| 100 Metres |
| Men's 100 Metres | Justin Gatlin | M | | USA | 9.92 | Results |
| Women's 100 Metres | Tori Bowie | F | | USA | 10.85 | Results |
| 200 Metres |
| Men's 200 Metres | Ramil Guliyev | M | | TUR | 20.09 | Results |
| Women's 200 Metres | Dafne Schippers | F | | NED | 22.05 | Results |
| 400 Metres |
| Men's 400 Metres | Wayde van Niekerk | M | | RSA | 43.98 | Results |
| Women's 400 Metres | Phyllis Francis | F | | USA | 49.92 | Results |
| 800 Metres |
| Men's 800 Metres | Pierre-Ambroise Bosse | M | | FRA | 1:44.67 | Results |
| Women's 800 Metres | Caster Semenya | F | | RSA | 1:55.16 | Results |
| 1500 Metres |
| Men's 1500 Metres | Elijah Motonei Manangoi | M | | KEN | 3:33.61 | Results |
| Women's 1500 Metres | Faith Kipyegon | F | | KEN | 4:02.59 | Results |
| 5000 Metres |
| Men's 5000 Metres | Muktar Edris | M | | ETH | 13:32.79 | Results |
| Women's 5000 Metres | Hellen Obiri | F | | KEN | 14:34.86 | Results |
| 10,000 Metres |
| Men's 10,000 Metres | Mo Farah | M | | GBR | 26:49.51 | Results |
| Women's 10,000 Metres | Almaz Ayana | F | | ETH | 30:16.32 | Results |
| Marathon |
| Men's Marathon | Geoffrey Kirui | M | | KEN | 2:08:27 | Results |
| Women's Marathon | Rose Chelimo | F | | BRN | 2:27:11 | Results |
| 3000 Metres Steeplechase |
| Men's 3000 Metres Steeplechase | Conseslus Kipruto | M | | KEN | 8:14.12 | Results |
| Women's 3000 Metres Steeplechase | Emma Coburn | F | | USA | 9:02.58 | Results |
| 100 Metres Hurdles |
| Women's 100 Metres Hurdles | Sally Pearson | F | | AUS | 12.59 | Results |
| 110 Metres Hurdles |
| Men's 110 Metres Hurdles | Omar McLeod | M | | JAM | 13.04 | Results |
| 400 Metres Hurdles |
| Men's 400 Metres Hurdles | Karsten Warholm | M | | NOR | 48.35 | Results |
| Women's 400 Metres Hurdles | Kori Carter | F | | USA | 53.07 | Results |
| Heptathlon |
| Women's Heptathlon | Nafissatou Thiam | F | | BEL | 6784 | Results |
| Decathlon |
| Men's Decathlon | Kevin Mayer | M | | FRA | 929 | Results |
| High Jump |
| Men's High Jump | Mutaz Essa Barshim | M | | QAT | 2.35 | Results |
| Women's High Jump | Mariya Lasitskene | F | | RUS | 2.03 | Results |
| Pole Vault |
| Men's Pole Vault | Sam Kendricks | M | | USA | 5.95 | Results |
| Women's Pole Vault | Katerina Stefanidi | F | | GRE | 4.91 | Results |
| Long Jump |
| Men's Long Jump | Luvo Manyonga | M | | RSA | 8.48 | Results |
| Women's Long Jump | Brittney Reese | F | | USA | 7.02 | Results |
| Triple Jump |
| Men's Triple Jump | Christian Taylor | M | | USA | 17.68 | Results |
| Women's Triple Jump | Yulimar Rojas | F | | VEN | 14.91 | Results |
| Shot Put |
| Men's Shot Put | Tomas Walsh | M | | NZL | 22.03 | Results |
| Women's Shot Put | Lijiao Gong | F | | CHN | 19.94 | Results |
| Discus Throw |
| Men's Discus Throw | Andrius Gudžius | M | | LTU | 69.21 | Results |
| Women's Discus Throw | Sandra Perković | F | | CRO | 70.31 | Results |
| Hammer Throw |
| Men's Hammer Throw | Paweł Fajdek | M | | POL | 79.81 | Results |
| Women's Hammer Throw | Anita Włodarczyk | F | | POL | 77.90 | Results |
| Javelin Throw |
| Men's Javelin Throw | Johannes Vetter | M | | GER | 89.89 | Results |
| Women's Javelin Throw | Barbora Špotáková | F | | CZE | 66.76 | Results |
| 20 Kilometres Race Walk |
| Men's 20 Kilometres Race Walk | Eider Arévalo | M | | COL | 1:18:53 | Results |
| Women's 20 Kilometres Race Walk | Jiayu Yang | F | | CHN | 1:26:18 | Results |
| 50 Kilometres Race Walk |
| Men's 50 Kilometres Race Walk | Yohann Diniz | M | | FRA | 3:33:12 | Results |
| Women's 50 Kilometres Race Walk | Inês Henriques | F | | POR | 4:05:56 | Results |
| 4x100 Metres Relay |
| Men's 4x100 Metres Relay | Great Britain & NI | M | | GBR | 37.47 | Results |
| Women's 4x100 Metres Relay | United States | F | | USA | 41.82 | Results |
| 4x400 Metres Relay |
| Men's 4x400 Metres Relay | Trinidad and Tobago | M | | TTO | 2:58.12 | Results |
| Women's 4x400 Metres Relay | United States | F | | USA | 3:19.02 | Results |
