| 100 Metres |
| Men's 100 Metres | Harry Aikines-Aryeetey | M | | GBR | 10.37 | Results |
| Women's 100 Metres | Tezzhan Naimova | F | | BUL | 11.28 | Results |
| 200 Metres |
| Men's 200 Metres | Marek Niit | M | | EST | 20.96 | Results |
| Women's 200 Metres | Tezzhan Naimova | F | | BUL | 22.99 | Results |
| 400 Metres |
| Men's 400 Metres | Renny Quow | M | | TTO | 45.74 | Results |
| Women's 400 Metres | Danijela Grgic | F | | CRO | 50.78 | Results |
| 800 Metres |
| Men's 800 Metres | David Rudisha | M | | KEN | 1:47.40 | Results |
| Women's 800 Metres | Olga Cristea | F | | MDA | 2:04.52 | Results |
| 1500 Metres |
| Men's 1500 Metres | Remmy Limo Ndiwa | M | | KEN | 3:40.44 | Results |
| Women's 1500 Metres | Irene Jelagat | F | | KEN | 4:08.88 | Results |
| 3000 Metres |
| Women's 3000 Metres | Veronica Nyaruai Wanjiru | F | | KEN | 9:02.90 | Results |
| 5000 Metres |
| Men's 5000 Metres | Tariku Bekele | M | | ETH | 13:31.34 | Results |
| Women's 5000 Metres | Fei Xue | F | | CHN | 15:31.61 | Results |
| 10,000 Metres |
| Men's 10,000 Metres | Ibrahim Jeilan | M | | ETH | 28:53.29 | Results |
| 3000 Metres Steeplechase |
| Men's 3000 Metres Steeplechase | Willy Rutto Komen | M | | KEN | 8:14.00 | Results |
| Women's 3000 Metres Steeplechase | Caroline Tuigong | F | | KEN | 9:40.95 | Results |
| 100 Metres Hurdles |
| Women's 100 Metres Hurdles | Ekaterina Shtepa | F | | RUS | 13.33 | Results |
| 110m Hurdles (99.0cm) |
| Men's 110m Hurdles (99.0cm) | Artur Noga | M | | POL | 13.23 | Results |
| 400 Metres Hurdles |
| Men's 400 Metres Hurdles | Chris Carter | M | | USA | 50.08 | Results |
| Women's 400 Metres Hurdles | Kaliese Spencer | F | | JAM | 55.11 | Results |
| Heptathlon |
| Women's Heptathlon | Tatyana Chernova | F | | RUS | 6227 | Results |
| High Jump |
| Men's High Jump | Haiqiang Huang | M | | CHN | 2.32 | Results |
| Women's High Jump | Svetlana Radzivil | F | | UZB | 1.91 | Results |
| Pole Vault |
| Men's Pole Vault | Germán Chiaraviglio | M | | ARG | 5.71 | Results |
| Women's Pole Vault | Yang Zhou | F | | CHN | 4.30 | Results |
| Long Jump |
| Men's Long Jump | Robert Crowther | M | | AUS | 8.00 | Results |
| Women's Long Jump | Rhonda Watkins | F | | TTO | 6.46 | Results |
| Triple Jump |
| Men's Triple Jump | Benjamin Compaoré | M | | FRA | 16.61 | Results |
| Women's Triple Jump | Kaire Leibak | F | | EST | 14.43 | Results |
| Shot Put |
| Women's Shot Put | Melissa Boekelman | F | | NED | 17.66 | Results |
| Shot Put (6kg) |
| Men's Shot Put (6kg) | Margus Hunt | M | | EST | 20.53 | Results |
| Discus Throw |
| Women's Discus Throw | Dani Stevens | F | | AUS | 60.63 | Results |
| Discus Throw (1.750kg) |
| Men's Discus Throw (1.750kg) | Margus Hunt | M | | EST | 67.32 | Results |
| Hammer Throw |
| Women's Hammer Throw | Bianca Florentina Ghelber | F | | ROU | 67.38 | Results |
| Hammer Throw (6kg) |
| Men's Hammer Throw (6kg) | Evgeniy Aydamirov | M | | RUS | 78.42 | Results |
| Javelin Throw |
| Men's Javelin Throw | John Robert Oosthuizen | M | | RSA | 83.07 | Results |
| Women's Javelin Throw | Sandra Schaffarzik | F | | GER | 60.45 | Results |
| 10,000 Metres Race Walk |
| Men's 10,000 Metres Race Walk | Xiangdong Bo | M | | CHN | 42:50.26 | Results |
| Women's 10,000 Metres Race Walk | Hong Liu | F | | CHN | 45:12.84 | Results |
| 4x100 Metres Relay |
| Men's 4x100 Metres Relay | Jamaica U20 | M | | JAM | 39.05 | Results |
| Women's 4x100 Metres Relay | United States U20 | F | | USA | 43.49 | Results |
| 4x400 Metres Relay |
| Men's 4x400 Metres Relay | United States U20 | M | | USA | 3:03.76 | Results |
| Women's 4x400 Metres Relay | United States U20 | F | | USA | 3:29.01 | Results |
