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

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AAA Championships
440 yards hurdles, men's event only
Year Men's champion
1914 Joseph English
1919 George Gray
1920 Edward Wheller
1921 NBA
1922 J. J. Evans
1923 L. H. Phillips
1924 Wilfrid Tatham
1925 William Boardman
1926 Lord Burghley
1927 Lord Burghley
1928 Lord Burghley
1929 Lord Burghley
1930 Lord Burghley
1931 Lord Burghley
1932 Lord Burghley
1933 Lord Burghley
1934 Ralph Kilner Brown
1935 Frank Hunter
1936 John Sheffield
1937 J. G. Barnes[3]
1938 Rowland Palmer[4]
1939 Rowland Palmer
1946 Ronald Ede
1947 Harry Whittle
1948 Harry Whittle
1949 Harry Whittle
1950 Harry Whittle
1951 Harry Whittle
1952 Harry Whittle
1953 Harry Whittle
1954 Harry Kane
1955 Bob Shaw
1956 Tom Farrell
1957 Tom Farrell
1958 Tom Farrell
1959 Chris Goudge
1960 Max Boyes
1961 Chris Surety
1962 Chris Surety
1963 John Cooper
1964 John Cooper
1965 John Cooper
1966 John Sherwood
1967 John Sherwood
1968 David Hemery
400 metres hurdles, men's event only
1969 John Sherwood
1970 Bob Roberts
1971 John Sherwood
1972 David Hemery
Year Men's champion Women's champion
1973 Alan Pascoe Sue Howell
1974 Bill Hartley Linda Robinson
1975 Bill Hartley Jannette Roscoe
1976 Alan Pascoe Christine Warden
1977 Alan Pascoe / Peter Kelly+ Liz Sutherland / Christine Warden+
1978 Alan Pascoe / Bill Hartley+ Liz Sutherland
1979 Gary Oakes Christine Warden
1980 Bill Hartley / Gary Oakes+ Susan Morley / Susan Dalgoutté+
1981 Gary Oakes / Bill Hartley+ Christine Warden / Wendy Griffiths+
1982 Mike Whittingham / Gary Oakes+ Susan Morley
1983 Steve Sole / Phil Beattie+ Yvette Wray / Susan Morley+
1984 Martin Gillingham / Martin Briggs+ Gladys Taylor
1985 Max Robertson / Phil Beattie+ Yvette Wray / Aileen Mills+
1986 Max Robertson Yvette Wray
1987 Max Robertson / Kriss Akabusi+ Elaine McLaughlin
1988 Max Robertson / Philip Harries+ Sally Gunnell / Elaine McLaughlin+
1989 Max Robertson Wendy Cearns / Elaine McLaughlin+
1990 Max Robertson / Kriss Akabusi+ Gowry Retchakan / Clare Sugden+
1991 Max Robertson Gowry Retchakan / Jacqui Parker+
1992 Kriss Akabusi Gowry Retchakan
1993 Gary Cadogan Jacqui Parker / Gowry Retchakan+
1994 Peter Crampton Gowry Retchakan
1995 Gary Cadogan Gowry Retchakan
1996 Jon Ridgeon Sally Gunnell
1997 Charles Robertson-Adams / Chris Rawlinson+ Keri Maddox / Sally Gunnell+
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
2007 Dale Garland Natasha Danvers-Smith
2008 Richard Yates Perri Shakes-Drayton
2009 Dai Greene Nusrat Ceesay
2010 Dai Greene Perri Shakes-Drayton
2011 Nathan Woodward Perri Shakes-Drayton
2012 Dai Greene Perri Shakes-Drayton
2013 Dai Greene Perri Shakes-Drayton
2014 Niall Flannery Eilidh Child
2015 Niall Flannery Eilidh Child
2016 Sebastian Rodger Eilidh Doyle
2017 Jack Green Eilidh Doyle
2018 Dai Greene Meghan Beesley
2019 Jacob Paul Meghan Beesley
2020 Alastair Chalmers Jessie Knight
2021 Alastair Chalmers Jessica Turner
2022 Alastair Chalmers Jessie Knight
2023 Alastair Chalmers Jessie Knight
2024 Alastair Chalmers Lina Nielsen
  • NBA = No British athlete in medal placings
  • nc = not contested
  • + UK Championships

References

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  1. ^ "WAAA and National Championships Medallists". NUTS.
  2. ^ "WAAA and National Championships Medallists". GBR Athletics.
  3. ^ "FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. "Athletics." Times, 19 July 1937, p. 5". Times Digital Archives.
  4. ^ "From Our Special Correspondent. "Athletics." Times, 18 July 1938, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.