# List of British champions in 10,000 metres

The British 10,000 metres athletics champions covers three competitions; the current British Athletics Championships which was founded in 2007, the preceding AAA Championships (1880-2006) 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. Since 2018, the national 10,000m has been incorporated into the elite race at the Night of 10,000m PB event, with the same rule applying where international athletes win the race as in the AAA Championships.

## Past winners

AAA Championships
6 miles, mens event only :
| Year | Men's champion |
| 1932 | John Potts |
| 1933 | Jack Holden |
| 1934 | Jack Holden |
| 1935 | Jack Holden |
| 1936 | Alec Burns |
| 1937 | Alec Burns |
| 1938 | Reginald Draper |
| 1939 | Samuel Palmer |
| 1946 | Jim Peters |
| 1947 | Anthony Chivers |
| 1948 | Stan Cox |
| 1949 | Stan Cox |
| 1950 | Frank Aaron |
| 1951 | Gordon Pirie |
| 1952 | Gordon Pirie |
| 1953 | Gordon Pirie |
| 1954 | Peter Driver |
| 1955 | Ken Norris |
| 1956 | Ken Norris |
| 1957 | George Knight |
| 1958 | Stan Eldon |
| 1959 | Stan Eldon |
| 1960 | Gordon Pirie |
| 1961 | Basil Heatley |
| 1962 | Roy Fowler |
| 1963 | Ron Hill |
| 1964 | Mike Bullivant |
| 1965 | Ron Hill |
| 1966 | Bruce Tulloh |
| 1967 | Lachie Stewart |
| 1968 | Tim Johnston |
| 10,000 metres ||
| 1969 | Dick Taylor |
| 1970 | Dave Bedford |
| 1971 | Dave Bedford |
| 1972 | Dave Bedford |
| 1973 | Dave Bedford |
| 1974 | Dave Bedford |
| 1975 | Dave Black |
| 1976 | Keith Penny |
AAA Championships/WAAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships
dual championships era 1977-1987 :
| Year | AAA Men | Year | WAAA Women | Year | UK Men | UK Women |
| 1977 | Brendan Foster | 1977 | nc | 1977 | Ian Stewart | nc |
| 1978 | Brendan Foster | 1978 | nc | 1978 | Dave Black | nc |
| 1979 | Dave Murphy | 1979 | nc | 1979 | Dave Black | nc |
| 1980 | Nick Rose | 1980 | Christine Readdy | 1980 | Geoff Smith | nc |
| 1981 | Barry Smith | 1981 | Kathryn Binns | 1981 | Dave Black | nc |
| 1982 | Julian Goater | 1982 | Margaret Boddy | 1982 | Julian Goater | nc |
| 1983 | Charlie Spedding | 1983 | Barbara King | 1983 | Steve Binns | nc |
| 1984 | Steve Jones | 1984 | Priscilla Welch | 1984 | Nick Rose | nc |
| 1985 | Karl Harrison | 1985 | Sue Crehan | 1985 | Mark Scrutton | nc |
| 1986 | Jon Solly | 1986 | Jill Clarke | 1986 | Karl Harrison | Liz Lynch |
| 1987 | Steve Harris | 1987 | Sue Crehan | 1987 | Nick Rose | nc |
| 1988 | Steve Binns | 1988 | Angela Tooby | 1988 | David Lewis+ | nc |
AAA Championships :
| Year | Men AAA | Women AAA |
| 1989 | Eamonn Martin | Jill Hunter |
| 1990 | Richard Nerurkar | Andrea Wallace |
| 1991 | Carl Thackery | Annette Bell |
| 1992 | Eamonn Martin | Andrea Wallace |
| 1993 | Paul Evans | Vikki McPherson |
| 1994 | Rob Denmark | Zara Hyde |
| 1995 | Gary Staines | Jill Hunter |
| 1996 | Rob Denmark | Louise Watson |
AAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships
dual championships era :
| Year | Men AAA | Women AAA | Year | Men UK | Women UK |
| 1997 | Mark Steinle | nc | 1997 | Ian Hudspith+ | Vikki McPherson+ |
AAA Championships
second era 1998-2006 :
| Year | Men's champion | Women's champion |
| 1998 | Dermot Donnelly | Tara Krzywicki |
| 1999 | Paul Evans | Beverley Jenkins |
| 2000 | Andres Jones | Birhan Dagne |
| 2001 | Glynn Tromans | Penny Thackray |
| 2002 | Rob Denmark | Hayley Yelling |
| 2003 | Karl Keska | Hayley Yelling |
| 2004 | Mark O'Dowd | Kathy Butler |
| 2005 | Gavin Thompson | Kathy Butler |
| 2006 | Dominic Bannister | Hayley Yelling |
British Athletics Championships
2007 to present :
| Year | Men's champion | Women's champion |
| 2007 | Phil Nicholls | Jo Pavey |
| 2008 | Antony Ford | Jo Pavey |
| 2009 | Andy Vernon | Claire Hallissey |
| 2010 | James Walsh | Jo Pavey |
| 2011 | James Walsh | Sonia Samuels |
| 2012 | Michael Skinner | Caryl Jones |
| 2013 | Andrew Lemoncello | Alyson Dixon |
| 2014 | Andy Vernon | Jo Pavey |
| 2015 | Jonathan Mellor | Rhona Auckland |
| 2016 | Ross Millington | Jessica Martin |
| 2017 | Andy Vernon | Beth Potter |
| 2018 | Alex Yee | Charlotte Arter |
| 2019 | Ben Connor | Stephanie Twell |
| 2020–2021, not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic |||
| 2022 | Sam Atkin | Jessica Judd |
| 2023 | Andrew Butchart | Jessica Warner-Judd |
| 2024 | Patrick Dever | Megan Keith |
* nc = not contested