The British 5,000 metres walk athletics champions covers three competitions; the current British Athletics Championships which was founded in 2007, the preceding AAA Championships (1975-2006) 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 WAAA Championships 5,000 metres, women's event only Year Women's champion1975Virginia Lovell1976Marion Fawkes1977Marion Fawkes1978Carol Tyson1979Marion Fawkes(3) WAAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships dual championships era 1980-1997 Year WAAA Women Year UK Women 1980Irene Bateman1980 Carol Tyson1981Carol Tyson(2)1981Carol Tyson(2)1982Irene Bateman(2)1982nc1983Jill Barrett1983Irene Bateman1984Jill Barrett(2)1984Jill Barrett1985Virginia Birch1985Virginia Birch1986Helen Elleker1986 Lisa Langford1987Lisa Langford1987Lisa Langford1988 Betty Sworowski1988Betty Sworowski1989Betty Sworowski1989Lisa Langford(3)1990Betty Sworowski1990Betty Sworowski(2)1991Betty Sworowski (4)1991Vicky Lupton1992Vicky Lupton1992Vicky Lupton(2)1993Vicky Lupton1993Julie Drake1994Verity Snookn/a1995Lisa Langford(2)n/a1996Vicky Luptonn/a1997 Catherine Charnock 1997Sylvia Black
AAA Championships second era 1998-2006 Year Men's champion Women's champion1998ncLisa Kehler1999ncVicky Lupton(4)2000ncnc2001Lloyd FinchNiobe Menendez2002Steve HollierLisa Kehler2003Steve Hollier(2)Lisa Kehler(3)2004Dominic KingNiobe Menendez(2)2005Dominic KingJohanna Jackson2006Dominic KingJohanna Jackson British Athletics Championships 2007 to present Year Men's champion Women's champion2007Dominic King(4)Johanna Jackson2008Daniel KingJohanna Jackson2009Scott DavisJohanna Jackson2010Alex WrightJohanna Jackson2011Tom BosworthJohanna Jackson2012Alex WrightJohanna Jackson2013Alex Wright(3)Bethan Davies2014Tom BosworthHannah Lewis2015Tom BosworthJohanna Atkinson (9)2016Tom BosworthBethan Davies2017Tom BosworthBethan Davies2018Tom BosworthBethan Davies2019Callum WilkinsonBethan Davies2020Callum Wilkinson(2)Gemma Bridge2021Tom BosworthBethan Davies2022Tom Bosworth(8)Bethan Davies2023Christopher SnookHeather Warner2024Christopher Snook (2)Gracie Griffiths2025Cam CorbishleyHannah Hopper2026Cam Corbishley (2)Bethan Davies (8)
nc = not contested
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