# List of British champions in hammer throw

The British hammer throw athletics champions covers four competitions; the current British Athletics Championships which was founded in 2007, 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.
+Where an international athlete won the AAA Championships the highest ranking UK athlete is considered the National Champion in this list. Irish athletes originally competed for Great Britain.

## Past winners

AAC Championships
men's event only :
| Year | Men's champion |
| 1866 | Richard James |
| 1867 | Patrick Halkett |
| 1868 | Henry Leeke |
| 1869 | William Burgess |
| 1870 | Henry Leeke |
| 1871 | William Burgess |
| 1872 | Henry Leeke |
| 1873 | James Paterson |
| 1874 | Stephen Brown |
| 1875 | William Burgess |
| 1876 | George Hales |
| 1877 | George Hales |
| 1878 | Edmund Baddeley |
| 1879 | William Burgess |
AAA Championships
hammer throw, men's event only :
| Year | Men's champion |
| 1880 | Walter Lawrence |
| 1881 | Maurice Davin |
| 1882 | Edmund Baddeley |
| 1883 | John Gruer |
| 1884 | Owen Harte |
| 1885 | William Barry |
| 1886 | James Mitchel |
| 1887 | James Mitchel |
| 1888 | James Mitchel |
| 1889 | William Barry |
| 1890 | Robert Lindsay |
| 1891 | R. Nelson Robbie |
| 1892 | William Barry |
| 1893 | Denis Carey |
| 1894 | William Barry |
| 1895 | William Barry |
| 1896 | John Flanagan |
| 1897 | Tom Kiely |
| 1898 | Tom Kiely |
| 1899 | Tom Kiely |
| 1900 | Denis Horgan+ |
| 1901 | Tom Kiely |
| 1902 | Tom Kiely |
| 1903 | Tom Nicolson |
| 1904 | Tom Nicolson |
| 1905 | Tom Nicolson |
| 1906 | Henry Alan Leeke |
| 1907 | Tom Nicolson |
| 1908 | Robert Lindsay-Watson |
| 1909 | Tom Nicolson |
| 1910 | Alf Flaxman |
| 1911 | Alf Flaxman |
| 1912 | Tom Nicolson |
| 1913 | Alf Flaxman |
| 1914 | Tom Nicolson |
| 1919 | John Freeborn |
| 1920 | Don Rose |
| 1921 | Malcolm Nokes |
| 1922 | Malcolm Nokes |
| 1923 | Malcolm Nokes |
| 1924 | Malcolm Nokes |
| 1925 | Malcolm Nokes |
| 1926 | Malcolm Nokes |
| 1927 | Malcolm Nokes |
| 1928 | Malcolm Nokes |
| 1929 | NBA |
| 1930 | Malcolm Nokes |
| 1931 | NBA |
| 1932 | John Jarvis |
| 1933 | Sandy Smith |
| 1934 | Sandy Smith |
| 1935 | Jim Rioch |
| 1936 | Sandy Smith |
| 1937 | Duncan Clark & Sandy Smith |
| 1938 | Tom McAnallen |
| 1939 | Norman Drake |
| 1946 | Duncan Clark |
| 1947 | Duncan Clark |
| 1948 | Norman Drake |
| 1949 | Duncan Clark |
| 1950 | Duncan Clark |
| 1951 | Duncan Clark |
| 1952 | Duncan Clark |
| 1953 | Don Anthony |
| 1954 | Alex Valentine |
| 1955 | Ewan Douglas |
| 1956 | Peter Allday |
| 1957 | Mike Ellis |
| 1958 | Mike Ellis |
| 1959 | Mike Ellis |
| 1960 | Mike Ellis |
| 1961 | Howard Payne |
| 1962 | Howard Payne |
| 1963 | Howard Payne |
| 1964 | Howard Payne |
| 1965 | Howard Payne |
| 1966 | Howard Payne |
| 1967 | Howard Payne |
| 1968 | Howard Payne |
| 1969 | Howard Payne |
| 1970 | Howard Payne |
| 1971 | Howard Payne |
| 1972 | Barry Williams |
| 1973 | Howard Payne |
| 1974 | Howard Payne |
| 1975 | Paul Dickenson |
| 1976 | Chris Black |
AAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships
dual championships era 1977-1997 :
| Year | AAA Men | Year | UK Men |
| 1977 | Chris Black | 1977 | Paul Dickenson |
| 1978 | Paul Dickenson | 1978 | Chris Black |
| 1979 | Matthew Mileham | 1979 | Chris Black |
| 1980 | Martin Girvan | 1980 | Paul Dickenson |
| 1981 | Martin Girvan | 1981 | Martin Girvan |
| 1982 | Robert Weir | 1982 | Martin Girvan |
| 1983 | Chris Black | 1983 | Martin Girvan |
| 1984 | David Smith | 1984 | David Smith |
| 1985 | David Smith | 1985 | David Smith |
| 1986 | David Smith | 1986 | Paul Head |
| 1987 | David Smith | 1987 | David Smith |
| 1988 | David Smith | 1988 | David Smith |
| 1989 | Paul Head | 1989 | Paul Head |
| 1990 | Paul Head | 1990 | Paul Head |
AAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships :
| Year | Men AAA | Women AAA | Year | Men UK | Women UK |
| 1991 | Mick Jones | Fiona Whitehead | 1991 | Paul Head | nc |
| 1992 | Paul Head | nc | 1992 | Paul Head | nc |
| 1993 | Paul Head | Esther Augee | 1993 | Paul Head | Lorraine Shaw |
| 1994 | Peter Vivian | Lorraine Shaw | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1995 | Mick Jones | Lorraine Shaw | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1996 | David W. Smith | Lyn Sprules | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1997 | Paul Head | Lyn Sprules | 1997 | Paul Head | Sarah Moore |
AAA Championships
second era 1998-2006 :
| Year | Men's champion | Women's champion |
| 1998 | Mick Jones | Lorraine Shaw |
| 1999 | Mick Jones | Lyn Sprules |
| 2000 | Mick Jones | Lorraine Shaw |
| 2001 | Mick Jones | Lorraine Shaw |
| 2002 | Mick Jones | Lorraine Shaw |
| 2003 | Bill Beauchamp | Lorraine Shaw |
| 2004 | Mick Jones | Lorraine Shaw |
| 2005 | Andy Frost | Shirley Webb |
| 2006 | Andy Frost | Shirley Webb |
British Athletics Championships
2007 to present :
| Year | Men's champion | Women's champion |
| 2007 | Andy Frost | Zoe Derham |
| 2008 | Mike Floyd | Zoe Derham |
| 2009 | Alex Smith | Zoe Derham |
| 2010 | Alex Smith | Zoe Derham |
| 2011 | Alex Smith | Sophie Hitchon |
| 2012 | Alex Smith | Sophie Hitchon |
| 2013 | Andy Frost | Shaunagh Brown |
| 2014 | Nick Miller | Sophie Hitchon |
| 2015 | Nick Miller | Sophie Hitchon |
| 2016 | Chris Bennett | Sophie Hitchon |
| 2017 | Nick Miller | Sophie Hitchon |
| 2018 | Nick Miller | Sophie Hitchon |
| 2019 | Nick Miller | Jessica Mayho |
| 2020 | Craig Murch | Jessica Mayho |
| 2021 | Taylor Campbell | Tara Simpson-Sullivan |
| 2022 | Nick Miller | Charlotte Payne |
| 2023 | Jake Norris | Charlotte Payne |
| 2024 | Jake Norris | Anna Purchase |
* NBA = No British athlete in medal placings
* nc = not contested