| 1984 | ||||
| Män | ||||
| 100 Meter | 1 | Carl Lewis | USA | 9,99 |
| 2 | Sam Graddy | USA | 10,19 | |
| 3 | Ben Johnson | CAN | 10,22 | |
| 4 | Ron Brown | USA | 10,26 | |
| 5 | Mike McFarlane | GBR | 10,27 | |
| 6 | Raymond Stewart | JAM | 10,29 | |
| 7 | Donovan Reid | GBR | 10,33 | |
| 8 | Tony Sharpe | CAN | 10,35 | |
| 200 Meter | 1 | Carl Lewis | USA | 19,80 |
| 2 | Kirk Baptiste | USA | 19,96 | |
| 3 | Thomas Jefferson | USA | 20,26 | |
| 4 | Joao Batista da Silva | BRA | 20,30 | |
| 5 | Ralf Lubke | FRG | 20,51 | |
| 6 | Jean-Jacques Boussemart | FRA | 20,55 | |
| 7 | Pietro Mennea | ITA | 20,55 | |
| 8 | Ade Mafe | GBR | 20,85 | |
| 400 Meter | 1 | Alonzo Babers | USA | 44,27 |
| 2 | Gabriel Tiacoh | CIV | 44,54 | |
| 3 | Antonio McKay | USA | 44,71 | |
| 4 | Darren Clark | AUS | 44,75 | |
| 5 | Sunder Nix | USA | 44,75 | |
| 6 | Sunday Uti | NGR | 44,93 | |
| 7 | Innocent Egbunike | NIG | 45,35 | |
| Bert Cameron | JAM | DNS | ||
| 800 Meter | 1 | Joaquim Cruz | BRA | 1,43,00 |
| 2 | Sebastian Coe | GBR | 1,43,64 | |
| 3 | Earl Jones | USA | 1,43,83 | |
| 4 | Billy Konchellah | KEN | 1,44,03 | |
| 5 | Donato Sabia | ITA | 1,44,53 | |
| 6 | Edwin Koech | KEN | 1,44,86 | |
| 7 | Johnny Gray | USA | 1,47,89 | |
| 8 | Steve Ovett | GBR | 1,52,28 | |
| 1500 Meter | 1 | Sebastian Coe | GBR | 3,32,53 |
| 2 | Steve Cram | GBR | 3,33,40 | |
| 3 | José Abascal | ESP | 3,34,30 | |
| 4 | Joseph Chesire | KEN | 3,34,52 | |
| 5 | Jim Spivey | USA | 3,36,07 | |
| 6 | Peter Wirz | SUI | 3,36,97 | |
| 7 | Andres Vera | ESP | 3,37,02 | |
| 8 | Omer Khalifa | SUD | 3,37,11 | |
| 5000 Meter | 1 | Said Aouita | MAR | 13,05,59 |
| 2 | Markus Ryffel | SUI | 13,07,54 | |
| 3 | Antonio Leitao | POR | 13,09,20 | |
| 4 | Tim Hutchings | GBR | 13,11,50 | |
| 5 | Paul Kipkoech | KEN | 13,14,40 | |
| 6 | Charles Cheruiyot | KEN | 13,18,41 | |
| 7 | Doug Padilla | USA | 13,23,56 | |
| 8 | John Walker | NZL | 13,24,46 | |
| 10000 M | 1 | Alberto Cova | ITA | 27,47,54 |
| 2 | Mike McLeod | GBR | 28,06,22 | |
| 3 | Mike Musyoki | KEN | 28,06,46 | |
| 4 | Salvatore Antibo | ITA | 28,06,50 | |
| 5 | Christoph Herle | FRG | 28,08,21 | |
| 6 | Sostenes Bitok | KEN | 28,09,01 | |
| 7 | Yutaka Kanai | JPN | 28,27,06 | |
| 8 | Steve Jones | GBR | 28,28,08 | |
| Marathon | 1 | Carlos Lopes | POR | 2,09,21 |
| 2 | John Treacy | IRL | 2,09,56 | |
| 3 | Charles Spedding | GBR | 2,09,58 | |
| 4 | Takeshi Soh | JPN | 2,10,55 | |
| 5 | Robert de Castella | AUS | 2,11,09 | |
| 6 | Juma Ikangaa | TAN | 2,11,10 | |
| 7 | Joseph Nzau | KEN | 2,11,28 | |
| 8 | Djama Robleh | DJI | 2,11,39 | |
| 4x100 M | 1 | United States | 37,83 | |
| 2 | Jamaica | 38,62 | ||
| 3 | Canada | 38,70 | ||
| 4 | Italy | 38,87 | ||
| 5 | Federal Republic of Germany | 38,99 | ||
| 6 | France | 39,10 | ||
| 7 | Great Britain | 39,13 | ||
| 8 | Brazil | 39,40 | ||
| 4x400 M | 1 | United States | 2,57,91 | |
| 2 | Great Britain | 2,59,13 | ||
| 3 | Nigeria | 2,59,32 | ||
| 4 | Australia | 2,59,70 | ||
| 5 | Italy | 3,01,44 | ||
| 6 | Barbados | 3,01,60 | ||
| 7 | Uganda | 3,02,09 | ||
| 8 | Canada | 3,02,82 | ||
| Hinder | 1 | Julius Korir | KEN | 8,11,80 |
| 2 | Joseph Mahmoud | FRA | 8,13,31 | |
| 3 | Brian Diemer | USA | 8,14,06 | |
| 4 | Henry Marsh | USA | 8,14,25 | |
| 5 | Colin Reitz | GBR | 8,15,48 | |
| 6 | Domingo Ramon | ESP | 8,17,27 | |
| 7 | Julius Kariuki | KEN | 8,17,47 | |
| 8 | Pascal Debacker | FRA | 8,21,51 | |
| 110m Häck | 1 | Roger Kingdom | USA | 13,20 |
| 2 | Greg Foster | USA | 13,23 | |
| 3 | Arto Bryggare | FIN | 13,40 | |
| 4 | Mark McKoy | CAN | 13,45 | |
| 5 | Tonie Campbell | USA | 13,55 | |
| 6 | Stephane Caristan | FRA | 13,71 | |
| 7 | Carlos Sala | ESP | 13,80 | |
| 8 | Jeff Glass | CAN | 14,15 | |
| 400m Häck | 1 | Edwin Moses | USA | 47,75 |
| 2 | Danny Harris | USA | 48,13 | |
| 3 | Harald Schmid | FRG | 48,19 | |
| 4 | Sven Nylander | SWE | 48,97 | |
| 5 | Amadou Dia Ba | SEN | 49,28 | |
| 6 | Tranel Hawkins | USA | 49,42 | |
| 7 | Michel Zimmerman | BEL | 50,69 | |
| 8 | Henry Amike | NGR | 53,78 | |
| Höjd | 1 | Dietmar Mögenburg | FRG | 2,35 |
| 2 | Patrik Sjöberg | SWE | 2,33 | |
| 3 | Zhu Jianhua | CHN | 2,31 | |
| 4 | Dwight Stones | USA | 2,31 | |
| 5 | Doug Nordquist | USA | 2,29 | |
| 6 | Milton Ottey | CAN | 2,29 | |
| 7 | Liu Yunpeng | CHN | 2,29 | |
| 8 | Cai Shu | CHN | 2,27 | |
| Stav | 1 | Pierre Quinon | FRA | 5,75 |
| 2 | Mike Tully | USA | 5,65 | |
| 3 | Earl Bell | USA | 5,60 | |
| Thierry Vigneron | FRA | 5,60 | ||
| 5 | Kimmo Pallonen | FIN | 5,45 | |
| 6 | Doug Lytle | USA | 5,40 | |
| 7 | Felix Böhni | SUI | 5,30 | |
| 8 | Mauro Barella | ITA | 5,30 | |
| Längd | 1 | Carl Lewis | USA | 8,54 |
| 2 | Gary Honey | AUS | 8,24 | |
| 3 | Giovanni Evangelisti | ITA | 8,24 | |
| 4 | Larry Myricks | USA | 8,16 | |
| 5 | Liu Yuhuang | CHN | 7,99 | |
| 6 | Joey Wells | BAH | 7,97 | |
| 7 | Junichi Usui | JPN | 7,87 | |
| 8 | Kim Jong-Il | KOR | 7,81 | |
| Tresteg | 1 | Al Joyner | USA | 17,26 |
| 2 | Mike Conley | USA | 17,18 | |
| 3 | Keith Connor | GBR | 16,87 | |
| 4 | Zou Zhenxian | CHN | 16,83 | |
| 5 | Peter Bouschen | FRG | 16,77 | |
| 6 | Willie Banks | USA | 16,75 | |
| 7 | Ajayi Agebebaku | NGR | 16,67 | |
| 8 | Eric McCalla | GBR | 16,66 | |
| Kula | 1 | Alessandro Andrei | ITA | 21,26 |
| 2 | Mike Carter | USA | 21,09 | |
| 3 | Dave Laut | USA | 20,97 | |
| 4 | Augie Wolf | USA | 20,93 | |
| 5 | Werner Gunthör | SUI | 20,28 | |
| 6 | Marco Montelatici | ITA | 19,98 | |
| 7 | Sören Tallhem | SWE | 19,81 | |
| 8 | Erik de Bruin | NED | 19,65 | |
| Diskus | 1 | Rolf Danneberg | FRG | 66,60 |
| 2 | Mac Wilkins | USA | 66,30 | |
| 3 | John Powell | USA | 65,46 | |
| 4 | Knut Hjeltnes | NOR | 65,28 | |
| 5 | Art Burns | USA | 64,98 | |
| 6 | Alwin Wagner | FRG | 64,72 | |
| 7 | Luciano Zerbini | ITA | 63,50 | |
| 8 | Stefan Fernholm | SWE | 63,22 | |
| Slägga | 1 | Juha Tiainen | FIN | 78,08 |
| 2 | Karl-Hans Riehm | FRG | 77,98 | |
| 3 | Klaus Ploghaus | FRG | 76,68 | |
| 4 | Orlando Bianchini | ITA | 75,94 | |
| 5 | Bill Green | USA | 75,60 | |
| 6 | Harri Huhtala | FIN | 75,28 | |
| 7 | Walter Ciofani | FRA | 73,46 | |
| 8 | Robert Weir | GBR | 72,62 | |
| Spjut | 1 | Arto Härkönen | FIN | 86,76 |
| 2 | David Ottley | GBR | 85,74 | |
| 3 | Kenth Eldebrink | SWE | 83,72 | |
| 4 | Wolfram Gambke | FRG | 82,46 | |
| 5 | Masami Yoshida | JPN | 81,98 | |
| 6 | Einar Vilhjamsson | ISL | 81,58 | |
| 7 | Roald Bradstock | GBR | 81,22 | |
| 8 | Laslo Babits | CAN | 80,68 | |
| Tiokamp | 1 | Daley Thompson | GBR | 8797 |
| 2 | Jurgen Hingsen | FRG | 8673 | |
| 3 | Siegfried Wentz | FRG | 8412 | |
| 4 | Guido Kratschmer | FRG | 8326 | |
| 5 | William Motti | FRA | 8266 | |
| 6 | John Crist | USA | 8130 | |
| 7 | Jim Wooding | USA | 8091 | |
| 8 | Dave Steen | CAN | 8047 | |
| Kvinnor | ||||
| 100 Meter | 1 | Evelyn Ashford | USA | 10,97 |
| 2 | Alice Brown | USA | 11,13 | |
| 3 | Merlene Ottey | JAM | 11,16 | |
| 4 | Jeanette Bolden | USA | 11,25 | |
| 5 | Grace Jackson | JAM | 11,39 | |
| 6 | Angela Bailey | CAN | 11,40 | |
| 7 | Heater Oakes | GBR | 11,43 | |
| 8 | Angella Taylor | CAN | 11,62 | |
| 200 Meter | 1 | Valerie Brisco-Hooks | USA | 21,81 |
| 2 | Florence Griffith | USA | 22,04 | |
| 3 | Merlene Ottey | JAM | 22,09 | |
| 4 | Kathy Cook | GBR | 22,10 | |
| 5 | Grace Jackson | JAM | 22,20 | |
| 6 | Randy Givens | USA | 22,36 | |
| 7 | Rose-Aimée Bacoul | FRA | 22,78 | |
| 8 | Liliane Gaschet | FRA | 22,86 | |
| 400 Meter | 1 | Valerie Brisco-Hooks | USA | 48,83 |
| 2 | Chandra Cheeseborough | USA | 49,05 | |
| 3 | Kathy Cook | GBR | 49,42 | |
| 4 | Marita Payne | CAN | 49,91 | |
| 5 | Lillie Leatherwood | USA | 50,25 | |
| 6 | Ute Thimm | FRG | 50,37 | |
| 7 | Charmaine Crooks | CAN | 50,45 | |
| 8 | Ruth Waithera | KEN | 51,56 | |
| 800 Meter | 1 | Doina Melinte | ROM | 1,57,60 |
| 2 | Kim Gallagher | USA | 1,58,63 | |
| 3 | Fita Lovin | ROM | 1,58,83 | |
| 4 | Gabriella Dorio | ITA | 1,59,05 | |
| 5 | Lorraine Baker | GBR | 2,00,03 | |
| 6 | Ruth Wysocki | USA | 2,00,34 | |
| 7 | Margit Klinger | FRG | 2,00,65 | |
| 8 | Caroline O´Shea | IRL | 2,00,77 | |
| 1500 Meter | 1 | Gabriella Dorio | ITA | 4,03,25 |
| 2 | Doina Melinte | ROM | 4,03,76 | |
| 3 | Maricica Puica | ROM | 4,04,15 | |
| 4 | Roswitha Gerdes | FRG | 4,04,41 | |
| 5 | Christine Benning | GBR | 4,04,70 | |
| 6 | Christina Boxer | GBR | 4,05,53 | |
| 7 | Brit McRoberts | CAN | 4,05,98 | |
| 8 | Ruth Wysocki | USA | 4,08,92 | |
| 3000 Meter | 1 | Maricica Puica | ROM | 8,35,96 |
| 2 | Wendy Sly | GBR | 8,39,47 | |
| 3 | Lynn Williams | CAN | 8,42,14 | |
| 4 | Cindy Bremser | USA | 8,42,78 | |
| 5 | Cornelia Burki | SUI | 8,45,20 | |
| 6 | Aurora Cunha | POR | 8,46,37 | |
| 7 | Zola Budd | GBR | 8,48,80 | |
| 8 | Joan Hansen | USA | 8,51,53 | |
| Marathon | 1 | Joan Benoit | USA | 2,24,52 |
| 2 | Grete Waitz | NOR | 2,26,18 | |
| 3 | Rosa Mota | POR | 2,26,57 | |
| 4 | Ingrid Kristiansen | NOR | 2,27,34 | |
| 5 | Lorraine Moller | NZL | 2,28,34 | |
| 6 | Priscilla Welch | GBR | 2,28,54 | |
| 7 | Lisa Martin | AUS | 2,29,03 | |
| 8 | Sylvie Ruegger | CAN | 2,29,09 | |
| 4x100 M | 1 | United States | 41,65 | |
| 2 | Canada | 42,77 | ||
| 3 | Great Britain | 43,11 | ||
| 4 | France | 43,15 | ||
| 5 | Federal Republic of Germany | 43,57 | ||
| 6 | Bahamas | 44,18 | ||
| 7 | Trinidad | 44,23 | ||
| 8 | Jamaica | 53,54 | ||
| 4x400 M | 1 | United States | 3,18,29 | |
| 2 | Canada | 3,21,21 | ||
| 3 | Federal Republic of Germany | 3,22,98 | ||
| 4 | Great Britain | 3,25,51 | ||
| 5 | Jamaica | 3,27,51 | ||
| 6 | Italy | 3,30,82 | ||
| 7 | India | 3,32,49 | ||
| Puerto Rico | DNS | |||
| 100m Häck | 1 | Benita Fitzgerald-Brown | USA | 12,84 |
| 2 | Shirley Strong | GBR | 12,88 | |
| 3 | Kim Turner | USA | 13,06 | |
| Michele Chardonnet | FRA | 13,06 | ||
| 5 | Glynis Nunn | AUS | 13,20 | |
| 6 | Marie Noelle Savigny | FRA | 13,28 | |
| 7 | Ulrike Denk | FRG | 13,32 | |
| 8 | Pamela Page | USA | 13,40 | |
| 400m Häck | 1 | Nawal el Moutawakil | MAR | 54,61 |
| 2 | Judi Brown | USA | 55,20 | |
| 3 | Christina Cojocaru | ROM | 55,41 | |
| 4 | Pilavullakandi Usha | IND | 55,42 | |
| 5 | Ann-Louise Skoglund | SWE | 55,43 | |
| 6 | Debbie Flintoff | AUS | 56,21 | |
| 7 | Tuija Helander | FIN | 56,55 | |
| 8 | Sandra Farmer | JAM | 57,15 | |
| Höjd | 1 | Ulrike Meyfarth | FRG | 2,02 |
| 2 | Sara Simeoni | ITA | 2,00 | |
| 3 | Joni Huntley | USA | 1,97 | |
| 4 | Maryse Ewanje-Epée | FRA | 1,94 | |
| 5 | Debbie Brill | CAN | 1,94 | |
| 6 | Vanessa Browne | AUS | 1,94 | |
| 7 | Zheng Dazhen | CHN | 1,91 | |
| 8 | Louise Ritter | USA | 1,91 | |
| Längd | 1 | Anisoara Stanciu-Cusmir | ROM | 6,96 |
| 2 | Valeria Ionescu | ROM | 6,81 | |
| 3 | Susan Hearnshaw | GBR | 6,80 | |
| 4 | Angela Thacker | USA | 6,78 | |
| 5 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | USA | 6,77 | |
| 6 | Robyn Lorraway | AUS | 6,67 | |
| 7 | Glynis Nunn | AUS | 6,53 | |
| 8 | Shonel Ferguson | BAH | 6,44 | |
| Kula | 1 | Claudia Losch | FRG | 20,48 |
| 2 | Mihaele Loghin | ROM | 20,47 | |
| 3 | Gael Martin | AUS | 19,19 | |
| 4 | Judy Oakes | GBR | 18,14 | |
| 5 | Li Meisu | CHN | 17,96 | |
| 6 | Venissa Head | GBR | 17,90 | |
| 7 | Carol Cady | USA | 17,23 | |
| 8 | Florenta Craciunescu | GBR | 17,23 | |
| Diskus | 1 | Ria Stalman | NED | 65,36 |
| 2 | Leslie Deniz | USA | 64,86 | |
| 3 | Florenta Craciunescu | ROM | 63,64 | |
| 4 | Ulla Lundholm | FIN | 62,84 | |
| 5 | Meg Ritchie | GBR | 62,58 | |
| 6 | Ingra-Anne Manecke | FRG | 58,56 | |
| 7 | Venissa Head | GBR | 58,18 | |
| 8 | Gael Martin | AUS | 55,88 | |
| Spjut | 1 | Tessa Sanderson | GBR | 69,56 |
| 2 | Tiina Lillak | FIN | 69,00 | |
| 3 | Fatima Whitbread | GBR | 67,14 | |
| 4 | Tuula Laaksalo | FIN | 66,40 | |
| 5 | Trine Solberg | NOR | 64,52 | |
| 6 | Ingrid Thyssen | FRG | 63,26 | |
| 7 | Beate Peters | FRG | 62,34 | |
| 8 | Karin Smith | USA | 62,06 | |
| Sjukamp | 1 | Glynis Nunn | AUS | 6390 |
| 2 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | USA | 6385 | |
| 3 | Sabine Everts | FRG | 6363 | |
| 4 | Cindy Greiner | USA | 6281 | |
| 5 | Judy Simpson | GBR | 6280 | |
| 6 | Sabine Braun | FRG | 6236 | |
| 7 | Jantien Hidding | NED | 6147 | |
| 8 | Kim Hagger | GBR | 6127 | |