# List of British champions in 400 metres hurdles

The British 400 metres hurdles athletics champions covers three competitions; the current British Athletics Championships which was founded in 2007, the preceding AAA Championships (1914-2006) and 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

AAA Championships
440 yards hurdles, men's event only :
| Year | Men's champion |
| 1914 | Joseph English |
| 1919 | George Gray |
| 1920 | Edward Wheller |
| 1921 | NBA |
| 1922 | J. J. Evans |
| 1923 | L. H. Phillips |
| 1924 | Wilfrid Tatham |
| 1925 | William Boardman |
| 1926 | Lord Burghley |
| 1927 | Lord Burghley |
| 1928 | Lord Burghley |
| 1929 | Lord Burghley |
| 1930 | Lord Burghley |
| 1931 | Lord Burghley |
| 1932 | Lord Burghley |
| 1933 | Lord Burghley |
| 1934 | Ralph Kilner Brown |
| 1935 | Alan Hunter |
| 1936 | John Sheffield |
| 1937 | J. G. Barnes |
| 1938 | Rowland Palmer |
| 1939 | Rowland Palmer |
| 1946 | Ronald Ede |
| 1947 | Harry Whittle |
| 1948 | Harry Whittle |
| 1949 | Harry Whittle |
| 1950 | Harry Whittle |
| 1951 | Harry Whittle |
| 1952 | Harry Whittle |
| 1953 | Harry Whittle |
| 1954 | Harry Kane |
| 1955 | Bob Shaw |
| 1956 | Tom Farrell |
| 1957 | Tom Farrell |
| 1958 | Tom Farrell |
| 1959 | Chris Goudge |
| 1960 | Max Boyes |
| 1961 | Chris Surety |
| 1962 | Chris Surety |
| 1963 | John Cooper |
| 1964 | John Cooper |
| 1965 | John Cooper |
| 1966 | John Sherwood |
| 1967 | John Sherwood |
| 1968 | David Hemery |
| 400 metres hurdles, men's event only ||
| 1969 | John Sherwood |
| 1970 | Bob Roberts |
| 1971 | John Sherwood |
| 1972 | David Hemery |
AAA Championships / WAAA Championships
400 metres hurdles :
| Year | Men's champion | Year | Women's champion |
| 1973 | Alan Pascoe | 1973 | Sue Howell |
| 1974 | Bill Hartley | 1974 | Linda Robinson |
| 1975 | Bill Hartley | 1975 | Jannette Roscoe |
| 1976 | Alan Pascoe | 1976 | Christine Warden |
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 Pascoe | 1977 | Liz Sutherland | 1977 | Peter Kelly | Christine Warden |
| 1978 | Alan Pascoe | 1978 | Liz Sutherland | 1978 | Bill Hartley | Liz Sutherland |
| 1979 | Gary Oakes | 1979 | Christine Warden | 1979 | Gary Oakes | Christine Warden |
| 1980 | Bill Hartley | 1980 | Susan Morley | 1980 | Gary Oakes | Susan Dalgoutté |
| 1981 | Gary Oakes | 1981 | Christine Warden | 1981 | Bill Hartley | Wendy Griffiths |
| 1982 | Mike Whittingham | 1982 | Susan Morley | 1982 | Gary Oakes | Susan Morley |
| 1983 | Steve Sole | 1983 | Yvette Wray | 1983 | Phil Beattie | Susan Morley |
| 1984 | Martin Gillingham | 1984 | Gladys Taylor | 1984 | Martin Briggs | Gladys Taylor |
| 1985 | Max Robertson | 1985 | Yvette Wray | 1985 | Phil Beattie | Aileen Mills |
| 1986 | Max Robertson | 1986 | Yvette Wray | 1986 | Max Robertson | Yvette Wray |
| 1987 | Max Robertson | 1987 | Elaine McLaughlin | 1987 | Kriss Akabusi | Elaine McLaughlin |
AAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships
dual championships era 1988-1997 :
| Year | Men AAA | Women AAA | Year | Men UK | Women UK |
| 1988 | Max Robertson | Sally Gunnell | 1988 | Philip Harries | Elaine McLaughlin |
| 1989 | Max Robertson | Wendy Cearns | 1989 | Max Robertson | Elaine McLaughlin |
| 1990 | Max Robertson | Gowry Retchakan | 1990 | Kriss Akabusi | Clare Sugden |
| 1991 | Max Robertson | Gowry Retchakan | 1991 | Max Robertson | Jacqui Parker |
| 1992 | Kriss Akabusi | Gowry Retchakan | 1992 | Kriss Akabusi | Gowry Retchakan |
| 1993 | Gary Cadogan | Jacqui Parker | 1993 | Gary Cadogan | Gowry Retchakan |
| 1994 | Peter Crampton | Gowry Retchakan | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1995 | Gary Cadogan | Gowry Retchakan | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1996 | Jon Ridgeon | Sally Gunnell | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1997 | Charles Robertson-Adams | Keri Maddox | 1997 | Chris Rawlinson | Sally Gunnell |
AAA Championships
second era 1998-2006 :
| Year | Men's champion | Women's champion |
| 1998 | Paul Gray | Natasha Danvers |
| 1999 | Chris Rawlinson | Sinead Dudgeon |
| 2000 | Chris Rawlinson | Keri Maddox |
| 2001 | Chris Rawlinson | Sinead Dudgeon |
| 2002 | Chris Rawlinson | Natasha Danvers |
| 2003 | Chris Rawlinson | Liz Fairs |
| 2004 | Chris Rawlinson | Katie Jones |
| 2005 | Matthew Elias | Nicola Sanders |
| 2006 | Rhys Williams | Natasha Danvers-Smith |
British Athletics Championships
2007 to present :
| Year | Men's champion | Women's champion |
| 2007 | Dale Garland | Natasha Danvers-Smith |
| 2008 | Richard Yates | Perri Shakes-Drayton |
| 2009 | Dai Greene | Nusrat Ceesay |
| 2010 | Dai Greene | Perri Shakes-Drayton |
| 2011 | Nathan Woodward | Perri Shakes-Drayton |
| 2012 | Dai Greene | Perri Shakes-Drayton |
| 2013 | Dai Greene | Perri Shakes-Drayton |
| 2014 | Niall Flannery | Eilidh Child |
| 2015 | Niall Flannery | Eilidh Child |
| 2016 | Sebastian Rodger | Eilidh Doyle |
| 2017 | Jack Green | Eilidh Doyle |
| 2018 | Dai Greene | Meghan Beesley |
| 2019 | Jacob Paul | Meghan Beesley |
| 2020 | Alastair Chalmers | Jessie Knight |
| 2021 | Alastair Chalmers | Jessica Turner |
| 2022 | Alastair Chalmers | Jessie Knight |
| 2023 | Alastair Chalmers | Jessie Knight |
| 2024 | Alastair Chalmers | Lina Nielsen |
* NBA = No British athlete in medal placings
* nc = not contested