# 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, 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
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 |
AAA Championships & WAAA Championships :
| Year | Men's champion | Year | Women's champion |
| 1922 | R.A. Nicholas | 1922 | Sylvia Stone |
| 1923 | Jack Probert | 1923 | Hilda Hatt |
| 1924 | Arthur Willis | 1924 | Sophie Eliott-Lynn |
| 1925 | Fred Nuttall | 1925 | Phyllis Green |
| 1926 | Carl Van Geysel | 1926 | Phyllis Green |
| 1927 | Jack London | 1927 | Phyllis Green |
| 1928 | Harry Simmonds | 1928 | Marjorie O'Kell |
| 1929 | Alec James | 1929 | Marjorie O'Kell |
| 1930 | Edward Bradbrooke & Geoffrey Turner | 1930 | Mary Milne |
| 1931 | Arthur Gray | 1931 | Marjorie O'Kell |
| 1932 | William Land | 1932 | Mary Milne |
| 1933 | Edward Bradbrooke | 1933 | Mary Milne |
| 1934 | John Michie | 1934 | Mary Milne |
| 1935 | Stanley West | 1935 | Mary Milne |
| 1936 | Stanley West & Arthur Gold | 1936 | Dorothy Odam |
| 1937 | John Newman | 1937 | Dorothy Odam |
| 1938 | Robert Kennedy | 1938 | Dorothy Odam |
| 1939 | John Newman | 1939 | Dorothy Odam |
| 1945 | nc | 1945 | Dora Gardner |
| 1946 | Alan Paterson | 1946 | Dora Gardner |
| 1947 | Ron Pavitt | 1947 | Gladys Young |
| 1948 | Alan Paterson | 1948 | Dorothy Tyler |
| 1949 | Alan Paterson | 1949 | Dorothy Tyler |
| 1950 | Alan Paterson | 1950 | Sheila Alexander |
| 1951 | Ron Pavitt | 1951 | Sheila Lerwill |
| 1952 | Ron Pavitt | 1952 | Dorothy Tyler |
| 1953 | Derek Cox | 1953 | Sheila Lerwill |
| 1954 | Tony Orton | 1954 | Sheila Lerwill |
| 1955 | William Piper | 1955 | Thelma Hopkins |
| 1956 | Michael Ludlow & Paul Stableforth | 1956 | Dorothy Tyler |
| 1957 | David Wilson | 1957 | Thelma Hopkins |
| 1958 | Gordon Miller | 1958 | Mary Bignal |
| 1959 | Crawford Fairbrother | 1959 | Mary Bignal |
| 1960 | Gordon Miller | 1960 | Dorothy Shirley |
| 1961 | Crawford Fairbrother | 1961 | Dorothy Shirley |
| 1962 | Crawford Fairbrother | 1962 | Frances Slaap |
| 1963 | Crawford Fairbrother | 1963 | Linda Knowles & Susan Dennler |
| 1964 | Crawford Fairbrother | 1964 | Frances Slaap |
| 1965 | Crawford Fairbrother | 1965 | Frances Slaap |
| 1966 | Gordon Miller | 1966 | Dorothy Shirley |
| 1967 | Gordon Miller | 1967 | Linda Knowles |
| 1968 | Michael Campbell | 1968 | Dorothy Shirley |
| 1969 | Crawford Fairbrother | 1969 | Barbara Inkpen |
| 1970 | NBA | 1970 | Dorothy Shirley |
| 1971 | Michael Campbell | 1971 | Barbara Inkpen |
| 1972 | Colin Boreham | 1972 | Rosaline Few |
| 1973 | Michael Campbell | 1973 | Barbara Lawton |
| 1974 | Richard Gyles | 1974 | Val Harrison |
| 1975 | Angus McKenzie | 1975 | Denise Brown |
| 1976 | Milton Palmer | 1976 | Denise Brown |
AAA Championships/WAAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships
dual championships era 1977-1987 :
| Year | AAA Men | Year | WAAA Women | Year | UK Men | UK Women |
| 1977 | Alan Dainton | 1977 | Brenda Gibbs | 1977 | Mike Butterfield | Brenda Gibbs |
| 1978 | Brian Burgess | 1978 | Carol Mathers | 1978 | Mark Naylor | Gillian Hitchen |
| 1979 | Ossie Cham & Tim Foulger | 1979 | Barbara Simmonds | 1979 | Brian Burgess | Ann-Marie Devally |
| 1980 | Mark Naylor | 1980 | Ann-Marie Devally | 1980 | Mark Naylor | Louise Miller |
| 1981 | Mark Naylor | 1981 | Ann-Marie Cording | 1981 | Brian Burgess | Louise Miller |
| 1982 | Geoff Parsons | 1982 | Barbara Simmonds | 1982 | Trevor Llewelyn | Barbara Simmonds |
| 1983 | Geoff Parsons | 1983 | Gillian Evans | 1983 | Mark Lakey | Gillian Evans |
| 1984 | Geoff Parsons | 1984 | Diana Elliott | 1984 | Alex Kruger | Diana Elliott |
| 1985 | Dalton Grant | 1985 | Diana Davies | 1985 | Geoff Parsons | Janet Boyle |
| 1986 | Geoff Parsons | 1986 | Diana Davies | 1986 | Geoff Parsons | Diana Davies |
| 1987 | Geoff Parsons | 1987 | Sharon McPeake | 1987 | Floyd Manderson | Diana Davies |
AAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships
dual championships era 1988-1997 :
| Year | Men AAA | Women AAA | Year | Men UK | Women UK |
| 1988 | Geoff Parsons | Janet Boyle | 1988 | Geoff Parsons | Diana Davies |
| 1989 | Dalton Grant | Diana Davies | 1989 | Steve Chapman | Janet Boyle |
| 1990 | Dalton Grant | Lea Haggett | 1990 | Dalton Grant | Julia Bennett |
| 1991 | Geoff Parsons | Debbie Marti | 1991 | Dalton Grant | Lea Haggett |
| 1992 | Steve Smith | Lea Haggett | 1992 | Brendan Reilly | Debbie Marti |
| 1993 | Steve Smith | Debbie Marti | 1993 | Dalton Grant | Debbie Marti |
| 1994 | Brendan Reilly | Julia Bennett | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1995 | Steve Smith | Lea Haggett | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1996 | Steve Smith | Debbie Marti | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1997 | Brendan Reilly | Debbie Marti | 1997 | Brendan Reilly | Debbie Marti |
AAA Championships
second era 1998-2006 :
| Year | Men's champion | Women's champion |
| 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 |
British Athletics Championships
2007 to present :
| Year | Men's champion | Women's champion |
| 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