The British marathon athletics champions covers two competitions; the AAA Championships (1925-1982) and the London Marathon from 1983.
Where an international athlete won the AAA Championships or London Marathon the highest ranking UK athlete is considered the National Champion in this list.
Past winners AAA Championships marathon, men's event only Year Men's champion1925Sam Ferris1926Sam Ferris (2)1927Sam Ferris (3)1928Harry Payne1929Harry Payne (2)1930Dunky Wright1931 Dunky Wright (2)1932 Donald Robertson1933Donald Robertson (2)1934 Donald Robertson (3)1935 Albert Norris1936Donald Robertson (4)1937Donald Robertson (5)1938John Beman1939 Donald Robertson (6)1946Squire Yarrow1947Jack Holden1948Jack Holden (2)1949Jack Holden (3)1950Jack Holden (4)1951 Jim Peters (1)1952 Jim Peters (2)1953Jim Peters (3)1954 Jim Peters (4)1955 Bill McMinnis1956Harry Hicks1957 Eddie Kirkup1958Colin Kemball1959 Christopher Fleming-Smith1960Brian Kilby1961 Brian Kilby (2)1962 Brian Kilby (3)1963Brian Kilby (4)1964 Brian Kilby (5)1965 Bill Adcocks1966Graham Taylor1967Jim Alder1968Tim Johnston1969Ron Hill1970Don Faircloth1971 Ron Hill (2)1972 Ron Hill (3)1973Ian Thompson1974 Bernie Plain1975 Jeff Norman1976Barry Watson1977Dave Cannon
AAA Championships/WAAA Championships Year AAA Men Year WAAA Women 1978Tony Simmons1978Margaret Lockley1979Greg Hannon1979Joyce Smith1980 Ian Thompson (2)1980Joyce Smith (2)1981Hugh Jones1981Leslie Watson1982Steve Kenyon1982Kathryn Binns London Marathon Year Men Women British Champion determined by highest placed British athlete1983Mike GrattonGlynis Penny1984Charlie SpeddingPriscilla Welch1985Steve JonesSarah Rowell1986Hugh Jones (2)Ann Ford1987Hugh Jones (3)Priscilla Welch (2)1988Kevin ForsterAnn Ford (2)1989Tony MilovsorovVéronique Marot1990Allister HuttonNicky McCracken1991Dave LongSally Ellis1992Paul EvansAndrea Wallace1993Eamonn MartinLiz McColgan1994Eamonn Martin (2)Sally Ellis (2)1995Paul Evans (2)Liz McColgan (2)1996Paul Evans (3)Liz McColgan (3)1997 Paul Evans (4) Liz McColgan (4)1998Mark HudspithLiz McColgan (5)1999Mark Hudspith (2)Nicola Scales2000Mark Hudspith (3)Lynne MacDougall2001Mark SteinleLynne MacDougall (2)2002Mark Steinle (2)Paula Radcliffe2003Chris CarissPaula Radcliffe (2)2004Jon BrownTracey Morris2005Jon Brown (2)Paula Radcliffe (3)2006Peter RileyMara Yamauchi2007Dan RobinsonMara Yamauchi (2)2008Dan Robinson (2)Liz Yelling2009Andi JonesMara Yamauchi (3)2010Andrew LemoncelloMara Yamauchi (4)2011Lee MerrienJo Pavey2012Lee Merrien (2)Claire Hallissey2013Derek HawkinsSusan Partridge2014Mo FarahAmy Whitehead2015Scott OverallSonia Samuels2016Callum HawkinsAlyson Dixon2017Josh GriffithsAlyson Dixon (2)2018Mo Farah (2)Lily Partridge2019Mo Farah (3)Charlotte Purdue2020colspan=3 2021Philip SesemannCharlotte Purdue (2)2022Weynay GhebresilasieRose Harvey2023Emile CairessSamantha Harrison2024Emile Cairess (2)Mhairi Maclennan2025Mahamed MahamedEilish McColgan2026Mahamed Mahamed (2)Eilish McColgan (2)
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