| Evento |
Oro: |
Plata: |
Bronce: |
| 100 m Masculino |
 Robert Hayes, USA 10,0 |
 Enrique Figuerola, CUB 10,2 |
 Harry James, CAN 10,2 |
| 200 m Masculino |
Henry Carr, USA 20,3 |
Otis Paul Drayton, USA 20,5 |
 Edwin Roberts, TRI 20,6 |
| 400 m Masculino |
Michael Larrabee, USA 45,1 |
Wendell Mottley, TRI 45,2 |
 Andrzej Badenski, POL 45,6 |
| 800 m Masculino |
 Peter Snell, NZL 1:45,1 |
William Crothers, CAN 1:45,6 |
 Wilson Kiprugut, KEN 1:45,9 |
| 1.500 m Masculino |
Peter Snell, NZL 3:38,1 |
 Josef Odlozil, TCH 3:39,6 |
John Davies, NZL 3:39,6 |
| 5.000 m Masculino |
Robert Schul, USA 13:48,8 |
 Harald Norpoth, GER 13:49,6 |
William Dellinger, USA 13:49,8 |
| 10.000 m Masculino |
William Mills, USA 28:24,4 |
 Mohamed Gammoudi, TUN 28:24,8 |
 Ronald Clarke, AUS 28:25,8 |
| Maratón Masculino |
 Abebe Bikila, ETH 2:12:11,2 |
 Basil Heatley, GBR 2:16:19,2 |
 Kokichi Tsuburaya, JPN 2:16:22,8 |
| 110 m Vallas Masculino |
Hayes Jones, USA 13,6 |
Blaine Lindgren, USA 13,7 |
 Anatoli Mikhailov, URS 13,7 |
| 400 m Vallas Masculino |
Rex Cawley, USA 49,6 |
John Cooper, GBR 50,1 |
 Salvatore Morale, ITA 50,1 |
| 3.000 m con Obstáculos Masculino |
 Gaston Roelents, BEL 8:30,8 |
Maurice Herriott, GBR 8:32,4 |
Ivan Belyayev, URS 2:33,8 |
| Relevo 4 x 100 m Masculino |
Estados Unidos 39,0 |
Polonia 39,3 |
 Francia 39,5 |
| Relevo 4 x 400 m Masculino |
Estados Unidos 3:00,7 |
Reino Unido 3:01,6 |
Trinidad y Tobago 3:01,7 |
| Marcha 20 km Masculino |
Kenneth Matthews, GBR 1:29:34,0 |
Dieter Lindner, GEr 1:31:13,2 |
Vladimir Golubnichy, URS 1:31:59,4 |
| Marcha 50 km Masculino |
Abdon Pamich, ITA 4:11:12,4 |
Paul Vincent Nihill, GBR 4:11:31,2 |
 Ingvar Pettersson, SWE 4:14:17,4 |
| Salto Alto Masculino |
Valeri Brumel, URS 7'1¾" |
John Thomas, USA 2,18 |
John Rambo, USA 7'1" |
| Pértiga Masculino |
Fred Hansen, USA 16'8¾" |
Wolfgang Reinhardt, GER 5,05 |
Klaus Lehnertz, GER 16'4¾" |
| Salto de longitud Masculino |
Lynn Davies, GBR 26'5½" |
Ralph Boston, USA 8,03 |
Igor Ter-Ovanesyan, URS 26'2½" |
| Salto Triple Masculino |
Jozef Schmidt, POL 55'3¼" |
Oleg Fedoseyev, URS 16,58 |
Viktor Kravchenko, URS 54'4¼" |
| Peso Masculino |
Dallas Long, USA 66'8¼" |
Randy Matson, USA 20,20 |
 Vilmos Varju, HUN 63'7¼" |
| Disco Masculino |
Al Oerter, USA 200'1½" |
Ludvik Danek, TCH 60,52 |
David Weill, USA 195'2" |
| Martillo Masculino |
Romuald Klim, URS 228'9½" |
Gyula Zsivotzky, HUN 69,09 |
Uwe Beyer, GER 223'4½" |
| Javalina Masculino |
 Pauli Nevala, FIN 271'2" |
Gergely Kulcsar, HUN 82,32 |
Janis Lusis, URS 264'2" |
| Decatlón Masculino |
Willi Holdorf, GER 7887 |
Rein Aun, URS 7841 |
Hans-Joachim Walde, GER 7809 |
| 100 m Femenino |
Wyomia Tyus, USA 11,4 |
Edith McGuire, USA 11,6 |
Ewa Klobukowska, POL 11,6 |
| 200 m Femenino |
Edith McGuire, USA 23,0 |
Irena Kirszenstein, POL 23,1 |
Marilyn Black, AUS 23,1 |
| 400 m Femenino |
Betty Cuthbert, AUS 52,0 |
Ann Parker, GBR 52,2 |
Judith Amoore, AUS 53,4 |
| 800 m Femenino |
Ann Packer, GBR 2:01,1 |
Maryvonne Dupureur, FRA 2:01,9 |
Ann Chamberlain, NZL 2:02,8 |
| 80 m Vallas Femenino |
Karin Balzer, GER 10,5 |
Tereza Ciepla, POL 10,5 |
Pamela Kilborn, AUS 10,5 |
| Relevo 4 x 100 m Femenino |
Polonia 43,6 |
Estados Unidos 43,9 |
Reino Unido 44,0 |
| Salto Alto Femenino |
 Iolanda Balas, ROM 6'2¾" |
Michele Brown-Mason, AUS 5'10¾" |
Taisia Chenchik, URS 5'10" |
| Salto de longitud Femenino |
Mary Rand, GBR 22'2¼" |
Irena Kirszenstein, POL 21'7¾" |
Tatyana Schelkanova, URS 21'¾" |
| Peso Femenino |
Tamara Press, URS 59'6" |
Renate Garisch, GER 57'9¼" |
Galina Zybina, URS 57'3" |
| Disco Femenino |
Tamara Press, URS 187'10½" |
Ingrid Lotz, GER 187'8" |
Lia Manoliu, ROM 186'10½" |
| Javalina Femenino |
Mihaela Penes, ROM 187'7" |
Marta Rudas, HUN 191'2" |
Yelena Gorchakova, URS 187'2" |
| Pentatlón Femenino |
Irina Press, URS 5246 |
Mary Rand, GBR 5035 |
Galina Bystrova, URS 4956 |
