Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall |  Wilson Kipketer (DEN) | 114 |  Lars Riedel (GER) | 99 |  Mark Crear (USA) | 95 |
| 200 metres |  Frankie Fredericks (NAM) | 19.81 |  Obadele Thompson (BAR) | 20.19 | Jon Drummond (USA) | 20.32 |
| 800 metres | Wilson Kipketer (DEN) | 1:42.98 |  Patrick Ndururi (KEN) | 1:43.45 | David Kiptoo (KEN) | 1:44.09 |
| One mile | Robert Kiplagat Andersen (DEN) | 4:04.53 |  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) | 4:04.55 |  Vénuste Niyongabo (BDI) | 4:04.95 |
| 5000 metres | Khalid Boulami (MAR) | 13:09.40 | Tom Nyariki (KEN) | 13:10.41 | Paul Koech (KEN) | 13:10.77 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Joseph Keter (KEN) | 8:21.75 | Moses Kiptanui (KEN) | 8:21.87 | Bernard Barmasai (KEN) | 8:22.48 |
| 110 m hurdles | Mark Crear (USA) | 13.03 | Florian Schwarthoff (GER) | 13.11 |  Tony Jarrett (GBR) | 13.14 |
| Pole vault |  Sergey Bubka (UKR) | 6.05 m |  Maksim Tarasov (RUS) | 6.00 m | Tim Lobinger (GER) | 5.90 m |
| Long jump |  Iván Pedroso (CUB) | 8.53 m |  James Beckford (JAM) | 8.40 m | Erick Walder (USA) | 8.40w m |
| Discus throw | Lars Riedel (GER) | 67.98 m | Adam Setliff (USA) | 66.12 m | John Godina (USA) | 65.56 m |
| Javelin throw |  Jan Železný (CZE) | 89.58 m | Boris Henry (GER) | 86.76 m |  Patrik Bodén (SWE) | 86.52 m |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) | 99 | Deon Hemmings (JAM) | 93 | Kim Batten (USA) | 91 |
| 200 metres | Marion Jones (USA) | 21.84w | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 21.92w |  Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (AUS) | 22.43w |
| 800 metres | Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) | 1:56.53 |  Maria Mutola (MOZ) | 1:56.93 |  Letitia Vriesde (SUR) | 1:59.73 |
| One mile |  Carla Sacramento (POR) | 4:40.25 | Jackline Maranga (KEN) | 4:40.44 | Julie Henner (USA) | 4:40.92 |
| 5000 metres | Sally Barsosio (KEN) | 15:13.46 | Lydia Cheromei (KEN) | 15:15.64 | Paula Radcliffe (GBR) | 15:17.02 |
| 400 m hurdles | Kim Batten (USA) | 53.45 | Deon Hemmings (JAM) | 53.98 | Tatyana Tereshchuk (UKR) | 54.37 |
| High jump | Inga Babakova (UKR) | 2.02 m | Yuliya Lyakhova (RUS) | 1.99 m |  Monica Iagar (ROM) | 1.96 m |
| Triple jump | Ashia Hansen (GBR) | 15.15 m | Šárka Kašpárková (CZE) | 14.94w m | Rodica Mateescu (ROM) | 14.59 m |
| Shot put | Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) | 20.95 m | Vita Pavlysh (UKR) | 20.59 m | Irina Korzhanenko (RUS) | 19.06 m |