Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall |  Bernard Barmasai (KEN) | 111 |  Kostas Gatsioudis (GRE) | 109 |  Wilson Kipketer (DEN) | 108 |
| 200 metres |  Claudinei da Silva (BRA) | 19.89 |  Maurice Greene (USA) | 19.90 |  Francis Obikwelu (NGR) | 20.12 |
| 800 metres | Wilson Kipketer (DEN) | 1:43.55 |  Hezekiél Sepeng (RSA) | 1:44.40 | Japheth Kimutai (KEN) | 1:44.48 |
| 1500 metres | Noah Ngeny (KEN) | 3:28.93 | Bernard Lagat (KEN) | 3:32.30 | Laban Rotich (KEN) | 3:33.40 |
| 3000 metres | Benjamin Limo (KEN) | 7:36.32 | Paul Bitok (KEN) | 7:36.60 |  Mohammed Mourhit (BEL) | 7:36.73 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Bernard Barmasai (KEN) | 8:06.92 | Wilson Boit Kipketer (KEN) | 8:08.28 |  Ali Ezzine (MAR) | 8:08.64 |
| 110 m hurdles | Mark Crear (USA) | 13.02 |  Colin Jackson (GBR) | 13.17 | Larry Wade (USA) | 13.19 |
| Pole vault |  Maksim Tarasov (RUS) | 5.85 m | Jeff Hartwig (USA) | 5.80 m |  Dmitriy Markov (BLR) | 5.80 m |
| Long jump |  Iván Pedroso (CUB) | 8.43 m |  James Beckford (JAM) | 8.29w m | Erick Walder (USA) | 8.15 m |
| Discus throw |  Lars Riedel (GER) | 68.61 m |  Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) | 66.65 m | Anthony Washington (USA) | 66.22 m |
| Javelin throw | Kostas Gatsioudis (GRE) | 89.84 m |  Jan Železný (CZE) | 87.71 m | Raymond Hecht (GER) | 85.64 m |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall |  Gabriela Szabo (ROM) | 108 |  Maria Mutola (MOZ) | 108 | Deon Hemmings (JAM) | 104 |
| 200 metres |  Savatheda Fynes (BAH) | 22.55 | Merlene Frazer (JAM) | 22.55 | Beverly McDonald (JAM) Inger Miller (USA) | 22.64 |
| 800 metres | Maria Mutola (MOZ) | 1:59.10 | Ludmila Formanová (CZE) | 1:59.15 | Svetlana Masterkova (RUS) | 1:59.20 |
| 1500 metres | Violeta Szekely (ROM) | 4:15.18 |  Anita Weyermann (SUI) | 4:15.92 | Jackline Maranga (KEN) | 4:16.60 |
| 3000 metres | Gabriela Szabo (ROM) | 8:43.52 | Zahra Ouaziz (MAR) | 8:43.66 | Irina Mikitenko (GER) | 8:45.59 |
| 400 m hurdles | Deon Hemmings (JAM) | 53.41 |  Andrea Blackett (BAR) | 53.63 | Sandra Glover (USA) | 53.83 |
| High jump | Hestrie Cloete (RSA) | 1.96 m |  Inga Babakova (UKR) Zuzana Hlavonová (CZE) | 1.96 m | Not awarded | |
| Triple jump | Ashia Hansen (GBR) | 14.96 m | Paraskevi Tsiamita (GRE) | 14.77 m | Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) | 14.66 m |
| Shot put | Nadine Kleinert (GER) | 19.16 m | Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) | 19.13 m | Connie Price-Smith (USA) | 18.71 m |