MEN
100 Meters
| | | Time |
| 1 | Maurice Greene, USA | 9.87 |
| 2 | Ato Boldon, TRI | 9.99 |
| 3 | Obadele Thompson, BAR | 10.04 |
200 meters
| | | Time |
| 1 | Konstantinos Kenteris, GRE | 20.09 |
| 2 | Darren Campbell, GBR | 20.14 |
| 3 | Ato Boldon, TRI | 20.20 |
Top USA—7th Coby Miller (20.35); 8th John Capel Jr. (20.49).
400 meters
| | | Time |
| 1 | Michael Johnson, USA | 43.84 |
| 2 | Alvin Harrison, USA | 44.70 |
| 3 | Gregory Haughton, JAM | 44.70 |
Other Top USA—7th Antonio Pettigrew (45.42)
800 meters
| | | Time |
| 1 | Nils Schumann, GER | 1:45.08 |
| 2 | Wilson Kipketer, DEN | 1:45.14 |
| 3 | Aissa Djabir Said-Guerni, ALG | 1:45.16 |
1500 meters
| | | Time | |
| 1 | Noah Ngeny, KEN | 3:32.07 | OR |
| 2 | Hicham El Guerrouj, MOR | 3:32.32 | |
| 3 | Bernard Lagat, KEN | 3:32.44 | |
5000 meters
| | | Time |
| 1 | Millon Wolde, ETH | 13:35.49 |
| 2 | Ali Saidi-Sief, ALG | 13:36.20 |
| 3 | Brahim Lahlafi, MOR | 13:36.47 |
10,000 meters
| | | Time |
| 1 | Haile Gebrselassie, ETH | 27:18.20 |
| 2 | Paul Tergat, KEN | 27:18.29 |
| 3 | Assefa Mezgebu, ETH | 27:19.75 |
Marathon
| | | Time |
| 1 | Gezahenge Abera, ETH | 2:10:11 |
| 2 | Eric Wainaina, KEN | 2:10:31 |
| 3 | Tesfaye Tola, ETH | 2:11:10 |
Top USA—69th Rod Dehaven (2:30:46).
4x100-meter Relay
| | | Time |
| 1 | United States | 37.61 |
| 2 | Brazil | 37.90 |
| 3 | Cuba | 38.04 |
USA—Jonathan Drummond, Bernard Williams III, Brian Lewis, Maurice Greene; BRA—Vincente Lima, Edson Ribeiro, Andre Silva, Claudinei da Silva; CUB—Jose Angel Cesar, Luis Alberto, Ivan Garcia, Freddy Mayola.
4x400-meter Relay
| | | Time |
| 1 | United States | 2:56.35 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 2:58.68 |
| 3 | Jamaica | 2:58.78 |
USA—Alvin Harrison, Antonio Pettigrew, Calvin Harrison, Michael Johnson; NGR—Clement Chukwu, Jude Monye, Sunday Bada, Enefiok Udo-Obong; JAM—Michael Blackwood, Gregory Haughton, Christopher Williams, Danny McFarlane.
110-meter Hurdles
| | | Time |
| 1 | Anier Garcia, CUB | 13.00 |
| 2 | Terrence Trammell, USA | 13.16 |
| 3 | Mark Crear, USA | 13.22 |
400-meter Hurdles
| | | Time |
| 1 | Angelo Taylor, USA | 47.50 |
| 2 | Hadi Souan Somayli, KSA | 47.53 |
| 3 | Llewellyn Herbert, RSA | 47.81 |
3000-meter Steeplechase
| | | Time |
| 1 | Reuben Kosgei, KEN | 8:21.43 |
| 2 | Wilson Boit Kipketer, KEN | 8:21.77 |
| 3 | Ali Ezzine, MOR | 8:22.15 |
20-kilometer Walk
| | | Time | |
| 1 | Robert Korzeniowski, POL | 1:18:59 | OR |
| 2 | Noe Hernandez, MEX | 1:19:03 | |
| 3 | Vladimir Andreyev, RUS | 1:19:27 | |
Top USA—40th Timothy Seamen (1:30:32).
50-kilometer Walk
| | | Time |
| 1 | Robert Korzeniowski, POL | 3:42:22 |
| 2 | Aigars Fadejevs, LAT | 3:43:40 |
| 3 | Joel Sanchez, MEX | 3:44:36 |
Top USA—22nd Curt Clausen (3:58:59); 28th Philip Dunn (4:03.05); 31st Andrew Hermann (4:07:18).
High Jump
| | | Height |
| 1 | Sergey Kliugin, RUS | 7-81/2 |
| 2 | Javier Sotomayor, CUB | 7-71/4 |
| 3 | Abderrahmane Hammad, ALG | 7-71/4 |
Pole Vault
| | | Height |
| 1 | Nick Hysong, USA | 19-41/4 |
| 2 | Lawrence Johnson, USA | 19-41/4 |
| 3 | Maksim Tarasov, RUS | 19-41/4 |
Note: Hysong won the tiebreak because he failed fewer heights earlier in the competition.
Long Jump
| | | Distance |
| 1 | Ivan Pedroso, CUB | 28-03/4 |
| 2 | Jai Taurima, AUS | 27-101/4 |
| 3 | Roman Schurenko, UKR | 27-31/4 |
Triple Jump
| | | Distance |
| 1 | Johathan Edwards, GBR | 58-11/4 |
| 2 | Yoel Garcia, CUB | 57-33/4 |
| 3 | Denis Kapustin, RUS | 57-31/2 |
Top USA—7th Robert Howard (55-111/4).
Shot Put
| | | Distance |
| 1 | Arsi Harju, FIN | 69-101/4 |
| 2 | Adam Nelson, USA | 69-7 |
| 3 | John Godina, USA | 69-63/4 |
Other Top USA—4th Andrew Bloom (68-53/4).
Discus
| | | Distance |
| 1 | Virgilijus Alekna, LIT | 227-4 |
| 2 | Lars Riedel, GER | 224-9 |
| 3 | Frantz Kruger, RSA | 223-8 |
Hammer Throw
| | | Distance |
| 1 | Szymon Ziolkowski, POL | 262-6 |
| 2 | Nicola Vizzoni, ITA | 261-3 |
| 3 | Igor Astapkovich, BLR | 259-9 |
Javelin
| | | Distance | |
| 1 | Jan Zelezny, CZR | 295-10 | OR |
| 2 | Steve Backley, GBR | 294-9 | |
| 3 | Sergey Makarov, RUS | 290-11 | |
Top USA—12th Breaux Greer (262-2).
Decathlon
| | | Points |
| 1 | Erki Nool, EST | 8641 |
| 2 | Roman Sebrle, CZR | 8606 |
| 3 | Chris Huffins, USA | 8595 |
WOMEN
100 meters
| | | Time |
| 1 | Marion Jones, USA | 10.75 |
| 2 | Ekaterini Thanou, GRE | 11.12 |
| 3 | Tanya Lawrence, JAM | 11.18 |
200 meters
| | | Time |
| 1 | Marion Jones, USA | 21.84 |
| 2 | Pauline Davis-Thompson, BAH | 22.27 |
| 3 | Susanthika Jayasinghe, SRI | 22.28 |
400 meters
| | | Time |
| 1 | Cathy Freeman, AUS | 49.11 |
| 2 | Lorraine Graham, JAM | 49.58 |
| 3 | Katharine Merry, GBR | 49.72 |
800 meters
| | | Time |
| 1 | Maria Mutola, MOZ | 1:56.15 |
| 2 | Stephanie Graf, AUT | 1:56.64 |
| 3 | Kelly Holmes, GBR | 1:56.80 |
Top USA—7th Hazel Clark (1:58.75).
1500 meters
| | | Time |
| 1 | Nouria Merah-Benida, ALG | 4:05.10 |
| 2 | Violeta Szekely, ROM | 4:05.15 |
| 3 | Gabriela Szabo, ROM | 4:05.27 |
Top USA—8th Marla Runyan (4:08.30).
5000 meters
| | | Time | |
| 1 | Gabriela Szabo, ROM | 14:40.79 | OR |
| 2 | Sonia O'Sullivan, IRE | 14:41.02 | |
| 3 | Gete Wami, ETH | 14:42.23 | |
10,000 meters
| | | Time | |
| 1 | Derartu Tulu, ETH | 30:17.49 | OR |
| 2 | Gete Wami, ETH | 30:22.48 | |
| 3 | Fernanda Ribeiro, POR | 30:22.88 | |
Marathon
| | | Time |
| 1 | Naoko Takahashi, JPN | 2:23:14 |
| 2 | Lidia Simon, ROM | 2:23:22 |
| 3 | Joyce Chepchumba, KEN | 2:24.45 |
Top USA—19th Christine Clark (2:31:35).
4x100-meter Relay
| | | Time |
| 1 | Bahamas | 41.95 |
| 2 | Jamaica | 42.13 |
| 3 | United States | 42.20 |
BAH—Sevatheda Fynes, Chandra Sturrup, Pauline Davis-Thompson, Debbie Ferguson; JAM—Tanya Lawrence, Veronica Campbell, Beverly McDonald, Merlene Ottey; USA—Chryste Gaines, Torri Edwards, Nanceen Perry, Marion Jones.
4x400-meter Relay
| | | Time |
| 1 | United States | 3:22.62 |
| 2 | Jamaica | 3:23.25 |
| 3 | Russia | 3:23.46 |
USA—Jearl Miles-Clark, Monique Hennagan, Marion Jones, La Tasha Colander-Richardson; JAM—Sandie Richards, Catherine Scott-Pomales, Deon Hemmings, Lorraine Graham; RUS—Yulia Sotnikova, Svetlana Gontcharenko, Olga Kotlyarova, Irina Privalova.
100-meter Hurdles
| | | Time |
| 1 | Olga Shishigina, KAZ | 12.65 |
| 2 | Glory Alozie, NGR | 12.68 |
| 3 | Melissa Morrison, USA | 12.76 |
400-meter Hurdles
| | | Time |
| 1 | Irina Privalova, RUS | 53.02 |
| 2 | Deon Hemmings, JAM | 53.45 |
| 3 | Nouzha Bidouane, MOR | 53.57 |
20-kilometer Walk
| | | Time | |
| 1 | Wang Liping, CHN | 1:29:05 | OR |
| 2 | Kjersti Plaetzer, NOR | 1:29:33 | |
| 3 | Maria Vasco, SPA | 1:30:23 | |
Top USA—17th Michelle Rohl (1:34:26).
High Jump
| | | Height |
| 1 | Yelena Yelesina, RUS | 6-7 |
| 2 | Hestrie Cloete, RSA | 6-7 |
| 3 | Kajsa Bergqvist, SWE | 6-61/4 |
Long Jump
| | | Distance |
| 1 | Heike Drechsler, GER | 22-111/4 |
| 2 | Fiona May, ITA | 22-81/2 |
| 3 | Marion Jones, USA | 22-81/2 |
Triple Jump
| | | Distance |
| 1 | Tereza Marinova, BUL | 49-101/2 |
| 2 | Tatyana Lebedeva, RUS | 49-21/2 |
| 3 | Olena Hovorova, UKR | 49-1 |
Pole Vault
| | | Height | |
| 1 | Stacy Draglia, USA | 15-1 | OR |
| 2 | Tatiana Grigorieva, AUS | 14-11 | |
| 3 | Vala Flosadottir, ICE | 14-9 | |
Shot Put
| | | Distance |
| 1 | Yanina Korolchik, BLR | 67-51/2 |
| 2 | Larisa Peleshenko, RUS | 65-41/4 |
| 3 | Astrid Kumbernuss, GER | 64-41/2 |
Discus
| | | Distance |
| 1 | Ellina Zvereva, BLR | 224-5 |
| 2 | Anastasia Kelesidou, GRE | 215-7 |
| 3 | Irina Yatchenko, BLR | 213-11 |
Top USA—10th Seilala Sua (196-4).
Hammer Throw
| | | Distance | |
| 1 | Kamila Skolimowska, POL | 233-53/4 | OR |
| 2 | Olga Kuzenkova, RUS | 228-11 | |
| 3 | Kirsten Muenchow, GER | 227-33/4 | |
Top USA—7th Dawn Ellerbe (219-2); 8th Amy Palmer (217-01/2).
Javelin
| | | Distance | |
| 1 | Trine Hattestad, NOR | 226-1 | OR |
| 2 | Mirella Maniani-Tzelili, GRE | 221-6 | |
| 3 | Osleidys Menendez, CUB | 217-1 | |
Heptathlon
| | | Points |
| 1 | Denise Lewis, GBR | 6584 |
| 2 | Yelena Prokhorova, RUS | 6531 |
| 3 | Natalya Sazanovich, BLR | 6527 |
Top USA—9th Dedee Nathan (6150).
