# List of British champions in pole vault

The British pole vault 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.

## Past winners

AAC Championships
Pole jump, men's event only :
| Year | Men's champion |
| 1866 | J. Wheeler |
| 1867 | William Powell Moore |
| 1868 | Robert Mitchell |
| 1869 | Robert Graham |
| 1870 | Robert Mitchell |
| 1871 | Robert Mitchell |
| 1872 | Henry Fellowes |
| 1873 | William Kelsey |
| 1874 | Edwin Woodburn |
| 1875 | not held |
| 1876 | Horace Strachan |
| 1877 | Henry Kayll |
| 1878 | Horace Strachan |
| 1879 | Frederick Robinson |
AAA Championships
pole vault, men's event only :
| Year | Men's champion |
| 1880 | Edward Strachan |
| 1881 | Tom Ray |
| 1882 | Tom Ray |
| 1883 | H. J. Cobbold |
| 1884 | Tom Ray |
| 1885 | Tom Ray |
| 1886 | Tom Ray |
| 1887 | Tom Ray |
| 1888 | Lat Stones & Tom Ray |
| 1889 | Lat Stones |
| 1890 | Richard Dickinson |
| 1891 | R. Watson |
| 1892 | Richard Dickinson & R. Watson |
| 1893 | Richard Dickinson |
| 1894 | Richard Dickinson |
| 1895 | Richard Dickinson |
| 1896 | R. E. Forshaw |
| 1897 | James Poole |
| 1898 | James Poole |
| 1899 | E. C. Pritchard |
| 1900 | NBA |
| 1901 | W. H. Hodgson |
| 1902 | W. H. Hodgson |
| 1903 | NBA |
| 1904 | Herbert Dickinson |
| 1905 | NBA |
| 1906 | NBA |
| 1907 | R. Parrington |
| 1908 | Alf Flaxman |
| 1909 | Alf Flaxman |
| 1910 | Joseph Young |
| 1911 | NBA |
| 1912 | Owen Conquest |
| 1913 | NBA |
| 1914 | A. Anderson |
| 1919 | NBA |
| 1920 | Joe Birkett |
| 1921 | NBA |
| 1922 | NBA |
| 1923 | NBA |
| 1924 | James Campbell |
| 1925 | Fred Housden |
| 1926 | James Campbell |
| 1927 | NBA |
| 1928 | Fred Housden |
| 1929 | Howard Ford |
| 1930 | Bernard Babbington-Smith |
| 1931 | Laurence Bond |
| 1932 | Patrick Ogilvie |
| 1933 | Ian Barratt, Laurence Bond & Frank Phillipson |
| 1934 | Frank Phillipson |
| 1935 | Alfred Kinally |
| 1936 | Richard Webster |
| 1937 | John Dodd |
| 1938 | Richard Webster |
| 1939 | Richard Webster |
| 1946 | John Dodd |
| 1947 | NBA |
| 1948 | Richard Webster |
| 1949 | Tim Anderson |
| 1950 | Tim Anderson & Norman Gregor |
| 1951 | Norman Gregor |
| 1952 | Geoff Elliott |
| 1953 | Geoff Elliott |
| 1954 | Geoff Elliott |
| 1955 | Geoff Elliott |
| 1956 | Ian Ward |
| 1957 | Ian Ward |
| 1958 | Geoff Elliott |
| 1959 | Rex Porter |
| 1960 | Rex Porter |
| 1961 | Rex Porter |
| 1962 | Trevor Burton |
| 1963 | Rex Porter |
| 1964 | Trevor Burton |
| 1965 | Trevor Burton |
| 1966 | Mike Bull |
| 1967 | Mike Bull |
| 1968 | Mike Bull |
| 1969 | Mike Bull |
| 1970 | Mike Bull |
| 1971 | Mike Bull |
| 1972 | Mike Bull |
| 1973 | Brian Hooper |
| 1974 | Brian Hooper |
| 1975 | Jeff Gutteridge |
| 1976 | Brian Hooper |
AAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships
dual championships era 1977-1987 :
| Year | AAA Men | Year | UK Men |
| 1977 | Brian Hooper | 1977 | Jeff Gutteridge |
| 1978 | Brian Hooper | 1978 | Keith Stock |
| 1979 | Jeff Gutteridge & Keith Stock | 1979 | Brian Hooper |
| 1980 | Brian Hooper | 1980 | Keith Stock |
| 1981 | Keith Stock | 1981 | Graham Eggleton |
| 1982 | Jeff Gutteridge | 1982 | Graham Eggleton |
| 1983 | Jeff Gutteridge | 1983 | Keith Stock |
| 1984 | Jeff Gutteridge | 1984 | Keith Stock |
| 1985 | Keith Stock | 1985 | Andy Ashurst |
| 1986 | Brian Hooper | 1986 | Andy Ashurst |
| 1987 | Jeff Gutteridge | 1987 | Jeff Gutteridge |
| 1988 | Mike Edwards | 1988 | Andy Ashurst |
| 1989 | Mike Edwards | 1989 | Mike Edwards |
| 1990 | Mike Edwards | 1990 | Andy Ashurst |
| 1991 | Mike Edwards | 1991 | Andy Ashurst |
| 1992 | Ian Tullett | 1992 | Mike Edwards |
AAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships
dual championships era 1988-1997 :
| Year | Men AAA | Women AAA | Year | Men UK | Women UK |
| 1993 | Ian Tullett | Kate Staples | 1993 | Neil Winter | Kate Staples |
| 1994 | Andy Ashurst | Kate Staples | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1995 | Nick Buckfield | Kate Staples | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1996 | Nick Buckfield | Kate Staples | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1997 | Tim Thomas | Janine Whitlock | 1997 | Paul Williamson | Janine Whitlock |
AAA Championships
second era 1998-2006 :
| Year | Men's champion | Women's champion |
| 1998 | Kevin Hughes | Janine Whitlock |
| 1999 | Kevin Hughes | Janine Whitlock |
| 2000 | Kevin Hughes | Janine Whitlock |
| 2001 | Paul Williamson | Janine Whitlock |
| 2002 | Nick Buckfield | Irie Hill |
| 2003 | Nick Buckfield | Tracey Bloomfield |
| 2004 | Tim Thomas | Zoe Brown |
| 2005 | Nick Buckfield | Janine Whitlock |
| 2006 | Steven Lewis | Ellie Spain |
British Athletics Championships
2007 to present :
| Year | Men's champion | Women's champion |
| 2007 | Steven Lewis | Kate Dennison |
| 2008 | Steven Lewis | Emma Lyons |
| 2009 | Luke Cutts | Kate Dennison |
| 2010 | Joe Ive | Kate Dennison |
| 2011 | Steven Lewis | Holly Bleasdale |
| 2012 | Steven Lewis | Holly Bleasdale |
| 2013 | Luke Cutts | Sally Peake |
| 2014 | Steven Lewis | Sally Peake |
| 2015 | Steven Lewis | Holly Bradshaw |
| 2016 | Luke Cutts | Holly Bradshaw |
| 2017 | Luke Cutts | Holly Bradshaw |
| 2018 | Charlie Myers | Holly Bradshaw |
| 2019 | Harry Coppell | Holly Bradshaw |
| 2020 | Harry Coppell | Holly Bradshaw |
| 2021 | Harry Coppell | Holly Bradshaw |
| 2022 | Harry Coppell | Holly Bradshaw |
| 2023 | Charlie Myers | Molly Caudery |
| 2024 | Harry Coppell | Molly Caudery |
* NBA = No British athlete in medal placings
* nc = not contested