USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions
Men's 800 m
| 2011 | 1:44.17 | Nicholas Symmonds | OTC |
| 2010 | 1:45.98 | Nicholas Symmonds | OTC |
| 2009 | 1:45.86 | Nicholas Symmonds | OTC |
| 2008 | 1:44.10 | Nicholas Symmonds | OTC/Nike |
| 2007 | 1:44.37 | Khadevis Robinson | Nike |
| 2006 | 1:44.13 | Khadevis Robinson | Nike |
| 2005 | 1:45.27 | Khadevis Robinson | Nike |
| 2004 | 1:44.77 | Jonathan Johnson | Texas Tech |
| 2003 | 1:45.53 | David Krummenacker | adidas |
| 2002 | 1:47.24 | David Krummenacker | adidas |
| 2001 | 1:47.40 | David Krummenacker | adidas |
| 2000 | 1:45.67 | Mark Everett | Unat-FL |
| 1999 | 1:45.92 | Khadevis Robinson | SMTC |
| 1998 | 1:45.28 | Mark Everett | Powerbar |
| 1997 | 1:44.37 | Mark Everett | Powerbar RC |
| 1996 | 1:44.00 | Johnny Gray | SMTC |
| 1995 | 1:46.50 | Brandon Rock | Arkansas |
| 1994 | 1:46.08 | Mark Everett | Unat-FL |
| 1993 | 1:44.43 | Mark Everett | Nike Int |
| 1992 | 1:42.80 | Johnny Gray | SMTC |
| 1991 | 1:44.28 | Mark Everett | Nike Int |
| 1990 | 1:45.01 | Mark Everett | Nike Int |
| 1989 | 1:46.17 | Johnny Gray | SMTC |
| 1988 | 1:45.05 | Mark Everett | Florida |
| 1987 | 1:45.15 | Johnny Gray | SMTC |
| 1986 | 1:44.73 | Johnny Gray | SMTC |
| 1985 | 1:44.01 | Johnny Gray | SMTC |
| 1984 | 1:47.46 | James Robinson | In City |
| 1983 | 1:44.70 | Dave Patrick | Ath West |
| 1982 | 1:46.12 | James Robinson | In City |
| 1981 | 1:45.53 | James Robinson | In City |
| 1980 | 1:46.2 | James Robinson | In City |
| 1979 | 1:45.82 | James Robinson | In City |
| 1978 | 1:45.47 | James Robinson | In City |
| 1977 | 1:45.81 | Mark Belger | Villanova |
| 1976 | 1:46.63 | James Robinson | Calif |
| 1975 | 1:44.87 | Mark Enyeart | Utah St |
| 1974 | 1:43.9 | Rick Wohlhuter | UCTC |
| 1973 | 1:45.6 (880 yd.) | Rick Wohlhuter | UCTC |
| 1972 | 1:47.3 | Dave Wottle | Bowl Green |
| 1971 | 1:47.1 (880 yd.) | Juris Luzins | US Marines |
| 1970 | 1:47.4 (880 yd.) | Ken Swenson | Kansas St |
| 1969 | 1:46.6 (880 yd.) | Byron Dyce | NYU/JAM |
| 1968 | 1:45.5 | Wade Bell | Oregon TC |
| 1967 | 1:46.1 (880 yd.) | Wade Bell | Oregon |
| 1966 | 1:47.6 (880 yd.) | Tom Farrell | NYAC |
| 1965 | 1:47.7 (880 yd.) | Morgan Groth | Staters TC |
| 1964 | 1:47.5 | Jerry Siebert | SCVYV |
| 1963 | 1:46.8 (880 yd.) | Bill Crothers | EYTC/CAN |
| 1:47.3 (880 yd.) | 2-Jim Dupree | SC Strid | |
| 1962 | 1:47.1 (880 yd.) | Jerry Siebert | SCVYV |
| 1961 | 1:48.5 (880 yd.) | Jim Dupree | Sn Ill |
| 1960 | 1:48.4 | Jim Cerveny | SC Strid |
| 1959 | 1:47.9 | Tom Murphy | NYAC |
| 1958 | 1:49.2 (880 yd.) | Tom Courtney | NYAC |
| 1957 | 1:50.1 (880 yd.) | Tom Courtney | US Army |
| 1956 | 1:47.6 | Arnie Sowell | Pitt |
| 1955 | 1:47.6 (880 yd.) | Arnie Sowell | Pitt |
| 1954 | 1:50.8 (880 yd.) | Mal Whitfield | LAAC |
| 1953 | 1:51.5 (880 yd.) | Mal Whitfield | Gr St Boys |
| 1952 | 1:53.5 | Reggie Pearman | NY Pioneer |
| 1951 | 1:52.9 | Mal Whitfield | Gr St Boys |
| 1950 | 1:51.8 | Mal Whitfield | GrSt Boys |
| 1949 | 1:50.5 | Mal Whitfield | Ohio St |
| 1948 | 1:51.3 | Herb Barten | Michigan |
| 1947 | 1:50.9 | Reggie Pearman | NYPC |
| 1946 | 1:52.7 | John Fulton | SF Olympic |
| 1945 | 1:54.1 | Bob Kelley | Illinois |
| 1944 | 1:51.8 | Bob Kelley | Illinois |
| 1943 | 1:53.4 | Bill Hulse | NYAC |
| 1942 | 1:51.2 | John Borican | Asb Pk AC |
| 1941 | 1:50.2 | Charles Beetham | Unat-OH |
| 1940 | 1:51.1 | Charles Beetham | Unat-OH |
| 1939 | 1:51.7 | Charles Beetham | 69 Reg. |
| 1938 | 1:51.5 | Howard Borck | 69 Reg. |
| 1937 | 1:50.0 | John Woodruff | Pittsburgh |
| 1936 | 1:50.3 | Charles Beetham | Ohio St |
| 1935 | 1:53.1 | Elroy Robinson | SFOC |
| 1934 | 1:50.4 | Ben Eastman | SF Olympic |
| 1933 | 1:51.8 | Glenn Cunningham | Kansas |
| 1932 | 1:52.6 | Ed Genung | Washington AC |
| 1931 | 1:52.6 (880 yd.) | Ed Genung | Washington AC |
| 1930 | 1:53.4 (880 yd.) | Ed Genung | Washington AC |
| 1929 | 1:55.7 (880 yd.) | Phil Edwards | NYU/CAN |
| 1928 | 1:51.4 | Lloyd Hahn | Boston AA |
| 1927 | 1:53.6 (880 yd.) | Ray Watson | Illinois AC |
| 1926 | 1:53.6 (880 yd.) | Alva Martin | Chicago AA |
| 1925 | 1:56.6 (880 yd.) | Alan Helffrich | NYAC |
| 1924 | 1:58.9 (880 yd.) | Edward Kirby | Newark AC |
| 1923 | 1:57.2 (880 yd.) | Ray Watson | Illinois AC |
| 1922 | 1:56.3 (880 yd.) | Alan Helffrich | NYAC |
| 1921 | 1:54.8 (880 yd.) | Alan Helffrich | NYAC |
| 1920 | 1:54.2 (880 yd.) | Earl Eby | Chicago AA |
| 1919 | 1:56.0 (880 yd.) | Joie Ray | Illinois AC |
| 1918 | 1:56.8 (880 yd.) | Tom Campbell | Ill. HS |
| 1917 | 1:57.0 (880 yd.) | Mike Devaney | Millrose AA |
| 1916 | 1:54.0 (880 yd.) | Don Scott | Miss. State |
| 1915 | 2:01.0 (880 yd.) | Leroy Campbell | Chicago U |
| 1914 | 1:57.6 (880 yd.) | Homer Baker | NYAC |
| 1913 | 2:00.2 (880 yd.) | Homer Baker | NYAC |
| 1912 | 1:57.4 (880 yd.) | Mel Sheppard | Irish AAC |
| 1911 | 1:54.9 (880 yd.) | Mel Sheppard | Irish AAC |
| 1910 | 2:01.8 (880 yd.) | Harry Gissing | NYAC |
| 1909 | 1:55.2 (880 yd.) | Clar. Edmundsen | Seattle AC |
| 1908 | 1:55.6 (880 yd.) | Mel Sheppard | Irish AAC |
| 1907 | 1:55.2 (880 yd.) | Mel Sheppard | Irish AAC |
| 1906 | 1:55.4 (880 yd.) | Mel Sheppard | Irish AAC |
| 1905 | 2:03.6 (880 yd.) | James Lightbody | Chicago AA |
| 1904 | 2:00.8 (880 yd.) | Howard Valentine | NYAC |
| 1903 | 2:02.8 (880 yd.) | Howard Valentine | NYAC |
| 1902 | 1:59.6 (880 yd.) | John Wright | New W.Side AC |
| 1901 | 2:02.8 (880 yd.) | Howard Hayes | Detroit AC |
| 1900 | 2:04.0 (880 yd.) | Alex Grant | NYAC |
| 1899 | 1:58.2 (880 yd.) | Herbert Manvel | NYAC |
| 1898 | 2:00.4 (880 yd.) | Thomas Burke | NYAC |
| 1897 | 1:58.6 (880 yd.) | John Cregan | NYAC |
| 1896 | 1:57.6 (880 yd.) | Charles Kilpatrick | NYAC |
| 1895 | 1:56.4 (880 yd.) | Charles Kilpatrick | NYAC |
| 1894 | 1:55.8 (880 yd.) | Charles Kilpatrick | NYAC |
| 1893 | 2:01.8 (880 yd.) | Theodore Turner | BCAA |
| 1892 | 1:58.6 (880 yd.) | Theodore Turner | Man. AC |
| 1891 | 2:04.2 (880 yd.) | Walter Dohm | NYAC |
| 1890 | 1:59.2 (880 yd.) | Harry Dadmun | Manhattan AC |
| 1889 | 2:06.2 (880 yd.) | R.A. Ward | Detroit AC |
| 1888 | 2:02.2 (880 yd.) | George Tracey | CAN |
| 2-Charles Smith | NYAC | ||
| 1888 | 2:02.2 (880 yd.) | Wm. Moffatt | CAN |
| 2:06.2 (880 yd.) | 2-J.C. Devereaux | Man. AC | |
| 1887 | 2:01.6 (880 yd.) | George Tracey | CAN |
| 2:01.8 (880 yd.) | 2-Charles Smith | NYAC | |
| 1886 | 2:04.0 (880 yd.) | Charles Smith | NYAC |
| 1885 | 2:02.6 (880 yd.) | Herbert Mitchell | Yale |
| 1884 | 2:09.8 (880 yd.) | Lon Myers | Manhattan AC |
| 1883 | 2:04.4 (880 yd.) | Tom Murphy | Manhattan AC |
| 1882 | 1:56 7/8 (880 yd.) | William Goodwin | NYAC |
| 1881 | 2:04.0 (880 yd.) | Walter Smith | Wmsburg AC |
| 1880 | 2:04.6 (880 yd.) | Lon Myers | Manhattan AC |
| 1879 | 2:01.4 (880 yd.) | Lon Myers | Manhattan AC |
| 1878 | 2:05 1/4 (880 yd.) | Edward Merritt | NYAC |
| 1877 | 2:05 3/4 (880 yd.) | Romulus Colgate | NYAC |
| 1876 | 2:10.0 (880 yd.) | Harold Lambe | CAN |
| 2-Wm. Duffy | Harlem AC | ||
| 1875- | Not held | ||