# List of British champions in javelin throw

The British javelin 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 | C. A. Mack |
| 1920 | Vic D'Arcy |
| 1921 | NBA |
| 1922 | James Dalrymple |
AAA Championships & WAAA Championships :
| Year | Men's champion | Year | Women's champion |
| 1923 | James Dalrymple | 1923 | Sophie Eliott-Lynn |
| 1924 | James Dalrymple | 1924 | Sophie Eliott-Lynn |
| 1925 | James Dalrymple | 1925 | Ivy Wilson |
| 1926 | James Dalrymple | 1926 | Louise Fawcett |
| 1927 | NBA | 1927 | E. Willis |
| 1928 | Reginald Eyles | 1928 | Mary Weston |
| 1929 | James Dalrymple | 1929 | Mary Weston |
| 1930 | Robert Turner | 1930 | Nellie Purvey |
| 1931 | Stanley Wilson | 1931 | Louise Fawcett |
| 1932 | Stanley Wilson | 1932 | Edith Halstead |
| 1933 | William Abell | 1933 | Edith Halstead |
| 1934 | Charles Bowen | 1934 | Edith Halstead |
| 1935 | Stanley Wilson | 1935 | Gladys Lunn |
| 1936 | Stanley Wilson | 1936 | Katharine Connal |
| 1937 | Stanley Wilson | 1937 | Gladys Lunn |
| 1938 | Stanley Wilson | 1938 | Katharine Connal |
| 1939 | James McKillop | 1939 | Katharine Connal |
| 1945 | nc | 1945 | Gladys Clarke |
| 1946 | Malcolm Dalrymple | 1946 | Dora Endruweit |
| 1947 | NBA | 1947 | Dora Chandler (Endruweit) |
| 1948 | Malcolm Dalrymple | 1948 | Bevis Reid |
| 1949 | Antony Francis Hignell | 1949 | Ellen Allen |
| 1950 | Michael Denley | 1950 | Diane Coates |
| 1951 | Michael Denley | 1951 | Diane Coates |
| 1952 | Michael Denley | 1952 | Diane Coates |
| 1953 | Michael Denley | 1953 | Anne Collins |
| 1954 | Maurice Morrell | 1954 | Ann Dukes |
| 1955 | Dennis Tucker | 1955 | Diane Coates |
| 1956 | Peter Cullen | 1956 | Doris Orphall |
| 1957 | Peter Cullen | 1957 | Averil Williams |
| 1958 | Colin Smith | 1958 | Averil Williams |
| 1959 | Colin Smith | 1959 | Sue Platt |
| 1960 | Roger Lane | 1960 | Sue Platt |
| 1961 | John Greasley | 1961 | Sue Platt |
| 1962 | John McSorley | 1962 | Sue Platt |
| 1963 | Colin Smith | 1963 | Rosemary Morgan |
| 1964 | John FitzSimons | 1964 | Sue Platt |
| 1965 | Dave Travis | 1965 | Averil Williams |
| 1966 | John FitzSimons | 1966 | Sue Platt |
| 1967 | Barry Sanderson | 1967 | Sue Platt |
| 1968 | David Travis | 1968 | Sue Platt |
| 1969 | David Travis | 1969 | Sue Platt |
| 1970 | David Travis | 1970 | Angela King |
| 1971 | David Travis | 1971 | Janet Baker |
| 1972 | David Travis | 1972 | Prudence French |
| 1973 | David Travis | 1973 | Sharon Corbett |
| 1974 | David Travis | 1974 | Sharon Corbett |
| 1975 | David Travis | 1975 | Tessa Sanderson |
| 1976 | David Ottley | 1976 | Tessa Sanderson |
AAA Championships/WAAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships
dual championships era 1977-1987 :
| Year | AAA Men | Year | WAAA Women | Year | UK Men | UK Women |
| 1977 | David Ottley | 1977 | Tessa Sanderson | 1977 | Peter De Kremer | David Ottley |
| 1978 | Peter Yates | 1978 | Anne Farquhar | 1978 | David Ottley | Tessa Sanderson |
| 1979 | Simon Osborne | 1979 | Tessa Sanderson | 1979 | David Ottley | Jackie Zaslona |
| 1980 | David Ottley | 1980 | Tessa Sanderson | 1980 | David Ottley | Diane Royle |
| 1981 | David Ottley | 1981 | Fatima Whitbread | 1981 | David Ottley | Fatima Whitbread |
| 1982 | David Ottley | 1982 | Fatima Whitbread | 1982 | David Ottley | Fatima Whitbread |
| 1983 | David Ottley | 1983 | Fatima Whitbread | 1983 | Peter Yates | Fatima Whitbread |
| 1984 | David Ottley | 1984 | Fatima Whitbread | 1984 | Peter Yates+ | Fatima Whitbread |
| 1985 | David Ottley | 1985 | Tessa Sanderson | 1985 | Mick Hill | Fatima Whitbread |
| 1986 | David Ottley | 1986 | Fatima Whitbread | 1986 | Mick Hill | Fatima Whitbread |
| 1987 | Mick Hill | 1987 | Fatima Whitbread | 1987 | Mick Hill | Fatima Whitbread |
AAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships
dual championships era 1988-1997 :
| Year | Men AAA | Women AAA | Year | Men UK | Women UK |
| 1988 | David Ottley | Sharon Gibson | 1988 | Steve Backley | Fatima Whitbread |
| 1989 | Steve Backley | Tessa Sanderson | 1989 | Steve Backley | Sharon Gibson |
| 1990 | Mick Hill | Tessa Sanderson | 1990 | Steve Backley | Sharon Gibson |
| 1991 | Mick Hill | Sharon Gibson | 1991 | Gary Jenson | Sharon Gibson |
| 1992 | Steve Backley | Tessa Sanderson | 1992 | Mick Hill | Mandy Liverton |
| 1993 | Colin Mackenzie | Shelley Holroyd | 1993 | Mick Hill | Sharon Gibson |
| 1994 | Mick Hill | Shelley Holroyd | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1995 | Mick Hill | Lorna Jackson | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1996 | Nick Nieland | Tessa Sanderson | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1997 | Mark Roberson | Karen Martin | 1997 | Steve Backley | Tessa Sanderson |
AAA Championships
second era 1998-2006 :
| Year | Men's champion | Women's champion |
| 1998 | Steve Backley | Lorna Jackson |
| 1999 | Steve Backley | Kirsty Morrison |
| 2000 | Steve Backley | Kelly Morgan |
| 2001 | Mark Roberson | Karen Martin |
| 2002 | Mick Hill | Kelly Morgan |
| 2003 | Mick Hill | Goldie Sayers |
| 2004 | Steve Backley | Goldie Sayers |
| 2005 | Nick Nieland | Goldie Sayers |
| 2006 | Nick Nieland | Goldie Sayers |
British Athletics Championships
2007 to present :
| Year | Men's champion | Women's champion |
| 2007 | Nick Nieland | Goldie Sayers |
| 2008 | Michael Allen | Goldie Sayers |
| 2009 | Mervyn Luckwell | Goldie Sayers |
| 2010 | James Campbell | Goldie Sayers |
| 2011 | Lee Doran | Goldie Sayers |
| 2012 | Lee Doran | Goldie Sayers |
| 2013 | Lee Doran | Rosie Semenytsh |
| 2014 | Lee Doran | Goldie Sayers |
| 2015 | Bonne Buwembo | Izzy Jeffs |
| 2016 | Matti Mortimore | Joanna Blair |
| 2017 | Joe Dunderdale | Laura Whittingham |
| 2018 | James Whiteaker | Laura Whittingham |
| 2019 | Harry Hughes | Laura Whittingham |
| 2020 | James Whiteaker | Freya Jones |
| 2021 | Daniel Bainbridge | Bekah Walton |
| 2022 | James Whiteaker | Bekah Walton |
| 2023 | Benjamin East | Bekah Walton |
| 2024 | Joe Dunderdale | Bekah Walton |
* NBA = No British athlete in medal placings
* nc = not contested