British Judo Championships Discipline Judo Type Annual Organiser British Judo Next edition 2026 (December tba)
Brian Jacks on the left was British middleweight champion in 1974 and 1975
The British Judo Championships are held annually and feature various age and weight categories to determine the British champion.[ 1] The Championships are currently held at the English Institute of Sport, Sheffield .[ 2]
Until 2013, the Championships were held under the title of either the British Closed Championships or the British Senior Trials. In 2013, the British Closed Championships/Senior Trials were merged with the all-age British Championships. The 2020 Championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 3] [ 4]
Past winners
[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16]
Year
Winner
Bantamweight -60kg
1976
Andrew Hough
1977
Sid Parker
1978
9-10 Dec
1979
Jeremy Marcroft
1980
Gavin Bell
1981
Peter Middleton
1982
John Swatman
1983
Fred Bradley
1984
Michael Somerville
1985
Mark Preston
1986
Owen Lowery
1987
Carl Finney
1988
Carl Finney
1989
Carl Finney
1990
John Newton
1991
John Newton
1992
Nigel Donohue
1993
Jamie Johnson
1994
Jamie Johnson
Year
Winner
2016
Renz Vallejera
2017
Sam Hall
2018
Josh Giles
2019
Sam Hall
2021
Sam Hall
2022
Neil MacDonald
2023
Dylan Munro
2024
Charlie Ayre[ 17]
2025
Benjamin Caldwell[ 18]
Men's half lightweight -66kg
Year
Winner
2014
Colin Oates
2015
Lewis Keeble
2016
Sam Hall
2017
Peter Miles
2018
Gregg Varey
2019
Neil MacDonald
2021
Gregg Varey
2022
Michael Fryer
2023
Neil MacDonald
2024
Michael Fryer[ 17]
2025
Peter Miles[ 18]
Men's lightweight -73kg
Men's half middleweight -81kg
Men's middleweight -90kg
Men's half heavyweight -100kg
Men's heavyweight +100kg
Men's open (any weight, discontinued)
Women's half lightweight -52kg
Women's lightweight -57kg
Women's half middleweight -61kg
Year
Winner
Light Middleweight -61kg
1977
Valerie Beckum
1978
1979
Julie Cross
1981
Jane Seymour
1982
Ann Hughes
1983
Ann Hughes
1984
Mel Tapp
1985
Debbie Rogers
1986
Theresa Quoi
1987
Janice Turner
1988
Tracey Lee
1989
L Hancock
1990
Melody Johnson
1991
Melody Johnson
1992
Diane Bell
1993
Kirstie Weir
1994
Diane Bell
Women's middleweight -70kg
Year
Winner
Middleweight -66kg
1977
Maureen Bennett
1978
Maureen Bennett
1979
Maureen Bennett
1981
Lisa Jones
1982
Dawn Netherwood
1983
Dawn Netherwood
1984
Margaret Jones
1985
Dawn Netherwood
1986
Eileen Boyle
1987
Eileen Boyle
1988
Rowena Sweatman
1989
Kate Howey
1990
Polly Robinson
1991
Sharon Mills
1992
Chloe Cowen
1993
Chloe Cowen
1994
Chloe Cowen
Women's half heavyweight -78kg
Year
Winner
Light Heavyweight -72kg
1977
Geraldine Harmon
1978
Geraldine Harmon
1979
Sandra Bradshaw
1981
Avril Malley
1982
Theresa Hayden
1983
Theresa Hayden
1984
Avril Malley
1985
Kerry Finney
1986
Avril Malley
1987
Theresa Hayden
1988
Avril Bray
1989
Ann Lucitt
1990
Josie Horton
1991
Kate Howey
1992
Kate Howey
1993
Kate Howey
1994
Stacey Smith
Women's heavyweight +78kg
Year
Winner
Heavyweight +72kg
1977
Ellen Cobb
1978
1979
Heather Ford
1981
Heather Ford
1982
Avril Malley
1983
Ruth Vondy
1984
Sandra Bradshaw
1985
Sandra Bradshaw
1986
Sandra Bradshaw
1987
Joanne Spinks
1988
Nicola Wallis
1989
1990
Mandy Bell
1991
Kerry Knowles
1992
Lisa Maddaford
1993
Michelle Rogers
1994
Jane Morris
Women's open (any weight, discontinued)
Year
Winner
1979
Lynn Tilley
1981
Avril Malley
1983
Avril Malley
Sarah Clark, 7-times half-middleweight champion
References
^ "2020 British Championships and awards evening cancelled" . British Judo . Retrieved 5 August 2022 .
^ "Results 2003 to present" . British Judo . Retrieved 5 August 2022 .
^ "Changes to the 2012 British Championships" . British Judo . Retrieved 5 August 2022 .
^ "2020 British Championships and awards evening cancelled" . British Judo . Retrieved 5 August 2022 .
^ "National Senior Trials, pages 15-16" (PDF) . Mad PC (British Judo Association) . Retrieved 18 August 2022 .
^ "As I Was Saying, National Olympic Trials, pages 14-15" (PDF) . Mad PC (British Judo Association) . Retrieved 18 August 2022 .
^ "Men's Senior Squad for 1977" (PDF) . Mad PC (British Judo Association) . Retrieved 18 August 2022 .
^ "British National Individual Championships for Women, Haden Hill 1979" (PDF) . Mad PC (British Judo Association) . Retrieved 18 August 2022 .
^ "Midlans men Amongst the Medals, pages 10 & 11" (PDF) . Mad PC (British Judo Association) . Retrieved 18 August 2022 .
^ "British Championships - Event results" . Judo Inside . Retrieved 7 August 2022 .
^ Soames, N (8 February 1988). " 'Adams is sharp in attack' " . The Times . p. 32 – via Times Digital Archive.
^ Soames, N (11 December 1989). " 'Kokotaylo makes his point to the selectors'," . The Times . p. 35 – via Times Digital Archive.
^ Soames, N (10 December 1990). " 'Unruffled Brown reaffirms his class' " . The Times . p. 33 – via Times Digital Archive.
^ " 'For the Record' " . The Times . 4 December 1995. p. 32 – via Times Digital Archive.
^ "British Senior Championships 2022 11 December 2022 EIS Sheffield" . British Judo . Retrieved 16 December 2022 .
^ "Senior National Champions Crowned in Sheffield" . British Judo . Retrieved 14 December 2023 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "British Junior and Senior Championships 2024" . British Judo . Retrieved 1 January 2026 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "British Pre Cadet, Cadet, Junior and Senior Championships 2025" (PDF) . British Judo . Retrieved 1 January 2026 .
English and British National Champions
English National Championships
British National Championships