List of British champions in 3000 metres

The British 3,000 metres athletics champions covers two competitions; the Amateur Athletic Club Championships (1968-1999) and the UK Athletics Championships which existed from 1977 until 1997 and ran concurrently with the AAA Championships.[1][2]

Where an international athlete won the AAA Championships the highest ranking UK athlete is considered the National Champion in this list.

Past winners

Year Men's champion Women's champion
1968 nc Carol Firth
1969 nc Barbara Banks
1970 nc Bridget Cushen
1971 nc Joyce Smith
1972 nc Paula Yeoman
1973 nc Joyce Smith
1974 nc Joyce Smith
1975 nc Christine Haskett
1976 nc Thelwyn Bateman
1977 nc Carol Gould / Glynis Penny+
1978 nc Christine Benning / Paula Fudge+
1979 nc Kathryn Binns / Glynis Penny+
1980 nc Regina Joyce / Kathryn Binns+
1981 nc Val Rowe / Ruth Smee+
1982 nc Debbie Peel / Paula Fudge+
1983 nc Debbie Peel / Wendy Sly+
1984 nc Debbie Peel / Christine Benning+
1985 nc Zola Budd / Yvonne Murray+
1986 nc Christine Benning / Wendy Sly+
1987 nc Wendy Sly / Yvonne Murray+
1988 nc Yvonne Murray / Melissa Watson+
1989 Tony Leonard / David Moorcroft+ Alison Wyeth / Liz McColgan+
1990 Matthew Clarkson / Geoff Turnbull+ Yvonne Murray / Andrea Wallace+
1991 Tom Hanlon / Peter Elliott+ Yvonne Murray / Liz McColgan+
1992 Michael Quinn / John Nuttall+ Lisa York / Liz McColgan+
1993 NBA / Spencer Barden+ Yvonne Murray
1994 Bashir Hussain Sonia McGeorge
1995 Nick Hopkins Sarah Bentley
1996 Matt O'Dowd Debbie Gunning
1997 Allen Graffin Debbie Sullivan
1998 Nick Comerford Amanda Parkinson
1999 Andrew Graffin Jilly Ingman
  • NBA = No British athlete in medal placings
  • nc = not contested
  • + = UK Championships

References

  1. ^ "WAAA and National Championships Medallists". GBR Athletics.
  2. ^ "WAAA and National Championships Medallists". NUTS.