The British Wrestling Championships are held annually to determine the British champion.[1] The competition is organised by the British Wrestling Association (BWA), which was founded in January 1904 as the National Amateur Wrestling Association.[2]
Past winners (freestyle)
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Men
Light flyweight
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| Year
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Winner
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| 1987 |
John Melling
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| 1988–1989 not held
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| 1990 |
Brian Airlie
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| 1991 |
N. Azadani
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| 1992 |
Wayne Radcliffe
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| Discontinued
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Flyweight
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| Year
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Winner
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| 1966 |
Alf Rhodes
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| 1967 |
Alf Rhodes
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| 1968 |
Alf Rhodes
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| 1969 |
Alf Drobozski
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| 1970 |
Denis Palmer
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| 1971 |
Ali Eslami
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| 1972 |
Derek Goold
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| 1973 |
Derek Goold
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| 1974 |
R. Vials
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| 1975 |
Andre Drobozski
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| 1976 |
Yaspel Singh
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| 1977 |
Ali Eslami
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| 1978 |
Yaspel Singh
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| 1979 |
Mark Dunbar
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| 1980 |
Mark Dunbar
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| 1981 |
Haggi Eslami
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| 1982 |
Haggi Eslami
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| 1983 |
Yaspel Singh
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| 1984 |
Gary Moores
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| 1985 |
Nigel Donohue
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| 1986 |
Nigel Donohue
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| 1987 |
Darren Wood
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| 1988 |
David Connolly
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| 1989 |
D. Singh
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| 1990 |
David Connolly
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| 1991 |
David Connolly
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| 1992 not held
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| 1993 |
Brian Airlie
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| 1994 |
Andrew Hutchinson
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| 1995–1996 not held
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| 1997 |
Sanjay Perera
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Bantamweight
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| Year
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Winner
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| 1991 |
Darren Rigby
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| 1992 |
Paul Morris
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| 1993 |
D. Singh Harvinder
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| 1994 |
Darren Rigby
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| 1995 |
Adam Toole
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| 1996 |
Eissa Bakshayeh
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| 1997 |
Lasantha Fernando
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| 1998 |
Paul Stridgeon
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| 1999 |
Paul Stridgeon
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| 2000 |
James Crowe
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| 2001 |
Andrew Hutchinson
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| 2002 |
Viorel Etko
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| 2003 |
Viorel Etko
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| 2004 |
Viorel Etko
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| 2005 |
Viorel Etko
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| 2006 |
Krasimir Krastanov
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| 2007 |
Viorel Etko
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| 2008 |
Krasimir Krastanov
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| 2009 |
Krasimir Krastanov[5]
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| 2010 |
Krasimir Krastanov[6]
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| 2011 |
Krasimir Krastanov[7]
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| 2012 |
Sasha Madyarchyk[8]
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| 2013 |
Sasha Madyarchyk[9]
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| 2014 |
Sasha Madyarchyk[10]
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| 2015 |
Gheorghita Tanasa[11]
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| 2016 |
Viorel Etko[12]
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| 2017 not held
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| 2018 |
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| 2019 |
Ross Connelly[14]
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| 2020-2021 not held (covid-19)
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| 2022 |
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| 2023 |
Haroon Yousufi
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| 2024 |
Haroon Yousufi
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| 2025 |
Haroon Yousufi
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Featherweight
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| Year
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Winner
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| 1990 |
John Melling
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| 1991 |
John Melling
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| 1992 |
John Melling
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| 1993 |
Nigel Donohue
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| 1994 |
John Melling
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| 1995 |
Kenny Devoy
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| 1996 |
Jim Breen
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| 1997 |
Mahmoud Ramazani
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| 1998 |
Mahmoud Ramazani
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| 1999 |
Fardin Paymen
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| 2000 |
Fardin Paymen
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| 2001 |
Hassan Ziyaee
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| 2002 |
Mohammed Osman
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| 2003 |
Mohammed Osman
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| 2004 |
S. Samsung
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| 2005 |
Zhivko Stoyanov
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| 2006 |
Mike Grundy
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| 2007 |
Philip Roberts
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| 2008 |
Maksym Matus (Ukr)
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| 2009 |
Sasha Madyarchyk[5]
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| 2010 |
Bec-khan Aldamov[6]
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| 2011 |
Alex Gladkov[7]
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| 2012 |
Philip Roberts[8]
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| 2013 |
Alex Gladkov[9]
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| 2014 |
Philip Roberts[10]
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| 2015 |
Kane Charig[11]
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| 2016 |
Hamid Shadravan[12]
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| 2017 |
Charlie Bowling[13]
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| 2018 |
Ranvir Singh Sandhu
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| 2019 |
George Ramm[14]
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| 2020-2021 not held (covid-19)
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| 2022 |
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| 2023 |
Ross Connelly
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| 2024 |
Chedli Methlouthi
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| 2025 |
Parvesh Sheoran
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Lightweight
Welterweight
Light middleweight 79kg
| Year
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Winner
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| 2019 |
Daniel Sartakov[14]
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| 2020-2021 not held (covid-19)
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| Year
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Winner
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| 2022 |
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| 2023 |
Ivan Enchev
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| Year
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Winner
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| 2024 |
Mazyar Yari
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| 2025 |
Darragh Love
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Middleweight
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| Year
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Winner
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| 1992 |
Shaun Morley
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| 1993 |
Shaun Morley
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| 1994 |
Gurchetan Singh Kooner
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| 1995 |
Halil Yildrim
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| 1996 |
Jahanshah Saidi
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| 1997 |
Mohammed Umar
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| 1998 |
Gurchetan Singh Kooner
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| 1999 |
Gurchetan Singh Kooner
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| 2000 |
Thomas Coppola
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| 2001 |
Sharlorous Kamal
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| 2002 |
Joseph Bianco
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| 2003 |
Eric Ciake
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| 2004 |
Artur Skodtaev (Rus)
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| 2005 |
Arish Skogh
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| 2006 |
M. Usman
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| 2007 |
Mohammadali Haghighatdoust
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| 2008 |
Oleg Druzhynets
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| 2009 |
Masoud Yosefi[5]
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| 2010 |
Jamshid Yarashev[6]
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| 2011 |
Jamshid Yarashev[7]
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| 2012 |
Oleg Druzhynets[8]
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| 2013 |
Alex Dolly[9]
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| 2014 |
Amir Reza Ghasemikia[10]
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| 2015 |
Amir Reza Ghasemikia[11]
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| 2016 |
Amir Reza Ghasemikia[12]
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| 2017 |
Amir Reza Ghasemikia[13]
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| 2018 |
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| 2019 |
Ryan Loder[14]
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| 2020-2021 not held (covid-19)
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| 2022 |
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| 2023 |
Siavash Hatamvand
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| 2024 |
John Viruet
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| 2025 |
John Emmanuel
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Light heavyweight
Heavyweight
Super heavyweight
References
English and British National Champions |
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English National Championships | |
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British National Championships | |
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