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
editAAA Championships
| |
|---|---|
| Year | Men's champion |
| 1914 | C. A. Mack |
| 1920 | Vic D'Arcy |
| 1921 | NBA |
| 1922 | James Dalrymple |
| 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 |
- NBA = No British athlete in medal placings
- nc = not contested
References
edit- ^ "WAAA and National Championships Medallists". NUTS.
- ^ "WAAA and National Championships Medallists". GBR Athletics.