The British 400 metres hurdles athletics champions covers three competitions; the current British Athletics Championships which was founded in 2007, the preceding AAA Championships (1914-2006) 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 AAA Championships 440 yards hurdles, men's event only Year Men's champion1914 Joseph English1919 George Gray1920 Edward Wheller1921 NBA1922 J. J. Evans1923L. H. Phillips1924Wilfrid Tatham1925William Boardman1926Lord Burghley1927Lord Burghley1928Lord Burghley1929Lord Burghley1930Lord Burghley1931 Lord Burghley1932 Lord Burghley1933Lord Burghley1934 Ralph Kilner Brown1935 Alan Hunter1936John Sheffield1937J. G. Barnes1938Rowland Palmer1939 Rowland Palmer1946Ronald Ede1947Harry Whittle1948Harry Whittle1949Harry Whittle1950Harry Whittle1951 Harry Whittle1952 Harry Whittle1953Harry Whittle1954 Harry Kane1955 Bob Shaw1956Tom Farrell1957Tom Farrell1958Tom Farrell1959 Chris Goudge1960Max Boyes1961 Chris Surety1962 Chris Surety1963John Cooper1964 John Cooper1965 John Cooper1966John Sherwood1967John Sherwood1968David Hemery400 metres hurdles, men's event only1969 John Sherwood1970Bob Roberts1971 John Sherwood1972 David Hemery
AAA Championships / WAAA Championships 400 metres hurdles Year Men's champion Year Women's champion1973Alan Pascoe1973Sue Howell1974Bill Hartley1974Linda Robinson1975Bill Hartley1975Jannette Roscoe1976Alan Pascoe1976Christine Warden
AAA Championships/WAAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships dual championships era 1977-1987 Year AAA Men Year WAAA Women Year UK Men UK Women 1977Alan Pascoe1977Liz Sutherland1977Peter KellyChristine Warden1978Alan Pascoe1978Liz Sutherland1978Bill HartleyLiz Sutherland1979Gary Oakes 1979Christine Warden1979Gary Oakes Christine Warden1980 Bill Hartley1980Susan Morley 1980 Gary OakesSusan Dalgoutté1981Gary Oakes1981Christine Warden1981Bill HartleyWendy Griffiths1982Mike Whittingham1982Susan Morley1982Gary OakesSusan Morley1983Steve Sole1983Yvette Wray1983Phil BeattieSusan Morley1984Martin Gillingham1984Gladys Taylor1984Martin BriggsGladys Taylor1985Max Robertson1985Yvette Wray1985Phil BeattieAileen Mills1986Max Robertson1986Yvette Wray1986 Max RobertsonYvette Wray1987 Max Robertson 1987Elaine McLaughlin1987Kriss AkabusiElaine McLaughlin AAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships dual championships era 1988-1997 Year Men AAA Women AAA Year Men UK Women UK1988 Max RobertsonSally Gunnell1988Philip HarriesElaine McLaughlin1989Max RobertsonWendy Cearns 1989Max RobertsonElaine McLaughlin1990Max Robertson Gowry Retchakan1990Kriss AkabusiClare Sugden1991Max RobertsonGowry Retchakan1991Max RobertsonJacqui Parker1992Kriss AkabusiGowry Retchakan1992Kriss AkabusiGowry Retchakan1993Gary CadoganJacqui Parker1993Gary CadoganGowry Retchakan1994Peter CramptonGowry Retchakann/a1995Gary CadoganGowry Retchakann/a1996Jon RidgeonSally Gunnelln/a1997 Charles Robertson-Adams Keri Maddox1997Chris RawlinsonSally Gunnell
AAA Championships second era 1998-2006 Year Men's champion Women's champion1998Paul GrayNatasha Danvers1999Chris RawlinsonSinead Dudgeon2000Chris RawlinsonKeri Maddox2001Chris RawlinsonSinead Dudgeon2002Chris RawlinsonNatasha Danvers2003Chris RawlinsonLiz Fairs2004Chris RawlinsonKatie Jones2005Matthew EliasNicola Sanders2006Rhys WilliamsNatasha Danvers-Smith British Athletics Championships 2007 to present Year Men's champion Women's champion2007Dale GarlandNatasha Danvers-Smith2008Richard YatesPerri Shakes-Drayton2009Dai GreeneNusrat Ceesay2010Dai GreenePerri Shakes-Drayton2011Nathan WoodwardPerri Shakes-Drayton2012Dai GreenePerri Shakes-Drayton2013Dai GreenePerri Shakes-Drayton2014Niall FlanneryEilidh Child2015Niall FlanneryEilidh Child2016Sebastian RodgerEilidh Doyle2017Jack GreenEilidh Doyle2018Dai GreeneMeghan Beesley2019Jacob PaulMeghan Beesley2020Alastair ChalmersJessie Knight2021Alastair ChalmersJessica Turner2022Alastair ChalmersJessie Knight2023Alastair ChalmersJessie Knight2024Alastair ChalmersLina Nielsen2025Tyri DonovanLina Nielsen2026Alastair ChalmersEmily Newnham
NBA = No British athlete in medal placings nc = not contested
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