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.[1] [2]
Where an international athlete won the AAA Championships the highest ranking UK athlete is considered the National Champion in this list.
| width=80 | Year | width=300 | Men's champion | width=300 | 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 |