AAA and National Championships Medallists - 880 yards and 800 metres
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| | 880 Yards |
| | AAC Championships |
| 1866 | | Percy Thornton | 2:05.0 | William Gibbs | 10 yd | only 2 finished | |
| 1867 | | William Frere | 2:10.0 | William Hogarth | 3 yd | Arthur King | walked in |
| 1868 | | Edward Colbeck | 2:02.0 | Arthur King | 4½ yd | Walter Bethune | 3½ yd |
| 1869 | | Robert Somers-Smith | 2:02.6 | Edward Colbeck | 2 yd | William Newson | 12 yd |
| 1870 | | Robert Somers-Smith | 2:02.0 | Arthur Dowding | 1½ yd | Arthur Pelham | 12 yd |
| 1871 | | Arthur Pelham | 2:06.0 | Arthur Dowding | 1 ft | only 2 competitors | |
| 1872 | | Thomas Christie&
George Templer | 2:01.0 WR | | | Arthur Pelham | 8 yd |
| 1873 | | Arthur Pelham | 2:05.5 | George Templer | 3 yd | Joseph Moore | 1½ yd |
| 1874 | | Edward Sandford | 2:04.0 | F.W. Todd | 3 yd | Joseph Moore | 1 yd |
| 1875 | | Edward Sandford | 2:04.2 | Henry Bryden | 1 yd | F.W. Todd | 3 yd |
| 1876 | | Frederick Elborough | 2:03.0 | Arthur Pelham | 1 yd | Henry Bryden | 2 yd |
| 1877 | | Frederick Elborough | 2:00.0 | Arthur Pelham | 3 yd | only 2 competitors | |
| 1878 | | Henry Whately&
Lees Knowles | 2:03.4 | | | John Sadler | 4 yd |
| 1879 | AAC | William Bolton | 2:03.6 | Lees Knowles | 3 yd | Charles Johnstone | 17 yd |
| 1879 | LAC | Charles Hazen-Wood | 2:01.2 | Neville Turner | 5 yd | William Pedley | 15 yd |
| | AAA Championships |
| 1880 | | Samuel Holman | 2:00.4 | John Sadler | 6½ yd | A. Paterson | |
| 1881 | | Sidney Baker | 2:02.2 | W. Lock | 1 yd | Samuel Holman | 2 yd |
| 1882 | | Walter George | 1:58.2 | Thomas Guiness | 12-15 yd | W. Lock | 3 yd |
| 1883 | | William Birkett | 1:58.0 | Walter George | 1:58.4 | Thomas Bryden | 20 yd |
| 1884 | | Walter George | 2:02.2 | John Bishop | 2:07.8 | only 2 competitors | |
| 1885 | | Lon Myers USA | 2:01.0 | G.W. Wathen | 60-70 yd | only 2 competitors | |
| 1886 | | Ernest Robinson | 1:59.0 | Francis Howard | 1:59.5 | H. Haines | 10 yd |
| 1887 | | Francis Cross | 1:59.0 | Alfred Le Maitre | 3½ yd | only 2 finished | |
| 1888 | | Alfred Le Maitre | 2:00.4 | Wilfrid Kent-Hughes AUS | 4 yd | Charles Smith USA | 5 yd |
| 1889 | | Henry Tindall | 1:56.4 | Thomas Pitman | 12 yd | G.H. Pillin | 5 yd |
| 1890 | | Thomas Pitman | 1:58.4 | Harry Whittick | 4 yd | W.U. Churley | 7 yd |
| 1891 | | William Holmes | 2:00.8 | Harold Wade | 4 yd | Alfred Le Maitre | inches |
| 1892 | | William Holmes | 2:00.0 | F. Owen-Jones | 3½ yd | A.R. Williams | 3½ yd |
| 1893 | | Edgar Bredin | 1:55.25 | William Holmes | 1:58.6 | Anthony Millett | 1:59.0 |
| 1894 | | Edgar Bredin | 1:56.8 | Frederick Horan | 1:58.4 | Anthony Millett | 2:01.8 |
| 1895 | | Edgar Bredin | 1:55.8 | Frederick Horan | 3 yd | Arthur Butler | 1:57.4 |
| 1896 | | William King | 2:01.4 | Henry Cullum | 1 ft | Alec Nelson | 8 yd |
| 1897 | | Albert Relf | 2:00.4 | Cyril Dickinson IRE | 1½ yd | D. Wentworth | ½ yd |
| 1898 | | Albert Relf | 1:56.2 | William Lutyens | 4 yd | Alan Hunter | 10 yd |
| 1899 | | Alfred Tysoe | 1:58.6 | William Lutyens | 4 ft | Joseph Binks | 15 yd |
| 1900 | | Alfred Tysoe | 1:57.8 | John Cregan USA | 10 yd | John Densham | 15 yd |
| 1901 | | John Cleave | 1:59.6 | E. Harrison Kenyon | 2:01.6 | Alec Nelson | 5 yd |
| 1902 | | Arthur Manning | 1:59.8 | David Cowan | 2 yd | J.H. Bessell | 2 yd |
| 1903 | | Bernard Blunden | 1:58.8 | Albert Barker | 2-5 yd | W. Baker | 20 yd |
| 1904 | | Herbert Workman | 1:59.4 | Bernard Blunden | 3-6 yd | E.S. Ward | 6-8 yd |
| 1905 | | Bernard Blunden | 2:02.0 | Reginald Crabbe | 2 yd | David Cowan | 5 yd |
| 1906 | | Arthur Astley | 1:57.8 | J. Woolley | 2-4 yd | James Lintott | 5-8 yd |
| 1907 | | Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford | 1:59.6 | Kristian Hellstrom SWE | 2 yd | Arthur Astley | 6 yd |
| 1908 | | Theodore Just | 1:58.2 | Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford | 8-10 yd | J.W. Monument | 5 yd |
| 1909 | | Hans Braun GER | 1:57.6 | Arthur Astley | 1:57.8 | Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford | 1:59.0 |
| 1910 | | James Hill IRE | 2:01.4 | Edward Owen | 1½ yd | Dougles McNicol | 1 yd |
| 1911 | | Hans Braun GER | 1:59.8 | Gregory Wheatley AUS | 4-5 yd | George Brock CAN | 2 yd |
| 1912 | | Hans Braun GER | 1:58.2 | James Soutter | 2-4 yd | Percy Mann | 2 ft |
| 1913 | | Ernest Wilde SWE | 2:00.6 | C.H. Frisby | 1-2 yd | James Hill IRE | ½ yd |
| 1914 | | Homer Baker USA | 1:54.4 | Albert Hill | 3 yd | Rollo Atkinson | 2 yd |
| | 1915-1918 Championships not held |
| 1919 | | Albert Hill | 1:55.2 | Jakob? Bolin SWE | 1:58.6 | G. Percy Sweet | 1:59.8 |
| 1920 | | Bevil Rudd RSA | 1:55.8 | Albert Hill | 1:56.6 | Edgar Mountain | 2-3 yd |
| 1921 | | Edgar Mountain | 1:56.8 | Bevil Rudd RSA | 4-6 yd | Sven Lundgren SWE | 8-9 yd |
| 1922 | | Edgar Mountain | 1:55.6 | Cecil Griffiths | inches | Paul Martin SUI | 14 yd |
| 1923 | | Cecil Griffiths | 1:56.6 | Edgar Mountain | 4 yd | Sydney Spencer | 5 yd |
| 1924 | | Henry Stallard | 1:54.6 NR | Dougles Lowe | 1:54.8 | Cecil Griffiths | 7-8 yd |
| 1925 | | Cecil Griffiths | 1:57.2 | William Nelson | 4 yd | Ray Dodge USA | 1-2 yd |
| 1926 | | Otto Peltzer GER | 1:51.6 WR | Dougles Lowe | 1:52.0e NR | Cecil Griffiths | 6-7 yd |
| 1927 | | Dougles Lowe | 1:54.6 | Cecil Griffiths | 1:56.8 | René Feger FRA | 2 yd |
| 1928 | | Dougles Lowe | 1:56.6 | Hermann Engelhard GER | 1:57.0 | Wilfrid Tatham | 1:57.6 |
| 1929 | | Cyril Ellis | 1:54.6 | Reginald Thomas | 1:55.2 | Michael Gutteridge | 6 yd |
| 1930 | | Thomas Hampson | 1:53.2 NR | Séraphim Martin FRA | 1:54.8 | Cyril Ellis | 1:55.0 |
| 1931 | | Thomas Hampson | 1:54.8 | Stuart Townend | 1:56.4 | Otto Peltzer GER | 1:56.7 |
| 1932 | | Thomas Hampson | 1:56.4 | John Powell | 1:57.3 | Thomas Scrimshaw | 1:58.2 |
| 1933 | | Clifford Whitehead | 1:54.2 | Thomas Scrimshaw | 1:54.5 | Leslie Pearce | 1:54.9 |
| 1934 | | Jack Cooper | 1:56.4 | John Powell | 1:57.4 | Michael Gutteridge | 1:57.7 |
| 1935 | | James Stothard | 1:53.3 | John Powell | 1:53.8 | Ralph Scott | 1:53.9 |
| 1936 | | John Powell | 1:54.7 | Frank Handley | 1:54.9 | Kazimierz Kucharski POL | 1:54.9 |
| 1937 | | Arthur Collyer | 1:53.3 | Frank Handley | 1:53.5 | Jim Alford | 1:54.3 |
| 1938 | | Arthur Collyer | 1:53.7 | Alfred Baldwin | 1:54.9 | Brian MacCabe | 1:55.2 |
| 1939 | | Godfrey Brown | 1:55.1 | John Moreton | 1:55.1 | Austin Littler | 1:55.4 |
| | 1940-1945 Championships not held |
| 1946 | | Arthur Wint GBR/JAM | 1:54.8 | Tom White | 1:55.2 | Geoffrey Dove | 1:55.4 |
| 1947 | | Tom White | 1:53.8 | Frits de Ruyter NED | 1:53.9 | John Parlett | 1:54.0 |
| 1948 | | John Parlett | 1:52.2 | Douglas Harris NZL | 1:52.5 | Arthur Wint GBR/JAM | 1:54.0 |
| 1949 | | John Parlett | 1:53.7 | Tom White | 1:53.7 | Roy Morley | 1:54.3 |
| 1950 | | Arthur Wint GBR/JAM | 1:51.6 | Roger Bannister | 1:52.1 | John Parlett | 1:53.1 |
| 1951 | | Arthur Wint GBR/JAM | 1:49.6 | Frank Evans | 1:53.2 | Tom White | 1:53.5 |
| 1952 | | Roger Bannister | 1:51.5 | Albert Webster | 1:52.7 | Frank Evans | 1:53.5 |
| 1953 | | Brian Hewson | 1:54.2 | Desmond Williamson | 1:54.6 | Tom White | 1:54.8 |
| 1954 | | Brian Hewson | 1:52.2 | Ron Henderson | 1:52.2 | Bill Aylett | 1:53.4 |
| 1955 | | Derek Johnson | 1:51.4 | Ron Henderson | 1:51.4 | Jack Douglas | 1:51.9 |
| 1956 | | Mike Rawson | 1:51.3 | Mike Farrell | 1:52.2 | Ron Henderson | 1:52.5 |
| 1957 | | Ron Delany IRL | 1:49.6 | Mike Rawson | 1:50.0 | Ted Buswell | 1:51.0 |
| 1958 | | Brian Hewson | 1:48.3 | Mike Rawson | 1:48.6 | Herb Elliott AUS | 1:49.0 |
| 1959 | | Brian Hewson | 1:52.0 | Mike Rawson | 1:52.3 | Derek Johnson | 1:52.5 |
| 1960 | | Tom Farrell | 1:49.40 | John Wenk | 1:49.56 | Brian Hewson | 1:49.56 |
| 1961 | | George Kerr JAM | 1:51.59 | Ron Delany IRL | 1:51.87 | Olavi Salonen FIN | 1:51.90 |
| | (Best UK: 5. Tony Harris 1:52.06) |
| 1962 | | Cary Weisiger USA | 1:50.1 | Sid Purkis | 1:50.3 | Tony Harris | 1:50.4 |
| 1963 | | Noel Carroll IRL | 1:50.26 | Derek McCleane IRL | 1:50.86 | Greg Pelster USA | 1:50.99 |
| 1964 | | Bill Crothers CAN | 1:50.1 | Noel Carroll IRL | 1:50.7 | Derek McCleane IRL | 1:51.0 |
| | (Best UK: 4. Chris Carter 1:51.4) |
| 1965 | | Tom Farrell USA | 1:49.54 | Chris Carter | 1:49.94 | John Boulter | 1:50.00 |
| 1966 | | Noel Carroll IRL | 1:47.98 | Chris Carter | 1:48.37 | John Boulter | 1:48.40 |
| 1967 | | John Boulter | 1:47.34 NR | Noel Carroll IRL | 1:47.63 | Keith Colburn USA | 1:47.94 |
| 1968 | | Noel Carroll IRL | 1:50.02 | John Davies | 1:50.10 | John Boulter | 1:50.24 |
| | 800 Metres |
| 1969 | | David Cropper | 1:48.96 | Noel Carroll IRL | 1:49.53 | Peter Browne | 1:49.70 |
| 1970 | | Andy Carter | 1:49.56 | Peter Browne | 1:49.58 | Mike MacLean | 1:49.68 |
| 1971 | | Peter Browne | 1:47.54 | David Cropper | 1:48.28 | Phil Lewis | 1:48.50 |
| 1972 | | Andy Carter | 1:48.18 | David Cropper | 1:48.35 | Colin Campbell | 1:48.40 |
| 1973 | | Andy Carter | 1:45.12 NR | Danie Malan RSA | 1:45.21 | Bill Hooker AUS | 1:45.36 |
| 1974 | | Steve Ovett | 1:46.84 | Andy Carter | 1:47.02 | Byron Dyce JAM | 1:47.10 |
| 1975 | | Steve Ovett | 1:46.09 | Peter Browne | 1:46.43 | Niall O'Shaughnessy IRL | 1:46.79 |
| 1976 | | Steve Ovett | 1:47.33 | John Walker NZL | 1:47.75 | David McMeekin | 1:48.30 |
| 1977 | | Milovan Savic YUG | 1:46.25 | Sebastian Coe | 1:46.83 | John Walker NZL | 1:46.86 |
| 1978 | | Tom McLean USA | 1:48.49 | Dave Warren | 1:48.80 | Mark Belger USA | 1:48.96 |
| 1979 | | Steve Scott USA | 1:47.29 | John Walker NZL | 1:47.53 | Garry Cook | 1:47.54 |
| 1980 | | Omer Khalifa SUD | 1:47.43 | James Maina KEN | 1:47.91 | Paul Forbes | 1:48.31 |
| 1981 | | Sebastian Coe | 1:45.41 | Omer Khalifa SUD | 1:46.75 | Chris McGeorge | 1:47.02 |
| 1982 | | Peter Elliott | 1:45.61 | John Walker NZL | 1:46.10 | Chris McGeorge | 1:46.30 |
| 1983 | | William Wuyke VEN | 1:45.44 | Peter Elliott | 1:45.64 | Chris McGeorge | 1:46.57 |
| 1984 | | Steve Cram | 1:46.84 | Rob Harrison | 1:46.90 | James Mays USA | 1:46.91 |
| 1985 | | José Luiz Barbosa BRA | 1:45.48 | Eugene Sanders USA | 1:45.58 | Edwin Koech KEN | 1:46.58 |
| | (Best UK: 5. John Gladwin 1:47.08) |
| 1986 | | Steve Cram | 1:46.15 | Peter Elliott | 1:46.67 | David Sharpe | 1:46.81 |
| 1987 | | Peter Elliott | 1:48.71 | Tony Morrell | 1:48.78 | Pat Scammell AUS | 1:48.91 |
| 1988 | | Steve Cram | 1:44.16 | Tom McKean | 1:45.10 | Steve Heard | 1:45.32 |
| 1989 | | Ikem Billy | 1:48.01 | Matthew Yates | 1:48.54 | Kevin McKay | 1:48.97 |
| 1990 | | William Tanui KEN | 1:44.14 | Tom McKean | 1:44.44 | Robert Kibet KEN | 1:45.73 |
| | (Tanui set a CB of 1:43.94 in heat 4) |
| 1991 | | Tom McKean | 1:45.67 | Steve Heard | 1:46.53 | Brian Whittle | 1:46.63 |
| 1992 | | Curtis Robb | 1:45.16 | Steve Heard | 1:45.23 | Tom McKean | 1:45.29 |
| 1993 | | Martin Steele | 1:47.83 | Hezekiel Sepeng RSA | 1:47.84 | Tom McKean | 1:48.06 |
| 1994 | | Craig Winrow | 1:48.45 | Vincent Malakwen KEN | 1:48.65 | Martin Steele | 1:48.68 |
| 1995 | | Curtis Robb | 1:46.78 | David Strang | 1:47.06 | Gary Lough | 1:48.03 |
| 1996 | | Curtis Robb | 1:47.61 | David Strang | 1:47.74 | Tony Morrell | 1:47.94 |
| 1997 | BAF | Andrew Hart | 1:46.36 | Mark Sesay | 1:47.36 | Paul Walker | 1:47.82 |
| 1997 | AAA | James Nolan IRL | 1:51.47 | Noel Edwards | 1:51.73 | Andrew Knight | 1:51.78 |
| 1998 | | Jason Lobo | 1:49.68 | Grant Graham | 1:49.73 | Eddie King | 1:49.74 |
| 1999 | | Mark Sesay | 1:48.03 | Jason Lobo | 1:48.69 | Curtis Robb | 1:48.70 |
| 2000 | | James McIlroy | 1:50.08 | Andy Hart | 1:50.09 | Alasdair Donaldson | 1:50.57 |
| 2001 | | Neil Speaight | 1:49.63 | James McIlroy | 1:49.95 | Grant Cuddy | 1:50.47 |
| 2002 | | James McIlroy | 1:50.09 | Neil Speaight | 1:50.71 | Alasdair Donaldson | 1:50.80 |
| 2003 | | Ricky Soos | 1:47.51 | James McIlroy | 1:47.97 | Joel Kidger | 1:49.04 |
| 2004 | | Sam Ellis | 1:49.19 | Ricky Soos | 1:49.42 | Joel Kidger | 1:49.44 |
| 2005 | | Tim Bayley | 1:48.54 | Ian Munro | 1:49.08 | Michael Rimmer | 1:49.14 |
| 2006 | | Michael Rimmer | 1:47.20 | Sam Ellis | 1:47.49 | Tim Bayley | 1:47.98 |
| | National Championships |
| 2007 | | Michael Rimmer | 1:47.06 | Richard Hill | 1:47.78 | James Brewer | 1:47.80 |
| 2008 | | Michael Rimmer | 1:49.13 | Andrew Baddeley | 1:50.48 | Richard Hill | 1:50.63 |
| 2009 | | Michael Rimmer | 1:46.47 | Damien Moss | 1:48.15 | Steven Fennell | 1:48.34 |
| 2010 | | Michael Rimmer | 1:47.22 | Gareth Warburton | 1:48.31 | Darren St Clair | 1:48.50 |
| 2011 | | Andrew Osagie | 1:46.84 | Michael Rimmer | 1:47.64 | Gareth Warburton | 1:48.13 |
| 2012 | | Andrew Osagie | 1:46.89 | Mukhtar Mohammed | 1:47.52 | Michael Rimmer | 1:47.70 |
| 2013 | | Michael Rimmer | 1:47.79 | Mukhtar Mohammed | 1:47.86 | Gareth Warburton | 1:48.89 |
| 2014 | | Michael Rimmer | 1:48.00 | Mukhtar Mohammed | 1:48.20 | Andrew Osagie | 1:48.37 |
| 2015 | | Kyle Langford | 1:49.70 | Michael Rimmer | 1:50.04 | Gareth Warburton | 1:50.41 |
| 2016 | | Elliot Giles | 1:48.00 | Jamie Webb | 1:48.49 | Michael Rimmer | 1:48.78 |
| 2017 | | Elliot Giles | 1:49.52 | Guy Learmonth | 1:49.89 | Kyle Langford | 1:50.13 |
| 2018 | | Elliot Giles | 1:50.28 | Daniel Rowden | 1:50.37 | Guy Learmonth | 1:50.43 |
| 2019 | | Spencer Thomas | 1:46.79 | Guy Learmonth | 1:46.79 | Jamie Webb | 1:46.84 |
| 2020 | | Daniel Rowden | 1:45.94 | Jake Wightman | 1:46.26 | Yusuf Bizimana | 1:47.94 |
| 2021 | | Elliot Giles | 1:45.11 | Oliver Dustin | 1:45.12 | Daniel Rowden | 1:45.14 |
| 2022 | | Max Burgin | 1:44.54 | Daniel Rowden | 1:45.58 | Kyle Langford | 1:46.34 |
| Top Medallists |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total Medals | Years | Year Span |
| Michael Rimmer | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 2005-2016 | 11 |
| Noel Carroll IRL | 3 | 3 | | 6 | 1963-1969 | 6 |
| Arthur Pelham | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1870-1877 | 7 |
| Cecil Griffiths | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1922-1927 | 5 |
| Brian Hewson | 4 | | 1 | 5 | 1953-1960 | 7 |
| Tom White | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1946-1953 | 7 |
| Tom McKean | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1988-1993 | 5 |
| Elliot Giles | 4 | | | 4 | 2016-2021 | 5 |
| Andy Carter | 3 | 1 | | 4 | 1970-1974 | 4 |
| Arthur Wint GBR/JAM | 3 | | 1 | 4 | 1946-1951 | 5 |
| Curtis Robb | 3 | | 1 | 4 | 1992-1999 | 7 |
| Dougles Lowe | 2 | 2 | | 4 | 1924-1928 | 4 |
| Peter Elliott | 2 | 2 | | 4 | 1982-1987 | 5 |
| James McIlroy | 2 | 2 | | 4 | 2000-2003 | 3 |
| Edgar Mountain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1920-1923 | 3 |
| John Parlett | 2 | | 2 | 4 | 1947-1950 | 3 |
| John Powell | 1 | 3 | | 4 | 1932-1936 | 4 |
| Mike Rawson | 1 | 3 | | 4 | 1956-1959 | 3 |
| Peter Browne | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1969-1975 | 6 |
| Daniel Rowden | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2018-2022 | 4 |
| John Boulter | 1 | | 3 | 4 | 1965-1968 | 3 |
| John Walker NZL | | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1976-1982 | 6 |
| Gareth Warburton | | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2010-2015 | 5 |
| Other top winners and long span |
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| Edgar Bredin | 3 | | | 3 | 1893-1895 | 2 |
| Hans Braun GER | 3 | | | 3 | 1909-1912 | 3 |
| Thomas Hampson | 3 | | | 3 | 1930-1932 | 2 |
| Steve Ovett | 3 | | | 3 | 1974-1976 | 2 |
| Steve Cram | 3 | | | 3 | 1984-1988 | 4 |
| Elliot Giles | 3 | | | 3 | 2016-2018 | 1 |
| Tony Morrell | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1987-1996 | 9 |
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