# List of British champions in 5000 metres

The British 5,000 metres 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. The distance was originally 4 miles but in 1932 switched to 3 miles.
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
4 miles, men's event only :
| Year | Men's champion |
| 1866 | Richard Garnett |
| 1867 | Gilbert G. Kennedy |
| 1868 | Walter Chinnery |
| 1869 | Walter Chinnery |
| 1870 | Henry Riches |
| 1871 | John Scott |
| 1872 | James Edgar |
| 1873 | Arthur Somerville |
| 1874 | Walter Slade |
| 1875 | James Gibb |
| 1876 | Alfred Goodwin |
| 1877 | James Gibb |
| 1878 | James Gibb |
| 1879 | James Warburton / Walter George |
AAA Championships
4 miles, men's event only :
| Year | Men's champion |
| 1880 | Walter George |
| 1881 | George Nehan |
| 1882 | Walter George |
| 1883 | William Snook |
| 1884 | Walter George |
| 1885 | William Snook |
| 1886 | Charles Rogers |
| 1887 | F. Mills |
| 1888 | Edward Parry |
| 1889 | Sidney Thomas |
| 1890 | James Kibblewhite |
| 1891 | William Morton |
| 1892 | James Kibblewhite |
| 1893 | Charles Pearce |
| 1894 | Fred Bacon |
| 1895 | Henry Munro |
| 1896 | Henry Harrison |
| 1897 | Charles Bennett |
| 1898 | Charles Bennett |
| 1899 | Charles Bennett |
| 1900 | John Rimmer |
| 1901 | Alfred Shrubb |
| 1902 | Alfred Shrubb |
| 1903 | Alfred Shrubb |
| 1904 | Alfred Shrubb |
| 1905 | Josh Smith |
| 1906 | Frederick Hulford |
| 1907 | Alexander Duncan |
| 1908 | Emil Voigt |
| 1909 | Emil Voigt |
| 1910 | Albert Hill |
| 1911 | William Scott |
| 1912 | George Hutson |
| 1913 | George Hutson |
| 1914 | George Hutson |
| 1919 | Ernest Glover |
| 1920 | Joe Blewitt |
| 1921 | Walter Monk |
| 1922 | Joe Blewitt |
| 1923 | Joe Blewitt |
| 1924 | William Cotterell |
| 1925 | Joe Blewitt |
| 1926 | Jack Webster |
| 1927 | Charles Frith |
| 1928 | Walter Beavers |
| 1929 | Walter Beavers |
| 1930 | Brian Oddie |
| 1931 | Alec Burns |
| 3 miles, men's event only ||
| 1932 | Walter Beavers |
| 1933 | Edward Denison |
| 1934 | Walter Beavers |
| 1935 | Aubrey Reeve |
| 1936 | Peter Ward |
| 1937 | Peter Ward |
| 1938 | Jack Emery |
| 1939 | Jack Emery |
| 1946 | Sydney Wooderson |
| 1947 | Alec Olney |
| 1948 | Alec Olney |
| 1949 | Anthony Chivers |
| 1950 | Alec Olney |
| 1951 | Roy Beckett |
| 1952 | Christopher Chataway |
| 1953 | Gordon Pirie |
| 1954 | Freddie Green |
| 1955 | Christopher Chataway |
| 1956 | Derek Ibbotson |
| 1957 | Derek Ibbotson |
| 1958 | Stan Eldon |
| 1959 | Bruce Tulloh |
| 1960 | Frank Salvat |
| 1961 | Gordon Pirie |
| 1962 | Bruce Tulloh |
| 1963 | Bruce Tulloh |
| 1964 | Bruce Tulloh |
| 1965 | Derek Graham |
| 1966 | Dick Taylor |
| 1967 | Ian McCafferty |
| 1968 | Lachie Stewart |
AAA Championships :
| Year | Men's champion |
| 5,000 metres ||
| 1969 | Ian Stewart |
| 1970 | Chris Stewart |
| 1971 | Mike Baxter |
| 1972 | Dave Bedford |
| 1973 | Brendan Foster |
| 1974 | Brendan Foster |
| 1975 | Nick Rose |
| 1976 | Brendan Foster |
AAA Championships/WAAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships
dual championships era 1977-1987 :
| Year | AAA Men | Year | WAAA Women | Year | UK Men | UK Women |
| 1977 | Dave Black | 1977 | nc | 1977 | Nick Rose | nc |
| 1978 | Nick Rose | 1978 | nc | 1978 | Mike McLeod | nc |
| 1979 | Mike McLeod | 1979 | nc | 1979 | Steve Emson | nc |
| 1980 | Dick Callan | 1980 | Sue Hutton | 1980 | David Moorcroft | nc |
| 1981 | Geoff Smith | 1981 | Kathryn Binns | 1981 | Dave Clarke | nc |
| 1982 | Tim Hutchings | 1982 | Julie Asgill | 1982 | Tim Hutchings | Kathryn Binns |
| 1983 | Steve Harris | 1983 | Paula Fudge | 1983 | Nat Muir | Yvonne Murray |
| 1984 | Nick Rose | 1984 | Shireen Samy | 1984 | Eamonn Martin | Angela Tooby |
| 1985 | David Lewis | 1985 | Alison Hollington | 1985 | Eamonn Martin | Angela Tooby |
| 1986 | Tim Hutchings | 1986 | Marina Samy | 1986 | Jack Buckner | nc |
| 1987 | Jack Buckner | 1987 | Catherine Newman | 1987 | Simon Mugglestone | nc |
AAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships
dual championships era 1988-1997 :
| Year | Men AAA | Women AAA | Year | Men UK | Women UK |
| 1988 | Eamonn Martin | Jane Shields | 1988 | Mark Harris | Liz McColgan |
| 1989 | Mark Rowland | Sue Crehan | 1989 | Steve Cram | Susan Tooby |
| 1990 | Eamonn Martin | Sally Ellis | 1990 | Simon Mugglestone | nc |
| 1991 | Eamonn Martin | Amanda Wright | 1991 | Ian Hamer | nc |
| 1992 | Jack Buckner | Amanda Wright | 1992 | Ian Robinson | nc |
| 1993 | Jon Brown | Suzanne Rigg | 1993 | Jon Brown | nc |
| 1994 | Dermot Donnelly | Shireen Barbour | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1995 | Robert Denmark | Alison Wyeth | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1996 | John Nuttall | Paula Radcliffe | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1997 | Kristen Bowditch | Andrea Whitcombe | 1997 | Adrian Passey | Paula Radcliffe |
AAA Championships
second era 1998-2006 :
| Year | Men's champion | Women's champion |
| 1998 | Karl Keska | Andrea Whitcombe |
| 1999 | Rob Denmark | Hayley Haining |
| 2000 | Andres Jones | Paula Radcliffe |
| 2001 | Jon Wild | Jo Pavey |
| 2002 | Jon Wild | Hayley Yelling |
| 2003 | Andrew Graffin | Hayley Yelling |
| 2004 | Chris Thompson | Catherine Berry |
| 2005 | Mark Miles | Hayley Yelling |
| 2006 | Peter Riley | Jo Pavey |
British Athletics Championships
2007 to present :
| Year | Men's champion | Women's champion |
| 2007 | Mo Farah | Jo Pavey |
| 2008 | Andy Vernon | Jo Pavey |
| 2009 | Scott Overall | Freya Murray |
| 2010 | Chris Thompson | Freya Murray |
| 2011 | Mo Farah | Julia Bleasdale |
| 2012 | Ross Millington | Jo Pavey |
| 2013 | Andy Vernon | Stephanie Twell |
| 2014 | Tom Farrell | Emelia Gorecka |
| 2015 | Tom Farrell | Stephanie Twell |
| 2016 | Andrew Butchart | Stephanie Twell |
| 2017 | Andrew Butchart | Stephanie Twell |
| 2018 | Marc Scott | Stephanie Twell |
| 2019 | Andrew Butchart | Eilish McColgan |
| 2020 | Marc Scott | Jessica Judd |
| 2021 | Patrick Dever | Jessica Judd |
| 2022 | Marc Scott | Amy-Eloise Markovc |
| 2023 | James West | Jessica Warner-Judd |
| 2024 | James West | Hannah Nuttall |
* nc = not contested