| 100 Metres |
| Men's 100 Metres | Derrick Florence | M | | USA | 10.17 | Results |
| Women's 100 Metres | Tina Iheagwam | F | | NGR | 11.34 | Results |
| 200 Metres |
| Women's 200 Metres | Falilat Ogunkoya | F | | NGR | 23.11 | Results |
| Men's 200 Metres | Stanley Kerr | M | | USA | 20.74 | Results |
| 400 Metres |
| Women's 400 Metres | Susann Sieger | F | | GER | | Results |
| Men's 400 Metres | Miles Murphy | M | | AUS | 45.64 | Results |
| 800 Metres |
| Women's 800 Metres | Selina Chirchir | F | | KEN | 2:01.40 | Results |
| Men's 800 Metres | David Sharpe | M | | GBR | 1:48.32 | Results |
| 1500 Metres |
| Women's 1500 Metres | Ana Padureanu | F | | ROU | 4:14.63 | Results |
| Men's 1500 Metres | Wilfred Oanda Kirochi | M | | KEN | 3:44.62 | Results |
| 3000 Metres |
| Women's 3000 Metres | Cleopatra Palacian | F | | ROU | 9:02.91 | Results |
| 5000 Metres |
| Men's 5000 Metres | Peter Chumba | M | | KEN | 13:55.25 | Results |
| 10,000 Metres |
| Men's 10,000 Metres | Peter Chumba | M | | KEN | 28:44.00 | Results |
| Women's 10,000 Metres | Kathrin Kley | F | | GER | 33:19.67 | Results |
| 20 Kilometres |
| Men's 20 Kilometres | Tadesse Gebre | M | | ETH | 1:01:32 | Results |
| 2000 Metres Steeplechase |
| Men's 2000 Metres Steeplechase | Juan Azkueta | M | | ESP | 5:28.56 | Results |
| 100 Metres Hurdles |
| Women's 100 Metres Hurdles | Heike Tillack | F | | GER | 13.10 | Results |
| 110 Metres Hurdles |
| Men's 110 Metres Hurdles | Colin Jackson | M | | GBR | 13.44 | Results |
| 400 Metres Hurdles |
| Women's 400 Metres Hurdles | Claudia Bartl | F | | GER | 56.76 | Results |
| Men's 400 Metres Hurdles | Emilio Valle | M | | CUB | 50.02 | Results |
| High Jump |
| Women's High Jump | Karen Scholz | F | | GER | 1.92 | Results |
| Men's High Jump | Javier Sotomayor | M | | CUB | 2.25 | Results |
| Pole Vault |
| Men's Pole Vault | Igor Potapovich | M | | KAZ | 5.50 | Results |
| Long Jump |
| Women's Long Jump | Patricia Bille | F | | GER | 6.70 | Results |
| Men's Long Jump | Dietmar Haaf | M | | GER | 7.93 | Results |
| Triple Jump |
| Men's Triple Jump | Igor Parygin | M | | RUS | 16.97 | Results |
| Shot Put |
| Men's Shot Put | Aleksey Lukashenko | M | | LAT | 18.90 | Results |
| Women's Shot Put | Heike Rohrmann | F | | GDR | 18.39 | Results |
| Discus Throw |
| Men's Discus Throw | Vasil Baklarov | M | | BUL | 60.60 | Results |
| Women's Discus Throw | Ilke Wyludda | F | | GER | 64.02 | Results |
| Hammer Throw |
| Men's Hammer Throw | Vitaliy Alisevich | M | | BLR | 72.00 | Results |
| Javelin Throw |
| Men's Javelin Throw | Vladimir Sasimovich | M | | BLR | 78.84 | Results |
| Women's Javelin Throw | Xiomara Rivero | F | | CUB | 62.86 | Results |
| 5000 Metres Race Walk |
| Women's 5000 Metres Race Walk | Yan Wang | F | | CHN | 22:03.65 | Results |
| 10,000 Metres Race Walk |
| Men's 10,000 Metres Race Walk | Mikhail Shchennikov | M | | RUS | 40:38.01 | Results |
| 4x100 Metres Relay |
| Women's 4x100 Metres Relay | United States U20 | F | | USA | 43.78 | Results |
| Men's 4x100 Metres Relay | Great Britain & NI U20 | M | | GBR | 39.80 | Results |
| 4x400 Metres Relay |
| Women's 4x400 Metres Relay | United States U20 | F | | USA | 3:30.45 | Results |
| Men's 4x400 Metres Relay | United States U20 | M | | USA | 3:01.90 | Results |
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