| Evento |
Oro: |
Plata: |
Bronce: |
| 100 m Masculino |
 Jim Hines, USA 9,9 |
 Lennox Miller, JAM 10,0 |
Charlie Greene, USA 10,0 |
| 200 m Masculino |
Tommie Smith, USA 19,8 |
 Peter Norman, AUS 20,0 |
John Carlos, USA 20,0 |
| 400 m Masculino |
Lee Evans, USA 43,8 |
Larry James, USA 43,9 |
Ronald Freeman, USA 44,4 |
| 800 m Masculino |
Ralph Doubell, AUS 1:44,3 |
 Wilson Kiprugut, KEN 1:44,5 |
Thomas Farrell, USA 1:45,4 |
| 1.500 m Masculino |
Kipchoge Keino, KEN 3:34,9 |
Jim Ryan, USA 3:37,8 |
 Bodo Tummler, FRG 3:39,0 |
| 5.000 m Masculino |
 Mohamed Gammoudi, TUN 14:05,0 |
Kipchoge Keino, KEN 14:05,2 |
Naftali Temu, KEN 14:06,0 |
| 10.000 m Masculino |
Naftali Temu, KEN 29:27,4 |
 Mamo Wolde, ETH 29:28,0 |
Mohamed Gammoudi, TUN 29:34,2 |
| Maratón Masculino |
Mamo Wolde, ETH 2:20:26,4 |
 Kenji Kimihara, JPN 2:23:31,0 |
 Michael Ryan, NZL 2:23:45,0 |
| 110 m Vallas Masculino |
Willie Davenport, USA 13,3 |
Ervin Hall, USA 13,4 |
 Eddy Ottoz, ITA 13,4 |
| 400 m Vallas Masculino |
 David Hemery, GBR 48,12 |
Gerhard Hennige, FRG 19,02 |
John Sherwood, GBR 49,03 |
| 3.000 m con Obstáculos Masculino |
Amos Bixott, KEN 8:51,0 |
Benjamin Jogo, KEN 8:51,6 |
George Young, USA 8:51,8 |
| Relevo 4 x 100 m Masculino |
Estados Unidos 38,2 |
 Cuba 38,3 |
 Francia 38,4 |
| Relevo 4 x 400 m Masculino |
Estados Unidos 2:56,1 |
KEN 2:59,6 |
Alemania 3:00,5 |
| Marcha 20 km Masculino |
 Vladimir Golubnichiy, URS 1:33:58,4 |
 Jose Pedraza, MEX 1:34:00,0 |
Nikolai Smaga, USA 1:34:03,0 |
| Marcha 50 km Masculino |
 Christoph Hohne, GDR 4:20:13,6 |
 Antal Kiss, HUN 4:30:17,0 |
Larry Young, USA 4:31:55,4 |
| Salto Alto Masculino |
Dick Fosbury, USA 7'4¼" |
Edward Caruthers, USA 7'3½" |
Valentin Gavrilov, URS 7'2½" |
| Pértiga Masculino |
Robert Seagren, USA 17'8½" |
Claus Schiprowski, FRG 17'8½" |
Wolfgang Nordwig, GDR 17'½" |
| Salto de longitud Masculino |
Bob Beamon, USA 29'2½" |
Klaus Beer, GDR 26'10½" |
Ralph Boston, USA 26'9¼" |
| Salto Triple Masculino |
Viktor Saneyev, URS 57'¾" |
 Nelson Prudencio, BRA 56'7¾" |
Giuseppe Gentile, ITA 56'5¾" |
| Peso Masculino |
Randy Matson, USA 67'4½" |
George Woods, USA 66'0" |
Eduard Grischin, URS 65'10¾" |
| Disco Masculino |
Al Oerter, USA 212'½" |
Lothar Milde, GDR 206'11" |
 Ludvik Danek, TCH 206'5" |
| Martillo Masculino |
Gyula Zsivotzky, HUN 240'8" |
Romuald Klim, URS 240'5" |
Lazar Lovaz, HUN 228'11" |
| Javalina Masculino |
Janis Lusis, URS 295'7" |
 Jorma Kinnunen, FIN 290'7" |
Gergely Kulcsar, HUN 285'7½" |
| Decatlón Masculino |
William Toomey, USA 8193 |
Hans-Joacim Walde, FRG 8111 |
Kurt Bendlin, FRG 8064 |
| 100 m Femenino |
Wyomia Tyus, USA 11,0 |
Barbara Ferrell, USA 11,1 |
 Irena Szewinska, POL 11,1 |
| 200 m Femenino |
Irena Szewinska, POL 22,5 |
Raelene Boyle, AUS 22,7 |
Jennifer Lamy, AUS 22,8 |
| 400 m Femenino |
Colette Besson, FRA 52,0 |
Lillian Board, GBR 52,1 |
Natalya Pechenkina, URS 52,2 |
| 800 m Femenino |
Madeline Manning, USA 2:00,9 |
 Ilona Silai, ROM 2:02,5 |
 Maria Gommers, NED 2:02,6 |
| 80 m Vallas Femenino |
Maureen Caird, AUS 10,3 |
Pam Kilborn, AUS 10,4 |
Chi Cheng, ITA 10,4 |
| Relevo 4 x 100 m Femenino |
Estados Unidos 42,8 |
Cuba 43,3 |
Unión Soviética 43,4 |
| Salto Alto Femenino |
Miloslava Rezkova, TCH 5'11½" |
Antonina Okorokova, USA 5'10¾" |
Valentina Kozyr, URS 5'10¾" |
| Salto de longitud Femenino |
Viorica Viscopoleanu, ROM 22'4½" |
Sheila Sherwood, GBR 61'7¼" |
Tatyana Talysheva, URS 21'10" |
| Peso Femenino |
Margitta Helmboldt, GDR 64'4" |
Marita Lange, GDR 61'7¼" |
Nadyezda Chizhova, URS 63'6" |
| Disco Femenino |
Lia Manoliu, ROM 191'2" |
Liesel Westermann, FRG 189'6" |
Jolan Kleiber, HUN 180'1" |
| Javalina Femenino |
Angela Nemeth, HUN 198'0" |
Mihaela Penes, ROM 196'7" |
Eva Janko, HUN 190'5" |
| Pentatlón Femenino |
Ingrid Becker, FRG 5098 |
 Liese Prokop, AUT 4966 |
Annamaria Toth, HUN 4959 |
