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

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AAC Championships
men's event only
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
high jump, men's event only
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
Year Men's champion
1922 R.A. Nicholas Sylvia Stone
1923 Jack Probert Hilda Hatt
1924 Arthur Willis Sophie Eliott-Lynn
1925 Fred Nuttall Phyllis Green
1926 John Pendlebury Phyllis Green
1927 Jack London Phyllis Green
1928 Harry Simmonds Marjorie O'Kell
1929 Alec James Marjorie O'Kell
1930 Edward Bradbrooke & Geoffrey Turner Mary Milne
1931 Arthur Gray Marjorie O'Kell
1932 William Land Mary Milne
1933 Edward Bradbrooke Mary Milne
1934 John Michie Mary Milne
1935 Stanley West Mary Milne
1936 Stanley West & Arthur Gold Dorothy Odam
1937 John Newman Dorothy Odam
1938 Robert Kennedy Dorothy Odam
1939 John Newman Dorothy Odam
1945 nc Dora Gardner
1946 Alan Paterson Dora Gardner
1947 Ron Pavitt Gladys Young
1948 Alan Paterson Dorothy Tyler
1949 Alan Paterson Dorothy Tyler
1950 Alan Paterson Sheila Alexander
1951 Ron Pavitt Sheila Lerwill
1952 Ron Pavitt Dorothy Tyler
1953 Derek Cox Sheila Lerwill
1954 Tony Orton Sheila Lerwill
1955 William Piper Thelma Hopkins
1956 Michael Ludlow & Paul Stableforth Dorothy Tyler
1957 David Wilson Thelma Hopkins
1958 Gordon Miller Mary Bignal
1959 Crawford Fairbrother Mary Bignal
1960 Gordon Miller Dorothy Shirley
1961 Crawford Fairbrother Dorothy Shirley
1962 Crawford Fairbrother Frances Slaap
1963 Crawford Fairbrother Linda Knowles & Susan Dennler
1964 Crawford Fairbrother Frances Slaap
1965 Crawford Fairbrother Frances Slaap
1966 Gordon Miller Dorothy Shirley
1967 Gordon Miller Linda Knowles
1968 Michael Campbell Dorothy Shirley
1969 Crawford Fairbrother Barbara Inkpen
1970 NBA Dorothy Shirley
1971 Michael Campbell Barbara Inkpen
1972 Colin Boreham Rosaline Few
1973 Michael Campbell Barbara Lawton
1974 Richard Gyles Val Harrison
1975 Angus McKenzie Denise Brown
1976 Milton Palmer Denise Brown
1977 Alan Dainton / Mike Butterfield+ Brenda Gibbs
1978 Brian Burgess / Mark Naylor+ Carol Mathers / Gillian Hitchen+
1979 Ossie Cham & Tim Foulger / Brian Burgess+ Barbara Simmonds / Ann-Marie Devally+
1980 Mark Naylor Ann-Marie Devally / Louise Miller+
1981 Mark Naylor / Brian Burgess+ Ann-Marie Cording / Louise Miller+
1982 Geoff Parsons / Trevor Llewelyn+ Barbara Simmonds
1983 Geoff Parsons / Mark Lakey+ Gillian Evans
1984 Geoff Parsons / Alex Kruger+ Diana Elliott
1985 Dalton Grant / Geoff Parsons+ Diana Davies / Janet Boyle+
1986 Geoff Parsons Diana Davies
1987 Geoff Parsons / Floyd Manderson+ Sharon McPeake / Diana Davies+
1988 Geoff Parsons Janet Boyle / Diana Davies+
1989 Dalton Grant / Steve Chapman+ Diana Davies / Janet Boyle+
1990 Dalton Grant Lea Haggett / Julia Bennett+
1991 Geoff Parsons / Dalton Grant+ Debbie Marti / Lea Haggett+
1992 Steve Smith / Brendan Reilly+ Lea Haggett / Debbie Marti+
1993 Steve Smith / Dalton Grant+ Debbie Marti
1994 Brendan Reilly Julia Bennett
1995 Steve Smith Lea Haggett
1996 Steve Smith Debbie Marti
1997 Brendan Reilly Debbie Marti
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
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
  • 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.