AAA and National Championships Medallists - 6 Miles and 10000 metres

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AAA Championships
1932John Potts30:23.2Jack Holden30:26.6Arthur Furze30:34.0
1933Jack Holden30:32.2Robert Sutherland30:50.0James Wood
1934Jack Holden30:43.8Arthur Penny60-80 ydArthur Furze220 yd
1935Jack Holden30:54.6János Kelen HUN30:55.0Norman Jones30:59.5
1936Jósef Noji POL29:43.4Alex Burns29:45.0 NRJohn Potts29:47.0
1937János Kelen HUN30:07.8Alex Burns30:10.5Lawrence Weatherill30:38.2
1938Giuseppe Beviacqua ITA30:06.6F. Cummins IRL30:23.4Reginald Draper30:56.2
1939Samuel Palmer30:06.4Reginald Walker30:09.4Jean Chapelle BEL30:40.4
1940-1945 Championships not held
1946Jim Peters30:50.4Jean Chapelle BEL31:14.8David Wingate31:37.0
1947Anthony Chivers30:31.4Jim Peters30:49.0Charlie Smart30:51.0
1948Stan Cox30:08.4Jim Peters30:16.0Steven McCooke30:27.6
1949Valdu Lillakas EST30:15.0Stan Cox30:16.4Walter Hesketh30:19.2
1950Frank Aaron29:33.6 NRMarcel Vandewattyne BEL29:40.6Franjo Mihalic YUG30:12.0
1951Gordon Pirie29:32.0 NRWalter Hesketh29.50.0Bill Gray30:12.4
1952Gordon Pirie28:55.6 NRFred Norris29:00.6Frank Sando29:05.2
1953Gordon Pirie28:19.4 WRFrank Sando28:47.2Ian Binnie28:53.4
1954Peter Driver28:34.8Frank Sando28:38.2Ken Norris28:46.0
1955Ken Norris29:00.6Frank Sando29:31.0Jack Heywood29:31.8
1956Ken Norris28:13.6 NRFrank Sando28:14.2Hugh Foord28:30.6
1957George Knight28:50.4Stan Eldon28:50.8Alan Perkins28:53.0
1958Stan Eldon28:05.0 NRHugh Foord28:16.4Martin Hyman28:18.8
1959Stan Eldon28:12.4John Merriman28:15.8Mike Bullivant28:25.0
1960Gordon Pirie28:09.6Martin Hyman28:10.2John Merriman28:10.8
1961David Power AUS27:57.8Basil Heatley28:03.0Stan Eldon28:13.4
1962Roy Fowler27:49.8 NRMike Bullivant27:49.8 =NRMartin Hyman27:52.0
1963Ron Hill27:49.90 NRJim Hogan IRL27:54.12Ron Gomez27:59.50
(ratified as a National Record as the hand time was 27:49.8)
1964Mike Bullivant27:26.44 NRRon Hill27:27.01Jim Hogan27:35.03
1965Mohamed Gammoudi TUN27:38.12Ron Hill27:40.90Mike Bullivant27:43.76
1966Mohamed Gammoudi TUN27:23.38Bruce Tulloh27:23.78 NRLajos Mecser HUN27:23.82
1967Jürgen Haase GDR27:33.14Lajos Mecser HUN27:35.86Lachie Stewart27:39.20
1968Tim Johnston27:22.17 NRMike Tagg27:26.25Jim Alder27:28.50

10,000 Metres

1969Dick Taylor28:27.50Mike Tagg28:36.4Ron Hill28:38.98
1970Dave Bedford28:26.28Trevor Wright28:38.06Bob Holt28:40.28
1971Dave Bedford27:47.0 ERJack Lane28:39.6Noël Tijou FRA28:44.2
1972Dave Bedford27:52.44Lachie Stewart28:38.31Jos Hermens NED28:39.00
1973Dave Bedford27:30.80 WRTony Simmons28:19.19Bernie Plain28:30.22
1974Dave Bedford28:14.80Bernie Ford28:15.84Tony Simmons28:19.29
1975David Black27:54.23Jim Brown28:00.62Bernie Ford28:02.32
1976Gerard Tebroke NED28:03.95Keith Penny28:39.64Bernie Plain28:41.67
1977Brendan Foster27:45.66David Black28:19.04Joshua Kimeto KEN28:36.43
1978Brendan Foster27:30.3 ERMike McLeod28:04.21David Black28:06.85
(NB 27:30.3 is auto time, hand-timed at 27:30.8, ratified by BAAB as 27:30.6!)
1979John Treacy IRL28:12.10Alberto Salazar USA28:12.39Dave Murphy28:12.42
1980Nick Rose28:11.98Steve Jones28:13.25Bernie Ford28:27.78
1981Barry Smith28:06.13Geoff Smith28:08.07Steve Jones28:10.83
1982Julian Goater28:02.45Steve Jones28:08.75Charlie Spedding28:11.00
1983Charlie Spedding28:08.12Geoff Smith28:11.37Allister Hutton28:13.96
1984Steve Jones28:09.97Mike McLeod28:16.87Julian Goater28:17.62
1985Kevin Ryan USA28:50.70Karl Harrison28:52.46Carl Thackery28:54.90
1986Jon Solly27:51.76Steve Binns27:58.61Mike McLeod28:02.83
1987Steve Harris28:35.07Karl Harrison28:41.70Gerry Curtis IRL28:49.61
1988Steve Binns28:40.14Mike McLeod28:51.76Mark Dalloway28:53.10
1989Eamonn Martin28:13.69Tim Hutchings28:15.97Gary Staines28:17.54
1990Richard Nerurkar28:05.16Colin Moore28:13.13Paul Davies-Hale28:24.46
1991Carl Thackery28:37.52Richard Nerurkar28:39.58Jon Solly28:45.28
1992Eamonn Martin28:02.56Richard Nerurkar28:07.44Paul Evans28:13.71
1993Paul Evans28:17.49David Lewis28:32.00Billy Dee28:33.75
1994Rob Denmark28:03.34Martin Jones28:33.18Justin Hobbs28:45.86
1995Gary Staines28:49.29Jon Solly28:58.29Chris Robison29:03.69
1996Rob Denmark28:20.80Jon Brown28:21.40Paul Evans28:28.31
1997BAFIan Hudspith28:35.11Glyn Tromans28:35.32Dermot Donnelly28:38.56
1997AAAMark Steinle29:27.98David Taylor29:29.59Stuart Bell29:38.09
1998Dermot Donnelly28:43.17Carl Thackery28:52.71Rob Denmark29:17.72
1999Paul Evans28:34.62David Taylor29:00.04Richard Nerurkar29:06.69
(Race result: 1. Hendrick Ramaala RSA 28:15.78, 2. Evans, 3. Michael Njenja Ken 28:37.85)
2000Andres Jones28:00.50Rob Denmark28:03.31Mark Steinle28:04.48
(Race result: 1. Kameil Maase NED 27:56.94, 2. Jones, 3. Denmark)
2001Glynn Tromans28:31.33Jon Wild28:39.33Glen Stewart28:40.14
(Race result: 1. Seamus Power IRL 28:18.38, 2. Tromans, 3. Wild)
2002Rob Denmark28:43.42Jon Wild28:43.82Andres Jones28:43.93
2003Karl Keska27:56.37Andy Caine28:57.17Mark Hudspith28:59.57
(Race result: 1. Fabian Joseph TAN 27:32.81, 2. Francis Kipkeoch KEN 27:45.20, 3. Keska
2004Mark O’Dowd29:05.08Kassa Tadesse29:22.20Mark Miles29:27.05
(Race result: 1. Kamiel Massa NED 27:51.99, 2. Koen Raymaekers NED 29:04.85, 3. O’Dowd).
2005Gavin Thompson28:40.58Keith Cullen28:41.19Matt Smith29:16.90
2006Dominic Bannister29:31.26Dave Mitchinson29:56.14Gareth Raven30:00.25
National Championships
2007Phil Nicholls28:40.85Antony Ford28:44.27Gary Thornton IRL29:03.97
2008Antony Ford28:30.39Phil Nicholls28:54.95James Walsh29:19.42
2009Andy Vernon28:43.41Phil Nicholls29:22.17Ian Hudspith29:27.18
2010James Walsh29:04.62Antony Ford29:11.90Alex Hains29:46.10
(Race result: 1. Stephen Kiprotich UGA 27:58.03, 2. Marius Ionescu ROU 28:54.83, 3. Jussi Utriainen FIN 28:56.22)
2011James Walsh28:37.30Antony Ford29:10.41Luke Cragg29:20.63
(Race result: 1. Juan Luis Barrios MEX 27:38.12, 2. Tetsuya Yoroizaka JPN 27:44.30, 3. Daniele Meucci ITA 27:44.50)
2012Michael Skinner29:40.78Matt Clowes29:41.61Matthew Bond29:42.63
(Race result: 1. Kenenisa Bekele ETH 27:02.59, 2. Tariku Bekele ETH 27:03.24, 3. Gebre Gebremariam ETH 27:03.65)
2013Andrew Lemoncello29:28.72Keith Gerrard29:29.47Scott Overall29:29.57
2014Andy Vernon28:26.59Chris Thompson28:49.77Jonathan Mellor28:52.90
2015Jonathan Mellor28:46.80Dewi Griffiths28:55.24Ben Lindsay29:02.93
2016Ross Millington28:28:20Dewi Griffiths28:34.38Andy Vernon28:48.75
(2nd in the race was Juan Antonio Perez ESP with 28:30.09)
2017Andy Vernon28:21.15Dewi Griffiths28:31.88Ben Connor28:46.45
2018Alexander Yee27:51.94Andy Vernon27:52.32Chris Thompson27:52.56
(Race result, European Cup: 1. Richard Ringer GER 27:36.52, 2. Mourad Amdouni FRA 27:36.80, 3. Yemaneberhan Crippa ITA 27:44.21)
2019Ben Connor27:57.60Nick Goolab28:10.49Chris Thompson28:28.55
(Race result, European Cup: 1. Yemaneberhan Crippa ITA 27:49.79, 2. Amanal Petros GER 27:52.25, 3. Connor)
2020not held
2021Marc Scott27:49.94Mo Farah27:50.64Emile Cairess27:53.19
(Race result, European Cup: 1. Morhad Amdouni FRA 27:23:39, 2. Bashir Abdi BEL 27:24.41, 3. Carlos Mayo ESP 27:25.00)
2022Sam Atkin27:31.98Emile Cairess27:34.08Ben Connor27:51.82
(Race result: 1. Yemaneberhan Crippa ITA 27:16.18, 2. Atkin, 3. Cairess)
2023Andrew Butchart27:47.43Zakariya Mahamed27:56.70Ellis Cross28:27.01
(Race result: 1. Paul Chelimo USA 27:12.73 . . . 10. Butchart . . . 13. Mahamed . . . 25. Cross)
2024Patrick Dever27:23.88Rory Leonard27:38.39Charles Hicks27:46.41
(Race result: 1. Mohamed Ismael DJI 27:22.38 . . . 2. Dever . . . 8. Leonard . . . 15. Hicks)

Top Medallists
1st2nd3rdTotal MedalsYearsYear Span
Dave Bedford551970-19744
Rob Denmark31151994-20028
Andy Vernon31152009-20189
Frank Sando4151952-19564
Gordon Pirie441951-19609
Jack Holden3141932-19353
Stan Eldon21141957-19614
Paul Evans2241992-19997
Antony Ford1342007-20114
Ron Hill12141963-19696
Steve Jones12141980-19844
Richard Nerurkar12141990-19999
Mike Bullivant11241959-19656
Mike McLeod3141978-198810
Other top winners and long spans
Ken Norris2131954-19562
James Walsh2132008-20113
Carl Thackery11131985-199813
Jon Solly11131986-19959
Mohamed Gammoudi TUN221965-19661
Brendan Foster221977-19781
Eamonn Martin221989-19923
Ian Hudspith1121997-200912

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