The British decathlon champions and the British heptathlon champions covers three competitions; the current British Athletics Championships which was founded in 2007, the preceding AAA Championships (1928-2006) 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 men's event only Year Men's champion1928Howard Ford1936Ronald Walker1937Jim Miggins1938Thomas Lockton1947Harry Whittle1948Les Pinder
AAA Championships & WAAA Championships Year Men's champion Year Women's championDecathlonPentathlon1949Harry Whittle1949Bertha Crowther1950 Harry Whittle1950Bertha Crowther1951 Les Pinder1951Dorothy Tyler1952 Les Pinder1952Sheila Sewell1953Les Pinder1953Jean Desforges1954 Les Pinder1954Jean Desforges1955Malcolm Dodds1955Margaret Rowley1956 Vic Matthews1956Margaret Rowley1957Hywell Williams1957Margaret Rowley1958 Colin Andrews1958Janet Gaunt1959 Colin Andrews1959Mary Bignal1960Colin Andrews1960 Mary Bignal1961George McLachlan1961Carole Hamby1962George McLachlan1962Mary Peters1963 John Jones1963Mary Peters1964Derek Clarke1964Mary Peters1965Norman Foster1965Mary Peters1966 Derek Clarke1966Mary Peters1967Peter Gabbett1967Janet Oldall1968Peter Gabbett1968Mary Peters1969Stewart McCallum1969Moira Walls1970Peter Gabbett1970Mary Peters1971David Kidner1971Janet Honour1972Barry King1972Ann Wilson1973David Kidner1973Mary Peters1974Mike Corden1974Ann Wilson1975Pan Zeniou1975Susan Wright1976Daley Thompson1976Susan Longden1977Pan Zeniou1977Susan Longden1978Alan Drayton1978Yvette Wray1979Bradley McStravick1979Marcia Marriott1980 Bradley McStravick1980Sue LongdenDecathlonHeptathlon1981Colin Boreham1981Kathy Warren1982Fidelis Obikwu1982Judy Livermore1983Ken Hayford1983Judy Livermore1984Ken Hayford1984Sarah Owen1985Greg Richards1985Charmaine Johnson1986Greg Richards1986Marcia Marriott1987 Ken Hayford1987Charmaine Johnson AAA Championships Year Men AAA Women AAA1988 Eugene GilkesJoanne Mulliner1989Alex KrugerKim Hagger1990Brian TaylorJoanne Mulliner1991Eric HollingsworthClova Court1992Alex KrugerClova Court1993Barry ThomasClova Court1994Barry ThomasVikki Schofield1995Stephen RogersEmma Beales1996Barry ThomasKerry Jury1997 Alexis Sharp Clova Court1998Rafer JosephClova Court1999Paul JonesKatherine Livesey2000Alex KrugerJulie Hollman2001John HeanleyLaura Redmond2002Adrian HemeryCaroline Pearce2003Paul TohillFiona Harrison2004Louis Evling-JonesCaroline Pearce2005Ben HazellKate Brewington2006Dean Showler-DavisKatia Lannon British Athletics Championships 2007 to present Year Men's champion Women's champion2007Ben HazellPhyllis Agbo2008Daniel AwdeJulie Hollman2009Guy StroudCatherine Holdsworth2010David GuestDominique Blaize2011Daniel AwdeGemma Weetman2012Edward DunfordJo Rowland2013Osmun MuskweJessica Tappin2014Michael HoldenDevon Byrne2015Jack AndrewElise Lovell2016Aiden DaviesJessica Taylor2017James FinneyNiamh Emerson2018Ben GregoryEmma Nwofor2019John LaneHolly Mills2020ncnc2021Tim DuckworthKatie Stainton2022Elliot ThompsonJodie Smith2023ncnc2024Sammy BallEden Robinson2025Callum NewbyEllen Barber2026Sammy BallNeve Davenport
NBA = No British athlete in medal placings nc = not contested
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