| Index | |||||
| Athletics | |||||
| Womens Championships | |||||
| Click on underlined Athletes to access photograph and career highlights | |||||
| 800 Metres | 1500 Metres | ||||
| 1960 | Olympics | Shevtsova | URS | ||
| 1962 | European | Kraan | NED | ||
| 1962 | Commonwealth | Willis | AUS | ||
| 1964 | Olympics | Packer | GBR | ||
| 1966 | European | Nikolic | YUG | ||
| 1966 | Commonwealth | Hoffman | CAN | ||
| 1968 | Olympics | Manning | USA | ||
| 1969 | European | Board | GBR | Jehlickova | CZE |
| 1970 | Commonwealth | Stirling | CAN | Ridley | GBR |
| 1971 | European | Nikolic | YUG | Burneleit | DDR |
| 1972 | Olympics | Falck | DDR | Bragina | URS |
| 1974 | European | Todorova | BUL | Hoffmeister | DDR |
| 1974 | Commonwealth | Redina | AUS | Reiser | CAN |
| 1976 | Olympics | Kazankina | URS | Kazankina | URS |
| 1978 | European | Providokhina | URS | Romanova | URS |
| 1978 | Commonwealth | Peckham | AUS | Stewart | GBR |
| 1980 | Olympics | Olizarenko | URS | Kazankina | URS |
| 1982 | European | Mineyeva | URS | Dvirna | URS |
| 1982 | Commonwealth | McDermott | GBR | Boxer | GBR |
| 1983 | World | Kratochvilova | CZE | Decker | USA |
| 1984 | Olympics | Melinte | ROM | Dorio | ITA |
| 1986 | Commonwealth | Wade (McDermott) | GBR | Wade (McDermott) | GBR |
| 1986 | European | Olizarenko | URS | Agletihnova | URS |
| 1987 | World | Wodars | DDR | Samalenko | URS |
| 1988 | Olympics | Wodars | DDR | Ivan | ROM |
| 1990 | Commonwealth | Edwards | GBR | Chalmers | CAN |
| 1990 | European | Wodars | DDR | Pajkic | YUG |
| 1991 | World | Nurutdinova | URS | Boulmerke | ALG |
| 1992 | Olympics | Van Langen | NED | Boulmerke | ALG |
| 1993 | World | Mutola | MOZ | Dong | CHN |
| 1994 | European | Gurina | RUS | Rogachova | RUS |
| 1994 | Commonwealth | Turner | JAM | Holmes | GBR |
| 1995 | World | Quirot | CUB | Boulmerke | ALG |
| 1996 | Olympics | Masterkova | RUS | Masterkova | RUS |
| 1997 | World | Quirot | CUB | Sacramento | POR |
| 1998 | European | Afanaseyeva | RUS | Masterkova | RUS |
| 1998 | Commonwealth | Mutola | MOZ | Maranga | KEN |
| 1999 | World | Formanova | CZE | Masterkova | RUS |
| 2000 | Olympics | Mutola | MOZ | Merah-Benida | ALG |
| 2001 | World | Mutola | MOZ | Szabo | ROM |
| 2002 | Commonwealth | Mutola | MOZ | Holmes | GBR |
| 2002 | European | Ceplak | SLO | Ayhan | TUR |
| 2003 | World | Mutola | MOZ | Tomashova | RUS |
| 2004 | Olympics | Holmes | GBR | Holmes | GBR |
| 2005 | World | Calatayud | CUB | Tomashova | RUS |
| 2006 | Commonwealth | Jepkosgei | KEN | Dobriskey | GBR |
| 2006 | European | Kotlyarova | RUS | Tomashova | RUS |
| 2007 | World | Jepkosgei | KEN | Jamal | BRN |
| 2008 | Olympics | Jelimo | KEN | Langat | KEN |
| 2009 | World | Semenya | RSA | Jamal | BRN |
| 2010 | European | Savinova | RUS | Fernandez | ESP |
| 2010 | Commonwealth | Langat | KEN | Langat | KEN |
| 2011 | World | Savinova | RUS | Barringer-Simpson | USA |