| Män | ||||
| 100 Meter | 1 | Donovan Bailey | CAN | 9,84 |
| 2 | Frank Fredericks | NAM | 9,89 | |
| 3 | Ato Boldon | TRI | 9,90 | |
| 4 | Dennis Mitchell | USA | 9,99 | |
| 5 | Mike Marsh | USA | 10,00 | |
| 6 | Davidson Ezinwa | NGR | 10,14 | |
| 7 | Michael Green | JAM | 10,16 | |
| Linford Christie | GBR | DQ | ||
| 200 Meter | 1 | Michael Johnson | USA | 19,32 |
| 2 | Frank Fredericks | NAM | 19,68 | |
| 3 | Ato Boldon | TRI | 19,80 | |
| 4 | Obadele Thompson | BAR | 20,14 | |
| 5 | Jeff Williams | USA | 20,17 | |
| 6 | Iván Garcia | CUB | 20,21 | |
| 7 | Patrick Stevens | BEL | 20,27 | |
| 8 | Mike Marsh | USA | 20,48 | |
| 400 Meter | 1 | Michael Johnson | USA | 43,49 |
| 2 | Roger Black | GBR | 44,41 | |
| 3 | Davis Kamoga | UGA | 44,53 | |
| 4 | Alvin Harrison | USA | 44,62 | |
| 5 | Iwan Thomas | GBR | 44,70 | |
| 6 | Roxbert Martin | JAM | 44,83 | |
| 7 | Davian Clarke | JAM | 44,99 | |
| Ibrahim Ismail | QAT | DNF | ||
| 800 Meter | 1 | Vebjörn Rodal | NOR | 1,42,58 |
| 2 | Hezekiel Sepeng | RSA | 1,42,74 | |
| 3 | Fred Onyancha | KEN | 1,42,79 | |
| 4 | Noberto Tellez | CUB | 1,42,85 | |
| 5 | Nico Motchebon | GER | 1,43,91 | |
| 6 | David Kiptoo | KEN | 1,44,19 | |
| 7 | Johnny Gray | USA | 1,44,21 | |
| 8 | Benyounès Lahlou | MAR | 1,45,52 | |
| 1500 Meter | 1 | Noureddine Morceli | ALG | 3,35,78 |
| 2 | Fermin Cacho | ESP | 3,36,40 | |
| 3 | Stephen Kipkorir | KEN | 3,36,72 | |
| 4 | Laban Rotich | KEN | 3,37,39 | |
| 5 | William Tanui | KEN | 3,37,42 | |
| 6 | Abdi Bile | SOM | 3,38,03 | |
| 7 | Marko Koers | NED | 3,38,18 | |
| 8 | Ali Hakimi | TUN | 3,38,19 | |
| 5000 Meter | 1 | Vénuste Niyongabo | BUR | 13,07,96 |
| 2 | Paul Bitok | KEN | 13,08,16 | |
| 3 | Khalid Boulami | MAR | 13,08,37 | |
| 4 | Dieter Baumann | GER | 13,08,81 | |
| 5 | Tom Nyariki | KEN | 13,12,29 | |
| 6 | Bob Kennedy | USA | 13,12,35 | |
| 7 | Enrique Molina | ESP | 13,12,91 | |
| 8 | Brahim Lahlafi | MAR | 13,13,26 | |
| 10000 M | 1 | Haile Gebrselassie | ETH | 27,07,34 |
| 2 | Paul Tergat | KEN | 27,08,17 | |
| 3 | Salah Hissou | MAR | 27,24,67 | |
| 4 | Aloys Nizigama | BUR | 27,33,79 | |
| 5 | Josphat Machuka | KEN | 27,35,08 | |
| 6 | Paul Koech | KEN | 27,35,19 | |
| 7 | Khalid Skah | MAR | 27,46,98 | |
| 8 | Mathias Ntawalikura | RWA | 27,50,73 | |
| Marathon | 1 | Josiah Thugwane | RSA | 2,12,36 |
| 2 | Lee Bong-ju | KOR | 2,12,39 | |
| 3 | Eric Wainaina | KEN | 2,12,44 | |
| 4 | Martin Fiz | ESP | 2,13,20 | |
| 5 | Richard Nerurkar | GBR | 2,13,39 | |
| 6 | German Silva | MEX | 2,14,29 | |
| 7 | Steve Moneghetti | AUS | 2,14,35 | |
| 8 | Benjamin Paredes | MEX | 2,14,55 | |
| 4x100 M | 1 | Canada | 37,69 | |
| 2 | United States | 38,05 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 38,41 | ||
| 4 | Ukraine | 38,55 | ||
| 5 | Sweden | 38,67 | ||
| 6 | Cuba | 39,39 | ||
| France | DNF | |||
| Ghana | DNS | |||
| 4x400 M | 1 | United States | 2,55,99 | |
| 2 | Great Britain | 2,56,60 | ||
| 3 | Jamaica | 2,59,42 | ||
| 4 | Senegal | 3,00,64 | ||
| 5 | Japan | 3,00,76 | ||
| 6 | Poland | 3,00,96 | ||
| 7 | Bahamas | 3,02,71 | ||
| Kenya | DNS | |||
| Hinder | 1 | Joseph Keter | KEN | 8,07,12 |
| 2 | Moses Kiptanui | KEN | 8,08,33 | |
| 3 | Alessandro Lambruschini | ITA | 8,11,28 | |
| 4 | Matthew Birir | KEN | 8,17,18 | |
| 5 | Mark Croghan | USA | 8,17,84 | |
| 6 | Steffen Brand | GER | 8,18,52 | |
| 7 | Brahim Boulami | MAR | 8,23,13 | |
| 8 | Jim Svenøy | NOR | 8,23,39 | |
| 110m Häck | 1 | Allen Johnson | USA | 12,95 |
| 2 | Mark Crear | USA | 13,09 | |
| 3 | Florian Schwarthoff | GER | 13,17 | |
| 4 | Colin Jackson | GBR | 13,19 | |
| 5 | Emilio Valle | CUB | 13,20 | |
| 6 | Eugene Swift | USA | 13,23 | |
| 7 | Kyle Vander-Kuyp | AUS | 13,40 | |
| 8 | Erik Batte | CUB | 13,43 | |
| 400m Häck | 1 | Derrick Adkins | USA | 47,54 |
| 2 | Samuel Matete | ZAM | 47,78 | |
| 3 | Calvin Davis | USA | 47,96 | |
| 4 | Sven Nylander | SWE | 47,98 | |
| 5 | Rohan Robinson | AUS | 48,30 | |
| 6 | Fabrizio Mori | ITA | 48,41 | |
| 7 | Everson Teixeira | BRA | 48,57 | |
| 8 | Eronilde Nunes De Araujo | BRA | 48,78 | |
| Höjd | 1 | Charles Austin | USA | 2,39 |
| 2 | Artur Partyka | POL | 2,37 | |
| 3 | Steve Smith | GBR | 2,35 | |
| 4 | Dragutin Topic | YUG | 2,32 | |
| 5 | Steinar Hoen | NOR | 2,32 | |
| 6 | Lambros Papakostas | GRE | 2,32 | |
| 7 | Tim Forsyth | AUS | 2,32 | |
| 8 | Lee Jin-taek | KOR | 2,29 | |
| Stav | 1 | Jean Galfione | FRA | 5,92 |
| 2 | Igor Trandenkov | RUS | 5,92 | |
| 3 | Andrei Tivontchik | GER | 5,92 | |
| 4 | Igor Potapovich | KZK | 5,86 | |
| 5 | Pyotr Bochkaryov | RUS | 5,86 | |
| 6 | Dmitriy Markov | BLR | 5,86 | |
| 7 | Tim Lobinger | GER | 5,80 | |
| 8 | Lawrence Johnson | USA | 5,70 | |
| Längd | 1 | Carl Lewis | USA | 8,50 |
| 2 | James Beckford | JAM | 8,29 | |
| 3 | Joe Greene | USA | 8,24 | |
| 4 | Emmanuel Bangué | FRA | 8,19 | |
| 5 | Mike Powell | USA | 8,17 | |
| 6 | Gregor Cankar | SLO | 8,11 | |
| 7 | Aleksandr Glovatskiy | BLR | 8,07 | |
| 8 | Mattias Sunneborn | SWE | 8,06 | |
| Tresteg | 1 | Kenny Harrison | USA | 18,09 |
| 2 | Jonathan Edwards | GBR | 17,88 | |
| 3 | Yoelvis Quesada | CUB | 17,44 | |
| 4 | Mike Conley | USA | 17,40 | |
| 5 | Armen Martirosyan | ARM | 16,97 | |
| 6 | Brian Wellman | BER | 16,95 | |
| 7 | Galin Georgiev | BUL | 16,92 | |
| 8 | Robert Howard | USA | 16,90 | |
| Kula | 1 | Randy Barnes | USA | 21,62 |
| 2 | John Godina | USA | 20,79 | |
| 3 | Aleksandr Bagach | UKR | 20,75 | |
| 4 | Paulo Dal Soglio | ITA | 20,74 | |
| 5 | Oliver-Sven Buder | GER | 20,51 | |
| 6 | Roman Virastyuk | UKR | 20,45 | |
| 7 | Cottrell Hunter | USA | 20,39 | |
| 8 | Dragan Peric | YUG | 20,07 | |
| Diskus | 1 | Lars Riedel | GER | 69,40 |
| 2 | Vladimir Dubrovshchik | BLR | 66,60 | |
| 3 | Vasiliy Kaptyukh | BLR | 65,80 | |
| 4 | Tony Washington | USA | 65,42 | |
| 5 | Virgilius Alekna | LIT | 65,30 | |
| 6 | Jurgen Schult | GER | 64,62 | |
| 7 | Vitaliy Sidorov | UKR | 63,78 | |
| 8 | Vaclavas Kidykas | LIT | 62,78 | |
| Slägga | 1 | Balázs Kiss | HUN | 81,24 |
| 2 | Lance Deal | USA | 81,12 | |
| 3 | Oleksiy Krykun | UKR | 80,02 | |
| 4 | Andrey Skvaruk | UKR | 79,92 | |
| 5 | Heinz Weis | GER | 79,78 | |
| 6 | Ilya Konovalov | RUS | 78,72 | |
| 7 | Igor Astopkovich | BLR | 78,20 | |
| 8 | Sergey Alay | BLR | 77,38 | |
| Spjut | 1 | Jan Zelezny | CZE | 88,16 |
| 2 | Steve Backley | GBR | 87,44 | |
| 3 | Seppo Räty | FIN | 86,98 | |
| 4 | Raymond Hecht | GER | 86,88 | |
| 5 | Boris Henry | GER | 85,68 | |
| 6 | Sergey Makarov | RUS | 85,30 | |
| 7 | Kimmo Kinnunen | FIN | 84,02 | |
| 8 | Tom Pukstys | USA | 83,58 | |
| Tiokamp | 1 | Dan OŽBrien | USA | 8824 |
| 2 | Frank Busemann | GER | 8706 | |
| 3 | Tomás Dvorák | CZE | 8664 | |
| 4 | Steve Fritz | USA | 8644 | |
| 5 | Eduard Hämäläinen | BLR | 8613 | |
| 6 | Erki Nool | EST | 8543 | |
| 7 | Robert Zmelik | CZE | 8422 | |
| 8 | Ramil Ganiyev | UZB | 8318 | |
| Kvinnor | ||||
| 100 Meter | 1 | Gail Devers | USA | 10,94 |
| 2 | Merlene Ottey | JAM | 10,94 | |
| 3 | Gwen Torrence | USA | 10,96 | |
| 4 | Chandra Sturrup | BAH | 11,00 | |
| 5 | Marina Trandenkova | RUS | 11,06 | |
| 6 | Natalya Voronova | RUS | 11,10 | |
| 7 | Mary Onyali | NGR | 11,13 | |
| 8 | Zhanna Pintusevich | UKR | 11,14 | |
| 200 Meter | 1 | Marie-Jose Perec | FRA | 22,12 |
| 2 | Merlene Ottey | JAM | 22,24 | |
| 3 | Mary Onyali | NGR | 22,38 | |
| 4 | Inger Miller | USA | 22,41 | |
| 5 | Galina Malchugina | RUS | 22,45 | |
| 6 | Chandra Sturrup | BAH | 22,54 | |
| 7 | Juliet Cuthbert | JAM | 22,60 | |
| 8 | Carlette Guidry | USA | 22,61 | |
| 400 Meter | 1 | Marie-Jose Perec | FRA | 48,25 |
| 2 | Cathy Freeman | AUS | 48,63 | |
| 3 | Falilat Ogunkoya | NGR | 49,10 | |
| 4 | Pauline Davis | BAH | 49,28 | |
| 5 | Jearl Miles | USA | 49,55 | |
| 6 | Fatima Yusuf | NGR | 49,77 | |
| 7 | Sandie Richards | JAM | 50,45 | |
| 8 | Grit Greuer | GER | 50,71 | |
| 800 Meter | 1 | Svetlana Masterkova | RUS | 1,57,73 |
| 2 | Ana Fidelia Quirot | CUB | 1,58,11 | |
| 3 | Maria Mutola | MOZ | 1,58,71 | |
| 4 | Kelly Holmes | GBR | 1,58,81 | |
| 5 | Yelena Afanasyeva | RUS | 1,59,57 | |
| 6 | Patricia Djaté-Taillard | FRA | 1,59,61 | |
| 7 | Natalya Dukhnova | BLR | 2,00,32 | |
| 8 | Toni Hodgkinson | NZL | 2,00,54 | |
| 1500 Meter | 1 | Svetlana Masterkova | RUS | 4,00,83 |
| 2 | Gabriela Szabo | ROM | 4,01,54 | |
| 3 | Theresia Kiesl | AUT | 4,03,02 | |
| 4 | Leah Pells | CAN | 4,03,56 | |
| 5 | Margaret Crowley | AUS | 4,03,79 | |
| 6 | Carla Sacramento | POR | 4,03,91 | |
| 7 | Lyudmila Borisova | RUS | 4,05,90 | |
| 8 | Malgorzata Rydz | POL | 4,05,92 | |
| 5000 Meter | 1 | Wang Junxia | CHN | 14,59,88 |
| 2 | Pauline Konga | KEN | 15,03,49 | |
| 3 | Roberta Brunet | ITA | 15,07,52 | |
| 4 | Michiko Shimizu | JPN | 15,09,05 | |
| 5 | Paula Radcliffe | GBR | 15,13,11 | |
| 6 | Yelena Romanova | RUS | 15,14,09 | |
| 7 | Elena Fidatov | ROM | 15,16,71 | |
| 8 | Rose Cheruiyot | KEN | 15,17,33 | |
| 10000 M | 1 | Fernanda Ribeiro | POR | 31,01,63 |
| 2 | Wang Junxia | CHN | 31,02,58 | |
| 3 | Gete Wami | ETH | 31,06,65 | |
| 4 | Derartu Tulu | ETH | 31,10,46 | |
| 5 | Masako Chiba | JPN | 31,20,62 | |
| 6 | Tegla Loroupe | KEN | 31,23,22 | |
| 7 | Yuko Kawakami | JPN | 31,23,23 | |
| 8 | Iulia Negura | ROM | 31,26,46 | |
| Marathon | 1 | Fatuma Roba | ETH | 2,26,05 |
| 2 | Valentina Yegorova | RUS | 2,28,05 | |
| 3 | Yuko Arimori | JPN | 2,28,39 | |
| 4 | Kathrin Dörre-Heinig | GER | 2,28,45 | |
| 5 | Rocio Rios | ESP | 2,30,50 | |
| 6 | Lidia Simon | ROM | 2,31,04 | |
| 7 | Manuela Machado | POR | 2,31,11 | |
| 8 | Sonja Krolik | GER | 2,31,16 | |
| 4x100 M | 1 | United States | 41,95 | |
| 2 | Bahamas | 42,14 | ||
| 3 | Jamaica | 42,24 | ||
| 4 | Russia | 42,27 | ||
| 5 | Nigeria | 42,56 | ||
| 6 | France | 42,76 | ||
| 7 | Australia | 43,70 | ||
| 8 | Great Britain | 43,93 | ||
| 4x400 M | 1 | United States | 3,20,91 | |
| 2 | Nigeria | 3,21,04 | ||
| 3 | Germany | 3,21,14 | ||
| 4 | Jamaica | 3,21,69 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 3,22,22 | ||
| 6 | Cuba | 3,25,85 | ||
| 7 | Czech Republic | 3,26,99 | ||
| 8 | France | 3,28,46 | ||
| 100m Häck | 1 | Ludmila Engquist | SWE | 12,58 |
| 2 | Brigita Bukovec | SLO | 12,59 | |
| 3 | Patricia Girard-Leno | FRA | 12,65 | |
| 4 | Gail Devers | USA | 12,66 | |
| 5 | Dionne Rose | JAM | 12,74 | |
| 6 | Michelle Freeman | JAM | 12,76 | |
| 7 | Lynda Goode | USA | 13,11 | |
| Natalya Shekhodanova | RUS | DQ | ||
| 400m Häck | 1 | Deon Hemmings | JAM | 52,82 |
| 2 | Kim Batten | USA | 53,08 | |
| 3 | Tonja Buford-Bailey | USA | 53,22 | |
| 4 | Debbie-Ann Parris | JAM | 53,97 | |
| 5 | Heike Meissner | GER | 54,03 | |
| 6 | Rosey Edeh | CAN | 54,39 | |
| 7 | Ionela Tirlea | ROM | 54,40 | |
| 8 | Silvia Rieger | GER | 54,57 | |
| Höjd | 1 | Stefka Kostadinova | BUL | 2,05 |
| 2 | Niki Bakogianni | GRE | 2,03 | |
| 3 | Inga Babakova | UKR | 2,01 | |
| 4 | Yelena Gulyayeva | RUS | 1,99 | |
| 5 | Alina Astafei | GER | 1,96 | |
| Tatyana Motkova | RUS | 1,96 | ||
| Nelé Zilinskienné | LIT | 1,96 | ||
| 8 | Hanne Haugland | NOR | 1,96 | |
| Längd | 1 | Chioma Ajunwa | NGR | 7,12 |
| 2 | Fiona May | ITA | 7,02 | |
| 3 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | USA | 7,00 | |
| 4 | Niki Xanthou | GRE | 6,97 | |
| 5 | Iryna Chekhovtsova | UKR | 6,97 | |
| 6 | Agata Karczmarek | POL | 6,90 | |
| 7 | Nicole Boegman | AUS | 6,73 | |
| 8 | Tünde Vaszi | HUN | 6,60 | |
| Tresteg | 1 | Inessa Kravets | UKR | 15,33 |
| 2 | Inna Lasovskaya | RUS | 14,98 | |
| 3 | Sarka Kasparkova | CZE | 14,98 | |
| 4 | Ashia Hansen | GBR | 14,49 | |
| 5 | Olga Vasdeki | GRE | 14,44 | |
| 6 | Ren Ruiping | CHN | 14,30 | |
| 7 | Rodica Mateescu | ROM | 14,21 | |
| 8 | Jelena Blazevica | LAT | 14,12 | |
| Kula | 1 | Astrid Kumbernuss | GER | 20,56 |
| 2 | Sui Xinmei | CHN | 19,88 | |
| 3 | Irina Khudorozhkina | RUS | 19,35 | |
| 4 | Vita Pavlysh | UKR | 19,30 | |
| 5 | Connie Price-Smith | USA | 19,22 | |
| 6 | Stephanie Storp | GER | 19,06 | |
| 7 | Kathrim Neimke | GER | 18,92 | |
| 8 | Irina Korzhanenko | RUS | 18,65 | |
| Diskus | 1 | Ilke Wyludda | GER | 69,66 |
| 2 | Natalya Sadova | RUS | 66,48 | |
| 3 | Ellina Zvereva | BLR | 65,64 | |
| 4 | Franka Dietzsch | GER | 65,48 | |
| 5 | Xiao Yanling | CHN | 64,72 | |
| 6 | Olga Chernyavskaya | RUS | 64,70 | |
| 7 | Nicoleta Grasu | ROM | 63,28 | |
| 8 | Lisa-Marie Vizaniari | AUS | 62,48 | |
| Spjut | 1 | Heli Rantanen | FIN | 67,94 |
| 2 | Louise McPaul | AUS | 65,54 | |
| 3 | Trine Solberg-Hattestad | NOR | 64,98 | |
| 4 | Isel López | CUB | 64,68 | |
| 5 | Xiomara Rivero | CUB | 64,48 | |
| 6 | Karen Forkel | GER | 64,18 | |
| 7 | Mikaela Ingberg | FIN | 61,52 | |
| 8 | Li Lei | CHN | 60,74 | |
| Sjukamp | 1 | Ghada Shouaa | SYR | 6780 |
| 2 | Natasha Sazanovich | BLR | 6563 | |
| 3 | Denise Lewis | GBR | 6489 | |
| 4 | Urszula Wlodarczyk | POL | 6484 | |
| 5 | Eunice Barber | SLE | 6342 | |
| 6 | Rita Ináncsi | HUN | 6336 | |
| 7 | Sabine Braun | GER | 6317 | |
| 8 | Kelly Blair | USA | 6307 | |