List of British champions in marathon
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{{British athletics champions}}
The British marathon athletics champions covers two competitions; the AAA Championships (1925-1982) and the London Marathon from 1983.{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/|title=WAAA and National Championships Medallists|website=GBR Athletics}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm|title=WAAA and National Championships Medallists|website=NUTS}}
Where an international athlete won the AAA Championships or London Marathon the highest ranking UK athlete is considered the National Champion in this list.
Past winners
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan="2" |AAA Championships
:marathon, men's event only |
|---|
| width=80| Year
!width=300| Men's champion |
| 1925 |
| 1926
|Sam Ferris (2) |
| 1927
|Sam Ferris (3) |
| 1928 |
| 1929
|Harry Payne (2) |
| 1930 |
| 1931
| Dunky Wright (2) |
| 1932 |
| 1933
|Donald Robertson (2) |
| 1934
| Donald Robertson (3) |
| 1935 |
| 1936
|Donald Robertson (4) |
| 1937
|Donald Robertson (5) |
| 1938 |
| 1939
| Donald Robertson (6) |
| 1946 |
| 1947 |
| 1948
|Jack Holden (2) |
| 1949
|Jack Holden (3) |
| 1950
|Jack Holden (4) |
| 1951
| Jim Peters (1) |
| 1952
| Jim Peters (2) |
| 1953
|Jim Peters (3) |
| 1954
| Jim Peters (4) |
| 1955 |
| 1956 |
| 1957 |
| 1958 |
| 1959 |
| 1960 |
| 1961
| Brian Kilby (2) |
| 1962
| Brian Kilby (3) |
| 1963
|Brian Kilby (4) |
| 1964
| Brian Kilby (5) |
| 1965 |
| 1966 |
| 1967 |
| 1968 |
| 1969 |
| 1970 |
| 1971
| Ron Hill (2) |
| 1972
| Ron Hill (3) |
| 1973 |
| 1974 |
| 1975 |
| 1976 |
| 1977 |
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan="4" |AAA Championships/WAAA Championships |
|---|
| width=50| Year
!width=200| AAA Men !width=50| Year !width=200| WAAA Women |
| 1978
|1978 |
| 1979
|1979 |
| 1980
| Ian Thompson (2) |1980 |Joyce Smith (2) |
| 1981
|1981 |
| 1982
|1982 |
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan="3" |London Marathon |
|---|
| width=50| Year
!width=250| Men !width=250| Women |
| colspan=4 style="background:#FFFFE0;"|British Champion determined by highest placed British athlete |
| 1983 |
| 1984 |
| 1985 |
| 1986
|Hugh Jones (2) |
| 1987
|Hugh Jones (3) |Priscilla Welch (2) |
| 1988
|Ann Ford (2) |
| 1989 |
| 1990 |
| 1991 |
| 1992 |
| 1993 |
| 1994
|Eamonn Martin (2) |Sally Ellis (2) |
| 1995
|Paul Evans (2) |Liz McColgan (2) |
| 1996
|Paul Evans (3) |Liz McColgan (3) |
| 1997
| Paul Evans (4) | Liz McColgan (4) |
| 1998
|Liz McColgan (5) |
| 1999
|Mark Hudspith (2) |
| 2000
|Mark Hudspith (3) |
| 2001
|Lynne MacDougall (2) |
| 2002
|Mark Steinle (2) |
| 2003
|Paula Radcliffe (2) |
| 2004 |
| 2005
|Jon Brown (2) |Paula Radcliffe (3) |
| 2006 |
| 2007
|Mara Yamauchi (2) |
| 2008
|Dan Robinson (2) |
| 2009
|Mara Yamauchi (3) |
| 2010
|Mara Yamauchi (4) |
| 2011 |
| 2012
|Lee Merrien (2) |
| 2013 |
| 2014 |
| 2015 |
| 2016 |
| 2017
|Alyson Dixon (2) |
| 2018
|Mo Farah (2) |
| 2019
|Mo Farah (3) |
| 2020
|colspan=3 {{n/a|Not held due to COVID}} |
| 2021
|Charlotte Purdue (2) |
| 2022 |
| 2023 |
| 2024
|Emile Cairess (2) |