| 100 Metres |
| Men's 100 Metres | Yohan Blake | M | | JAM | 9.92 | Results |
| Women's 100 Metres | Carmelita Jeter | F | | USA | 10.90 | Results |
| 200 Metres |
| Men's 200 Metres | Usain Bolt | M | | JAM | 19.40 | Results |
| Women's 200 Metres | Veronica Campbell-Brown | F | | JAM | 22.22 | Results |
| 400 Metres |
| Men's 400 Metres | Kirani James | M | | GRN | 44.60 | Results |
| Women's 400 Metres | Amantle Montsho | F | | BOT | 49.56 | Results |
| 800 Metres |
| Men's 800 Metres | David Rudisha | M | | KEN | 1:43.91 | Results |
| Women's 800 Metres | Caster Semenya | F | | RSA | 1:56.35 | Results |
| 1500 Metres |
| Men's 1500 Metres | Asbel Kiprop | M | | KEN | 3:35.69 | Results |
| Women's 1500 Metres | Jenny Simpson | F | | USA | 4:05.40 | Results |
| 5000 Metres |
| Men's 5000 Metres | Mo Farah | M | | GBR | 13:23.36 | Results |
| Women's 5000 Metres | Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot | F | | KEN | 14:55.36 | Results |
| 10,000 Metres |
| Men's 10,000 Metres | Ibrahim Jeilan | M | | ETH | 27:13.81 | Results |
| Women's 10,000 Metres | Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot | F | | KEN | 30:48.98 | Results |
| Marathon |
| Men's Marathon | Abel Kirui | M | | KEN | 2:07:38 | Results |
| Women's Marathon | Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat | F | | KEN | 2:28:43 | Results |
| 3000 Metres Steeplechase |
| Men's 3000 Metres Steeplechase | Ezekiel Kemboi | M | | KEN | 8:14.85 | Results |
| Women's 3000 Metres Steeplechase | Habiba Ghribi | F | | TUN | 9:11.97 | Results |
| 100 Metres Hurdles |
| Women's 100 Metres Hurdles | Sally Pearson | F | | AUS | 12.28 | Results |
| 110 Metres Hurdles |
| Men's 110 Metres Hurdles | Jason Richardson | M | | USA | 13.16 | Results |
| 400 Metres Hurdles |
| Men's 400 Metres Hurdles | David Greene | M | | GBR | 48.26 | Results |
| Women's 400 Metres Hurdles | Lashinda Demus | F | | USA | 52.47 | Results |
| Heptathlon |
| Women's Heptathlon | Jessica Ennis-Hill | F | | GBR | 6751 | Results |
| Decathlon |
| Men's Decathlon | Trey Hardee | M | | USA | 963 | Results |
| High Jump |
| Men's High Jump | Jesse Williams | M | | USA | 2.35 | Results |
| Women's High Jump | Anna Chicherova | F | | RUS | 2.03 | Results |
| Pole Vault |
| Men's Pole Vault | Paweł Wojciechowski | M | | POL | 5.90 | Results |
| Women's Pole Vault | Fabiana Murer | F | | BRA | 4.85 | Results |
| Long Jump |
| Men's Long Jump | Dwight Phillips | M | | USA | 8.45 | Results |
| Women's Long Jump | Brittney Reese | F | | USA | 6.82 | Results |
| Triple Jump |
| Men's Triple Jump | Christian Taylor | M | | USA | 17.96 | Results |
| Women's Triple Jump | Olha Saladukha | F | | UKR | 14.94 | Results |
| Shot Put |
| Men's Shot Put | David Storl | M | | GER | 21.78 | Results |
| Women's Shot Put | Valerie Adams | F | | NZL | 21.24 | Results |
| Discus Throw |
| Men's Discus Throw | Robert Harting | M | | GER | 68.97 | Results |
| Women's Discus Throw | Yanfeng Li | F | | CHN | 66.52 | Results |
| Hammer Throw |
| Men's Hammer Throw | Koji Murofushi | M | | JPN | 81.24 | Results |
| Women's Hammer Throw | Tatyana Beloborodova | F | | RUS | 77.13 | Results |
| Javelin Throw |
| Men's Javelin Throw | Matthias de Zordo | M | | GER | 86.27 | Results |
| Women's Javelin Throw | Barbora Špotáková | F | | CZE | 71.58 | Results |
| 20 Kilometres Race Walk |
| Men's 20 Kilometres Race Walk | Luis Fernando López | M | | COL | 1:20:38 | Results |
| Women's 20 Kilometres Race Walk | Hong Liu | F | | CHN | 1:30:00 | Results |
| 50 Kilometres Race Walk |
| Men's 50 Kilometres Race Walk | Denis Nizhegorodov | M | | RUS | 3:42:45 | Results |
| 4x100 Metres Relay |
| Men's 4x100 Metres Relay | Jamaica | M | | JAM | 37.04 | Results |
| Women's 4x100 Metres Relay | United States | F | | USA | 41.56 | Results |
| 4x400 Metres Relay |
| Men's 4x400 Metres Relay | United States | M | | USA | 2:59.31 | Results |
| Women's 4x400 Metres Relay | United States | F | | USA | 3:18.09 | Results |
| 400 Metres T53 |
| Men's 400 Metres T53 | Richard Colman | M | | AUS | 49.36 | Results |
| 800 Metres T54 |
| Women's 800 Metres T54 | Diane Roy | F | | CAN | 1:50.91 | Results |
