The British hammer throw athletics 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. Irish athletes originally competed for Great Britain.

Past winners AAC Championships men's event only Year Men's champion1866Richard James1867Patrick Halkett1868Henry Leeke1869William Burgess1870 Henry Leeke1871William Burgess1872Henry Leeke (3)1873 James Paterson1874Stephen Brown1875William Burgess1876George Hales1877 George Hales (2)1878Edmund Baddeley1879William Burgess (4)

AAA Championships hammer throw, men's event only Year Men's champion1880 Walter Lawrence1881 Maurice Davin1882 Edmund Baddeley (2)1883 John Gruer1884Owen Harte1885 William Barry1886 James Mitchel1887 James Mitchel1888 James Mitchel (3)1889 William Barry1890 Robert Lindsay1891 R. Nelson Robbie1892William Barry1893 Denis Carey1894 William Barry1895 William Barry (5)1896 John Flanagan1897 Tom Kiely1898 Tom Kiely1899 Tom Kiely1900 Denis Horgan+1901 Tom Kiely1902 Tom Kiely (5)1903 Tom Nicolson1904 Tom Nicolson1905 Tom Nicolson1906 Henry Alan Leeke1907 Tom Nicolson1908 Robert Lindsay-Watson1909 Tom Nicolson1910 Alf Flaxman1911 Alf Flaxman1912 Tom Nicolson1913 Alf Flaxman (3)1914 Tom Nicolson (7)1919 John Freeborn1920 Don Rose1921 Malcolm Nokes1922 Malcolm Nokes1923Malcolm Nokes1924Malcolm Nokes1925Malcolm Nokes1926Malcolm Nokes1927Malcolm Nokes1928Malcolm Nokes1929NBA1930Malcolm Nokes (9)1931 NBA1932 John Jarvis1933Sandy Smith1934 Sandy Smith1935 Jim Rioch1936Sandy Smith1937Duncan Clark & Sandy Smith (4)1938Tom McAnallen1939 Norman Drake1946Duncan Clark1947Duncan Clark1948Norman Drake (2)1949Duncan Clark1950Duncan Clark1951 Duncan Clark1952 Duncan Clark (7)1953Don Anthony1954 Alec Valentine1955 Ewan Douglas1956Peter Allday1957Mike Ellis1958Mike Ellis1959 Mike Ellis1960Mike Ellis (4)1961 Howard Payne1962 Howard Payne1963Howard Payne1964 Howard Payne1965 Howard Payne1966Howard Payne1967Howard Payne1968Howard Payne1969 Howard Payne1970Howard Payne1971 Howard Payne1972 Barry Williams1973Howard Payne1974 Howard Payne (13)1975 Paul Dickenson1976Chris Black

AAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships dual championships era 1977-1997 Year AAA Men Year UK Men 1977Chris Black1977Paul Dickenson1978Paul Dickenson (2)1978Chris Black1979Matthew Mileham1979Chris Black1980 Martin Girvan1980 Paul Dickenson1981Martin Girvan (2)1981Martin Girvan1982Robert Weir 1982Martin Girvan1983Chris Black (3)1983Martin Girvan1984David Smith1984David Smith1985David Smith1985David Smith1986David Smith1986 Paul Head1987 David Smith1987David Smith1988 David Smith (5)1988David Smith1989Paul Head1989Paul Head1990Paul Head1990Paul Head AAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships Year Men AAA Women AAA Year Men UK Women UK1991Mick JonesFiona Whitehead1991Paul Headnc1992Paul Headnc1992Paul Headnc1993Paul HeadEsther Augee1993Paul HeadLorraine Shaw1994Peter VivianLorraine Shawn/a1995Mick JonesLorraine Shawn/a1996David W. SmithLyn Sprulesn/a1997 Paul Head (5) Lyn Sprules1997Paul HeadSarah Moore

AAA Championships second era 1998-2006 Year Men's champion Women's champion1998Mick JonesLorraine Shaw1999Mick JonesLyn Sprules (3)2000Mick JonesLorraine Shaw2001Mick JonesLorraine Shaw2002Mick JonesLorraine Shaw2003Bill BeauchampLorraine Shaw2004Mick Jones (8)Lorraine Shaw (8)2005Andy FrostShirley Webb2006Andy FrostShirley Webb (2) British Athletics Championships 2007 to present Year Men's champion Women's champion2007Andy FrostZoe Derham2008Mike FloydZoe Derham2009Alex SmithZoe Derham2010Alex SmithZoe Derham (4)2011Alex SmithSophie Hitchon2012Alex Smith (4)Sophie Hitchon2013Andy Frost (4)Shaunagh Brown2014Nick MillerSophie Hitchon2015Nick MillerSophie Hitchon2016Chris BennettSophie Hitchon2017Nick MillerSophie Hitchon2018Nick MillerSophie Hitchon (7)2019Nick MillerJessica Mayho2020Craig MurchJessica Mayho (2)2021Taylor CampbellTara Simpson-Sullivan2022Nick Miller (6)Charlotte Payne2023Jake NorrisCharlotte Payne (2)2024Jake NorrisAnna Purchase2025Jake NorrisAnna Purchase2026Jake Norris (4)Anna Purchase (3)

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

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