The British pole vault 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.
| AAC Championships Pole jump, men's event only | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| width=80 | Year | width=300 | Men's champion |
| 1866 | J. Wheeler | ||
| 1867 | William Powell Moore | ||
| 1868 | Robert Mitchell | ||
| 1869 | Robert Graham | ||
| 1870 | Robert Mitchell | ||
| 1871 | Robert Mitchell | ||
| 1872 | Henry Fellowes | ||
| 1873 | William Kelsey | ||
| 1874 | Edwin Woodburn | ||
| 1875 | not held | ||
| 1876 | Horace Strachan | ||
| 1877 | Henry Kayll | ||
| 1878 | Horace Strachan | ||
| 1879 | Frederick Robinson | ||