| Archery | Men's individual | Jay Barrs United States | Park Sung-soo South Korea | Vladimir Yesheyev Soviet Union |
| Archery | Men's team | Chun In-Soo, Lee Han-Sup, Park Sung-soo South Korea | Jay Barrs, Richard McKinney, Darrell Pace United States | Steven Hallard, Richard Priestman, Leroy Watson Great Britain |
| Archery | Women's individual | Kim Soo-nyung South Korea | Wang Hee-kyung South Korea | Yun Young-sook South Korea |
| Archery | Women's team | Kim Soo-nyung, Wang Hee-kyung, Yun Young-sook South Korea | Lilies Handayani, Nurfitriyana Saiman, Kusuma Wardhani Indonesia | Deborah Ochs, Denise Parker, Melanie Skillman United States |
| Artistic swimming | Women’s Duet | Michelle Cameron, Carolyn Waldo Canada | Karen Josephson, Sarah Josephson United States | Mikako Kotani, Miyako Tanaka Japan |
| Artistic swimming | Women’s Solo | Carolyn Waldo Canada | Tracie Ruiz United States | Mikako Kotani Japan |
| Athletics | Men’s 10,000 metres | Brahim Boutayeb Morocco | Salvatore Antibo Italy | Kipkemboy Kimeli Kenya |
| Athletics | Men’s 100 metres | Carl Lewis United States | Linford Christie Great Britain | Calvin Smith United States |
| Athletics | Men’s 110 metres hurdles | Roger Kingdom United States | Colin Jackson Great Britain | Tonie Campbell United States |
| Athletics | Men’s 1500 metres | Peter Rono Kenya | Peter Elliott Great Britain | Jens-Peter Herold East Germany |
| Athletics | Men’s 20 kilometres walk | Jozef Pribilinec Czechoslovakia | Ronald Weigel East Germany | Maurizio Damilano Italy |
| Athletics | Men’s 200 metres | Joe DeLoach United States | Carl Lewis United States | Robson da Silva Brazil |
| Athletics | Men’s 3000 metres steeplechase | Julius Kariuki Kenya | Peter Koech Kenya | Mark Rowland Great Britain |
| Athletics | Men’s 4 × 100 metres relay | Viktor Bryzhin, Vladimir Krylov, Vladimir Muravyov, Vitaliy Savin Soviet Union | Elliot Bunney, John Regis, Linford Christie, Mike McFarlane, Clarence Callender Great Britain | Bruno Marie-Rose, Daniel Sangouma, Gilles Quenehervé, Max Morinière France |
| Athletics | Men’s 4 × 400 metres relay | Danny Everett, Steve Lewis, Kevin Robinzine, Butch Reynolds, Antonio McKay, Andrew Valmon United States | Howard Davis, Devon Morris, Winthrop Graham, Bert Cameron, Trevor Graham, Howard Burnett Jamaica | Norbert Dobeleit, Edgar Itt, Jörg Vaihinger, Ralf Lübke, Mark Henrich, Bodo Kuhn West Germany |
| Athletics | Men’s 400 metres | Steve Lewis United States | Butch Reynolds United States | Danny Everett United States |
| Athletics | Men’s 400 metres hurdles | Andre Phillips United States | Amadou Dia Ba Senegal | Edwin Moses United States |
| Athletics | Men’s 50 kilometres walk | Vyacheslav Ivanenko Soviet Union | Ronald Weigel East Germany | Hartwig Gauder East Germany |
| Athletics | Men’s 5000 metres | John Ngugi Kenya | Dieter Baumann West Germany | Hansjörg Kunze East Germany |
| Athletics | Men’s 800 metres | Paul Ereng Kenya | Joaquim Cruz Brazil | Saïd Aouita Morocco |
| Athletics | Men’s Decathlon | Christian Schenk East Germany | Torsten Voss East Germany | Dave Steen Canada |
| Athletics | Men’s Discus throw | Jürgen Schult East Germany | Romas Ubartas Soviet Union | Rolf Danneberg West Germany |
| Athletics | Men’s Hammer throw | Sergey Litvinov Soviet Union | Yuriy Sedykh Soviet Union | Jüri Tamm Soviet Union |
| Athletics | Men’s High jump | Hennadiy Avdyeyenko Soviet Union | Hollis Conway United States | Rudolf Povarnitsyn Soviet Union / Patrik Sjöberg Sweden |
| Athletics | Men’s Javelin throw | Tapio Korjus Finland | Jan Železný Czechoslovakia | Seppo Räty Finland |
| Athletics | Men’s Long jump | Carl Lewis United States | Mike Powell United States | Larry Myricks United States |
| Athletics | Men’s Marathon | Gelindo Bordin Italy | Douglas Wakiihuri Kenya | Hussein Ahmed Salah Djibouti |
| Athletics | Men’s Pole vault | Sergei Bubka Soviet Union | Radion Gataullin Soviet Union | Grigoriy Yegorov Soviet Union |
| Athletics | Men’s Shot put | Ulf Timmermann East Germany | Randy Barnes United States | Werner Günthör Switzerland |
| Athletics | Men’s Triple jump | Khristo Markov Bulgaria | Igor Lapshin Soviet Union | Aleksandr Kovalenko Soviet Union |
| Athletics | Women’s 10,000 metres | Olga Bondarenko Soviet Union | Liz McColgan Great Britain | Yelena Zhupiyeva Soviet Union |
| Athletics | Women’s 100 metres | Florence Griffith Joyner United States | Evelyn Ashford United States | Heike Drechsler East Germany |
| Athletics | Women’s 100 metres hurdles | Yordanka Donkova Bulgaria | Gloria Siebert East Germany | Claudia Zackiewicz West Germany |
| Athletics | Women’s 1500 metres | Paula Ivan Romania | Laimutė Baikauskaitė Soviet Union | Tetyana Dorovskikh Soviet Union |
| Athletics | Women’s 200 metres | Florence Griffith Joyner United States | Grace Jackson Jamaica | Heike Drechsler East Germany |
| Athletics | Women’s 3000 metres | Tetyana Dorovskikh Soviet Union | Paula Ivan Romania | Yvonne Murray Great Britain |
| Athletics | Women’s 4 × 100 metres relay | Alice Brown, Sheila Echols, Florence Griffith Joyner, Evelyn Ashford, Dannette Young United States | Silke Gladisch-Möller, Kerstin Behrendt, Ingrid Lange, Marlies Oelsner-Gohr East Germany | Lyudmila Kondratyeva, Galina Malchugina, Marina Zhirova, Natalya Pomoshchnikova, Maia Azarashvili Soviet Union |
| Athletics | Women’s 4 × 400 metres relay | Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olha Bryzhina, Lyudmyla Dzhyhalova Soviet Union | Denean Hill, Diane Dixon, Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Florence Griffith Joyner, Sherri Howard, Lillie Leatherwood United States | Dagmar Neubauer, Kirsten Emmelmann, Sabine Busch, Petra Muller, Grit Breuer East Germany |
| Athletics | Women’s 400 metres | Olga Bryzgina Soviet Union | Petra Müller East Germany | Olga Nazarova Soviet Union |
| Athletics | Women’s 400 metres hurdles | Debbie Flintoff-King Australia | Tatyana Ledovskaya Soviet Union | Ellen Fiedler East Germany |
| Athletics | Women’s 800 metres | Sigrun Wodars East Germany | Christine Wachtel East Germany | Kim Gallagher United States |
| Athletics | Women’s Discus throw | Martina Hellmann East Germany | Diana Gansky East Germany | Tsvetanka Khristova Bulgaria |
| Athletics | Women’s Heptathlon | Jackie Joyner-Kersee United States | Sabine John East Germany | Anke Behmer East Germany |
| Athletics | Women’s High jump | Louise Ritter United States | Stefka Kostadinova Bulgaria | Tamara Bykova Soviet Union |
| Athletics | Women’s Javelin throw | Petra Felke East Germany | Fatima Whitbread Great Britain | Beate Koch East Germany |
| Athletics | Women’s Long jump | Jackie Joyner-Kersee United States | Heike Drechsler East Germany | Galina Chistyakova Soviet Union |
| Athletics | Women’s Marathon | Rosa Mota Portugal | Lisa Martin-Ondieki Australia | Katrin Dörre East Germany |
| Athletics | Women’s Shot put | Natalya Lisovskaya Soviet Union | Kathrin Neimke East Germany | Li Meisu China |
| Basketball | Men's | Aleksandr Volkov, Tiit Sokk, Sergei Tarakanov, Šarūnas Marčiulionis, Igors Miglinieks, Valeri Tikhonenko, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Arvydas Sabonis, Viktor Pankrashkin, Valdemaras Chomičius, Aleksandr Belostennyi, Valeri Goborov Soviet Union | Dražen Petrović, Zdravko Radulović, Zoran Čutura, Toni Kukoč, Žarko Paspalj, Željko Obradović, Jure Zdovc, Stojko Vranković, Vlade Divac, Franjo Arapović, Dino Rađa, Danko Cvjetićanin Yugoslavia | Mitch Richmond, Charles Smith IV, Bimbo Coles, Hersey Hawkins, Jeff Grayer, Charles D. Smith, Willie Anderson, Stacey Augmon, Dan Majerle, Danny Manning, J. R. Reid, David Robinson United States |
| Basketball | Women's | Teresa Edwards, Kamie Ethridge, Cynthia Brown, Anne Donovan, Teresa Weatherspoon, Bridgette Gordon, Victoria Bullett, Andrea Lloyd, Katrina Felicia McClain, Jennifer Gillom, Cynthia Cooper, Suzanne McConnell United States | Stojna Vangelovska, Mara Lakić, Žana Lelas, Eleonora Wild, Kornelija Kvesić, Danira Nakić, Slađana Golić, Polona Dornik, Razija Mujanović, Vesna Bajkuša, Anđelija Arbutina, Bojana Milošević Yugoslavia | Olga Yevkova, Irina Gerlits, Olesya Barel, Irina Sumnikova, Olga Buryakina, Olga Yakovleva, Irina Minkh, Aleksandra Leonova, Yelena Khudashova, Vitalija Tuomaitė, Natalya Zasulskaya, Galina Savitskaya Soviet Union |
| Boxing | Men’s Bantamweight (– 54 kg) | Kennedy McKinney United States | Aleksandar Khristov Bulgaria | Jorge Julio Rocha Colombia / Phajol Moolsan Thailand |
| Boxing | Men’s Featherweight (– 57 kg) | Giovanni Parisi Italy | Daniel Dumitrescu Romania | Abdelhak Achik Morocco / Lee Jae-hyuk South Korea |
| Boxing | Men’s Flyweight (– 51 kg) | Kim Kwang-sun South Korea | Andreas Tews East Germany | Mario González Mexico / Timofey Skryabin Soviet Union |
| Boxing | Men’s Heavyweight (– 91 kg) | Ray Mercer United States | Baik Hyun-man South Korea | Arnold Vanderlyde Netherlands / Andrzej Golota Poland |
| Boxing | Men’s Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) | Ivailo Marinov Bulgaria | Michael Carbajal United States | Róbert Isaszegi Hungary / Leopoldo Serantes Philippines |
| Boxing | Men’s Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg) | Andrew Maynard United States | Nurmagomed Shanavazov Soviet Union | Henryk Petrich Poland / Damir Škaro Yugoslavia |
| Boxing | Men’s Light Middleweight (– 71 kg) | Park Si-hun South Korea | Roy Jones Jr. United States | Raymond Downey Canada / Richard Woodhall Great Britain |
| Boxing | Men’s Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg) | Vyacheslav Yanovski Soviet Union | Grahame Cheney Australia | Lars Myrberg Sweden / Reiner Gies West Germany |
| Boxing | Men’s Lightweight (– 60 kg) | Andreas Zülow East Germany | George Cramne Sweden | Nergüin Enkhbat Mongolia / Romallis Ellis United States |
| Boxing | Men’s Middleweight (– 75 kg) | Henry Maske East Germany | Egerton Marcus Canada | Chris Sande Kenya / Hussain Shah Pakistan |
| Boxing | Men’s Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg) | Lennox Lewis Canada | Riddick Bowe United States | Janusz Zarenkiewicz Poland / Aleksandr Miroshnichenko Soviet Union |
| Boxing | Men’s Welterweight (– 67 kg) | Robert Wangila Kenya | Laurent Boudouani France | Jan Dydak Poland / Kenneth Gould United States |
| Canoeing | Men’s C-1 1000 metres | Ivans Klementyev Soviet Union | Jörg Schmidt East Germany | Nikolay Bukhalov Bulgaria |
| Canoeing | Men’s C-1 500 metres | Olaf Heukrodt East Germany | Michał Śliwiński Soviet Union | Martin Marinov Bulgaria |
| Canoeing | Men’s C-2 1000 metres | Viktor Reneysky, Nicolae Juravschi Soviet Union | Olaf Heukrodt, Ingo Spelly East Germany | Marek Dopierała, Marek Łbik Poland |
| Canoeing | Men’s C-2 500 metres | Viktor Reneysky, Nicolae Juravschi Soviet Union | Marek Dopierała, Marek Łbik Poland | Philippe Renaud, Joël Bettin France |
| Canoeing | Men’s K-1 1000 metres | Greg Barton United States | Grant Davies Australia | André Wohllebe East Germany |
| Canoeing | Men’s K-1 500 metres | Zsolt Gyulai Hungary | Andreas Stähle East Germany | Paul MacDonald New Zealand |
| Canoeing | Men’s K-2 1000 metres | Greg Barton, Norman Bellingham United States | Ian Ferguson, Paul MacDonald New Zealand | Peter Foster, Kelvin Graham Australia |
| Canoeing | Men’s K-2 500 metres | Ian Ferguson, Paul MacDonald New Zealand | Igor Nagayev, Viktor Denisov Soviet Union | Attila Ábrahám, Ferenc Csipes Hungary |
| Canoeing | Men’s K-4 1000 metres | Zsolt Gyulai, Ferenc Csipes, Sándor Hódosi, Attila Ábrahám Hungary | Aleksandr Motuzenko, Sergey Kirsanov, Igor Nagaev, Viktor Denisov Soviet Union | Kay Bluhm, André Wohllebe, Andreas Stähle, Hans-Jörg Bliesener East Germany |
| Canoeing | Women’s K-1 500 metres | Vanja Gesheva Bulgaria | Birgit Fischer East Germany | Izabela Dylewska Poland |
| Canoeing | Women’s K-2 500 metres | Birgit Fischer, Anke von Seck East Germany | Vanja Gesheva, Diana Paliiska Bulgaria | Annemiek Derckx, Annemarie Cox Netherlands |
| Canoeing | Women’s K-4 500 metres | Birgit Fischer, Anke von Seck, Ramona Portwich, Heike Singer East Germany | Erika Géczi, Erika Mészáros, Éva Rakusz, Rita Kőbán Hungary | Vanja Gesheva, Diana Paliiska, Ogniana Petkova, Borislava Ivanova Bulgaria |
| Cycling | Men’s 1 km time trial | Aleksandr Kirichenko Soviet Union | Martin Vinnicombe Australia | Robert Lechner West Germany |
| Cycling | Men’s individual pursuit | Gintautas Umaras Soviet Union | Dean Woods Australia | Bernd Dittert East Germany |
| Cycling | Men’s points race | Dan Frost Denmark | Leo Peelen Netherlands | Marat Ganeyev Soviet Union |
| Cycling | Men’s road race | Olaf Ludwig East Germany | Bernd Gröne West Germany | Christian Henn West Germany |
| Cycling | Men’s sprint | Lutz Heßlich East Germany | Nikolay Kovsh Soviet Union | Gary Neiwand Australia |
| Cycling | Men’s team pursuit | Viatcheslav Ekimov, Artūras Kasputis, Dmitry Nelyubin, Gintautas Umaras Soviet Union | Carsten Wolf, Steffen Blochwitz, Roland Hennig, Dirk Meier East Germany | Scott McGrory, Dean Woods, Brett Dutton, Wayne McCarney, Stephen McGlede Australia |
| Cycling | Men’s team time trial | Jan Schur, Uwe Ampler, Mario Kummer, Maik Landsmann East Germany | Andrzej Sypytkowski, Joachim Halupczok, Zenon Jaskuła, Marek Leśniewski Poland | Michel Lafis, Anders Jarl, Björn Johansson, Jan Karlsson Sweden |
| Cycling | Women’s road race | Monique Knol Netherlands | Jutta Niehaus West Germany | Laima Zilporite Soviet Union |
| Cycling | Women’s sprint | Erika Salumäe Soviet Union | Christa Luding-Rothenburger East Germany | Connie Young United States |
| Diving | Men’s 10 m platform | Greg Louganis United States | Xiong Ni China | Jesús Mena Mexico |
| Diving | Men’s 3 m springboard | Greg Louganis United States | Tan Liangde China | Li Deliang China |
| Diving | Women’s 10 m platform | Xu Yanmei China | Michele Mitchell United States | Wendy Williams United States |
| Diving | Women’s 3 m springboard | Gao Min China | Li Qing China | Kelly McCormick United States |
| Equestrian | Open Dressage individual | Nicole Uphoff West Germany | Margit Otto-Crépin France | Christine Stückelberger Switzerland |
| Equestrian | Open Dressage team | Reiner Klimke, Ann-Kathrin Linsenhoff, Monica Theodorescu, Nicole Uphoff West Germany | Otto Josef Hofer, Christine Stückelberger, Daniel Ramseier, Samuel Schetzmann Switzerland | Cynthia Neale-Ishoy, Eva Maria Pracht, Gina Smith, Ashley Nicoll Canada |
| Equestrian | Open Eventing individual | Mark Todd New Zealand | Ian Stark, Sir Wattie Great Britain | Virginia Leng Great Britain |
| Equestrian | Open Eventing team | Claus Erhorn, Matthias Andreas Baumann, Thies Kaspareit, Ralf Ehrenbrink West Germany | Captain Mark Phillips, Karen Straker, Virginia Leng, Ian Stark, Sir Wattie Great Britain | Mark Todd, Margaret Knighton, Andrew Bennie, Tinks Pottinger New Zealand |
| Equestrian | Open Jumping individual | Pierre Durand Jr. France | Greg Best, Gem Twist United States | Karsten Huck West Germany |
| Equestrian | Open Jumping team | Ludger Beerbaum, Wolfgang Brinkmann, Dirk Hafemeister, Franke Sloothaak West Germany | Greg Best, Gem Twist, Lisa Ann Jacquin, Anne Kursinski, Joseph Fargis United States | Hubert Bourdy, Frédéric Cottier, Michel Robert, Pierre Durand Jr. France |
| Fencing | Men’s Individual foil | Stefano Cerioni Italy | Udo Wagner East Germany | Alexandr Romankov Soviet Union |
| Fencing | Men’s Individual sabre | Jean-François Lamour France | Janusz Olech Poland | Giovanni Scalzo Italy |
| Fencing | Men’s Individual épée | Arnd Schmitt West Germany | Philippe Riboud France | Andrey Shuvalov Soviet Union |
| Fencing | Men’s Team foil | Vladimer Aptsiauri, Anvar Ibragimov, Boris Koretsky, Ilgar Mamedov, Aleksander Romankov Soviet Union | Matthias Behr, Thomas Endres, Matthias Gey, Ulrich Schreck, Thorsten Weidner West Germany | István Busa, Zsolt Érsek, Róbert Gátai, Pál Szekeres, István Szelei Hungary |
| Fencing | Men’s Team sabre | Imre Bujdosó, László Csongrádi, Imre Gedővári, György Nébald, Bence Szabó Hungary | Andrey Alshan, Mikhail Burtsev, Sergey Koryashkin, Sergey Mindirgasov, Heorhiy Pohosov Soviet Union | Massimo Cavaliere, Gianfranco Dalla Barba, Marco Marin, Ferdinando Meglio, Giovanni Scalzo Italy |
| Fencing | Men’s Team épée | Frederic Delpla, Jean-Michel Henry, Olivier Lenglet, Philippe Riboud, Éric Srecki France | Elmar Borrmann, Volker Fischer, Thomas Gerull, Alexander Pusch, Arnd Schmitt West Germany | Andrey Shuvalov, Pavel Kolobkov, Vladimir Reznichenko, Mikhail Tishko, Igor Tikhomirov Soviet Union |
| Fencing | Women’s Individual foil | Anja Fichtel-Mauritz West Germany | Sabine Bau West Germany | Zita Funkenhauser West Germany |
| Fencing | Women’s Team foil | Sabine Bau, Anja Fichtel-Mauritz, Zita Funkenhauser, Anette Klug, Christiane Weber West Germany | Francesca Bortolozzi Borella, Annapia Gandolfi, Lucia Traversa, Dorina Vaccaroni, Margherita Zalaffi Italy | Zsuzsa Jánosi, Edit Kovács, Gertrúd Stefanek, Zsuzsanna Szőcs, Katalin Tuschák Hungary |
| Field hockey | Men's | Paul Barber, Stephen Batchelor, Kulbir Bhaura, Robert Clift, Richard Dodds, David Faulkner, Russell Garcia, Martyn Grimley, Sean Kerly, Jimmy Kirkwood, Richard Leman, Stephen Martin, Veryan Pappin, Jon Potter, Imran Sherwani, Ian Taylor Great Britain | Stefan Blöcher, Dirk Brinkmann, Thomas Brinkmann, Heiner Dopp, Hans-Henning Fastrich, Carsten Fischer, Tobias Frank, Volker Fried, Horst-Ulrich Hänel, Michael Hilgers, Andreas Keller, Michael Metz, Andreas Mollandin, Thomas Reck, Christian Schliemann, Ekkhard Schmidt-Opper West Germany | Marc Benninga, Floris Jan Bovelander, Jan Bart Bodenhausen, Jacques Brinkman, Maurits Crucq, Marc Delissen, Cees Jan Diepeveen, Patrick Faber, Ronald Jansen, René Klaassen, Hendrik Kooijman, Hidde Kruize, Frank Leistra, Erik Parlevliet, Gert Schlatmann, Tim Steens, Taco van den Honert Netherlands |
| Field hockey | Women's | Tracey Belbin, Deborah Bowman, Lee Capes, Michelle Capes, Sally Carbon, Elspeth Clement, Loretta Dorman, Maree Fish, Rechelle Hawkes, Lorraine Hillas, Kathleen Partridge, Sharon Patmore, Jackie Pereira, Sandra Pisani, Kim Small, Liane Tooth Australia | Chang Eun-Jung, Cho Ki-Hyang, Choi Choon-Ok, Chung Eun-Kyung, Chung Sang-Hyun, Han Gum Shil, Han Ok-Kyung, Hwang Keum-Sook, Jin Won-Sim, Kim Mi-Sun, Kim Soon-Duk, Kim Young-sook, Lim Kye-Sook, Park Soon-Ja, Seo Hyo-Sun, Seo Kwang-Mi South Korea | Willemien Aardenburg, Carina Benninga, Marjolein Eijsvogel, Yvonne Buter, Det de Beus, Annemieke Fokke, Noor Holsboer, Helen van der Ben, Lisanne Lejeune, Anneloes Nieuwenhuizen, Martine Ohr, Marieke van Doorn, Aletta van Manen, Sophie von Weiler, Laurien Willemse, Ingrid Wolff Netherlands |
| Football | Men's | Aleksandr Borodyuk, Oleksiy Cherednyk, Igor Dobrovolski, Sergei Fokin, Sergei Gorlukovich, Arvydas Janonis, Gela Ketashvili, Dmitry Kharin, Yevgeni Kuznetsov, Viktor Losev, Volodymyr Lyuty, Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko, Arminas Narbekovas, Igor Ponomarev, Yury Savichev, Igor Sklyarov, Vladimir Tatarchuk, Yevgeny Yarovenko, Alexei Prudnikov, Vadym Tyshchenko Soviet Union | Ademir, Aloísio, Andrade, Batista, Bebeto, Careca, André Cruz, Edmar, Geovani, João Paulo, Jorginho, Milton, Neto, Romário, Cláudio Taffarel, Luiz Carlos Winck, Ricardo Gomes, Mazinho, Valdo Filho, Zé Carlos Brazil | Rudi Bommer, Holger Fach, Wolfgang Funkel, Armin Görtz, Roland Grahammer, Thomas Häßler, Thomas Hörster, Olaf Janßen, Uwe Kamps, Gerhard Kleppinger, Jürgen Klinsmann, Frank Mill, Karl-Heinz Riedle, Christian Schreier, Michael Schulz, Ralf Sievers, Fritz Walter, Wolfram Wuttke, Oliver Reck, Gunnar Sauer West Germany |
| Gymnastics | Men’s Floor exercise | Sergei Kharkov Soviet Union | Vladimir Artemov Soviet Union | Lou Yun China / Yukio Iketani Japan |
| Gymnastics | Men’s Horizontal bar | Vladimir Artemov Soviet Union / Valeri Liukin Soviet Union | — | Holger Behrendt East Germany / Marius Gherman Romania |
| Gymnastics | Men’s Individual all-around | Vladimir Artemov Soviet Union | Valeri Liukin Soviet Union | Dmitry Bilozerchev Soviet Union |
| Gymnastics | Men’s Parallel bars | Vladimir Artemov Soviet Union | Valeri Liukin Soviet Union | Sven Tippelt East Germany |
| Gymnastics | Men’s Pommel horse | Lyubomir Gueraskov Bulgaria / Zsolt Borkai Hungary / Dmitri Bilozertchev Soviet Union | — | — |
| Gymnastics | Men’s Rings | Holger Behrendt East Germany / Dimitri Bilozertchev Soviet Union | — | Sven Tippelt East Germany |
| Gymnastics | Men’s Team all-around | Vladimir Artemov, Dmitri Bilozertchev, Vladimir Gogoladze, Sergei Kharkov, Valeri Liukin, Vladimir Nouvikov Soviet Union | Holger Behrendt, Ralf Büchner, Ulf Hoffmann, Sylvio Kroll, Sven Tippelt, Andreas Wecker East Germany | Yukio Iketani, Hiroyuki Konishi, Koichi Mizushima, Daisuke Nishikawa, Toshiharu Sato, Takahiro Yameda Japan |
| Gymnastics | Men’s Vault | Lou Yun China | Sylvio Kroll East Germany | Park Jong-Hoon South Korea |
| Gymnastics | Women’s Balance beam | Daniela Silivaş Romania | Elena Shushunova Soviet Union | Gabriela Potorac Romania / Phoebe Mills United States |
| Gymnastics | Women’s Floor exercise | Daniela Silivaş Romania | Svetlana Boginskaya Soviet Union | Diana Doudeva Bulgaria |
| Gymnastics | Women’s Individual all-around | Elena Shushunova Soviet Union | Daniela Silivaş Romania | Svetlana Boginskaya Soviet Union |
| Gymnastics | Women’s Rhythmic individual all-around | Marina Lobatch Soviet Union | Adriana Dunavska Bulgaria | Alexandra Timoshenko Soviet Union |
| Gymnastics | Women’s Team all-around | Svetlana Baitova, Svetlana Boginskaya, Natalia Laschenova, Elena Shevchenko, Elena Shushunova, Olga Strazheva Soviet Union | Aurelia Dobre, Eugenia Golea, Celestina Popa, Gabriela Potorac, Daniela Silivaş, Camelia Voinea Romania | Gabriele Fähnrich, Martina Jentsch, Dagmar Kersten, Ulrike Klotz, Bettina Schieferdecker, Dörte Thümmler East Germany |
| Gymnastics | Women’s Uneven bars | Daniela Silivaş Romania | Dagmar Kersten East Germany | Elena Shushunova Soviet Union |
| Gymnastics | Women’s Vault | Svetlana Boginskaya Soviet Union | Gabriela Potorac Romania | Daniela Silivaş Romania |
| Handball | Men's | Vyacheslav Atavin, Igor Chumak, Valery Gopin, Aleksandr Karshakevich, Andrey Lavrov, Yuri Nesterov, Voldemaras Novickis, Aleksandr Rymanov, Konstantin Sharovarov, Yuri Shevtsov, Georgi Sviridenko, Aleksandr Tuchkin, Andrey Tyumentsev, Mikhail Vasilev Soviet Union | Choi Suk-Jae, Kang Jae-Won, Kim Jae-hwan, Koh Suk-Chang, Lee Sang-Hyo, Lim Jin-Suk, Noh Hyun-Suk, Oh Young-Ki, Park Do-Hun, Park Young-Dae, Shim Jae-Hong, Shin Young-Suk, Yoon Tae-Il South Korea | Mirko Bašić, Jožef Holpert, Boris Jarak, Slobodan Kuzmanovski, Muhammed Memić, Alvaro Načinović, Goran Perkovac, Zlatko Portner, Iztok Puc, Rolando Pušnik, Momir Rnić, Zlatko Saračević, Irfan Smajlagić, Ermin Velić, Veselin Vujović Yugoslavia |
| Handball | Women's | Han Hyun-sook, Ki Mi-sook, Kim Choon-rye, Kim Hyun-mee, Kim Kyung-soon, Kim Myung-soon, Lee Ki-soon, Lim Mi-kyung, Shon Mi-Na, Song Ji-hyun, Suk Min-hee, Sung Kyung-hwa South Korea | Kjerstin Andersen, Berit Digre, Marte Eliasson, Susann Goksør Bjerkrheim, Trine Haltvik, Hanne Hegh, Hanne Hogness, Vibeke Johnsen, Kristin Midthun, Karin Pettersen, Karin Singstad, Annette Skotvoll, Ingrid Steen, Heidi Sundal, Cathrine Svendsen Norway | Natalya Anisimova, Maryna Bazhanova, Tatyana Dzhandzhgava, Elina Guseva, Tetyana Horb, Larysa Karlova, Natalya Lapitskaya, Svitlana Mankova, Nataliya Matryuk, Natalya Morskova, Olena Nemashkalo, Nataliya Rusnachenko, Olha Semenova, Yevheniya Tovstohan, Zinaida Turchyna Soviet Union |
| Judo | Men’s Extra Lightweight · 60 kg | Kim Jae-yup South Korea | Kevin Asano United States | Shinji Hosokawa Japan / Amiran Totikashvili Soviet Union |
| Judo | Men’s Half Heavyweight · 95 kg | Aurélio Miguel Brazil | Marc Meiling West Germany | Robert Van de Walle Belgium / Dennis Stewart Great Britain |
| Judo | Men’s Half Lightweight · 65 kg | Lee Kyung-keun South Korea | Janusz Pawłowski Poland | Bruno Carabetta France / Yosuke Yamamoto Japan |
| Judo | Men’s Half Middleweight · 78 kg | Waldemar Legień Poland | Frank Wieneke West Germany | Torsten Bréchôt East Germany / Bashir Varaev Soviet Union |
| Judo | Men’s Heavyweight · +95 kg | Hitoshi Saito Japan | Henry Stöhr East Germany | Cho Yong-chul South Korea / Grigory Verichev Soviet Union |
| Judo | Men’s Lightweight · 71 kg | Marc Alexandre France | Sven Loll East Germany | Georgy Tenadze Soviet Union / Mike Swain United States |
| Judo | Men’s Middleweight · 86 kg | Peter Seisenbacher Austria | Vladimir Shestakov Soviet Union | Akinobu Osako Japan / Ben Spijkers Netherlands |
| Modern pentathlon | Men’s Individual | János Martinek Hungary | Carlo Massullo Italy | Vakhtang Iagorashvili Soviet Union |
| Modern pentathlon | Men’s Team | János Martinek, Attila Mizsér, László Fábián Hungary | Carlo Massullo, Daniele Masala, Gianluca Tiberti Italy | Richard Phelps, Dominic Mahony, Graham Brookhouse Great Britain |
| Rowing | Men’s Coxed Four (4+) | Bernd Niesecke, Hendrik Reiher, Karsten Schmeling, Bernd Eichwurzel, Frank Klawonn East Germany | Dimitrie Popescu, Ioan Snep, Vasile Tomoiagă, Ladislau Lovrenschi, Valentin Robu Romania | Chris White, Ian Wright, Andrew Bird, Greg Johnston, George Keys New Zealand |
| Rowing | Men’s Coxed Pair (2+) | Carmine Abbagnale, Giuseppe Abbagnale, Giuseppe Di Capua Italy | Mario Streit, Detlef Kirchhoff, René Rensch East Germany | Andy Holmes, Steve Redgrave, Patrick Sweeney Great Britain |
| Rowing | Men’s Coxlees Pair (2-) | Andy Holmes, Steve Redgrave Great Britain | Dănuț Dobre, Dragoș Neagu Romania | Sadik Mujkič, Bojan Prešern Yugoslavia |
| Rowing | Men’s Coxless Four (4-) | Roland Schröder, Ralf Brudel, Olaf Förster, Thomas Greiner East Germany | Raoul Rodriguez, Thomas Bohrer, Richard Kennelly, David Krmpotich United States | Guido Grabow, Volker Grabow, Norbert Keßlau, Jörg Puttlitz West Germany |
| Rowing | Men’s Double Sculls (2x) | Nico Rienks, Ronald Florijn Netherlands | Beat Schwerzmann, Ueli Bodenmann Switzerland | Aleksandr Marchenko, Vasil Yakusha Soviet Union |
| Rowing | Men’s Eight (8+) | Bahne Rabe, Eckhardt Schultz, Ansgar Wessling, Wolfgang Maennig, Matthias Mellinghaus, Thomas Möllenkamp, Thomas Domian, Armin Eichholz, Manfred Klein West Germany | Viktor Omelyanovich, Vasily Tikhonov, Andrey Vasilyev, Pavlo Hurkovskiy, Nikolay Komarov, Veniamin But, Viktor Diduk, Aleksandr Dumchev, Aleksandr Lukyanov Soviet Union | Mike Teti, Jonathan Smith, Ted Patton, Jack Rusher, Peter Nordell, Jeffrey McLaughlin, William Burden, John Pescatore, Seth Bauer United States |
| Rowing | Men’s Quadruple Sculls (4x) | Agostino Abbagnale, Davide Tizzano, Gianluca Farina, Piero Poli Italy | Alf Hansen, Rolf Thorsen, Lars Bjønness, Vetle Vinje Norway | Jens Köppen, Steffen Zühlke, Steffen Bogs, Heiko Habermann East Germany |
| Rowing | Men’s Single Sculls (1x) | Thomas Lange East Germany | Peter-Michael Kolbe West Germany | Eric Verdonk New Zealand |
| Rowing | Women’s Coxed Four (4+) | Martina Walther, Gerlinde Doberschütz, Carola Hornig, Birte Siech, Sylvia Rose East Germany | Zhang Xianghua, Hu Yadong, Yang Xiao, Zhou Shouying, Li Ronghua China | Marioara Trașcă, Veronica Necula, Herta Anitaș, Doina Șnep-Bălan, Ecaterina Oancia Romania |
| Rowing | Women’s Coxless Pair (2-) | Rodica Arba, Olga Homeghi Romania | Radka Stoyanova, Lalka Berberova Bulgaria | Nikki Payne, Lynley Hannen New Zealand |
| Rowing | Women’s Double Sculls (2x) | Birgit Peter, Martina Schröter East Germany | Elisabeta Lipă, Veronica Cogeanu Romania | Violeta Ninova, Stefka Madina Bulgaria |
| Rowing | Women’s Eight (8+) | Annegret Strauch, Judith Zeidler, Kathrin Haacker, Ute Wild, Anja Kluge, Beatrix Schröer, Ramona Balthasar, Ute Stange, Daniela Neunast East Germany | Doina Șnep-Bălan, Veronica Necula, Herta Anitaș, Marioara Trașcă, Adriana Bazon, Mihaela Armășescu, Rodica Arba, Olga Homeghi, Ecaterina Oancia Romania | Zhou Xiuhua, Zhang Yali, He Yanwen, Han Yaqin, Zhang Xianghua, Zhou Shouying, Yang Xiao, Hu Yadong, Li Ronghua China |
| Rowing | Women’s Quadruple Sculls (4x) | Kerstin Förster, Kristina Mundt, Beate Schramm, Jana Sorgers East Germany | Irina Kalimbet, Svitlana Maziy, Inna Frolova, Antonina Zelikovich Soviet Union | Anișoara Bălan, Anişoara Minea, Veronica Cogeanu, Elisabeta Lipă Romania |
| Rowing | Women’s Single Sculls (1x) | Jutta Behrendt East Germany | Anne Marden United States | Magdalena Georgieva Bulgaria |
| Sailing | Men’s Finn | Jose Doreste Spain | Peter Holmberg Virgin Islands | John Cutler New Zealand |
| Sailing | Men's 470 | Thierry Peponnet, Luc Pillot France | Tõnu Tõniste, Toomas Tõniste Soviet Union | John Shadden, Charles McKee United States |
| Sailing | Men's Division II | Bruce Kendall New Zealand | Jan Boersma Netherlands Antilles | Mike Gebhardt United States |
| Sailing | Open Flying Dutchman | Jørgen Bojsen-Møller, Christian Grønborg Denmark | Ole Pollen, Erik Björkum Norway | Frank McLaughlin, John Millen Canada |
| Sailing | Open Soling | Jochen Schümann, Thomas Flach, Bernd Jäkel East Germany | John Kostecki, William Baylis, Robert Billingham United States | Jesper Bank, Jan Mathiasen, Steen Secher Denmark |
| Sailing | Open Star | Michael McIntyre, Bryn Vaile Great Britain | Mark Reynolds, Harold Haenel United States | Torben Grael, Nelson Falcão Brazil |
| Sailing | Open Tornado | Jean Le Deroff, Nicolas Hénard France | Chris Timms, Rex Sellers New Zealand | Lars Grael, Clinio Freitas Brazil |
| Sailing | Women's 470 | Allison Jolly, Lynne Jewell United States | Marit Söderström, Birgitta Bengtsson Sweden | Larisa Moskalenko, Iryna Chunykhovska Soviet Union |
| Shooting | Men’s air pistol | Tanyu Kiryakov Bulgaria | Erich Buljung United States | Xu Haifeng China |
| Shooting | Men’s air rifle | Goran Maksimović Yugoslavia | Nicolas Berthelot France | Johann Riederer West Germany |
| Shooting | Men’s pistol | Sorin Babii Romania | Ragnar Skanåker Sweden | Igor Basinski Soviet Union |
| Shooting | Men’s rapid fire pistol | Afanasijs Kuzmins Soviet Union | Ralf Schumann East Germany | Zoltán Kovács Hungary |
| Shooting | Men’s rifle prone | Miroslav Varga Czechoslovakia | Cha Young-chul South Korea | Attila Záhonyi Hungary |
| Shooting | Men’s rifle three positions | Malcolm Cooper Great Britain | Alister Allan Great Britain | Kirill Ivanov Soviet Union |
| Shooting | Men’s running target | Tor Heiestad Norway | Huang Shiping China | Gennadi Avramenko Soviet Union |
| Shooting | Mixed Skeet | Axel Wegner East Germany | Alfonso de Iruarrizaga Chile | Jorge Guardiola Spain |
| Shooting | Mixed Trap | Dmitry Monakov Soviet Union | Miloslav Bednařík Czechoslovakia | Frans Peeters Belgium |
| Shooting | Women’s air pistol | Jasna Šekarić Yugoslavia | Nino Salukvadze Soviet Union | Marina Logvinenko Soviet Union |
| Shooting | Women’s air rifle | Irina Shilova Soviet Union | Silvia Sperber West Germany | Anna Maloukhina Soviet Union |
| Shooting | Women’s pistol | Nino Salukvadze Soviet Union | Tomoko Hasegawa Japan | Jasna Šekarić Yugoslavia |
| Shooting | Women’s rifle three positions | Silvia Sperber West Germany | Vesela Letcheva Bulgaria | Valentina Cherkasova Soviet Union |
| Swimming | Men’s 100 m backstroke | Daichi Suzuki Japan | David Berkoff United States | Igor Polyansky Soviet Union |
| Swimming | Men’s 100 m breaststroke | Adrian Moorhouse Great Britain | Károly Güttler Hungary | Dmitri Volkov Soviet Union |
| Swimming | Men’s 100 m butterfly | Anthony Nesty Suriname | Matt Biondi United States | Andy Jameson Great Britain |
| Swimming | Men’s 100 m freestyle | Matt Biondi United States | Chris Jacobs United States | Stéphan Caron France |
| Swimming | Men’s 1500 m freestyle | Vladimir Salnikov Soviet Union | Stefan Pfeiffer West Germany | Uwe Dassler East Germany |
| Swimming | Men’s 200 m backstroke | Igor Polyansky Soviet Union | Frank Baltrusch East Germany | Paul Kingsman New Zealand |
| Swimming | Men’s 200 m breaststroke | József Szabó Hungary | Nick Gillingham Great Britain | Sergio López Miró Spain |
| Swimming | Men’s 200 m butterfly | Michael Gross West Germany | Benny Nielsen Denmark | Anthony Mosse New Zealand |
| Swimming | Men’s 200 m freestyle | Duncan Armstrong Australia | Anders Holmertz Sweden | Matt Biondi United States |
| Swimming | Men’s 200 m individual medley | Tamás Darnyi Hungary | Patrick Kühl East Germany | Vadim Yaroshchuk Soviet Union |
| Swimming | Men’s 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | Chris Jacobs, Troy Dalbey, Tom Jager, Matt Biondi, Doug Gjertsen, Brent Lang, Shaun Jordan United States | Gennadiy Prigoda, Yuri Bashkatov, Nikolai Yevseyev, Vladimir Tkacenko, Raimundas Mažuolis, Oleksiy Boryslavskiy Soviet Union | Dirk Richter, Thomas Flemming, Lars Hinneburg, Steffen Zesner East Germany |
| Swimming | Men’s 4 × 100 m medley relay | David Berkoff, Richard Schroeder, Matt Biondi, Chris Jacobs, Jay Mortenson, Tom Jager United States | Mark Tewksbury, Victor Davis, Tom Ponting, Sandy Goss Canada | Igor Polyansky, Dmitri Volkov, Vadim Yaroshchuk, Gennadiy Prigoda, Sergey Zabolotnov, Valeriy Lozik, Konstantin Petrov, Nikolay Yevseyev Soviet Union |
| Swimming | Men’s 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | Troy Dalbey, Matt Cetlinski, Doug Gjertsen, Matt Biondi, Craig Oppel, Dan Jorgensen United States | Uwe Daßler, Sven Lodziewski, Thomas Flemming, Steffen Zesner, Lars Hinneburg East Germany | Erik Hochstein, Thomas Fahrner, Rainer Henkel, Michael Gross, Peter Sitt, Stefan Pfeiffer West Germany |
| Swimming | Men’s 400 m freestyle | Uwe Dassler East Germany | Duncan Armstrong Australia | Artur Wojdat Poland |
| Swimming | Men’s 400 m individual medley | Tamás Darnyi Hungary | David Wharton United States | Stefano Battistelli Italy |
| Swimming | Men’s 50 m freestyle | Matt Biondi United States | Tom Jager United States | Gennadiy Prigoda Soviet Union |
| Swimming | Women’s 100 m backstroke | Kristin Otto East Germany | Krisztina Egerszegi Hungary | Cornelia Sirch East Germany |
| Swimming | Women’s 100 m breaststroke | Tanya Dangalakova Bulgaria | Antoaneta Frenkeva Bulgaria | Silke Hörner East Germany |
| Swimming | Women’s 100 m butterfly | Kristin Otto East Germany | Birte Weigang East Germany | Hong Qian China |
| Swimming | Women’s 100 m freestyle | Kristin Otto East Germany | Zhuang Yong China | Catherine Plewinski France |
| Swimming | Women’s 200 m backstroke | Krisztina Egerszegi Hungary | Katrin Zimmermann East Germany | Cornelia Sirch East Germany |
| Swimming | Women’s 200 m breaststroke | Silke Hörner East Germany | Huang Xiaomin China | Antoaneta Frenkeva Bulgaria |
| Swimming | Women’s 200 m butterfly | Kathleen Nord East Germany | Birte Weigang East Germany | Mary T. Meagher United States |
| Swimming | Women’s 200 m freestyle | Heike Friedrich East Germany | Silvia Poll Costa Rica | Manuela Stellmach East Germany |
| Swimming | Women’s 200 m individual medley | Daniela Hunger East Germany | Yelena Dendeberova Soviet Union | Noemi Lung Romania |
| Swimming | Women’s 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | Kristin Otto, Katrin Meissner, Daniela Hunger, Manuela Stellmach, Sabina Schulze, Heike Friedrich East Germany | Marianne Muis, Mildred Muis, Conny van Bentum, Karin Brienesse, Diana van der Plaats Netherlands | Mary Wayte, Mitzi Kremer, Laura Walker, Dara Torres, Paige Zemina, Jill Sterkel United States |
| Swimming | Women’s 4 × 100 m medley relay | Kristin Otto, Silke Hörner, Birte Weigang, Katrin Meissner, Cornelia Sirch, Manuela Stellmach East Germany | Beth Barr, Tracey McFarlane, Janel Jorgensen, Mary Wayte, Betsy Mitchell, Mary T. Meagher, Dara Torres United States | Lori Melien, Allison Higson, Jane Kerr, Andrea Nugent, Keltie Duggan, Patricia Noall Canada |
| Swimming | Women’s 400 m freestyle | Janet Evans United States | Heike Friedrich East Germany | Anke Möhring East Germany |
| Swimming | Women’s 400 m individual medley | Janet Evans United States | Noemi Lung Romania | Daniela Hunger East Germany |
| Swimming | Women’s 50 m freestyle | Kristin Otto East Germany | Yang Wenyi China | Katrin Meissner East Germany / Jill Sterkel United States |
| Swimming | Women’s 800 m freestyle | Janet Evans United States | Astrid Strauß East Germany | Julie McDonald Australia |
| Table tennis | Men's doubles | Chen Longcan, Wei Qingguang China | Ilija Lupulesku, Zoran Primorac Yugoslavia | Ahn Jae-Hyung, Yoo Nam-Kyu South Korea |
| Table tennis | Men's singles | Yoo Nam-Kyu South Korea | Kim Ki-Taik South Korea | Erik Lindh Sweden |
| Table tennis | Women's doubles | Hyun Jung-Hwa, Yang Young-Ja South Korea | Chen Jing, Jiao Zhimin China | Jasna Fazlić, Gordana Perkučin Yugoslavia |
| Table tennis | Women's singles | Chen Jing China | Li Huifen China | Jiao Zhimin China |
| Tennis | Men's Doubles | Ken Flach, Robert Seguso United States | Emilio Sánchez, Sergio Casal Spain | Miloslav Mečíř, Milan Šrejber Czechoslovakia / Stefan Edberg, Anders Järryd Sweden |
| Tennis | Men's Singles | Miloslav Mečíř Czechoslovakia | Tim Mayotte United States | Stefan Edberg Sweden / Brad Gilbert United States |
| Tennis | Women's Doubles | Pam Shriver, Zina Garrison United States | Jana Novotná, Helena Suková Czechoslovakia | Elizabeth Smylie, Wendy Turnbull Australia / Steffi Graf, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch West Germany |
| Tennis | Women's Singles | Steffi Graf West Germany | Gabriela Sabatini Argentina | Manuela Maleeva Bulgaria / Zina Garrison United States |
| Volleyball | Men's indoor | Troy Tanner, David Saunders, Jonathan Root, Robert Ctvrtlik, Robert Partie, Steve Timmons, Craig Buck, Scott Fortune, Ricci Luyties, Jeffrey Stork, Eric Sato, Charles "Karch" Kiraly United States | Yuri Panchenko, Andrei Kuznetsov, Viacheslav Zaitsev, Igor Runov, Vladimir Shkurikhin, Yevgeni Krasilnikov, Raimundas Vilde, Valeri Losev, Yuri Sapega, Oleksandr Sorokalet, Yaroslav Antonov, Yuri Cherednik Soviet Union | Claudio Zulianello, Daniel Castellani, Esteban Martínez, Alejandro Diz, Daniel Colla, Carlos Weber, Hugo Conte, Waldo Kantor, Raul Quiroga, Jon Uriarte, Esteban de Palma, Juan Cuminetti Argentina |
| Volleyball | Women's indoor | Valentina Ogiyenko, Yelena Volkova, Marina Kumysh, Irina Smirnova, Tatyana Sidorenko, Irina Parkhomchuk, Tatyana Kraynova, Olga Shkurnova, Marina Nikulina, Elena Chebukina, Olga Krivosheyeva, Svetlana Korytova Soviet Union | Luisa Cervera, Alejandra de la Guerra, Denisse Fajardo, Miriam Gallardo, Rosa García, Sonia Heredia, Katherine Horny, Natalia Málaga, Gabriela Pérez del Solar, Cecilia Tait, Gina Torrealva, Cenaida Uribe Peru | Li Guojun, Zhou Hong, Hou Yuzhu, Wang Yajun, Yang Xilan, Su Huijuan, Ying Jiang, Cui Yongmei, Yang Xiaojun, Zheng Meizhu, Wu Dan, Li Yueming China |
| Water polo | Men's | Dragan Andrić, Mislav Bezmalinović, Perica Bukić, Veselin Đuho, Igor Gočanin, Deni Lušić, Igor Milanović, Tomislav Paškvalin, Renco Posinković, Goran Rađenović, Dubravko Šimenc, Aleksandar Šoštar, Mirko Vičević Yugoslavia | James Bergeson, Greg Boyer, Peter Campbell, Jeff Campbell, Jody Campbell, Christopher Duplanty, Michael Evans, Douglas Kimbell, Edward Klass, Alan Mouchawar, Kevin Robertson, Terence Schroeder, Craig Wilson United States | Dmitry Apanasenko, Viktor Berendyuga, Mikhail Giorgadze, Yevgeny Grishin, Mikhail Ivanov, Aleksandr Kolotov, Sergey Kotenko, Sergey Markoch, Nurlan Mendygaliev, Georgi Mschvenieradze, Sergey Naumov, Yevgeny Sharonov, Nikolai Smirnov Soviet Union |
| Weightlifting | Men’s +110 kg | Aleksandr Kurlovich Soviet Union | Manfred Nerlinger West Germany | Martin Zawieja West Germany |
| Weightlifting | Men’s 100 kg | Pavel Kuznetsov Soviet Union | Nicu Vlad Romania | Peter Immesberger West Germany |
| Weightlifting | Men’s 110 kg | Yury Zakharevitch Soviet Union | József Jacsó Hungary | Ronny Weller East Germany |
| Weightlifting | Men’s 52 kg | Sevdalin Marinov Bulgaria | Chun Byung-Kwan South Korea | He Zhuoqiang China |
| Weightlifting | Men’s 56 kg | Oksen Mirzoyan Soviet Union | He Yingqiang China | Liu Shoubin China |
| Weightlifting | Men’s 60 kg | Naim Süleymanoğlu Turkey | Stefan Topurov Bulgaria | Ye Huanming China |
| Weightlifting | Men’s 67.5 kg | Joachim Kunz East Germany | Israel Militosyan Soviet Union | Li Jinhe China |
| Weightlifting | Men’s 75 kg | Borislav Gidikov Bulgaria | Ingo Steinhöfel East Germany | Aleksandar Varbanov Bulgaria |
| Weightlifting | Men’s 82.5 kg | Israil Arsamakov Soviet Union | István Messzi Hungary | Lee Hyeong-Geun South Korea |
| Weightlifting | Men’s 90 kg | Anatoly Khrapaty Soviet Union | Nail Mukhamedyarov Soviet Union | Sławomir Zawada Poland |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · 100 kg | Vasile Puşcaşu Romania | Leri Khabelov Soviet Union | William Scherr United States |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · 130 kg | David Gobejishvili Soviet Union | Bruce Baumgartner United States | Andreas Schröder East Germany |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · 48 kg | Takashi Kobayashi Japan | Ivan Tzonov Bulgaria | Sergei Karamchakov Soviet Union |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · 52 kg | Mitsuru Sato Japan | Šaban Trstena Yugoslavia | Vladimir Toguzov Soviet Union |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · 57 kg | Sergei Beloglazov Soviet Union | Askari Mohammadian Iran | Noh Kyung-sun South Korea |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · 62 kg | John Smith United States | Stepan Sarkisyan Soviet Union | Simeon Shterev Bulgaria |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · 68 kg | Arsen Fadzaev Soviet Union | Park Jang-soon South Korea | Nate Carr United States |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · 74 kg | Kenny Monday United States | Adlan Varayev Soviet Union | Rahmat Sofiadi Bulgaria |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · 82 kg | Han Myung-woo South Korea | Necmi Gençalp Turkey | Jozef Lohyňa Czechoslovakia |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · 90 kg | Makharbek Khadartsev Soviet Union | Akira Ota Japan | Kim Tae-woo South Korea |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · 100 kg | Andrzej Wroński Poland | Gerhard Himmel West Germany | Dennis Koslowski United States |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · 130 kg | Aleksandr Karelin Soviet Union | Rangel Gerovski Bulgaria | Tomas Johansson Sweden |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · 48 kg | Vincenzo Maenza Italy | Andrzej Głąb Poland | Bratan Tzenov Bulgaria |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · 52 kg | Jon Rønningen Norway | Atsuji Miyahara Japan | Lee Jae-suk South Korea |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · 57 kg | András Sike Hungary | Stoyan Balov Bulgaria | Charalambos Cholidis Greece |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · 62 kg | Kamandar Madzhidov Soviet Union | Zhivko Vangelov Bulgaria | An Dae-hyun South Korea |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · 68 kg | Levon Julfalakyan Soviet Union | Kim Sung-moon South Korea | Tapio Sipilä Finland |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · 74 kg | Kim Young-nam South Korea | Daulet Turlykhanov Soviet Union | Józef Tracz Poland |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · 82 kg | Mikhail Mamiashvili Soviet Union | Tibor Komáromi Hungary | Kim Sang-kyu South Korea |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · 90 kg | Atanas Komchev Bulgaria | Harri Koskela Finland | Vladimir Popov Soviet Union |