WAAA and National Championships Medallists - Mile and 1500 metres
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| 1936 | | Gladys Lunn | 5:23.0 WR | Nellie Halstead | 5:28.0 | Helen Wright | 5:32.0 |
| 1937 | | Gladys Lunn | 5:17.0 WR | Evelyne Forster | 5:33.0 | Doris Roden | 40 yards |
| 1938 | | Doris Harris (Roden) | 5:29.4 | Miriam Clarke | 20 yards | Nellie Halstead | 30 yards |
| 1939 | | Evelyne Forster | 5:15.3 WR | Doris Harris | 5:36.0 | Miriam Clarke | 5:40.6 |
| | 1940-1944 Championships not held |
| 1945 | | Pat Sandall | 5:40.2 | Phyllis Richards | | Helen Wright | |
| 1946 | | Brenda Harris | 5:33.6 | Dorothy Daniels | | Helen Wright | |
| 1947 | | Nellie Batson | 5:37.6 | Brenda Harris | 5:41.5 | Ruby Wright | 5:41.9 |
| 1948 | | Nellie Batson | 5:31.8 | Eileen Garritt | 5:37.5 | Ivy Kibbler | 5:38.3 |
| 1949 | | Eileen Garritt | 5:20.0 | Joyce Heath | 5:34.6 | Mary Bartleet | 5:34.8 |
| 1950 | | Joyce Heath | 5:25.8 | Hazel Needham | 5:26.0 | Joan Dryden | 5:27.0 |
| 1951 | | Hazel Needham | 5:23.4 | Joan Dryden | 5:24.3 | Avery Gibson | 5:24.6 |
| 1952 | | Anne Oliver | 5:11.0 WR | Hazel Needham | 5:12.6 | Iris Williams | 5:28.8 |
| 1953 | | Enid Harding | 5:09.8 WR | Phyllis Green | 5:14.8 | Dilys Williams | 5:17.3 |
| 1954 | | Phyllis Green | 5:09.6 | Helen Vincent | 5:11.4 | Anne Drummond | 5:12.9 |
| 1955 | | Phyllis Perkins (Green) | 5:05.2 | Leila Buckland | 5:09.0 | Roma Ashby | 5:17.0 |
| 1956 | | Diane Leather | 5:01.0 | June Bridgland | 5:03.2 | Anne Oliver | 5:06.4 |
| 1957 | | Diane Leather | 4:55.3 | Maureen Bonnano | 5:01.0 | Roma Ashby | 5:03.5 |
| 1958 | | Maureen Smith (Bonnano) | 5:02.6 | Roma Ashby | 5:02.7 | Madeleine Ibbotson | 5:02.8 |
| 1959 | | Joan Briggs | 5:02.2 | Anne Oliver | 5:07.4 | Elizabeth Brade-Birks | 5:07.4 |
| 1960 | | Roma Ashby | 4:54.2 | Diane Charles (Leather) | 4:58.2 | Joan Briggs | 5:04.2 |
| 1961 | | Roma Ashby | 5:01.8 | Elizabeth Joyce (Brade-Birks) | 5:05.7 | Joan Briggs | 5:06.8 |
| 1962 | | Joan Beretta AUS | 4:57.0 | Madeleine Ibbotson | 5:00.4 | Helen Cherry | 5:02.5 |
| 1963 | | Pamela Davies | 5:10.8 | Madeleine Ibbotson | 5:14.0 | Helen Cherry | 5:17.5 |
| 1964 | | Alison Leggett | 4:56.0 | Penelope Gardner | 4:56.9 | Pamela Davies | 5:04.1 |
| 1965 | | Joyce Smith | 4:53.46 | Rita Lincoln | 4:56.96 | Brenda Carr AUS | 4:57.70 |
| 1966 | | Rita Lincoln | 4:47.9 | Marie Ingrová TCH | 4:48.8 | Joyce Smith | 4:55.2 |
| 1967 | | Rita Lincoln | 4:51.4 | Joy Jordan | 4:55.4 | Gabrielle Carpenter | 4:57.9 |
| | 1500 Metres |
| 1968 | | Rita Lincoln | 4:25.3 | Ann O'Brien IRL | 4:29.7 | Carol Firth | 4:30.6 |
| 1969 | | Maria Gommers NED | 4:16.0 | Rita Ridley (Lincoln) | 4:25.4 | Thelwyn Bateman | 4:26.1 |
| 1970 | | Rita Ridley | 4:15.4 NR | Christa Merten FRG | 4:16.0 | Norine Braithwaite | 4:16.8 |
| 1971 | | Rita Ridley | 4:14.32 NR | Joan Allison | 4:16.42 | Sheila Carey | 4:16.93 |
| 1972 | | Ellen Tittel FRG | 4:17.15 | Joyce Smith | 4:17.60 | Ilja Keizer NED | 4:17.68 |
| 1973 | | Joan Allison | 4:15.82 | Norine Braithwaite | 4:19.09 | Rita Ridley | 4:19.82 |
| | (Grete Andersen NOR finished 2nd in 4:19.04, but was disqualified) |
| 1974 | | Grete Andersen NOR | 4:10.02 | Thelma Wright CAN | 4:10.70 | Glenda Reiser CAN | 4:17.70 |
| | (Best UK: 5. Christine Tranter 4:23.2) |
| 1975 | | Mary Stewart | 4:14.73 | Sonia Laxton RSA | 4:15.15 | Hilary Hollick | 4:15.89 |
| 1976 | | Penny Yule | 4:15.11 | Glynis Penny | 4:17.88 | Hilary Hollick | 4:19.67 |
| 1977 | | Penny Yule | 4:12.71 | Mary Stewart | 4:13.74 | Janet Lawrence | 4:14.40 |
| 1978 | | Cherry Hanson | 4:11.62 | Glynis Penny | 4:12.45 | Wendy Smith | 4:13.40 |
| 1979 | | Mary Stewart | 4:14.78 | Ruth Smeeth | 4:15.45 | Glynis Penny | 4:15.67 |
| 1980 | | Gillian Dainty | 4:14.02 | Bernadette Madigan | 4:15.40 | Sandra Arthurton | 4:15.74 |
| 1981 | | Gillian Dainty | 4:12.26 | Paula Fudge | 4:13.02 | Janet Marlow (Lawrence) | 4:14.34 |
| 1982 | | Christina Boxer | 4:07.28 | Kathryn Pilling | 4:10.21 | Gillian Dainty | 4:10.35 |
| 1983 | | Gillian Green (Dainty) | 4:12.53 | Kathryn Carter (Pilling) | 4:13.93 | Debbie Peel | 4:14.00 |
| 1984 | | Christine Benning (Tranter) | 4:07.27 | Gillian Green | 4:07.90 | Ruth Smeeth | 4:10.76 |
| 1985 | | Julie-Ann Laughton | 4:15.08 | Mary McKenna IRL | 4:16.13 | Kathryn Carter | 4:16.55 |
| 1986 | | Zola Budd | 4:01.93 | Christine Whittingham | 4:10.10 | Yvonne Murray | 4:10.17 |
| 1987 | | Bev Nicholson | 4:14.28 | Shireen Bailey | 4:14.52 | Christina Cahill (Boxer) | 4:18.10 |
| 1988 | | Christina Cahill | 4:08.26 | Shireen Bailey | 4:09.20 | Kirsty Wade | 4:09.35 |
| 1989 | | Bev Nicholson | 4:09.34 | Alison Wyeth | 4:10.83 | Shireen Bailey | 4:11.15 |
| 1990 | | Christina Cahill | 4:12.54 | Teena Colebrook | 4:12.83 | Bev Nicholson | 4:14.55 |
| 1991 | | Ann Williams | 4:08.93 | Christina Cahill | 4:11.31 | Karen Hutcheson | 4:15.35 |
| | AAA Championships |
| 1992 | | Yvonne Murray | 4:05.87 | Kirsty Wade | 4:06.07 | Liz McColgan | 4:07.68 |
| 1993 | | Alison Wyeth | 4:11.03 | Kathy Franey USA | 4:13.87 | Sonia McGeorge | 4:14.13 |
| 1994 | | Kelly Holmes | 4:01.41 | Yvonne Murray | 4:01.44 | Ann Griffiths (Williams) | 4:08.71 |
| 1995 | | Yvonne Murray | 4:11.47 | Debbie Gunning | 4:14:42 | Una English | 4:16.37 |
| 1996 | | Kelly Holmes | 4:08.14 | Sue Parker | 4:13.02 | Michelle Faherty | 4:14.19 |
| 1997 | BAF | Jo Pavey | 4:18.57 | Angela Davies | 4:20.86 | Lynn Gibson | 4:21.29 |
| 1997 | AAA | Dianne Henigan | 4:16.19 | Helen Pattinson | 4:19.43 | Joanne Colleran | 4:20.03 |
| 1998 | | Lynn Gibson | 4:12.72 | Helen Pattinson | 4:12.87 | Angela Davies | 4:13.55 |
| 1999 | | Hayley Tullett | 4:08.06 | Helen Pattinson | 4:08.71 | Tanya Baker | 4:21.82 |
| 2000 | | Hayley Tullett | 4:06.44 | Helen Pattinson | 4:11.40 | Kelly Caffel | 4:15.29 |
| 2001 | | Helen Pattinson | 4:14.49 | Liz Yelling | 4:15.01 | Ellen Leggate | 4:16.13 |
| 2002 | | Kelly Holmes | 4:06.02 | Helen Pattinson | 4:06.98 | Hayley Tullett | 4:08.23 |
| 2003 | | Hayley Tullett | 4:08.12 | Hayley Ovens | 4:13.61 | Kerry Gillibrand | 4:15.03 |
| 2004 | | Hayley Tullett | 4:07.24 | Lisa Dobriskey | 4:08.14 | Helen Clitheroe (Pattinson) | 4:08.18 |
| 2005 | | Helen Clitheroe | 4:08.29 | Hayley Tullett | 4:12.67 | Jolene Byrne IRL | 4:13.03 |
| 2006 | | Helen Clitheroe | 4:09.64 | Lisa Dobriskey | 4:10.36 | Katrina Wootton | 4:12.01 |
| | National Championships |
| 2007 | | Katrina Wootton | 4:09.57 | Charlene Thomas | 4:10.83 | Stephanie Twell | 4:12.64 |
| 2008 | | Lisa Dobriskey | 4:15.84 | Susan Scott | 4:16.66 | Hannah England | 4:17.82 |
| 2009 | | Charlene Thomas | 4:09.18 | Stephanie Twell | 4:09.55 | Hannah England | 4:09.93 |
| 2010 | | Hannah England | 4:33.23 | Celia Taylor | 4:33.81 | Lisa Dobriskey | 4:34.29 |
| 2011 | | Hannah England | 4:07.05 | Lisa Dobriskey | 4:07.23 | Barbara Parker | 4:12.19 |
| 2012 | | Laura Weightman | 4:18.83 | Lisa Dobriskey | 4:21.91 | Montana Jones | 4:21.94 |
| 2013 | | Hannah England | 4:10.99 | Emma Jackson | 4:13.17 | Montana Jones | 4:14.19 |
| 2014 | | Laura Weightman | 4:09.77 | Laura Muir | 4:10.01 | Hannah England | 4:12.37 |
| 2015 | | Laura Muir | 4:10.37 | Laura Weightman | 4:14.83 | Jessica Judd | 4:16.08 |
| 2016 | | Laura Muir | 4:10.14 | Laura Weightman | 4:11.76 | Charlene Thomas | 4:11.84 |
| 2017 | | Laura Weightman | 4:06.49 | Jessica Judd | 4:07.09 | Sarah McDonald | 4:08.14 |
| 2018 | | Laura Weightman | 4:08.80 | Jemma Reekie | 4:09.10 | Sarah McDonald | 4:09.28 |
| 2019 | | Sarah McDonald | 4:22.94 | Jemma Reekie | 4:23.41 | Dani Chattenton | 4:26.03 |
| 2020 | | Laura Weightman | 4:09.76 | Jessica Judd | 4:12.35 | Katie Snowden | 4:14.00 |
| 2021 | | Revee Walcott-Nolan | 4:08.41 | Erin Wallace | 4:08.52 | Katie Snowden | 4:08.62 |
| 2022 | | Laura Muir | 4:12.91 | Melissa Courtney-Bryant | 4:17.72 | Sabrina Sinha | 4:19.76 |
| 2023 | | Katie Snowden | 4:09.86 | Laura Muir | 4:10.24 | Melissa Courtney-Bryant | 4:11.91 |
| 2024 | | Georgia Bell | 4:10.69 | Laura Muir | 4:11.59 | Revee Walcott-Nolan | 4:11.70 |
| Top Medallists |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total Medals | Years | Year Span |
| Rita Lincoln/Ridley | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1965-1973 | 8 |
| Helen Pattinson/Clitheroe | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1998-2006 | 8 |
| Laura Weightman | 5 | 2 | | 7 | 2012-2020 | 8 |
| Hayley Tullett | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1999-2005 | 6 |
| Laura Muir | 3 | 3 | | 6 | 2014-2024 | 10 |
| Hannah England | 3 | | 3 | 6 | 2008-2014 | 6 |
| Lisa Dobriskey | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2004-2012 | 8 |
| Gillian Dainty/Green | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1980-1984 | 4 |
| Christina Boxer/Cahill | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1982-1991 | 9 |
| Roma Ashby | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1955-1961 | 6 |
| Laura Muir | 3 | 1 | | 4 | 2014-2022 | 8 |
| Yvonne Murray | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1986-1995 | 9 |
| Other top winners and long spans |
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| Kelly Holmes | 3 | | | 3 | 1994-2002 | 8 |
| Charlene Thomas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2007-2016 | 9 |
| Helen Wright | | | 3 | 3 | 1936-1946 | 10 |
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