The British 400 metres 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]
The AAA Championships were open to international athletes but were not considered the National Champion in this list if they won the relevant Championship.
Past winners
editAAC Championships
| |
|---|---|
| Year | Men's champion |
| 1866 | John Ridley |
| 1867 | John Ridley |
| 1868 | Edward Colbeck |
| 1869 | Edward Colbeck |
| 1870 | Abbott Upcher |
| 1871 | Abbott Upcher |
| 1872 | Robert Philpot |
| 1873 | Abbott Upcher |
| 1874 | George Templer |
| 1875 | Frederick Elborough |
| 1876 | Frederick Elborough |
| 1877 | Frederick Elborough |
| 1878 | John Shearman |
| 1879 | Edgar Storey / Henry Ball |
AAA Championships
| |
|---|---|
| Year | Men's champion |
| 1880 | Montague Shearman |
| 1881 | William Phillips |
| 1882 | Henry Ball |
| 1883 | James Cowie |
| 1884 | James Cowie |
| 1885 | James Cowie |
| 1886 | Charles Wood |
| 1887 | Charles Wood |
| 1888 | Henry Tindall |
| 1889 | Henry Tindall |
| 1890 | Thomas Nicholas |
| 1891 | J.P. Shuter |
| 1892 | David Basan |
| 1893 | Edgar Bredin |
| 1894 | Edgar Bredin |
| 1895 | William Fitzherbert |
| 1896 | William Fitzherbert |
| 1897 | Samuel Elliott |
| 1898 | William Fitzherbert |
| 1899 | Reginald Wadsley |
| 1900 | William Welsh |
| 1901 | Reginald Wadsley |
| 1902 | George White |
| 1903 | Charles McLachlan |
| 1904 | Robert Watson |
| 1905 | Wyndham Halswelle |
| 1906 | Wyndham Halswelle |
| 1907 | Edwin Montague |
| 1908 | Wyndham Halswelle |
| 1909 | Alan Patterson |
| 1910 | Lionel Reed |
| 1911 | William Tettenhall |
| 1912 | Cyril Seedhouse |
| 1913 | George Nicol |
| 1914 | Cyril Seedhouse |
| 1919 | Guy Butler |
| 1920 | Guy Butler |
| 1921 | Robert Lindsay |
| 1922 | Harry Edward |
nc = not contested + = UK Championships
- ^ "WAAA and National Championships Medallists". NUTS.
- ^ "WAAA and National Championships Medallists". GBR Athletics.