# List of British champions in 1500 metres

The British 1,500 metres athletics champions covers four competitions; the current British Athletics Championships which was founded in 2007, the preceding AAA Championships (1880-2006), the Amateur Athletic Club Championships (1866-1879) and finally the UK Athletics Championships which existed from 1977 until 1997 and ran concurrently with the AAA Championships.
The AAA Championships were open to international athletes but were not considered the National Champion in this list if they won the relevant Championship.

## Past winners

AAC Championships
1 mile, men's event only :
| Year | Men's champion |
| 1866 | Charles Lawes-Wittewronge |
| 1867 | Samuel Scott |
| 1868 | Walter Chinnery |
| 1869 | Walter Chinnery |
| 1870 | Robert Benson |
| 1871 | Walter Chinnery |
| 1872 | Charles Mason |
| 1873 | Walter Slade |
| 1874 | Walter Slade |
| 1875 | Walter Slade |
| 1876 | Walter Slade |
| 1877 | Walter Slade |
| 1878 | Arnold Hills |
| 1879 | Walter George |
AAA Championships
1 mile, men's event only :
| Year | Men's champion |
| 1880 | Walter George |
| 1881 | Walter George |
| 1882 | Walter George |
| 1883 | William Snook |
| 1884 | Walter George |
| 1885 | William Snook |
| 1886 | Thomas Nalder |
| 1887 | Francis Cross |
| 1888 | William Pollock-Hill |
| 1889 | James Kibblewhite |
| 1890 | James Kibblewhite |
| 1891 | James Kibblewhite |
| 1892 | Harold Wade |
| 1893 | Fred Bacon |
| 1894 | Fred Bacon |
| 1895 | Fred Bacon |
| 1896 | Benson Lawford |
| 1897 | Alfred Tysoe |
| 1898 | Hugh Welsh |
| 1899 | Hugh Welsh |
| 1900 | Charles Bennett |
| 1901 | Francis Cockshott |
| 1902 | Joseph Binks |
| 1903 | Alfred Shrubb |
| 1904 | Alfred Shrubb |
| 1905 | George Butterfield |
| 1906 | George Butterfield |
| 1907 | George Butterfield |
| 1908 | Harold A. Wilson |
| 1909 | Eddie Owen |
| 1910 | Emil Voigt |
| 1911 | Douglas McNicol |
| 1912 | Eddie Owen |
| 1913 | Gerald Gorringe |
| 1914 | George Hutson |
| 1919 | Albert Hill |
| 1920 | Duncan McPhee |
| 1921 | Albert Hill |
| 1922 | Duncan McPhee |
| 1923 | Henry Stallard |
| 1924 | William Seagrove |
| 1925 | Bertram Macdonald |
| 1926 | Thomas Riddell |
| 1927 | Cyril Ellis |
| 1928 | Cyril Ellis |
| 1929 | Cyril Ellis |
| 1930 | Reg Thomas |
| 1931 | Reg Thomas |
| 1932 | Jerry Cornes |
| 1933 | Reg Thomas |
| 1934 | Sydney Wooderson |
| 1935 | Sydney Wooderson |
AAA Championships & WAAA Championships :
| Year | Men's champion | Year | Women's champion |
| 1 mile ||||
| 1936 | Sydney Wooderson | 1936 | Gladys Lunn |
| 1937 | Sydney Wooderson | 1937 | Gladys Lunn |
| 1938 | Sydney Wooderson | 1938 | Doris Harris Roden |
| 1939 | Sydney Wooderson | 1939 | Evelyne Forster |
| 1945 | nc | 1945 | Pat Sandall |
| 1946 | Doug Wilson | 1946 | Brenda Harris |
| 1947 | Bill Nankeville | 1947 | Nellie Batson |
| 1948 | Bill Nankeville | 1948 | Nellie Batson |
| 1949 | Bill Nankeville | 1949 | Eileen Garritt |
| 1950 | Bill Nankeville | 1950 | Joyce Heath |
| 1951 | Roger Bannister | 1951 | Hazel Needham |
| 1952 | Bill Nankeville | 1952 | Anne Oliver |
| 1953 | Roger Bannister | 1953 | Enid Harding |
| 1954 | Roger Bannister | 1954 | Phyllis Green |
| 1955 | Brian Hewson | 1955 | Phyllis Perkins |
| 1956 | Ken Wood | 1956 | Diane Leather |
| 1957 | Brian Hewson | 1957 | Diane Leather |
| 1958 | Ken Wood | 1958 | Maureen Smith |
| 1959 | Ken Wood | 1959 | Joan Briggs |
| 1960 | Mike Wiggs | 1960 | Roma Ashby |
| 1961 | Ken Wood | 1961 | Roma Ashby |
| 1962 | Stan Taylor | 1962 | Madeleine Ibbotson |
| 1963 | Alan Simpson | 1963 | Pamela Davies |
| 1964 | Alan Simpson | 1964 | Alison Leggett |
| 1965 | Alan Simpson | 1965 | Joyce Smith |
| 1966 | Walter Wilkinson | 1966 | Rita Lincoln |
| 1967 | Andy Green | 1967 | Rita Lincoln |
| 1968 | John Whetton | 1968 | Rita Lincoln |
| 1,500 metres - metrification ||||
| 1969 | John Whetton | 1969 | Rita Ridley |
| 1970 | Walter Wilkinson | 1970 | Rita Ridley |
| 1971 | Peter Stewart | 1971 | Rita Ridley |
| 1972 | Peter Stewart | 1972 | Joyce Smith |
| 1973 | Frank Clement | 1973 | Joan Allison |
| 1974 | Ray Smedley | 1974 | Christine Tranter |
| 1975 | Frank Clement | 1975 | Mary Stewart |
| 1976 | David Moorcroft | 1976 | Penny Yule |
AAA Championships/WAAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships
dual championships era 1977-1987 :
| Year | AAA Men | Year | WAAA Women | Year | UK Men | UK Women |
| 1977 | Glen Grant | 1977 | Penny Yule | 1977 | Steve Ovett | Lesley Kiernan |
| 1978 | David Moorcroft | 1978 | Cherry Hanson | 1978 | John Robson | Hilary Hollick |
| 1979 | Steve Ovett | 1979 | Mary Stewart | 1979 | Alan Mottershead | Gillian Dainty |
| 1980 | Steve Ovett | 1980 | Gillian Dainty | 1980 | David Moorcroft | Jo White+ |
| 1981 | Steve Cram | 1981 | Gillian Dainty | 1981 | Steve Ovett | Gillian Dainty |
| 1982 | Steve Cram | 1982 | Christina Boxer | 1982 | Alan Mottershead | Carole Bradford |
| 1983 | Steve Cram | 1983 | Gillian Green | 1983 | John Gladwin | Kathy Carter |
| 1984 | Peter Elliott | 1984 | Christine Benning | 1984 | Alan Salter | Zola Budd |
| 1985 | Alistair Currie | 1985 | Julie-Ann Laughton | 1985 | Mark Rowland | Bridget Smyth |
| 1986 | John Gladwin | 1986 | Zola Budd | 1986 | Rob Harrison | Christina Boxer |
| 1987 | Steve Crabb | 1987 | Bev Nicholson | 1987 | Neil Horsfield | Christine Benning |
AAA Championships & UK Athletics Championships
dual championships era 1988-1997 :
| Year | Men AAA | Women AAA | Year | Men UK | Women UK |
| 1988 | Peter Elliott | Christina Cahill | 1988 | Richard McDonnell | Bev Nicholson |
| 1989 | Sebastian Coe | Bev Nicholson | 1989 | Richard McDonnell | Bev Nicholson |
| 1990 | Neil Horsfield | Christina Cahill | 1990 | Neil Horsfield | Alison Wyeth |
| 1991 | Matthew Yates | Ann Williams | 1991 | Simon Fairbrother | Alison Wyeth |
| 1992 | Kevin McKay | Yvonne Murray | 1992 | Steve Crabb | Bev Nicholson |
| 1993 | Matthew Yates | Alison Wyeth | 1993 | Curtis Robb | Jayne Spark |
| 1994 | Kevin McKay | Kelly Holmes | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1995 | John Mayock | Yvonne Murray | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1996 | John Mayock | Kelly Holmes | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1997 | Richard Ashe | Dianne Henigan | 1997 | John Mayock | Jo Pavey |
AAA Championships
second era 1998-2006 :
| Year | Men's champion | Women's champion |
| 1998 | John Mayock | Lynn Gibson |
| 1999 | John Mayock | Hayley Tullett |
| 2000 | John Mayock | Hayley Tullett |
| 2001 | John Mayock | Helen Pattinson |
| 2002 | Tony Whiteman | Kelly Holmes |
| 2003 | Michael East | Hayley Tullett |
| 2004 | Chris Mulvaney | Hayley Tullett |
| 2005 | Nick McCormick | Helen Clitheroe |
| 2006 | Andrew Baddeley | Helen Clitheroe |
British Athletics Championships
2007 to present :
| Year | Men's champion | Women's champion |
| 2008 | Tom Lancashire | Lisa Dobriskey |
| 2009 | Jermaine Mays | Charlene Thomas |
| 2010 | Andrew Baddeley | Hannah England |
| 2011 | James Shane | Hannah England |
| 2012 | Andrew Baddeley | Laura Weightman |
| 2013 | Chris O'Hare | Hannah England |
| 2014 | Charlie Grice | Laura Weightman |
| 2015 | Charlie Grice | Laura Muir |
| 2016 | Charlie Grice | Laura Muir |
| 2017 | Chris O'Hare | Laura Weightman |
| 2018 | Chris O'Hare | Laura Weightman |
| 2019 | Neil Gourley | Sarah McDonald |
| 2020 | George Mills | Laura Weightman |
| 2021 | Josh Kerr | Revée Walcott-Nolan |
| 2022 | Jake Wightman | Laura Muir |
| 2023 | Neil Gourley | Katie Snowden |
| 2024 | Neil Gourley | Georgia Bell |
nc = not contested