# List of British champions in discus throw

The British discus 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
men's event only :
| Year | Men's champion |
| 1914 | Walter Henderson |
| 1920 | NBA |
| 1921 | Walter Henderson |
| 1922 | Walter Henderson |
| 1923 | George Mitchell |
AAA Championships & WAAA Championships :
| Year | Men's champion | Year | Women's champion |
| 1924 | Donald Ross | 1924 | Florence Birchenough |
| 1925 | NBA | 1925 | Florence Birchenough |
| 1926 | Charles Best | 1926 | Florence Birchenough |
| 1927 | NBA | 1927 | Florence Birchenough |
| 1928 | Charles Best | 1928 | Florence Birchenough |
| 1929 | Kenneth Pridie | 1929 | Mary Weston |
| 1930 | Kenneth Pridie | 1930 | Louise Fawcett |
| 1931 | Kenneth Pridie | 1931 | Irene Phillips |
| 1932 | Kenneth Pridie | 1932 | Ada Holland |
| 1933 | Kenneth Pridie | 1933 | Ada Holland |
| 1934 | Douglas Bell | 1934 | Irene Phillips |
| 1935 | Douglas Bell | 1935 | Ada Holland |
| 1936 | Laurence Reavell-Carter | 1936 | Irene Phillips |
| 1937 | David Young | 1937 | Irene Phillips |
| 1938 | David Young | 1938 | Bevis Reid |
| 1939 | James Nesbitt | 1939 | Bevis Reid |
| 1945 | nc | 1945 | Kathleen Dyer |
| 1946 | James Nesbitt | 1946 | Dora Endruweit |
| 1947 | James Nesbitt | 1947 | Margaret Lucas |
| 1948 | Jack Brewer | 1948 | Bevis Reid |
| 1949 | Jack Brewer | 1949 | Bevis Shergold (Reid) |
| 1950 | Harry Duguid | 1950 | Joyce Smith |
| 1951 | Mark Pharaoh | 1951 | Bevis Shergold (Reid) |
| 1952 | Mark Pharaoh | 1952 | Suzanne Farmer |
| 1953 | Mark Pharaoh | 1953 | Suzanne Farmer |
| 1954 | Mark Pharaoh | 1954 | Maya Giri |
| 1955 | Mark Pharaoh | 1955 | Maya Giri |
| 1956 | Mark Pharaoh | 1956 | Suzanne Allday |
| 1957 | Mike Lindsay | 1957 | Sylvia Needham |
| 1958 | Gerry Carr | 1958 | Suzanne Allday |
| 1959 | Mike Lindsay | 1959 | Suzanne Allday |
| 1960 | Mike Lindsay | 1960 | Suzanne Allday |
| 1961 | Len Chinnery | 1961 | Suzanne Allday |
| 1962 | Roy Hollingsworth | 1962 | Suzanne Allday |
| 1963 | Mike Lindsay | 1963 | Suzanne Allday |
| 1964 | Roy Hollingsworth | 1964 | Rosemary Payne |
| 1965 | Mike Lindsay | 1965 | Rosemary Payne |
| 1966 | Bill Tancred | 1966 | Rosemary Payne |
| 1967 | Bill Tancred | 1967 | Rosemary Payne |
| 1968 | Bill Tancred | 1968 | Rosemary Payne |
| 1969 | Bill Tancred | 1969 | Rosemary Payne |
| 1970 | Bill Tancred | 1970 | Rosemary Payne |
| 1971 | John Watts | 1971 | Rosemary Payne |
| 1972 | Bill Tancred | 1972 | Rosemary Payne |
| 1973 | Bill Tancred | 1973 | Rosemary Payne |
| 1974 | Bill Tancred | 1974 | Rosemary Payne |
| 1975 | Bill Tancred | 1975 | Meg Ritchie |
| 1976 | Pete Tancred | 1976 | Janet Thompson |
AAA Championships/WAAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships
dual championships era 1977-1987 :
| Year | AAA Men | Year | WAAA Women | Year | UK Men | UK Women |
| 1977 | Pete Tancred | 1977 | Meg Ritchie | 1977 | Pete Tancred | Meg Ritchie |
| 1978 | Pete Tancred | 1978 | Janet Thompson | 1978 | Peter Gordon | Meg Ritchie |
| 1979 | Richard Slaney | 1979 | Janet Thompson | 1979 | Richard Slaney | Meg Ritchie |
| 1980 | Pete Tancred | 1980 | Lesley Mallin | 1980 | Pete Tancred | Meg Ritchie |
| 1981 | Robert Weir | 1981 | Meg Ritchie | 1981 | Peter Gordon | Venissa Head |
| 1982 | Robert Weir | 1982 | Janette Picton | 1982 | Peter Gordon | Lesley Bryant |
| 1983 | Robert Weir | 1983 | Lynda Whiteley | 1983 | Pete Tancred | Venissa Head |
| 1984 | Robert Weir | 1984 | Lynda Whiteley | 1984 | Paul Mardle | Venissa Head |
| 1985 | Paul Mardle | 1985 | Julia Avis | 1985 | Paul Mardle | Julia Avis |
| 1986 | Richard Slaney | 1986 | Kathryn Farr | 1986 | Graham Savory | Venissa Head |
| 1987 | Paul Mardle | 1987 | Ellen Mulvihill | 1987 | Paul Mardle | Kathryn Farr |
AAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships
dual championships era 1988-1997 :
| Year | Men AAA | Women AAA | Year | Men UK | Women UK |
| 1988 | Paul Mardle | Jackie McKernan | 1988 | Paul Mardle | Venissa Head |
| 1989 | Paul Mardle | Janette Picton | 1989 | Graham Savory | Jackie McKernan |
| 1990 | Abi Ekoku | Jackie McKernan | 1990 | Paul Mardle | Jackie McKernan |
| 1991 | Simon Williams | Jackie McKernan | 1991 | Paul Mardle | Jackie McKernan |
| 1992 | Abi Ekoku | Jackie McKernan | 1992 | Abi Ekoku | Jackie McKernan |
| 1993 | Robert Weir | Tracy Axten | 1993 | Darrin Morris | Jackie McKernan |
| 1994 | Kevin Brown | Jackie McKernan | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1995 | Robert Weir | Jackie McKernan | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1996 | Robert Weir | Jackie McKernan | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1997 | Robert Weir | Jackie McKernan | 1997 | Robert Weir | Shelley Drew |
AAA Championships
second era 1998-2006 :
| Year | Men's champion | Women's champion |
| 1998 | Robert Weir | Shelley Drew |
| 1999 | Robert Weir | Shelley Drew |
| 2000 | Robert Weir | Shelley Drew |
| 2001 | Glen Smith | Shelley Drew |
| 2002 | Robert Weir | Philippa Roles |
| 2003 | Emeka Udechuku | Shelley Newman |
| 2004 | Emeka Udechuku | Philippa Roles |
| 2005 | Carl Myerscough | Philippa Roles |
| 2006 | Carl Myerscough | Claire Smithson |
British Athletics Championships
2007 to present :
| Year | Men's champion | Women's champion |
| 2007 | Emeka Udechuku | Philippa Roles |
| 2008 | Emeka Udechuku | Emma Carpenter |
| 2009 | Emeka Udechuku | Philippa Roles |
| 2010 | Brett Morse | Jade Nicholls |
| 2011 | Abdul Buhari | Jade Nicholls |
| 2012 | Lawrence Okoye | Eden Francis |
| 2013 | Brett Morse | Jade Lally |
| 2014 | Zane Duquemin | Eden Francis |
| 2015 | Brett Morse | Jade Lally |
| 2016 | Nicholas Percy | Jade Lally |
| 2017 | Nicholas Percy | Jade Lally |
| 2018 | Brett Morse | Jade Lally |
| 2019 | Nicholas Percy | Jade Lally |
| 2020 | Nicholas Percy | Kirsty Law |
| 2021 | Lawrence Okoye | Eden Francis |
| 2022 | Nicholas Percy | Jade Lally |
| 2023 | Lawrence Okoye | Jade Lally |
| 2024 | Chukwuemeka Osammor | Divine Oladipo |
* NBA = No British athlete in medal placings
* nc = not contested