List of British champions in 3000 metres

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.

Where an international athlete won the AAA Championships the highest ranking UK athlete is considered the National Champion in this list.

Past winners

WAAA Championships 3000 metres, womens event only
Year	Women's champion
1968	Carol Firth
1969	Barbara Banks
1970	Bridget Cushen
1971	Joyce Smith
1972	Paula Yeoman
1973	Joyce Smith
1974	Joyce Smith
1975	Christine Haskett
1976	Thelwyn Bateman

Year	Men's champion	Women's champion
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

• NBA = No British athlete in medal placings
• nc = not contested
• + = UK Championships