Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall |  Angelo Taylor (USA) | 101 |  Yuriy Bilonog (UKR) | 94 | Adam Nelson (USA) | 93 |
| 100 metres |  Darren Campbell (GBR) | 10.25 | Tim Montgomery (USA) | 10.27 | Greg Saddler (USA) | 10.41 |
| 400 metres | Mark Richardson (GBR) | 45.20 |  Sanderlei Parrela (BRA) | 45.25 | Antonio Pettigrew (USA) | 45.37 |
| 1500 metres |  Noah Ngeny (KEN) | 3:36.62 | Bernard Lagat (KEN) | 3:36.88 |  Kevin Sullivan (CAN) | 3:37.16 |
| 3000 metres | Luke Kipkosgei (KEN) | 7:46.21 |  Ali Saïdi Sief (ALG) | 7:47.16 | Sammy Kipketer (KEN) | 7:47.31 |
| 400 m hurdles | Angelo Taylor (USA) | 48.14 |  Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily (KSA) | 48.18 |  Samuel Matete (ZAM) | 48.71 |
| High jump |  Vyacheslav Voronin (RUS) | 2.32 m | Nathan Leeper (USA) | 2.30 m |  Dragutin Topić (YUG) | 2.25 m |
| Pole vault |  Tim Lobinger (GER) | 5.70 m | Nick Hysong (USA) | 5.60 m |  Okkert Brits (RSA) | 5.60 m |
| Triple jump | Jonathan Edwards (GBR) | 17.12 m |  Rostislav Dimitrov (BUL) | 17.11 m | Larry Achike (GBR) | 16.49 m |
| Shot put | Andy Bloom (USA) | 21.82 m | Adam Nelson (USA) | 21.66 m | John Godina (USA) | 21.51 m |
| Hammer throw | Andrey Skvaruk (UKR) | 81.43 m |  Koji Murofushi (JPN) | 80.32 m | Karsten Kobs (GER) | 79.22 m |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall |  Trine Hattestad (NOR) | 110 | Marion Jones (USA) | 104 | Gail Devers (USA) | 104 |
| 100 metres | Marion Jones (USA) | 11.00 | Chryste Gaines (USA) | 11.09 |  Savatheda Fynes (BAH) | 11.10 |
| 400 metres |  Lorraine Graham (JAM) | 50.21 |  Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR) | 50.61 | Charity Opara (NGR) | 50.85 |
| 1500 metres |  Violeta Szekely (ROM) | 4:15.63 |  Kutre Dulecha (ETH) | 4:15.75 | Nouria Mérah-Benida (ALG) | 4:15.85 |
| 3000 metres |  Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) | 8:52.01 | Leah Malot (KEN) | 8:52.73 | Sally Barsosio (KEN) | 8:52.99 |
| 100 m hurdles | Gail Devers (USA) | 12.85 | Glory Alozie (NGR) | 12.94 | Delloreen Ennis-London (JAM) | 12.96 |
| Long jump | Heike Drechsler (GER) | 7.07w m | Dawn Burrell (USA) | 6.99w m |  Niurka Montalvo (ESP) | 6.87 m |
| Discus throw | Franka Dietzsch (GER) | 65.41 m |  Ellina Zvereva (BLR) | 63.96 m |  Beatrice Faumuina (NZL) | 63.03 m |
| Javelin throw |  Sonia Bicet (CUB) | 65.87 m | Trine Hattestad (NOR) | 65.86 m | Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) | 65.79 m |