This competition saw the women run the 5000 m event at the World Championships for the first time. The race replaced the 3000 m event which had be run at all previous World Championships.
| Event: | Gold: | Silver: | Bronze:
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| 100 m
| Donovan Bailey
Template:Flag | 9.97
| Bruny Surin
Template:Flag | 10.03
| Ato Boldon
Template:Flag | 10.03
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| 200 m
| Michael Johnson
Template:Flag | 19.79
| Frankie Fredericks
Template:Flag | 20.12
| Jeff Williams
Template:Flag | 20.18
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| 400 m
| Michael Johnson
Template:Flag | 43.39
| Butch Reynolds
Template:Flag | 44.22
| Greg Haughton
Template:Flag | 44.56
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| 800 m
| Wilson Kipketer
Template:Flag | 1:45.08
| Arthémon Hatungimana
Template:Flag | 1:45.64
| Vebjørn Rodal
Template:Flag | 1:45.68
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| 1500 m
| Noureddine Morceli
Template:Flag | 3:33.73
| Hicham El Guerrouj
Template:Flag | 3:35.28
| Vénuste Niyongabo
Template:Flag | 3:35.56
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| 5,000 m
| Ismael Kirui
Template:Flag | 13:16.77
| Khalid Bouhlami
Template:Flag | 13:17.15
| Shem Kororia
Template:Flag | 13:17.59
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| 10,000 m
| Haile Gebrselassie
Template:Flag | 27:12.95
| Khalid Skah
Template:Flag | 27:14.53
| Paul Tergat
Template:Flag | 27:14.70
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| Marathon
| Martín Fiz
Template:Flag | 2:11:41
| Dionicio Cerón
Template:Flag | 2:12:13
| Luiz dos Santos
Template:Flag | 2:12:49
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| 110 m Hurdles
| Allen Johnson
Template:Flag | 13.00
| Tony Jarrett
Template:Flag | 13.04
| Roger Kingdom
Template:Flag | 13.19
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| 400 m Hurdles
| Derrick Adkins
Template:Flag | 47.98
| Samuel Matete
Template:Flag | 48.03
| Stéphane Diagana
Template:Flag | 48.14
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| 3,000 m Steeplechase
| Moses Kiptanui
Template:Flag | 8:04.16
| Christopher Kosgei
Template:Flag | 8:08.30
| Saad Shadad Al-Asmari
Template:Flag | 8:12.95
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| 20 km Walk
| Michele Didoni
Template:Flag | 1:19:59
| Valentín Massana
Template:Flag | 1:20:23
| Yevgeniy Misyulya
Template:Flag | 1:20:48
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| 50 km Walk
| Valentin Kononen
Template:Flag | 3:43:42
| Giovanni Perricelli
Template:Flag | 3:45:11
| Robert Korzeniowski
Template:Flag | 3:45:57
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| 4 x 100 m Relay
| Robert Esmie,
Glenroy Gilbert,
Bruny Surin Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada | 38.31
| Paul Henderson,
Tim Jackson,
Steve Brimacombe,
Damien Marsh Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 38.50
| Giovanni Puggioni,
Ezio Madonia,
Angelo Cipolloni,
Sandro Floris Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 39.07
|
| 4 x 400 m Relay
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| Jamaica | 2:59.88
| Nigeria | 3:03.18
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