| Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Francis Jarvis USA | 11.0s | John Tewksbury USA | 11.1s | Stanley Rowley Australia | 11.2s |
| 200 metres | John Tewksbury USA | 22.2s | N. Pritchard India | 22.8s | Stanley Rowley Australia | 22.9s |
| 400 metres | Maxey Long USA | 49.4s | W. Holland USA | 49.4s | Ernst Schulz Denmark | |
| 800 metres | Alfred Tysoe GB | 2m 1.4s | John Cregan USA | 2m 3.0s | David Hall USA | |
| 1500 metres | Charles Bennett GB | 4m 6.0s | H. Deloge France | 4m 6.6s | John Bray USA | |
| 5000 metres | | NOT held | ||||
| 10000 metres | | NOT held | ||||
| Marathon (40,260 metres) | Michel Theato France | 2h 59m 45s | Emile Champion France | 3h 4m 25s | Ernst Fast Sweden | 3h 37m 14s |
| Steeplechase (2500 metres) | George Orton Canada | 7m 34.4s | Sydney Robinson GB | 7m 38.0s | Jacques Chastanie France | 7m 41.0s |
| Ht/Dist | Ht/Dist | Ht/Dist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Jump | Irving Baxter USA | 1.90 m | Patrick Leahy Ireland | 1.78 m | Lajos Gonczy Hungary | 1.75 m |
| Long Jump | Alvin Kraenzlein USA | 7.185 m | Myer Prinstein USA | 7.175 m | Patrick Leahy Ireland | 6.95 m |
| Pole Vault | Irving Baxter USA | 3.30 m | M.Colkett
USA | 3.25 m | Albert Andersen Norway | 3.20 m |
| Shot | Richard Sheldon USA | 14.10 m | Joseph McCracken USA | 12.85 m | Robert Garrett USA | 12.37 m |
| Discus | Rudolf Bauer Hungary | 36.04 m | Frantisek Janda Bohemia | 35.14 m | Richard Sheldon USA | 34.50 m |
| Javelin | | NOT held |