| 100 Metres |
| Men's 100 Metres | Justin Gatlin | M | | USA | 9.88 | Results |
| Women's 100 Metres | Lauryn Williams | F | | USA | 10.93 | Results |
| 200 Metres |
| Men's 200 Metres | Justin Gatlin | M | | USA | 20.04 | Results |
| Women's 200 Metres | Allyson Felix | F | | USA | 22.16 | Results |
| 400 Metres |
| Men's 400 Metres | Jeremy Wariner | M | | USA | 43.93 | Results |
| Women's 400 Metres | Tonique Williams-Darling | F | | BAH | 49.55 | Results |
| 800 Metres |
| Men's 800 Metres | Rashid Ramzi | M | | BRN | 1:44.24 | Results |
| Women's 800 Metres | Zulia Calatayud | F | | CUB | 1:58.82 | Results |
| 1500 Metres |
| Men's 1500 Metres | Rashid Ramzi | M | | BRN | 3:37.88 | Results |
| Women's 1500 Metres | Tatyana Tomashova | F | | RUS | 4:00.35 | Results |
| 5000 Metres |
| Men's 5000 Metres | Benjamin Kipkoech Limo | M | | KEN | 13:32.55 | Results |
| Women's 5000 Metres | Tirunesh Dibaba | F | | ETH | 14:38.59 | Results |
| 10,000 Metres |
| Men's 10,000 Metres | Kenenisa Bekele | M | | ETH | 27:08.33 | Results |
| Women's 10,000 Metres | Tirunesh Dibaba | F | | ETH | 30:24.02 | Results |
| Marathon |
| Men's Marathon | Vanderlei de Lima | M | | BRA | DNF | Results |
| Women's Marathon | Debbie Mason | F | | GBR | DNF | Results |
| 3000 Metres Steeplechase |
| Men's 3000 Metres Steeplechase | Saif Saaeed Shaheen | M | | QAT | 8:13.31 | Results |
| Women's 3000 Metres Steeplechase | Docus Inzikuru | F | | UGA | 9:18.24 | Results |
| 100 Metres Hurdles |
| Women's 100 Metres Hurdles | Michelle Perry | F | | USA | 12.66 | Results |
| 110 Metres Hurdles |
| Men's 110 Metres Hurdles | Ladji Doucouré | M | | FRA | 13.07 | Results |
| 400 Metres Hurdles |
| Men's 400 Metres Hurdles | Bershawn Jackson | M | | USA | 47.30 | Results |
| Women's 400 Metres Hurdles | Yuliya Pechonkina | F | | RUS | 52.90 | Results |
| Heptathlon |
| Women's Heptathlon | Carolina Klüft | F | | SWE | 6887 | Results |
| Decathlon |
| Men's Decathlon | Bryan Clay | M | | USA | 992 | Results |
| High Jump |
| Men's High Jump | Yuriy Krimarenko | M | | UKR | 2.32 | Results |
| Women's High Jump | Kajsa Bergqvist | F | | SWE | 2.02 | Results |
| Pole Vault |
| Men's Pole Vault | Rens Blom | M | | NED | 5.80 | Results |
| Women's Pole Vault | Elena Isinbaeva | F | | RUS | 5.01 | Results |
| Long Jump |
| Men's Long Jump | Dwight Phillips | M | | USA | 8.60 | Results |
| Women's Long Jump | Tianna Bartoletta | F | | USA | 6.89 | Results |
| Triple Jump |
| Men's Triple Jump | Walter Davis | M | | USA | 17.57 | Results |
| Women's Triple Jump | Trecia Kaye Smith | F | | JAM | 15.11 | Results |
| Shot Put |
| Men's Shot Put | Adam Nelson | M | | USA | 21.73 | Results |
| Women's Shot Put | Olga Ryabinkina | F | | RUS | 19.64 | Results |
| Discus Throw |
| Men's Discus Throw | Virgilijus Alekna | M | | LTU | 70.17 | Results |
| Women's Discus Throw | Franka Dietzsch | F | | GER | 66.56 | Results |
| Hammer Throw |
| Men's Hammer Throw | Vadim Devyatovskiy | M | | BLR | 82.60 | Results |
| Women's Hammer Throw | Yipsi Moreno | F | | CUB | 73.08 | Results |
| Javelin Throw |
| Men's Javelin Throw | Andrus Värnik | M | | EST | 87.17 | Results |
| Women's Javelin Throw | Olisdeilys Menéndez | F | | CUB | 71.70 | Results |
| 20 Kilometres Race Walk |
| Men's 20 Kilometres Race Walk | Jefferson Pérez | M | | ECU | 1:18:35 | Results |
| Women's 20 Kilometres Race Walk | Olimpiada Ivanova | F | | RUS | 1:25:41 | Results |
| 50 Kilometres Race Walk |
| Men's 50 Kilometres Race Walk | Sergey Kirdyapkin | M | | RUS | 3:38:08 | Results |
| 4x100 Metres Relay |
| Men's 4x100 Metres Relay | France | M | | FRA | 38.08 | Results |
| Women's 4x100 Metres Relay | United States | F | | USA | 41.78 | Results |
| 4x400 Metres Relay |
| Men's 4x400 Metres Relay | United States | M | | USA | 2:56.91 | Results |
| Women's 4x400 Metres Relay | Russia | F | | RUS | 3:20.95 | Results |
| 100m Wheelchair |
| Men's 100m Wheelchair | David Weir | M | | GBR | 14.15 | Results |
| 200m Visually Impaired |
| Women's 200m Visually Impaired | Adria Santos | F | | BRA | 26.99 | Results |
| 200m Wheelchair |
| Men's 200m Wheelchair | David Weir | M | | GBR | 25.47 | Results |
| Javelin Throw Wheelchair |
| Men's Javelin Throw Wheelchair | Jacques Martin | M | | CAN | 24.97 | Results |