List of British champions in 3000 metres
# List of British champions in 3000 metres

The British 3,000 metres athletics champions covers two competitions; the Amateur Athletic Club Championships (1968-1999) 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

| Year | Men's champion | Women's champion |
| - | - | - |
| 1968 | nc | Carol Firth |
| 1969 | nc | Barbara Banks |
| 1970 | nc | Bridget Cushen |
| 1971 | nc | Joyce Smith |
| 1972 | nc | Paula Yeoman |
| 1973 | nc | Joyce Smith |
| 1974 | nc | Joyce Smith |
| 1975 | nc | Christine Haskett |
| 1976 | nc | Thelwyn Bateman |
| 1977 | nc | Carol Gould / Glynis Penny+ |
| 1978 | nc | Christine Benning / Paula Fudge+ |
| 1979 | nc | Kathryn Binns / Glynis Penny+ |
| 1980 | nc | Regina Joyce / Kathryn Binns+ |
| 1981 | nc | Val Rowe / Ruth Smee+ |
| 1982 | nc | Debbie Peel / Paula Fudge+ |
| 1983 | nc | Debbie Peel / Wendy Sly+ |
| 1984 | nc | Debbie Peel / Christine Benning+ |
| 1985 | nc | Zola Budd / Yvonne Murray+ |
| 1986 | nc | Christine Benning / Wendy Sly+ |
| 1987 | nc | Wendy Sly / Yvonne Murray+ |
| 1988 | nc | Yvonne Murray / Melissa Watson+ |
| 1989 | Tony Leonard / David Moorcroft+ | Alison Wyeth / Liz McColgan+ |
| 1990 | Matthew Clarkson / Geoff Turnbull+ | Yvonne Murray / Andrea Wallace+ |
| 1991 | Tom Hanlon / Peter Elliott+ | Yvonne Murray / Liz McColgan+ |
| 1992 | Michael Quinn / John Nuttall+ | Lisa York / Liz McColgan+ |
| 1993 | NBA / Spencer Barden+ | Yvonne Murray |
| 1994 | Bashir Hussain | Sonia McGeorge |
| 1995 | Nick Hopkins | Sarah Bentley |
| 1996 | Matt O'Dowd | Debbie Gunning |
| 1997 | Allen Graffin | Debbie Sullivan |
| 1998 | Nick Comerford | Amanda Parkinson |
| 1999 | Andrew Graffin | Jilly Ingman |

* NBA = No British athlete in medal placings
* nc = not contested
* + = UK Championships
