List of British champions in 800 metres

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The list of British 800 metres athletics champions covers four competitions;

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Background

The AAA Championships were open to international athletes but a guest international was not considered the National Champion in this list if they won the relevant Championship, that title going to the highest placed British athlete in the event. Despite this, the AAA Championships were regarded as more prestigious than the British-only UK Championships event for most of the latter's existence, although both were recognised as national championships. The UK Championships were ended in 1997, while the AAA Championships were supplanted by the British Athletics Championships in 2007. While the AAA Championships continue, they are no longer regarded as crowning a British champion.

Michael Rimmer with seven titles, and Diane Modahl née Edwards and Kelly Holmes, with eight titles each, are the most successful British athletes in the history of the event domestically.

Past winners

AAC Championships
880 yards, mens event only
YearMen's champion
1866 Percy Thornton
1867 William Frere
1868 Edward Colbeck
1869 Robert Somers-Smith
1870 Robert Somers-Smith (2)
1871 Arthur Pelham
1872 Thomas Christie / George Templer
1873 Arthur Pelham (2)
1874 Edward Sandford
1875 Edward Sandford (2)
1876 Frederick Elborough
1877 Frederick Elborough (2)
1878 Henry Whately / Lees Knowles
1879 William Bolton / Charles Hazen-Wood
AAA Championships
880 yards, men's event only
YearMen's champion
1880 Samuel Holman
1881 Sidney Baker
1882 Walter George
1883 William Birkett
1884 Walter George (2)
1885 G.W. Wathen
1886 Ernest Robinson
1887 Francis Cross
1888 Alfred Le Maitre
1889 Henry Tindall
1890 Thomas Pitman
1891 William Holmes
1892 William Holmes (2)
1893 Edgar Bredin
1894 Edgar Bredin (2)
1895 Edgar Bredin (3)
1896 William King
1897 Albert Relf
1898 Albert Relf (2)
1899 Alfred Tysoe
1900 Alfred Tysoe (2)
1901 John Cleave
1902 Arthur Manning
1903 Bernard Blunden
1904 Herbert Workman
1905 Bernard Blunden (2)
1906 Arthur Astley
1907 Ivo Fairbairn-Crawford
1908 Theodore Just
1909 Arthur Astley (2)
1910 Eddie Owen
1911 NBA
1912 James Soutter
1913 Cyril Frisby
1914 Albert Hill
1919 Albert Hill (2)
1920 Albert Hill (3)
1921 Edgar Mountain
AAA Championships & WAAA Championships
YearMen's championYearWomen's champion
880 yards
1922 Edgar Mountain (2) 1922 Mary Lines
1923 Cecil Griffiths 1923 Edith Trickey
1924 Henry Stallard 1924 Edith Trickey (2)
1925 Cecil Griffiths (2) 1925 Edith Trickey (3)
1926 Dougles Lowe 1926 Edith Trickey (4)
1927 Dougles Lowe (2) 1927 Edith Trickey (5)
1928 Dougles Lowe (2) 1928 Ivy Barber
1929 Cyril Ellis 1929 Violet Streater
1930 Tommy Hampson 1930 Gladys Lunn
1931 Tommy Hampson (2) 1931 Gladys Lunn (2)
1932 Tommy Hampson (3) 1932 Gladys Lunn (3)
1933 Clifford Whitehead 1933 Ruth Christmas
1934 Jack Cooper 1934 Gladys Lunn (4)
1935 James Stothard 1935 Nellie Halstead
1936 Jack Powell 1936 Olive Hall
1937 Arthur Collyer 1937 Gladys Lunn (5)
1938 Arthur Collyer (2) 1938 Nellie Halstead (2)
1939 Godfrey Brown 1939 Olive Hall (2)
1945nc 1945 Phyllis Richards
1946 Tom White 1946 Phyllis Richards (2)
1947 Tom White (2) 1947 Nellie Batson
1948 John Parlett 1948 Nellie Batson (2)
1949 John Parlett (2) 1949 Hazel Spears
1950 Roger Bannister 1950 Margaret Hume
1951 Frank Evans 1951 Nellie Batson (3)
1952 Roger Bannister (2) 1952 Margaret Taylor
1953 Brian Hewson 1953 Anne Oliver
1954 Brian Hewson (2) 1954 Diane Leather
1955 Derek Johnson 1955 Diane Leather (2)
1956 Mike Rawson 1956 Phyllis Perkins
1957 Mike Rawson (2) 1957 Diane Leather (3)
1958 Brian Hewson (3) 1958 Joy Jordan
1959 Brian Hewson (4) 1959 Joy Jordan (2)
1960 Tom Farrell 1960 Joy Jordan (3)
1961 Tony Harris 1961 Joy Jordan (4)
1962 Sid Purkis 1962 Joy Jordan (5)
1963 NBA 1963 Phyllis Perkins (2)
1964 Chris Carter 1964 Anne Smith
1965 Chris Carter (2) 1965 Anne Smith (2)
1966 Chris Carter (3) 1966 Anne Smith (3)
1967 John Boulter 1967 Anne Smith (4)
1968 John Davies 1968 Lillian Board
800 metres - metrification
1969 Dave Cropper 1969 Pat Lowe
1970 Andy Carter 1970 Sheila Carey
1971 Peter Browne 1971 Rosemary Stirling
1972 Andy Carter (2) 1972 Pat Cropper (2)
1973 Andy Carter (3) 1973 Rosemary Wright (2)
1974 Steve Ovett 1974 Lesley Kiernan
1975 Steve Ovett (2) 1975 Angela Creamer
1976 Steve Ovett (3) 1976 Angela Creamer (2)
AAA Championships/WAAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships

dual championships era 1977-1987

YearAAA MenYearWAAA WomenYearUK MenUK Women
1977 Sebastian Coe 1977 Christina Boxer 1977 Dave Warren Lesley Kiernan
1978 Dave Warren 1978 Christina Boxer (2) 1978 Sebastian Coe Jane Colebrook
1979 Garry Cook 1979 Christine Benning 1979 Dane Joseph Christina Boxer
1980 Paul Forbes 1980 Anne Clarkson 1980 Dave Warren (2) Christina Boxer (2)
1981 Sebastian Coe (2) 1981 Anne Clarkson (2) 1981 Rob Harrison Gillian Dainty
1982 Peter Elliott 1982 Lorraine Baker 1982 Paul Forbes Anne Clarkson
1983 Peter Elliott (2) 1983 Shireen Bailey 1983 Peter Elliott Shireen Bailey
1984 Steve Cram 1984 Christina Boxer (3) 1984 Peter Elliott (2) Christina Boxer (3)
1985 John Gladwin 1985 Christina Boxer (4) 1985 Tom McKean Liz MacArthur
1986 Steve Cram (2) 1986 Diane Edwards 1986 Peter Elliott (3) Anne Purvis (2)
1987 Peter Elliott (3) 1987 Diane Edwards (2) 1987 John Gladwin Diane Edwards
AAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships

dual championships era 1988-1997

YearMen AAAWomen AAAYearMen UKWomen UK
1988 Steve Cram (3) Kirsty Wade 1988 Paul Herbert Christina Cahill (4)
1989 Ikem Billy Diane Edwards (3) 1989 Nick Smith Ann Williams
1990 Tom McKean Ann Williams 1990 Ann Williams Helen Thorpe
1991 Tom McKean (2) Paula Fryer 1991 David Sharpe Paula Fryer
1992 Curtis Robb Diane Edwards (4) 1992 Curtis Robb Lynne Robinson
1993 Martin Steele Kelly Holmes 1993 Martin Steele Kelly Holmes
1994 Craig Winrow Diane Modahl (5)n/a
1995 Curtis Robb (2) Kelly Holmes (2)n/a
1996 Curtis Robb (2) Kelly Holmes (3)n/a
1997 Noel Edwards Amanda Crowe 1997 Andy Hart Kelly Holmes (4)
AAA Championships
second era 1998-2006
YearMen's championWomen's champion
1998 Jason Lobo Diane Modahl (6)
1999 Mark Sesay Kelly Holmes (5)
2000 James McIlroy Kelly Holmes (6)
2001 Neil Speaight Kelly Holmes (7)
2002 James McIlroy (2) Susan Scott
2003 Ricky Soos Lucy Vaughan
2004 Sam Ellis Kelly Holmes (8)
2005 Tim Bayley Susan Scott (2)
2006 Michael Rimmer Becky Lyne
British Athletics Championships

2007 to present

YearMen's championWomen's champion
2007 Michael Rimmer (2) Jemma Simpson
2008 Michael Rimmer (3) Marilyn Okoro
2009 Michael Rimmer (4) Jemma Simpson (2)
2010 Michael Rimmer (5) Jemma Simpson (3)
2011 Andrew Osagie Jenny Meadows
2012 Andrew Osagie (2) Lynsey Sharp
2013 Michael Rimmer (6) Marilyn Okoro (2)
2014 Michael Rimmer (7) Lynsey Sharp (2)
2015 Kyle Langford Lynsey Sharp (3)
2016 Elliot Giles Shelayna Oskan-Clarke
2017 Elliot Giles (2) Shelayna Oskan-Clarke (2)
2018 Elliot Giles (3) Laura Muir
2019 Spencer Thomas Shelayna Oskan-Clarke (3)
2020 Daniel Rowden Keely Hodgkinson
2021 Elliot Giles (4) Keely Hodgkinson (2)
2022 Max Burgin Jemma Reekie
2023 Daniel Rowden (2) Keely Hodgkinson (3)
2024 Ben Pattison Phoebe Gill
2025 Max Burgin (2) Georgia Hunter Bell

References

  1. "WAAA and National Championships Medallists". GBR Athletics.
  2. "WAAA and National Championships Medallists". NUTS.