# List of British champions in 3000 metres steeplechase

The British 3,000 metres steeplechase 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

| Year | Champion |
| AAC Championships Men only, no set distance or number of obstacles ||
| 1879 | Henry Oliver |
| AAA Championships Men only, no set distance or number of obstacles ||
| 1880 | James Concannon |
| 1881 | James Ogden |
| 1882 | Thomas Crellin |
| 1883 | Thomas Thornton |
| 1884 | William Snook |
| 1885 | William Snook |
| 1886 | M. A. Harrison |
| 1887 | M. A. Harrison |
| 1888 | J. C. Cope |
| 1889 | Tom White |
| 1890 | Edward Parry |
| 1891 | Edward Parry |
| 1892 | W. H. Smith |
| 1893 | George Martin |
| 1894 | Alfred George |
| 1895 | Edwin Wilkins |
| 1896 | Sidney Robinson |
| 1897 | George Lee |
| 1898 | Charles Lee |
| 1899 | Walter Stokes |
| 1900 | Sidney Robinson |
| 1901 | Sidney Robinson |
| 1902 | George Martin |
| 1903 | Sidney Robinson |
| 1904 | Arthur Russell |
| 1905 | Arthur Russell |
| 1906 | Arthur Russell |
| 1907 | Joseph English |
| 1908 | Reginald Noakes |
| 1909 | Reginald Noakes |
| 1910 | Joseph English |
| 1911 | Reginald Noakes |
| 1912 | Sydney Frost |
| 2 miles (Men's event only) ||
| 1913 | Charles Ruffell |
| 1914 | Sydney Frost |
| 1919 | Percy Hodge |
| 1920 | Percy Hodge |
| 1921 | Percy Hodge |
| 1922 | Bert Rippington |
| 1923 | Percy Hodge |
| 1924 | Joe Blewitt |
| 1925 | Jack Webster |
| 1926 | Jack Webster |
| 1927 | Jack Webster |
| 1928 | Jack Webster |
| 1929 | Edward Oliver |
| 1930 | George Bailey |
| 1931 | Tom Evenson |
| 1932 | Tom Evenson |
| 1933 | George Bailey |
| 1934 | Stanley Scarsbrook |
| 1935 | George Bailey |
| 1936 | Tom Evenson |
| 1937 | William Wylie |
| 1938 | John Potts |
| 1939 | Anthony Etheridge |
| 1946 | Albert Robertson |
| 1947 | Albert Robertson |
| 1948 | Peter Curry |
| 1949 | Trevor Holt |
| 1950 | John Disley |
| 1951 | John Disley |
| 1952 | John Disley |
| 1953 | Eddie Ellis |
| 3,000 metres (Men's event only) ||
| 1954 | Ken Johnson |
| 1955 | John Disley |
| 1956 | Eric Shirley |
| 1957 | John Disley |
| 1958 | Eric Shirley |
| 1959 | Maurice Herriott |
| 1960 | Eric Shirley |
| 1961 | Maurice Herriott |
| 1962 | Maurice Herriott |
| 1963 | Maurice Herriott |
| 1964 | Maurice Herriott |
| 1965 | Maurice Herriott |
| 1966 | Maurice Herriott |
| 1967 | Maurice Herriott |
| 1968 | Gareth Bryan-Jones |
| 1969 | John Jackson |
| 1970 | Andy Holden |
| 1971 | Andy Holden |
| 1972 | Steve Hollings |
| 1973 | Steve Hollings |
| 1974 | John Davies |
| 1975 | Tony Staynings |
| 1976 | Tony Staynings |
AAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships Dual championships era 1977–1997 :
| Year | AAA Men | Year | UK Men |
| 1977 | Dennis Coates | 1977 | Tony Staynings |
| 1978 | Dennis Coates | 1978 | Dennis Coates |
| 1979 | Julian Marsay | 1979 | Gordon Rimmer |
| 1980 | Roger Hackney | 1980 | Tony Staynings |
| 1981 | Graeme Fell | 1981 | Kevin Capper |
| 1982 | Roger Hackney | 1982 | Roger Hackney |
| 1983 | Colin Reitz | 1983 | David Lewis |
| 1984 | Paul Davies-Hale | 1984 | Paul Davies-Hale |
| 1985 | Kevin Capper | 1985 | Kevin Capper |
| 1986 | Eddie Wedderburn | 1986 | Kevin Capper |
| 1987 | Eddie Wedderburn | 1987 | Colin Walker |
| 1988 | Mark Rowland | 1988 | Neil Smart |
| 1989 | Colin Walker | 1989 | Neil Smart |
| 1990 | Tom Hanlon | 1990 | Ken Penney |
| 1991 | Colin Walker | 1991 | Peter McColgan |
| 1992 | Colin Walker | 1992 | Colin Walker |
| 1993 | Colin Walker | 1993 | Spencer Duval |
| 1994 | Justin Chaston | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1995 | Spencer Duval | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1996 | Justin Chaston | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1997 | Spencer Duval | 1997 | Rob Hough |
AAA Championships
second era 1998-2006 :
| Year | Men's champion | Women's champion |
| 1998 | Christian Stephenson | nc |
| 1999 | Christian Stephenson | nc |
| 2000 | Christian Stephenson | nc |
| 2001 | Ben Whitby | nc |
| 2002 | Ben Whitby | Tara Krzywicki+ |
| 2003 | Stuart Stokes | Tara Krzywicki+ |
| 2004 | Justin Chaston | Tina Brown |
| 2005 | Andrew Lemoncello | Tina Brown |
| 2006 | Jermaine Mays | Hattie Dean |
British Athletics Championships
2007 to present :
| Year | Men's champion | Women's champion |
| 2008 | Adam Bowden | Helen Clitheroe |
| 2009 | Luke Gunn | Helen Clitheroe |
| 2010 | Luke Gunn | Barbara Parker |
| 2011 | Luke Gunn | Lennie Waite |
| 2012 | Luke Gunn | Eilish McColgan |
| 2013 | James Wilkinson | Eilish McColgan |
| 2014 | James Wilkinson | Eilish McColgan |
| 2015 | Rob Mullett | Lennie Waite |
| 2016 | Rob Mullett | Rosie Clarke |
| 2017 | Rob Mullett | Iona Lake |
| 2018 | Zak Seddon | Rosie Clarke |
| 2019 | Zak Seddon | Rosie Clarke |
| 2020 | Phil Norman | Aimee Pratt |
| 2021 | Mark Pearce | Elizabeth Bird |
| 2022 | Jamaine Coleman | Elizabeth Bird |
| 2023 | Will Battershill | Poppy Tank |
| 2024 | Phil Norman | Elizabeth Bird |
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