List of British champions in decathlon/heptathlon
The British decathlon champions and the British heptathlon champions covers three competitions; the current British Athletics Championships which was founded in 2007, the preceding AAA Championships (1928-2006) and the UK Athletics Championships which existed from 1977 until 1997 and ran concurrently with the AAA Championships.[1][2]
Where an international athlete won the AAA Championships the highest ranking UK athlete is considered the National Champion in this list.
Past winners
[edit]AAA Championships
| |
|---|---|
| Year | Men's champion |
| 1928 | Howard Ford |
| 1936 | Ronald Walker |
| 1937 | Jim Miggins |
| 1938 | Thomas Lockton |
| 1947 | Harry Whittle |
| 1948 | Les Pinder |
- NBA = No British athlete in medal placings
- nc = not contested
- + = UK Championships
References
[edit]- ^ "WAAA and National Championships Medallists". GBR Athletics.
- ^ "WAAA and National Championships Medallists". NUTS.
- ^ Bloom, Ben (25 June 2022). "Daley Thompson's son wins British decathlon title - 46 years after his father's first". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ Pieraccini, Gabby (1 March 2022). "Review: British Championships 2022". Decathletes of Europe.
- ^ "Decathlon and heptathlon 'sidelined' by UK Athletics, says Harry Kendall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2023.