List of British champions in 3000 metres

The British 3,000 metres athletics champions covers two competitions; the Amateur Athletic Club Championships (1968-1999) 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 3000 metres, women's event only Year Women's champion1968Carol Firth1969Barbara Banks1970Bridget Cushen1971Joyce Smith1972Paula Yeoman1973Joyce Smith1974Joyce Smith1975Christine Haskett1976Thelwyn Bateman WAAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships dual championships era 1977-1987 Year WAAA Women Year UK Women 1977Carol Gould1977Glynis Penny1978Christine Benning1978Paula Fudge1979Kathryn Binns1979Glynis Penny1980Regina Joyce1980 Kathryn Binns1981Val Rowe1981Ruth Smeeth1982Debbie Peel 1982Paula Fudge1983Debbie Peel 1983Wendy Sly1984Debbie Peel1984Christine Benning1985Zola Budd1985Yvonne Murray1986Christine Benning1986 Wendy Sly1987Wendy Sly 1987Yvonne Murray AAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships dual championships era 1988-1993 Year Men AAA Women AAA Year Men UK Women UK1988 ncYvonne Murray1988ncMelissa Watson1989Tony Leonard Alison Wyeth1989David MoorcroftLiz McColgan1990Matthew ClarksonYvonne Murray 1990Geoff TurnbullAndrea Wallace1991Tom HanlonYvonne Murray1991Peter ElliottLiz McColgan1992Michael QuinnLisa York1992John NuttallLiz McColgan1993NBAYvonne Murray1993Spencer BardenYvonne Murray

AAA Championships Year Men's champion Women's champion1994Bashir HussainSonia McGeorge1995Nick HopkinsSarah Bentley1996Matt O'DowdDebbie Gunning1997 Allen Graffin Debbie Sullivan1998Nick ComerfordAmanda Parkinson1999Andrew GraffinJilly Ingman DISCONTINUED

NBA = No British athlete in medal placings nc = not contested

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