List of British champions in shot put
The British shot put athletics champions covers four competitions; the current British Athletics Championships which was founded in 2007,[1] 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.[2]
+ Where an international athlete won the AAA Championships the highest ranking UK athlete is considered the National Champion in this list. Irish athletes originally represented Great Britain.
Past winners
[edit]AAC Championships
| |
|---|---|
| Year | Men's champion |
| 1866 | Charles Fraser |
| 1867 | John Stone |
| 1868 | John Stone |
| 1869 | Henry Leeke |
| 1870 | Robert Mitchell |
| 1871 | Robert Mitchell |
| 1872 | Edward Bor |
| 1873 | Edward Bor |
| 1874 | William Powell Moore |
| 1875 | Tom Stone |
| 1876 | Tom Stone |
| 1877 | Tom Stone |
| 1878 | William Winthrop |
| 1879 | Arthur East / William Winthrop |
AAA Championships
| |
|---|---|
| Year | Men's champion |
| 1880 | William Winthrop |
| 1881 | Maurice Davin |
| 1882 | George Ross |
| 1883 | Owen Harte |
| 1884 | Owen Harte |
| 1885 | Donald Mackinnon |
| 1886 | James Mitchel |
| 1887 | James Mitchel |
| 1888 | James Mitchel+ |
| 1889 | R. A. Greene & William Barry |
| 1890 | R. A. Greene |
| 1891 | William Barry |
| 1892 | William Barry |
| 1893 | Denis Horgan |
| 1894 | Denis Horgan |
| 1895 | Denis Horgan |
| 1896 | Denis Horgan |
| 1897 | Denis Horgan |
| 1898 | Denis Horgan |
| 1899 | Denis Horgan |
| 1900 | Denis Horgan |
| 1901 | NBA |
| 1902 | NBA |
| 1903 | Tom Nicolson |
| 1904 | Tom Nicolson |
| 1905 | Tom Nicolson |
| 1906 | Tom Kirkwood |
| 1907 | Tom Kirkwood |
| 1908 | Tom Kirkwood |
| 1909 | Tom Nicolson |
| 1910 | Henry Alan Leeke |
| 1911 | D. McGregor |
| 1912 | Tom Nicolson |
| 1913 | NBA |
| 1914 | Rex Woods |
| 1919 | Rex Woods |
| 1920 | Rex Woods |
| 1921 | Malcolm Nokes |
| 1922 | Rex Woods |
- NBA = No British athlete in medal placings
- nc = not contested
- + = UK Championships
References
[edit]- ^ "WAAA and National Championships Medallists". NUTS.
- ^ "WAAA and National Championships Medallists". GBR Athletics.