The British shot put 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]
+ Where an international athlete won the AAA Championships the highest ranking UK athlete is considered the National Champion in this list. Irish athletes originally represnted Great Britain.
| AAC Championships men's event only | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| width=80 | Year | width=300 | Men's champion |
| 1866 | Charles Fraser | ||
| 1867 | John Stone | ||
| 1868 | John Stone | ||
| 1869 | Henry Leeke | ||
| 1870 | Robert Mitchell | ||
| 1871 | Robert Mitchell | ||
| 1872 | Edward Bor | ||
| 1873 | Edward Bor | ||
| 1874 | William Powell Moore | ||
| 1875 | Tom Stone | ||
| 1876 | Tom Stone | ||
| 1877 | Tom Stone | ||
| 1878 | William Winthrop | ||
| 1879 | Arthur East / William Winthrop | ||
| AAA Championships men's event only | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| width=80 | Year | width=300 | Men's champion |
| 1880 | William Winthrop | ||
| 1881 | Maurice Davin | ||
| 1882 | George Ross | ||
| 1883 | Owen Harte | ||
| 1884 | Owen Harte | ||
| 1885 | Donald Mackinnon | ||
| 1886 | James Mitchel | ||
| 1887 | James Mitchel | ||
| 1888 | James Mitchel+ | ||
| 1889 | R. A. Greene & William Barry | ||
| 1890 | R. A. Greene | ||
| 1891 | William Barry | ||
| 1892 | William Barry | ||
| 1893 | Denis Horgan | ||
| 1894 | Denis Horgan | ||
| 1895 | Denis Horgan | ||
| 1896 | Denis Horgan | ||
| 1897 | Denis Horgan | ||
| 1898 | Denis Horgan | ||
| 1899 | Denis Horgan | ||
| 1900 | Denis Horgan | ||
| 1901 | NBA | ||
| 1902 | NBA | ||
| 1903 | Tom Nicolson | ||
| 1904 | Tom Nicolson | ||
| 1905 | Tom Nicolson | ||
| 1906 | Tom Kirkwood | ||
| 1907 | Tom Kirkwood | ||
| 1908 | Tom Kirkwood | ||
| 1909 | Tom Nicolson | ||
| 1910 | Henry Alan Leeke | ||
| 1911 | D. McGregor | ||
| 1912 | Tom Nicolson | ||
| 1913 | NBA | ||
| 1914 | Rex Woods | ||
| 1919 | Rex Woods | ||
| 1920 | Rex Woods | ||
| 1921 | Malcolm Nokes | ||
| 1922 | Rex Woods | ||