The British pole vault champions covers four competitions; the current British Athletics Championships which was founded in 2007, the preceding AAA Championships (1880-2006), the Amateur Athletic Club Championships (1866-1879) and finally 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 AAC Championships Pole jump, men's event only Year Men's champion1866J. Wheeler1867William Powell Moore1868Robert Mitchell1869Robert Graham1870 Robert Mitchell1871 Robert Mitchell1872 Henry Fellowes1873 William Kelsey1874Edwin Woodburn1875not held1876Horace Strachan1877Henry Kayll1878Horace Strachan1879Frederick Robinson AAA Championships pole vault, men's event only Year Men's champion1880 Edward Strachan1881 Tom Ray1882 Tom Ray1883 H. J. Cobbold1884 Tom Ray1885 Tom Ray1886 Tom Ray1887 Tom Ray1888 Lat Stones & Tom Ray1889 Lat Stones1890 Richard Dickinson1891 R. Watson1892 Richard Dickinson & R. Watson1893 Richard Dickinson1894 Richard Dickinson1895 Richard Dickinson1896 R. E. Forshaw1897 James Poole1898 James Poole1899 E. C. Pritchard1900 NBA1901 W. H. Hodgson1902 W. H. Hodgson1903 NBA1904 Herbert Dickinson1905 NBA1906 NBA1907 R. Parrington1908 Alf Flaxman1909 Alf Flaxman1910 Joseph Young1911 NBA1912 Owen Conquest1913 NBA1914 A. Anderson1919 NBA1920 Joe Birkett1921 NBA1922 NBA1923NBA1924James Campbell1925Fred Housden1926James Campbell1927NBA1928Fred Housden1929Howard Ford 1930Bernard Babbington-Smith1931 Laurence Bond1932 Patrick Ogilvie1933Ian Barratt, Laurence Bond & Frank Phillipson1934 Frank Phillipson1935 Alfred Kinally1936Richard Webster1937John Dodd1938Richard Webster1939 Richard Webster1946John Dodd1947NBA1948Richard Webster1949 Tim Anderson1950 Tim Anderson & Norman Gregor1951 Norman Gregor1952 Geoff Elliott1953Geoff Elliott1954 Geoff Elliott1955 Geoff Elliott1956Ian Ward1957Ian Ward1958Geoff Elliott1959 Rex Porter1960Rex Porter1961 Rex Porter1962 Trevor Burton1963Rex Porter1964 Trevor Burton1965 Trevor Burton1966 Mike Bull1967 Mike Bull1968 Mike Bull1969 Mike Bull1970Mike Bull1971 Mike Bull1972 Mike Bull1973Brian Hooper1974 Brian Hooper1975 Jeff Gutteridge1976Brian Hooper
AAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships dual championships era 1977-1987 Year AAA Men Year UK Men 1977Brian Hooper1977Jeff Gutteridge1978Brian Hooper1978Keith Stock1979Jeff Gutteridge & Keith Stock1979Brian Hooper1980Brian Hooper1980 Keith Stock1981Keith Stock1981Graham Eggleton1982Jeff Gutteridge 1982Graham Eggleton1983Jeff Gutteridge 1983Keith Stock1984Jeff Gutteridge 1984Keith Stock1985Keith Stock1985Andy Ashurst1986Brian Hooper1986 Andy Ashurst1987Jeff Gutteridge1987Jeff Gutteridge1988Mike Edwards1988Andy Ashurst1989Mike Edwards1989Mike Edwards1990Mike Edwards1990Andy Ashurst1991Mike Edwards1991Andy Ashurst1992Ian Tullett1992Mike Edwards
AAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships dual championships era 1988-1997 Year Men AAA Women AAA Year Men UK Women UK1993Ian Tullett Kate Staples1993Neil WinterKate Staples1994Andy AshurstKate Staplesn/a1995Nick BuckfieldKate Staplesn/a1996Nick BuckfieldKate Staplesn/a1997 Tim Thomas Janine Whitlock1997Paul WilliamsonJanine Whitlock
AAA Championships second era 1998-2006 Year Men's champion Women's champion1998Kevin HughesJanine Whitlock1999Kevin HughesJanine Whitlock2000Kevin HughesJanine Whitlock2001Paul WilliamsonJanine Whitlock2002Nick BuckfieldIrie Hill2003Nick BuckfieldTracey Bloomfield2004Tim Thomas Zoe Brown2005Nick BuckfieldJanine Whitlock2006Steven LewisEllie Spain British Athletics Championships 2007 to present Year Men's champion Women's champion2007Steven LewisKate Dennison2008Steven LewisEmma Lyons2009Luke CuttsKate Dennison2010Joe IveKate Dennison(3)2011Steven LewisHolly Bleasdale2012Steven LewisHolly Bleasdale2013Luke CuttsSally Peake2014Steven LewisSally Peake2015Steven Lewis(7)Holly Bradshaw2016Luke CuttsHolly Bradshaw2017Luke Cutts(4)Holly Bradshaw2018Charlie MyersHolly Bradshaw2019Harry CoppellHolly Bradshaw2020Harry CoppellHolly Bradshaw2021Harry CoppellHolly Bradshaw2022Harry CoppellHolly Bradshaw(10)2023Charlie Myers(2)Molly Caudery2024Harry Coppell(5)Molly Caudery2025Owen HeardMolly Caudery(3)2026Owen Heard (2)Gemma Tutton
NBA = No British athlete in medal placings nc = not contested
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