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,[1] 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.[2] 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

Year	Men's champion	Women's champion
	4 miles	4 miles
1866	Richard Garnett	nc
1867	Gilbert G. Kennedy	nc
1868	Walter Chinnery	nc
1869	Walter Chinnery	nc
1870	Henry Riches	nc
1871	John Scott	nc
1872	James Edgar	nc
1873	Arthur Somerville	nc
1874	Walter Slade	nc
1875	James Gibb	nc
1876	Alfred Goodwin	nc
1877	James Gibb	nc
1878	James Gibb	nc
1879	James Warburton	nc
1880	Walter George	nc
1881	George Nehan	nc
1882	Walter George	nc
1883	William Snook	nc
1884	Walter George	nc
1885	William Snook	nc
1886	Charles Rogers	nc
1887	F. Mills	nc
1888	Edward Parry	nc
1889	Sidney Thomas	nc
1890	James Kibblewhite	nc
1891	William Morton	nc
1892	James Kibblewhite	nc
1893	Charles Pearce	nc
1894	Fred Bacon	nc
1895	Henry Munro	nc
1896	Henry Harrison	nc
1897	Charles Bennett	nc
1898	Charles Bennett	nc
1899	Charles Bennett	nc
1900	John Rimmer	nc
1901	Alfred Shrubb	nc
1902	Alfred Shrubb	nc
1903	Alfred Shrubb	nc
1904	Alfred Shrubb	nc
1905	Joseph M. Smith	nc
1906	Frederick Hulford	nc
1907	Alexander Duncan	nc
1908	Emil Voigt	nc
1909	Emil Voigt	nc
1910	Albert Hill	nc
1911	William Scott	nc
1912	George Hutson	nc
1913	George Hutson	nc
1914	George Hutson	nc
1919	Ernest Glover	nc
1920	Joe Blewitt	nc
1921	Walter Monk	nc
1922	Joe Blewitt	nc
1923	Joe Blewitt	nc
1924	William Cotterell	nc
1925	Joe Blewitt	nc
1926	Jack Websteer	nc
1927	Charles Frith	nc
1928	Walter Beavers	nc
1929	Walter Beavers	nc
1930	Brian Oddie	nc
1931	Alex Burns	nc
	3 miles	3 miles
1932	Walter Beavers	nc
1933	Edward Denison	nc
1934	Walter Beavers	nc
1935	Aubrey Reeve	nc
1936	Peter Ward	nc
1937	Peter Ward	nc
1938	Jack Emery	nc
1939	Jack Emery	nc
1946	Sydney Wooderson	nc
1947	Alec Olney	nc
1948	Alec Olney	nc
1949	Anthony Chivers	nc
1950	Alec Olney	nc
1951	Roy Beckett	nc
1952	Christopher Chataway	nc
1953	Gordon Pirie	nc
1954	Freddie Green	nc
1955	Christopher Chataway	nc
1956	Derek Ibbotson	nc
1957	Derek Ibbotson	nc
1958	Stan Eldon	nc
1959	Bruce Tulloh	nc
1960	Frank Salvat	nc
1961	Gordon Pirie	nc
1962	Bruce Tulloh	nc
1963	Bruce Tulloh	nc
1964	Bruce Tulloh	nc
1965	Derek Graham	nc
1966	Dick Taylor	nc
1967	Ian McCafferty	nc
1968	Lachie Stewart	nc
	5.000 metres	5,000 metres
1969	Ian Stewart	nc
1970	Chris Stewart	nc
1971	Mike Baxter	nc
1972	Dave Bedford	nc
1973	Brendan Foster	nc
1974	Brendan Foster	nc
1975	Nick Rose	nc
1976	Brendan Foster	nc
1977	Dave Black / Nick Rose+	nc
1978	Nick Rose / Mike McLeod+	nc
1979	Mike McLeod / Steve Emson+	nc
1980	Dick Callan / David Moorcroft+	Sue Hutton
1981	Geoff Smith / Dave Clarke+	Kathryn Binns
1982	Tim Hutchings	Julie Asgill / Kathryn Binns+
1983	Steve Harris / Nat Muir+	Paula Fudge / Yvonne Murray+
1984	Nick Rose / Eamonn Martin+	Shireen Samy / Angela Tooby+
1985	David Lewis / Eamonn Martin+	Alison Hollington / Angela Tooby+
1986	Tim Hutchings / Jack Buckner+	Marina Samy
1987	Jack Buckner / Simon Mugglestone+	Catherine Newman
1988	Eamonn Martin / Mark Harris+	Jane Shields / Liz McColgan+
1989	Mark Rowland / Steve Cram+	Sue Crehan / Susan Tooby+
1990	Eamonn Martin / Simon Mugglestone+	Sally Ellis
1991	Eamonn Martin / Ian Hamer+	Amanda Wright
1992	Jack Buckner / Ian Robinson+	Amanda Wright
1993	Jon Brown	Suzanne Rigg
1994	Dermot Donnelly	Shireen Barbour
1995	Robert Denmark	Alison Wyeth
1996	John Nuttall	Paula Radcliffe
1997	Kristen Bowditch / Adrian Passey+	Andrea Whitcombe / Paula Radcliffe+
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
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

• nc = not contested
• + = UK Championships

References

1. "WAAA and National Championships Medallists". NUTS.
2. "WAAA and National Championships Medallists". GBR Athletics.