The British 200 metres athletics champions covers three competitions; the current British Athletics Championships which was founded in 2007, the preceding AAA Championships which existed until 2006 and the UK Athletics Championships which existed from 1977 until 1997 and ran concurrently with the AAA Championships.
The AAA Championships were open to international athletes but were not considered the National Champion in this list if they won the relevant Championship.
Kathy Smallwood-Cook accumulated 11 titles in the dual championship era, and won six titles specifically in the AAA Championship continuity, a record shared with Sylvia Cheeseman. Smallwood-Cook is widely recognised as the most successful female 200 metre athlete in the history of the national championships.
John Regis won a total of six AAA Championship and four UK Championships titles, with at least one title in each of nine years with 1986 the only season he won both titles; however, Regis' total in the 'AAA continuity' lies one behind the outright record from the single championship era, the seven titles won by McDonald Bailey. The two are considered the most successful male athletes in the event.
Past winners AAA Championships 220 yards, men's event only Year Men's champion1902 Reginald Wadsley1903 George Brewill1904 Claude Jupp1905Claude Jupp 1906 Claude Jupp (3)1907 John George1908 Lionel Reed1909 Ernest Haley1910 Ernest Haley (2)1911 NBA1912 Willie Applegarth1913 Willie Applegarth 1914 Willie Applegarth (3)1919 William Hill1920 Harry Edward1921 Harry Edward AAA Championships & WAAA Championships Year Men's champion Year Women's champion220 yards1922Harry Edward (3)1922 Mary Lines1923Eric Liddell1923Eileen Edwards1924Eric Liddell (2)1924Eileen Edwards 1925John Rinkel1925Vera Palmer1926Guy Butler1926Vera Palmer (2)1927Guy Butler (2)1927Eileen Edwards (3)1928Walter Rangeley1928Ivy Walker1929John Hanlon1929Winifred Weldon1930Stanley Engelhart1930Nellie Halstead1931 Robin Murdoch1931Nellie Halstead1932 Fred Reid1932Nellie Halstead 1933 Fred Reid (2)1933Eileen Hiscock1934 Robin Murdoch 1934Nellie Halstead (4)1935 Arthur Sweeney1935Eileen Hiscock 1936 Arthur Sweeney1936Eileen Hiscock (3)1937Arthur Sweeney (3)1937 Leonard Chalmers1938Robin Murdoch (3)1938Dorothy Saunders1939Cyril Holmes1939Leonard Chalmers (2)1945nc1945Winifred Jordan1946 McDonald Bailey1946Sylvia Cheeseman1947 McDonald Bailey1947Sylvia Cheeseman 1948 Alastair McCorquodale1948Sylvia Cheeseman 1949McDonald Bailey1949Sylvia Cheeseman 1950 McDonald Bailey1950Dorothy Hall1951 McDonald Bailey 1951Sylvia Cheeseman1952 McDonald Bailey 1952Sylvia Cheeseman (6)1953 McDonald Bailey (7)1953Ann Johnson1954 Brian Shenton1954Ann Johnson (2)1955 George Ellis1955 Jean Scrivens1956 Brian Shenton (2)1956June Paul1957 David Segal1957Heather Young1958 David Segal (2)1958Heather Young (2)1959 David Jones1959Dorothy Hyman1960 David Jones 1960 Dorothy Hyman 1961 David Jones 1961Jenny Smart1962 David Jones 1962Dorothy Hyman 1963 David Jones (5)1963Dorothy Hyman 1964 Menzies Campbell1964Daphne Arden1965 Pat Morrison1965 Janet Simpson1966 Menzies Campbell 1966Janet Simpson (2)1967Menzies Campbell (3)1967Maureen Tranter1968 Ralph Banthorpe1968Val Peat200 metres - metrification1969David Dear1969Dorothy Hyman (5)1970Martin Reynolds1970Margaret Critchley1971Alan Pascoe1971Margaret Critchley (2)1972 Alan Pascoe (2)1972Donna Murray1973Chris Monk1973Helen Gordon1974Chris Monk (2)1974Helen Gordon 1975Ainsley Bennett1975Helen Gordon (3)1976Glen Cohen1976Denise Ramsden
AAA Championships/WAAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships dual championships era 1977-1987 Year Men AAA Year Women WAAA Year Men UK Women UK1977Glen Cohen (2)1977Sonia Lannaman1977Ainsley BennettSonia Lannaman1978Mike McFarlane1978Kathy Smallwood1978Allan WellsSonia Lannaman (2)1979Mike McFarlane 1979Kathy Smallwood 1979Trevor HoyteHeather Hunte1980Trevor Hoyte1980Kathy Smallwood 1980 Cameron SharpKathy Smallwood1981Mike McFarlane (3)1981Sonia Lannaman (2)1981Earl TullochLinsey MacDonald1982Buster Watson1982Kathy Smallwood 1982Mike McFarlaneBev Callender1983Donovan Reid1983Michelle Scutt1983Buster WatsonKathy Smallwood 1984Todd Bennett1984Kathy Cook (née Smallwood) 1984Todd BennettHeather Oakes1985Ade Mafe1985Kathy Cook (6)1985John RegisLinford ChristieKathy Cook 1986John Regis1986Simmone Jacobs1986 John Regis Kathy Cook (5)1987John Regis 1987Joan Baptiste1987Roger BlackPaula Dunn
AAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships dual championships era 1988-1997 Year Men AAA Women AAA Year Men UK Women UK1988Linford ChristieSimmone Jacobs 1988Linford Christie (2)Paula Dunn (2)1989Marcus AdamPaula Dunn1989Marcus AdamJennifer Stoute1990John Regis Jennifer Stoute1990Ade MafePhylis Smith1991Michael RosswessStephi Douglas1991John Regis (3)Linda Keough1992John Regis Sallyanne Short1992Marcus Adam (2)Phylis Smith (2)1993Toby BoxSimmone Jacobs 1993John Regis (4)Katharine Merry1994Solomon WarisoKatharine Merryn/a1995John Regis Catherine Murphyn/a1996John Regis (6)Simmone Jacobs (4)n/a1997 Marlon Devonish Sharon Tunaley1997Doug WalkerKatharine Merry (2)
AAA Championships second era 1998-2006 Year Men's champion Women's champion1998Doug WalkerKatharine Merry (2) 1999Julian GoldingJoice Maduaka2000Darren CampbellSarah Wilhelmy2001Marlon Devonish Shani Anderson2002Marlon Devonish Shani Anderson (2)2003Julian Golding (2)Abiodun Oyepitan2004Chris LambertJoice Maduaka 2005Christian MalcolmDonna Fraser2006Marlon Devonish Joice Maduaka (3)
British Athletics Championships 2007 to present Year Men's champion Women's champion2007Marlon Devonish (5)Jeanette Kwakye2008Christian Malcolm Emily Freeman2009Toby SandemanEmily Freeman (2)2010Christian MalcolmLaura Turner2011Christian Malcolm (4)Jeanette Kwakye (2)2012James EllingtonMargaret Adeoye2013James Ellington (2)Anyika Onuora2014Danny TalbotJodie Williams2015Zharnel HughesMargaret Adeoye (2)2016Adam GemiliDina Asher-Smith2017Nethaneel Mitchell-BlakeShannon Hylton2018Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake Beth Dobbin2019Adam Gemili Jodie Williams 2020Andrew Morgan-HarrisonHannah Williams2021Adam Gemili (3)Jodie Williams (3)2022Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake (3)Daryll Neita2023Zharnel Hughes Daryll Neita (2)2024Matthew Hudson-SmithDina Asher-Smith 2025Zharnel Hughes Dina Asher-Smith (3)2026Zharnel Hughes (4)Success Eduan
NBA = No British athlete in final nc = not contested + = UK Championships
Most titles ('AAA continuity' only; athletes in bold still active) +200 metres - most titlesTitlesMenWomen7McDonald Bailey (1946-47, 1949-53)6John Regis (1986-87, 1990, 1992, 1995-96)Sylvia Cheeseman (1946-49, 1951-52)Kathy Smallwood-Cook (1978-80. 1982, 1984-85)5Marlon Devonish (1997, 2001-02, 2006-07)David Jones (1959-63)Dorothy Hyman (1959-60, 1962-63, 1969)4Zharnel Hughes (2015, 2023, 2025-26)Christian Malcolm (2005, 2008, 2010-11)Nellie Halstead (1930-32, 1934)Simmone Jacobs (1986, 1988, 1993, 1996)39 athletes (1 activeNethaneel Mitchell-Blake.)6 athletes (1 activeDina Asher-Smith.)
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