# List of British champions in decathlon/heptathlon

The British decathlon champions and the British heptathlon champions covers three competitions; the current British Athletics Championships which was founded in 2007, the preceding AAA Championships (1928-2006) and the UK Athletics Championships which existed from 1977 until 1997 and ran concurrently with the AAA Championships.
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
men's event only :
| Year | Men's champion |
| 1928 | Howard Ford |
| 1936 | Ronald Walker |
| 1937 | Jim Miggins |
| 1938 | Thomas Lockton |
| 1947 | Harry Whittle |
| 1948 | Les Pinder |
AAA Championships & WAAA Championships :
| Year | Men's champion | Year | Women's champion |
| Decathlon | Decathlon | Pentathlon | Pentathlon |
| 1949 | Harry Whittle | 1949 | Bertha Crowther |
| 1950 | Harry Whittle | 1950 | Bertha Crowther |
| 1951 | Les Pinder | 1951 | Dorothy Tyler |
| 1952 | Les Pinder | 1952 | Sheila Sewell |
| 1953 | Les Pinder | 1953 | Jean Desforges |
| 1954 | Les Pinder | 1954 | Jean Desforges |
| 1955 | Malcolm Dodds | 1955 | Margaret Rowley |
| 1956 | Vic Matthews | 1956 | Margaret Rowley |
| 1957 | Hywell Williams | 1957 | Margaret Rowley |
| 1958 | Colin Andrews | 1958 | Janet Gaunt |
| 1959 | Colin Andrews | 1959 | Mary Bignal |
| 1960 | Colin Andrews | 1960 | Mary Bignal |
| 1961 | George McLachlan | 1961 | Carole Hamby |
| 1962 | George McLachlan | 1962 | Mary Peters |
| 1963 | John Jones | 1963 | Mary Peters |
| 1964 | Derek Clarke | 1964 | Mary Peters |
| 1965 | Norman Foster | 1965 | Mary Peters |
| 1966 | Derek Clarke | 1966 | Mary Peters |
| 1967 | Peter Gabbett | 1967 | Janet Oldall |
| 1968 | Peter Gabbett | 1968 | Mary Peters |
| 1969 | Stewart McCallum | 1969 | Moira Walls |
| 1970 | Peter Gabbett | 1970 | Mary Peters |
| 1971 | David Kidner | 1971 | Janet Honour |
| 1972 | Barry King | 1972 | Ann Wilson |
| 1973 | David Kidner | 1973 | Mary Peters |
| 1974 | Mike Corden | 1974 | Ann Wilson |
| 1975 | Pan Zeniou | 1975 | Susan Wright |
| 1976 | Daley Thompson | 1976 | Susan Longden |
| 1977 | Pan Zeniou | 1977 | Susan Longden |
| 1978 | Alan Drayton | 1978 | Yvette Wray |
| 1979 | Bradley McStravick | 1979 | Marcia Marriott |
| 1980 | Bradley McStravick | 1980 | Sue Longden |
| Decathlon | Decathlon | Heptathlon | Heptathlon |
| 1981 | Colin Boreham | 1981 | Kathy Warren |
| 1982 | Fidelis Obikwu | 1982 | Judy Livermore |
| 1983 | Ken Hayford | 1983 | Judy Livermore |
| 1984 | Ken Hayford | 1984 | Sarah Owen |
| 1985 | Greg Richards | 1985 | Charmaine Johnson |
| 1986 | Greg Richards | 1986 | Marcia Marriott |
| 1987 | Ken Hayford | 1987 | Charmaine Johnson |
AAA Championships :
| Year | Men AAA | Women AAA |
| 1988 | Eugene Gilkes | Joanne Mulliner |
| 1989 | Alex Kruger | Kim Hagger |
| 1990 | Brian Taylor | Joanne Mulliner |
| 1991 | Eric Hollingsworth | Clova Court |
| 1992 | Alex Kruger | Clova Court |
| 1993 | Barry Thomas | Clova Court |
| 1994 | Barry Thomas | Vikki Schofield |
| 1995 | Stephen Rogers | Emma Beales |
| 1996 | Barry Thomas | Kerry Jury |
| 1997 | Alexis Sharp | Clova Court |
| 1998 | Rafer Joseph | Clova Court |
| 1999 | Paul Jones | Katherine Livesey |
| 2000 | Alex Kruger | Julie Hollman |
| 2001 | John Heanley | Laura Redmond |
| 2002 | Adrian Hemery | Caroline Pearce |
| 2003 | Paul Tohill | Fiona Harrison |
| 2004 | Louis Evling-Jones | Caroline Pearce |
| 2005 | Ben Hazell | Kate Brewington |
| 2006 | Dean Showler-Davis | Katia Lannon |
British Athletics Championships
2007 to present :
| Year | Men's champion | Women's champion |
| 2007 | Ben Hazell | Phyllis Agbo |
| 2008 | Daniel Awde | Julie Hollman |
| 2009 | Guy Stroud | Catherine Holdsworth |
| 2010 | David Guest | Dominique Blaize |
| 2011 | Daniel Awde | Gemma Weetman |
| 2012 | Edward Dunford | Jo Rowland |
| 2013 | Osmun Muskwe | Jessica Tappin |
| 2014 | Michael Holden | Devon Byrne |
| 2015 | Jack Andrew | Elise Lovell |
| 2016 | Aiden Davies | Jessica Taylor |
| 2017 | James Finney | Niamh Emerson |
| 2018 | Ben Gregory | Emma Nwofor |
| 2019 | John Lane | Holly Mills |
| 2020 | nc | nc |
| 2021 | Tim Duckworth | Katie Stainton |
| 2022 | Elliot Thompson | Jodie Smith |
| 2023 | nc | nc |
| 2024 | Sammy Ball | Eden Robinson |
* NBA = No British athlete in medal placings
* nc = not contested