# List of British champions in shot put

The British shot put 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 represented Great Britain.

## Past winners

AAC Championships
men's event only :
| Year | Men's champion |
| 1866 | Charles Fraser |
| 1867 | John Stone |
| 1868 | John Stone |
| 1869 | Henry Leeke |
| 1870 | Robert Mitchell |
| 1871 | Robert Mitchell |
| 1872 | Edward Bor |
| 1873 | Edward Bor |
| 1874 | William Powell Moore |
| 1875 | Tom Stone |
| 1876 | Tom Stone |
| 1877 | Tom Stone |
| 1878 | William Winthrop |
| 1879 | Arthur East / William Winthrop |
AAA Championships
men's event only :
| Year | Men's champion |
| 1880 | William Winthrop |
| 1881 | Maurice Davin |
| 1882 | George Ross |
| 1883 | Owen Harte |
| 1884 | Owen Harte |
| 1885 | Donald Mackinnon |
| 1886 | James Mitchel |
| 1887 | James Mitchel |
| 1888 | James Mitchel+ |
| 1889 | R. A. Greene & William Barry |
| 1890 | R. A. Greene |
| 1891 | William Barry |
| 1892 | William Barry |
| 1893 | Denis Horgan |
| 1894 | Denis Horgan |
| 1895 | Denis Horgan |
| 1896 | Denis Horgan |
| 1897 | Denis Horgan |
| 1898 | Denis Horgan |
| 1899 | Denis Horgan |
| 1900 | Denis Horgan |
| 1901 | NBA |
| 1902 | NBA |
| 1903 | Tom Nicolson |
| 1904 | Tom Nicolson |
| 1905 | Tom Nicolson |
| 1906 | Tom Kirkwood |
| 1907 | Tom Kirkwood |
| 1908 | Tom Kirkwood |
| 1909 | Tom Nicolson |
| 1910 | Henry Alan Leeke |
| 1911 | D. McGregor |
| 1912 | Tom Nicolson |
| 1913 | NBA |
| 1914 | Rex Woods |
| 1919 | Rex Woods |
| 1920 | Rex Woods |
| 1921 | Malcolm Nokes |
| 1922 | Rex Woods |
AAA Championships & WAAA Championships :
| Year | Men's champion | Year | Women's champion |
| 1923 | William Bradford | 1923 | Florence Birchenough |
| 1924 | Rex Woods | 1924 | Mary Weston |
| 1925 | John Ross | 1925 | Mary Weston |
| 1926 | Rex Woods | 1926 | Florence Birchenough |
| 1927 | Rex Woods | 1927 | Florence Birchenough |
| 1928 | Rex Woods | 1928 | Mary Weston |
| 1929 | Robert Howland | 1929 | Mary Weston |
| 1930 | Robert Howland | 1930 | Elsie Otway |
| 1931 | Kenneth Pridie | 1931 | Irene Phillips |
| 1932 | Robert Howland | 1932 | Irene Phillips |
| 1933 | Robert Howland | 1933 | Kathleen Tilley |
| 1934 | Robert Howland | 1934 | Kathleen Tilley |
| 1935 | Robert Howland | 1935 | Kathleen Tilley |
| 1936 | Robert Howland | 1936 | Kathleen Tilley |
| 1937 | Robert Howland | 1937 | Kathleen Tilley |
| 1938 | Robert Howland | 1938 | Bevis Reid |
| 1939 | Robert Howland | 1939 | Bevis Reid |
| 1945 | nc | 1945 | Kathleen Dyer |
| 1946 | Harold Moody | 1946 | Kathleen Dyer |
| 1947 | Harold Moody | 1947 | Bevis Reid |
| 1948 | Harold Moody | 1948 | Bevis Reid |
| 1949 | John Giles | 1949 | Bevis Shergold (Reid) |
| 1950 | John Savidge | 1950 | Joan Linsell |
| 1951 | John Savidge | 1951 | Bevis Shergold (Reid) |
| 1952 | John Savidge | 1952 | Joan Linsell |
| 1953 | John Savidge | 1953 | Joan Linsell |
| 1954 | John Savidge | 1954 | Suzanne Allday |
| 1955 | Barclay Palmer | 1955 | Josephine Cook |
| 1956 | Barclay Palmer | 1956 | Suzanne Allday |
| 1957 | Arthur Rowe | 1957 | Josephine Cook |
| 1958 | Arthur Rowe | 1958 | Suzanne Allday |
| 1959 | Arthur Rowe | 1959 | Suzanne Allday |
| 1960 | Arthur Rowe | 1960 | Suzanne Allday |
| 1961 | Arthur Rowe | 1961 | Suzanne Allday |
| 1962 | Martyn Lucking | 1962 | Suzanne Allday |
| 1963 | Martyn Lucking | 1963 | Suzanne Allday |
| 1964 | Martyn Lucking | 1964 | Mary Peters |
| 1965 | Alan Carter | 1965 | Mary Peters |
| 1966 | Mike Lindsay | 1966 | Brenda Bedford |
| 1967 | Jeff Teale | 1967 | Brenda Bedford |
| 1968 | Jeff Teale | 1968 | Brenda Bedford |
| 1969 | Jeff Teale | 1969 | Brenda Bedford |
| 1970 | Jeff Teale | 1970 | Mary Peters |
| 1971 | Geoff Capes | 1971 | Brenda Bedford |
| 1972 | Geoff Capes | 1972 | Brenda Bedford |
| 1973 | Geoff Capes | 1973 | Mary Peters |
| 1974 | Geoff Capes | 1974 | Brenda Bedford |
| 1975 | Geoff Capes | 1975 | Brenda Bedford |
| 1976 | Geoff Capes | 1976 | Janis Kerr |
AAA Championships/WAAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships
dual championships era 1977-1987 :
| Year | AAA Men | Year | WAAA Women | Year | UK Men | UK Women |
| 1977 | Geoff Capes | 1977 | Brenda Bedford | 1977 | Geoff Capes | Venissa Head |
| 1978 | Geoff Capes | 1978 | Angela Littlewood | 1978 | Geoff Capes | Judy Oakes |
| 1979 | Geoff Capes | 1979 | Judy Oakes | 1979 | Geoff Capes | Angela Littlewood |
| 1980 | Geoff Capes | 1980 | Judy Oakes | 1980 | Mike Winch | Angela Littlewood |
| 1981 | Mike Winch | 1981 | Angela Littlewood | 1981 | Simon Rodhouse | Venissa Head |
| 1982 | Mike Winch | 1982 | Judy Oakes | 1982 | Andy Vince | Judy Oakes |
| 1983 | Mike Winch | 1983 | Judy Oakes | 1983 | Nick Tabor | Venissa Head |
| 1984 | Mike Winch | 1984 | Judy Oakes | 1984 | Billy Cole | Judy Oakes |
| 1985 | Billy Cole | 1985 | Judy Oakes | 1985 | Billy Cole | Judy Oakes |
| 1986 | Billy Cole | 1986 | Judy Oakes | 1986 | Billy Cole | Judy Oakes |
| 1987 | Paul Edwards | 1987 | Judy Oakes | 1987 | Carl Jennings | Judy Oakes |
AAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships
dual championships era 1988-1997 :
| Year | Men AAA | Women AAA | Year | Men UK | Women UK |
| 1988 | Simon Williams | Judy Oakes | 1988 | Graham Savory | Judy Oakes |
| 1989 | Simon Williams | Myrtle Augee | 1989 | Paul Edwards | Judy Oakes |
| 1990 | Paul Edwards | Judy Oakes | 1990 | Paul Edwards | Myrtle Augee |
| 1991 | Paul Edwards | Judy Oakes | 1991 | Paul Edwards | Judy Oakes |
| 1992 | Paul Edwards | Judy Oakes | 1992 | Paul Edwards | Judy Oakes |
| 1993 | Matt Simson | Myrtle Augee | 1993 | Paul Edwards | Myrtle Augee |
| 1994 | Paul Edwards | Judy Oakes | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1995 | Mark Proctor | Judy Oakes | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1996 | Matt Simson | Judy Oakes | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1997 | Stephan Hayward | Judy Oakes | 1997 | Shaun Pickering | Judy Oakes |
AAA Championships
second era 1998-2006 :
| Year | Men's champion | Women's champion |
| 1998 | Mark Proctor | Judy Oakes |
| 1999 | Mark Proctor | Myrtle Augee |
| 2000 | Stephan Hayward | Judy Oakes |
| 2001 | Mark Proctor | Jo Duncan |
| 2002 | Mark Proctor | Myrtle Augee |
| 2003 | Carl Myerscough | Jo Duncan |
| 2004 | Carl Myerscough | Julie Dunkley |
| 2005 | Carl Myerscough | Julie Dunkley |
| 2006 | Carl Myerscough | Julie Dunkley |
British Athletics Championships
2007 to present :
| Year | Men's champion | Women's champion |
| 2007 | Carl Myerscough | Eva Massey |
| 2008 | Carl Myerscough | Jo Duncan |
| 2009 | Carl Myerscough | Eden Francis |
| 2010 | Carl Myerscough | Eden Francis |
| 2011 | Carl Myerscough | Eden Francis |
| 2012 | Carl Myerscough | Eden Francis |
| 2013 | Greg Beard | Rachel Wallader |
| 2014 | Scott Rider | Eden Francis |
| 2015 | Scott Lincoln | Rachel Wallader |
| 2016 | Scott Lincoln | Rachel Wallader |
| 2017 | Scott Lincoln | Rachel Wallader |
| 2018 | Scott Lincoln | Amelia Strickler |
| 2019 | Scott Lincoln | Sophie McKinna |
| 2020 | Scott Lincoln | Sophie McKinna |
| 2021 | Scott Lincoln | Sophie McKinna |
| 2022 | Scott Lincoln | Adele Nicoll |
| 2023 | Scott Lincoln | Adele Nicoll |
| 2024 | Scott Lincoln | Amelia Campbell |
* NBA = No British athlete in medal placings
* nc = not contested