Whitbread | 1983 | Peter Yates | Fatima Whitbread |
| 1984 | David Ottley | 1984 | Fatima Whitbread | 1984 | Peter Yates+ | Fatima Whitbread |
| 1985 | David Ottley | 1985 | Tessa Sanderson | 1985 | Mick Hill | Fatima Whitbread |
| 1986 | David Ottley | 1986 | Fatima Whitbread | 1986 | Mick Hill | Fatima Whitbread |
| 1987 | Mick Hill | 1987 | Fatima Whitbread | 1987 | Mick Hill | Fatima Whitbread |
| AAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships dual championships era 1988-1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Men AAA | Women AAA | Year | Men UK | Women UK |
| 1988 | David Ottley | Sharon Gibson | 1988 | Steve Backley | Fatima Whitbread |
| 1989 | Steve Backley | Tessa Sanderson | 1989 | Steve Backley | Sharon Gibson |
| 1990 | Mick Hill | Tessa Sanderson | 1990 | Steve Backley | Sharon Gibson |
| 1991 | Mick Hill | Sharon Gibson | 1991 | Gary Jenson | Sharon Gibson |
| 1992 | Steve Backley | Tessa Sanderson | 1992 | Mick Hill | Mandy Liverton |
| 1993 | Colin Mackenzie | Shelley Holroyd | 1993 | Mick Hill | Sharon Gibson |
| 1994 | Mick Hill | Shelley Holroyd | n/a | ||
| 1995 | Mick Hill | Lorna Jackson | n/a | ||
| 1996 | Nick Nieland | Tessa Sanderson | n/a | ||
| 1997 | Mark Roberson | Karen Martin | 1997 | Steve Backley | Tessa Sanderson |
AAA Championships
| ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Men's champion | Women's champion |
| 1998 | Steve Backley | Lorna Jackson |
| 1999 | Steve Backley | Kirsty Morrison |
| 2000 | Steve Backley | Kelly Morgan |
| 2001 | Mark Roberson | Karen Martin |
| 2002 | Mick Hill | Kelly Morgan |
| 2003 | Mick Hill | Goldie Sayers |
| 2004 | Steve Backley | Goldie Sayers |
| 2005 | Nick Nieland | Goldie Sayers |
| 2006 | Nick Nieland | Goldie Sayers |
| British Athletics Championships 2007 to present | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Men's champion | Women's champion |
| 2007 | Nick Nieland | Goldie Sayers |
| 2008 | Michael Allen | Goldie Sayers |
| 2009 | Mervyn Luckwell | Goldie Sayers |
| 2010 | James Campbell | Goldie Sayers |
| 2011 | Lee Doran | Goldie Sayers |
| 2012 | Lee Doran | Goldie Sayers |
| 2013 | Lee Doran | Rosie Semenytsh |
| 2014 | Lee Doran | Goldie Sayers |
| 2015 | Bonne Buwembo | Izzy Jeffs |
| 2016 | Matti Mortimore | Joanna Blair |
| 2017 | Joe Dunderdale | Laura Whittingham |
| 2018 | James Whiteaker | Laura Whittingham |
| 2019 | Harry Hughes | Laura Whittingham |
| 2020 | James Whiteaker | Freya Jones |
| 2021 | Daniel Bainbridge | Bekah Walton |
| 2022 | James Whiteaker | Bekah Walton |
| 2023 | Benjamin East | Bekah Walton |
| 2024 | Joe Dunderdale | Bekah Walton |
| 2025[3] | Michael Allison | Bekah Walton |
- NBA = No British athlete in medal placings
- nc = not contested
References
- ^ "WAAA and National Championships Medallists". NUTS.
- ^ "WAAA and National Championships Medallists". GBR Athletics.
- ^ "UK Athletics Championships - Birmingham 2025". ukoam2025.microplustimingservices.com. Retrieved 2 August 2025.