| 100 Metres |
| Women's 100 Metres | Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova | F | | RUS | 11.33 | Results |
| 200 Metres |
| Women's 200 Metres | Marie-José Pérec | F | | FRA | 23.07 | Results |
| 400 Metres |
| Women's 400 Metres | Jearl Miles Clark | F | | USA | 50.64 | Results |
| 800 Metres |
| Women's 800 Metres | Maria de Lurdes Mutola | F | | MOZ | 2:00.47 | Results |
| 1500 Metres |
| Women's 1500 Metres | Yekaterina Podkopayeva | F | | RUS | 4:17.60 | Results |
| 3000 Metres |
| Women's 3000 Metres | Derartu Tulu | F | | ETH | 9:05.89 | Results |
| 10,000 Metres |
| Women's 10,000 Metres | Derartu Tulu | F | | ETH | 33:38.97 | Results |
| 100 Metres Hurdles |
| Women's 100 Metres Hurdles | Aliuska López | F | | ESP | 13.06 | Results |
| 400 Metres Hurdles |
| Women's 400 Metres Hurdles | Sandra Farmer-Patrick | F | | USA | 55.38 | Results |
| High Jump |
| Women's High Jump | Ioamnet Quintero | F | | CUB | 1.94 | Results |
| Long Jump |
| Women's Long Jump | Heike Drechsler | F | | GER | 7.16 | Results |
| Triple Jump |
| Women's Triple Jump | Huirong Li | F | | CHN | 13.88 | Results |
| Shot Put |
| Women's Shot Put | Belsy Laza | F | | CUB | 19.19 | Results |
| Discus Throw |
| Women's Discus Throw | Maritza Martén | F | | CUB | 69.30 | Results |
| Javelin Throw |
| Women's Javelin Throw | Tessa Sanderson | F | | GBR | 61.86 | Results |
| 4x100 Metres Relay |
| Women's 4x100 Metres Relay | Asia | F | | ASI | 43.63 | Results |
| 4x400 Metres Relay |
| Women's 4x400 Metres Relay | Americas | F | | UND | 3:29.73 | Results |
