WikiMini

List of British champions in triple jump

The British triple jump athletics champions covers three competitions; the current British Athletics Championships which was founded in 2007,[1] the preceding AAA Championships (1914-2006) and the UK Athletics Championships which existed from 1977 until 1997 and ran concurrently with the AAA Championships.[2]

Where an international athlete won the AAA Championships the highest ranking UK athlete is considered the National Champion in this list.


Between 1977 and 1994, and again in 1997, two events effectively crowned national champions each year. The official UK Athletics Championships (not to be confused with the current championships, a rebranded British Athletics Championships) were specifically only open to British nationals and were organised by the national governing body. The AAA Championships continued, and due to their history, continued to be considered by both statisticians and athletes to be the more prestigious championships, with the exception of 1997 where the UK Championships were considered the principle championships for the only time. Winners at the UK Championships were nonetheless considered as having won a national title.

The UK Athletics Championships ceased to exist upon the insolvency of the governing body, the British Athletics Federation. The AAA championships continued until 2006, before they were replaced by the new British Athletics Championships.


The most successful athletes in the event as of 2025 have been Fred Alsop and Naomi Metzger, each with seven championships.

Past winners

[edit]
AAA Championships
men's event only
Year Men's champion
1914 Philip Kingsford
1920 Charles Lively
1921 Howard Baker
1922 John Odde
1923 John Odde (2)
1924 Jack Higginson
1925 Harold Langley
1926 Jack Higginson (2)
1927 Jack Higginson (3)
1928 NBA
1929 Harold Langley (2)
1930 Arthur Gray
1931 Harold Langley (3)
1932 Arthur Gray (2)
1933 Edward Boyce
1934 Edward Boyce (2)
1935 Jack Higginson Jr.
1936 Edward Boyce (3)
1937 Bert Shillington
1938 Edward Boyce (4)
1939 F. Whalston
1946 Denis Watts
1947 Denis Watts (2)
1948 Allan Lindsay
1949 Sidney Cross
1950 Sidney Cross (2)
1951 Sidney Cross (3)
1952 Neville Coleman
1953 Ken Wilmshurst
1954 Ken Wilmshurst (2)
1955 Ken Wilmshurst (3)
1956 Ken Wilmshurst (4)
1957 Ken Wilmshurst (5)
1958 Ken Wilmshurst (6)
1959 John Whall
1960 Fred Alsop
1961 Fred Alsop (2)
1962 Mike Ralph
1963 Mike Ralph (2)
1964 Fred Alsop (3)
1965 Fred Alsop (4)
1966 Fred Alsop (5)
1967 Fred Alsop (6)
1968 Fred Alsop (7)
1969 Tony Wadhams
1970 Tony Wadhams (2)
1971 Tony Wadhams (3)
1972 David Johnson
1973 Tony Wadhams (4)
1974 Willie Clark
1975 David Johnson (2)
1976 Aston Moore
AAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships

dual championships era 1977-1987

Year AAA Men Year UK Men
1977 David Johnson (3) 1977 Aston Moore
1978 Aston Moore (2) 1978 Keith Connor
1979 Keith Connor 1979 Aston Moore (2)
1980 Aston Moore (3) 1980 Keith Connor (2)
1981 Aston Moore (4) 1981 Gary Gallagher
1982 John Herbert 1982 Aston Moore (3)
1983 Eric McCalla 1983 Aston Moore (4)
1984 John Herbert (2) 1984 Aston Moore (5)
1985 John Herbert (3) 1985 Eric McCalla
1986 Mike Makin 1986 John Herbert
1987 Eric McCalla (2) 1987 Eric McCalla (2)
1988 John Herbert (4) 1988 Rez Cameron
AAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships

dual championships era 1989-1997

Year Men AAA Women AAA Year Men UK Women UK
1989 Jonathan Edwards Evette Finikin 1989 Jonathan Edwards nc
1990 John Herbert (5) Evette Finikin (2) 1990 Francis Agyepong Michelle Griffith
1991 Jonathan Edwards (2) Evette Finikin (3) 1991 Vernon Samuels Evette Finikin
1992 Julian Golley Rachel Kirby 1992 Jonathan Edwards (2) Rachel Kirby
1993 Francis Agyepong Rachel Kirby (2) 1993 Tosi Fasinro Michelle Griffith (2)
1994 Jonathan Edwards (3) Michelle Griffith n/a
1995 Francis Agyepong (2) Michelle Griffith (2) n/a
1996 Francis Agyepong (3) Ashia Hansen n/a
1997 Francis Agyepong (4) Katie Evans 1997 Francis Agyepong (2) Ashia Hansen
AAA Championships
second era 1998-2006
Year Men's champion Women's champion
1998 Jonathan Edwards (4) Connie Henry
1999 Larry Achike Michelle Griffith (3)
2000 Phillips Idowu Michelle Griffith (4)
2001 Jonathan Edwards (5) Ashia Hansen (3)
2002 Phillips Idowu (2) Ashia Hansen (4)
2003 Larry Achike (2) Rebecca White
2004 Nathan Douglas Michelle Griffith (5)
2005 Nathan Douglas (2) Nadia Williams
2006 Phillips Idowu (3) Ashia Hansen (5)
British Athletics Championships

2007 to present

Year Men's champion Women's champion
2007 Tosin Oke Nadia Williams (2)
2008 Phillips Idowu (4) Nadia Williams (3)
2009 Phillips Idowu (5) Nadia Williams (4)
2010 Phillips Idowu (6) Laura Samuel
2011 Larry Achike (3) Laura Samuel (2)
2012 Larry Achike (4) Laura Samuel (3)
2013 Julian Reid Laura Samuel (4)
2014 Julian Reid (2) Yamilé Aldama
2015 Julian Reid (3) Sineade Gutzmore
2016 Nathan Douglas (3) Laura Samuel (5)
2017 Ben Williams Naomi Ogbeta
2018 Nathan Douglas (4) Naomi Ogbeta (2)
2019 Ben Williams (2) Naomi Ogbeta (3)
2020 Nathan Douglas (5) Naomi Ogbeta (4)
2021 Ben Williams (3) Naomi Ogbeta (5)
2022 Ben Williams (4) Naomi Metzger (6)
2023 Efe Uwaifo Georgina Forde-Wells
2024 Efe Uwaifo (2) Naomi Metzger (7)
2025[3] Archie Yeo Adelaide Omitowoju
  • NBA = No British athlete in medal placings
  • nc = not contested

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "WAAA and National Championships Medallists". NUTS.
  2. ^ "WAAA and National Championships Medallists". GBR Athletics.
  3. ^ "UK Athletics Championships - Birmingham 2025 - W Triple Jump". ukoam2025.microplustimingservices.com. Retrieved 2 August 2025.