| 100 Metres |
| Men's 100 Metres | Mark Lewis-Francis | M | | GBR | 10.12 | Results |
| Women's 100 Metres | Veronica Campbell-Brown | F | | JAM | 11.12 | Results |
| 200 Metres |
| Men's 200 Metres | Paul Gorries | M | | RSA | 20.64 | Results |
| Women's 200 Metres | Veronica Campbell-Brown | F | | JAM | 22.87 | Results |
| 400 Metres |
| Men's 400 Metres | Hamdan Odha Al-Bishi | M | | KSA | 44.66 | Results |
| Women's 400 Metres | Jana Pittman | F | | AUS | 52.45 | Results |
| 800 Metres |
| Men's 800 Metres | Nicholas Wachira | M | | KEN | 1:47.16 | Results |
| Women's 800 Metres | Nancy Jebet Langat | F | | KEN | 2:01.51 | Results |
| 1500 Metres |
| Men's 1500 Metres | Cornelius Chirchir | M | | KEN | 3:38.80 | Results |
| Women's 1500 Metres | Abebech Negussie | F | | ETH | 4:19.93 | Results |
| 3000 Metres |
| Women's 3000 Metres | Beatrice Jepchumba | F | | KEN | 9:08.80 | Results |
| 5000 Metres |
| Men's 5000 Metres | Gordon Mugi Mahugu | M | | KEN | 13:44.93 | Results |
| Women's 5000 Metres | Docus Inzikuru | F | | UGA | 16:21.32 | Results |
| 10,000 Metres |
| Men's 10,000 Metres | Robert Kipkorir Kipchumba | M | | KEN | 28:54.37 | Results |
| 3000 Metres Steeplechase |
| Men's 3000 Metres Steeplechase | Raymond Yator | M | | KEN | 8:16.34 | Results |
| 100 Metres Hurdles |
| Women's 100 Metres Hurdles | Susanna Kallur | F | | SWE | 13.02 | Results |
| 110 Metres Hurdles |
| Men's 110 Metres Hurdles | Yuniel Hernández | M | | CUB | 13.60 | Results |
| 400 Metres Hurdles |
| Men's 400 Metres Hurdles | Marek Plawgo | M | | POL | 49.23 | Results |
| Women's 400 Metres Hurdles | Jana Pittman | F | | AUS | 56.27 | Results |
| Heptathlon |
| Women's Heptathlon | Carolina Klüft | F | | SWE | 990 | Results |
| Decathlon |
| Men's Decathlon | Dennis Leyckes | M | | GER | 865 | Results |
| High Jump |
| Men's High Jump | Jacques Freitag | M | | RSA | 2.24 | Results |
| Women's High Jump | Blanka Vlašic | F | | CRO | 1.91 | Results |
| Pole Vault |
| Men's Pole Vault | Aleksey Khanafin | M | | RUS | 5.30 | Results |
| Women's Pole Vault | Elena Isinbaeva | F | | RUS | 4.20 | Results |
| Long Jump |
| Men's Long Jump | Peng Cai | M | | CHN | 7.88 | Results |
| Women's Long Jump | Concepción Montaner | F | | ESP | 6.47 | Results |
| Triple Jump |
| Men's Triple Jump | Marian Oprea | M | | ROU | 16.41 | Results |
| Women's Triple Jump | Anastasiya Ilyina | F | | RUS | 14.24 | Results |
| Shot Put |
| Men's Shot Put | Rutger Smith | M | | NED | 19.48 | Results |
| Women's Shot Put | Kathleen Kluge | F | | GER | 17.37 | Results |
| Discus Throw |
| Men's Discus Throw | Hannes Hopley | M | | RSA | 59.51 | Results |
| Women's Discus Throw | Shaoyang Xu | F | | CHN | 54.41 | Results |
| Hammer Throw |
| Men's Hammer Throw | Esref Apak | M | | TUR | 69.97 | Results |
| Women's Hammer Throw | Ivana Brkljacic | F | | CRO | 62.22 | Results |
| Javelin Throw |
| Men's Javelin Throw | Gerhardus Pienaar | M | | RSA | 78.11 | Results |
| Women's Javelin Throw | Jarmila Jurkovicova | F | | CZE | 54.82 | Results |
| 10,000 Metres Race Walk |
| Men's 10,000 Metres Race Walk | David Cristian Berdeja | M | | MEX | 40:56.47 | Results |
| Women's 10,000 Metres Race Walk | Lyudmila Yefimkina | F | | RUS | 44:07.74 | Results |
| 4x100 Metres Relay |
| Men's 4x100 Metres Relay | Great Britain & NI U20 | M | | GBR | 39.05 | Results |
| Women's 4x100 Metres Relay | Germany U20 | F | | GER | 43.91 | Results |
| 4x400 Metres Relay |
| Men's 4x400 Metres Relay | Jamaica U20 | M | | JAM | 3:06.06 | Results |
| Women's 4x400 Metres Relay | Great Britain & NI U20 | F | | GBR | 3:33.82 | Results |
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