| Archery | Men's individual | Justin Huish United States | Magnus Petersson Sweden | Oh Kyo-Moon South Korea |
| Archery | Men's team | Justin Huish, Butch Johnson, Rod White United States | Jang Yong-Ho, Kim Bo-Ram, Oh Kyo-Moon South Korea | Matteo Bisiani, Michele Frangilli, Andrea Parenti Italy |
| Archery | Women's individual | Kim Kyung-Wook South Korea | He Ying China | Olena Sadovnycha Ukraine |
| Archery | Women's team | Kim Jo-Sun, Kim Kyung-Wook, Yoon Hye-Young South Korea | Barbara Mensing, Cornelia Pfohl, Sandra Wagner-Sachse Germany | Iwona Dzięcioł, Katarzyna Klata, Joanna Nowicka Poland |
| Artistic swimming | Women's team | Suzannah Bianco, Tammy Cleland, Becky Dyroen-Lancer, Heather Pease, Jill Savery, Nathalie Schneyder, Heather Simmons-Carrasco, Jill Sudduth, Emily LeSueur, Margot Thien United States | Karen Clark, Sylvie Fréchette, Janice Bremner, Karen Fonteyne, Christine Larsen, Erin Woodley, Cari Read, Lisa Alexander, Valerie Hould-Marchand, Kasia Kulesza Canada | Miya Tachibana, Akiko Kawase, Rei Jimbo, Miho Takeda, Raika Fujii, Miho Kawabe, Junko Tanaka, Riho Nakajima, Mayuko Fujiki, Kaori Takahashi Japan |
| Athletics | Men's 10,000 metres | Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia | Paul Tergat Kenya | Salah Hissou Morocco |
| Athletics | Men's 100 metres | Donovan Bailey Canada | Frankie Fredericks Namibia | Ato Boldon Trinidad and Tobago |
| Athletics | Men's 110 metres hurdles | Allen Johnson United States | Mark Crear United States | Florian Schwarthoff Germany |
| Athletics | Men's 1500 metres | Noureddine Morceli Algeria | Fermín Cacho Spain | Stephen Kipkorir Kenya |
| Athletics | Men's 20 kilometres walk | Jefferson Pérez Ecuador | Ilya Markov Russia | Bernardo Segura Mexico |
| Athletics | Men's 200 metres | Michael Johnson United States | Frankie Fredericks Namibia | Ato Boldon Trinidad and Tobago |
| Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | Joseph Keter Kenya | Moses Kiptanui Kenya | Alessandro Lambruschini Italy |
| Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 metres relay | Robert Esmie, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, Donovan Bailey, Carlton Chambers Canada | Jon Drummond, Tim Harden, Michael Marsh, Dennis Mitchell, Tim Montgomery United States | Arnaldo da Silva, Robson da Silva, Édson Ribeiro, André da Silva Brazil |
| Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | LaMont Smith, Alvin Harrison, Derek Mills, Anthuan Maybank, Jason Rouser United States | Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch, Mark Richardson, Roger Black, Mark Hylton, Du'aine Ladejo Great Britain | Michael McDonald, Greg Haughton, Roxbert Martin, Davian Clarke, Dennis Blake, Garth Robinson Jamaica |
| Athletics | Men's 400 metres | Michael Johnson United States | Roger Black Great Britain | Davis Kamoga Uganda |
| Athletics | Men's 400 metres hurdles | Derrick Adkins United States | Samuel Matete Zambia | Calvin Davis United States |
| Athletics | Men's 50 kilometres walk | Robert Korzeniowski Poland | Mikhail Shchennikov Russia | Valentí Massana Spain |
| Athletics | Men's 5000 metres | Vénuste Niyongabo Burundi | Paul Bitok Kenya | Khalid Boulami Morocco |
| Athletics | Men's 800 metres | Vebjørn Rodal Norway | Hezekiél Sepeng South Africa | Fred Onyancha Kenya |
| Athletics | Men's Hammer throw | Balázs Kiss Hungary | Lance Deal United States | Oleksandr Krykun Ukraine |
| Athletics | Men's High jump | Charles Austin United States | Artur Partyka Poland | Steve Smith Great Britain |
| Athletics | Men's Long jump | Carl Lewis United States | James Beckford Jamaica | Joe Greene United States |
| Athletics | Men's Marathon | Josia Thugwane South Africa | Lee Bong-Ju South Korea | Erick Wainaina Kenya |
| Athletics | Men's Pole vault | Jean Galfione France | Igor Trandenkov Russia | Andrei Tivontchik Germany |
| Athletics | Men's Shot put | Randy Barnes United States | John Godina United States | Oleksandr Bagach Ukraine |
| Athletics | Men's Triple jump | Kenny Harrison United States | Jonathan Edwards Great Britain | Yoelbi Quesada Cuba |
| Athletics | Men's decathlon | Dan O'Brien United States | Frank Busemann Germany | Tomáš Dvořák Czechia |
| Athletics | Men's discus throw | Lars Riedel Germany | Vladimir Dubrovshchik Belarus | Vasiliy Kaptyukh Belarus |
| Athletics | Men's javelin throw | Jan Železný Czechia | Steve Backley Great Britain | Seppo Räty Finland |
| Athletics | Women's 10 kilometres walk | Yelena Nikolayeva Russia | Elisabetta Perrone Italy | Wang Yan China |
| Athletics | Women's 10,000 metres | Fernanda Ribeiro Portugal | Wang Junxia China | Gete Wami Ethiopia |
| Athletics | Women's 100 metres | Gail Devers United States | Merlene Ottey Jamaica | Gwen Torrence United States |
| Athletics | Women's 100 metres hurdles | Ludmila Engquist Sweden | Brigita Bukovec Slovenia | Patricia Girard France |
| Athletics | Women's 1500 metres | Svetlana Masterkova Russia | Gabriela Szabo Romania | Theresia Kiesl Austria |
| Athletics | Women's 200 metres | Marie-José Pérec France | Merlene Ottey Jamaica | Mary Onyali Nigeria |
| Athletics | Women's 4 × 100 metres relay | Chryste Gaines, Gail Devers, Inger Miller, Gwen Torrence, Carlette Guidry United States | Eldece Clarke, Chandra Sturrup, Savatheda Fynes, Pauline Davis-Thompson, Debbie Ferguson Bahamas | Michelle Freeman, Juliet Cuthbert, Nikole Mitchell, Merlene Ottey, Gillian Russell, Andria Lloyd Jamaica |
| Athletics | Women's 4 × 400 metres relay | Rochelle Stevens, Maicel Malone-Wallace, Kim Graham, Jearl Miles Clark, Linetta Wilson United States | Olabisi Afolabi, Fatima Yusuf, Charity Opara, Falilat Ogunkoya Nigeria | Uta Rohländer, Linda Kisabaka, Anja Rücker, Grit Breuer Germany |
| Athletics | Women's 400 metres | Marie-José Pérec France | Cathy Freeman Australia | Falilat Ogunkoya Nigeria |
| Athletics | Women's 400 metres hurdles | Deon Hemmings Jamaica | Kim Batten United States | Tonja Buford-Bailey United States |
| Athletics | Women's 5000 metres | Wang Junxia China | Pauline Konga Kenya | Roberta Brunet Italy |
| Athletics | Women's 800 metres | Svetlana Masterkova Russia | Ana Fidelia Quirot Cuba | Maria de Lurdes Mutola Mozambique |
| Athletics | Women's Heptathlon | Ghada Shouaa Syria | Natallia Sazanovich Belarus | Denise Lewis Great Britain |
| Athletics | Women's High jump | Stefka Kostadinova Bulgaria | Niki Bakoyianni Greece | Inha Babakova Ukraine |
| Athletics | Women's Long jump | Chioma Ajunwa Nigeria | Fiona May Italy | Jackie Joyner-Kersee United States |
| Athletics | Women's Marathon | Fatuma Roba Ethiopia | Valentina Yegorova Russia | Yuko Arimori Japan |
| Athletics | Women's Shot put | Astrid Kumbernuss Germany | Sui Xinmei China | Irina Khudoroshkina Russia |
| Athletics | Women's Triple jump | Inessa Kravets Ukraine | Inna Lasovskaya Russia | Šárka Kašpárková Czechia |
| Athletics | Women's discus throw | Ilke Wyludda Germany | Natalya Sadova Russia | Ellina Zvereva Belarus |
| Athletics | Women's javelin throw | Heli Rantanen Finland | Louise McPaul Australia | Trine Hattestad Norway |
| Badminton | Men's doubles | Ricky Subagja, Rexy Mainaky Indonesia | Cheah Soon Kit, Yap Kim Hock Malaysia | Denny Kantono, Antonius Ariantho Indonesia |
| Badminton | Men's singles | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen Denmark | Dong Jiong China | Rashid Sidek Malaysia |
| Badminton | Mixed doubles | Kim Dong-moon, Gil Young-ah South Korea | Park Joo-bong, Ra Kyung-min South Korea | Liu Jianjun, Sun Man China |
| Badminton | Women's doubles | Ge Fei, Gu Jun China | Gil Young-ah, Jang Hye-ock South Korea | Qin Yiyuan, Tang Yongshu China |
| Badminton | Women's singles | Bang Soo-hyun South Korea | Mia Audina Indonesia | Susi Susanti Indonesia |
| Baseball | Men's team | Juan Manrique Garcia, Orestes Kindelán, Antonio Scull, Alberto Hernández, Antonio Pacheco Massó, Juan Padilla, Omar Linares, Lazaro Vargas Alverez, Miguel Caldés Luis, Eduardo Paret, José Estrada González, Rey Isaac Vaillant, Luis Ulacia Alverez, Pedro Luis Lazo, Eliecer Montes de Oca, José Contreras, Omar Luis Martinez, Omar Ajete, Ormari Romero, Jorge Fumero Cuba | Masahiko Mori, Jutaro Kimura, Masao Morinaka, Hitoshi Ono, Takashi Kurosu, Masahiro Nojima, Makoto Imaoka, Kosuke Fukudome, Takayuki Takabayashi, Yasuyuki Saigo, Masanori Sugiura, Takeo Kawamura, Koichi Misawa, Hideaki Okubo, Nobuhiko Matsunaka, Tadahito Iguchi, Takao Kuwamoto, Daishin Nakamura, Tomoaki Sato, Yoshitomo Tani Japan | Kris Benson, R. A. Dickey, Troy Glaus, Chad Green, Seth Greisinger, Travis Lee, Augie Ojeda, Jason Williams, Chad Allen, Kip Harkrider, A. J. Hinch, Jacque Jones, Mark Kotsay, Matt LeCroy, Braden Looper, Brian Loyd, Warren Morris, Jeff Weaver, Jim Parque, Billy Koch United States |
| Basketball | Men's | Charles Barkley, Penny Hardaway, Grant Hill, Hakeem Olajuwon, Karl Malone, Reggie Miller, Shaquille O'Neal, Gary Payton, Scottie Pippen, Mitch Richmond, David Robinson, John Stockton United States | Dejan Tomašević, Miroslav Berić, Dejan Bodiroga, Željko Rebrača, Predrag Danilović, Vlade Divac, Aleksandar Đorđević, Saša Obradović, Žarko Paspalj, Zoran Savić, Nikola Lončar, Milenko Topić FR Yugoslavia | Arvydas Sabonis, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Darius Lukminas, Saulius Štombergas, Eurelijus Žukauskas, Šarūnas Marčiulionis, Mindaugas Žukauskas, Gintaras Einikis, Andrius Jurkūnas, Artūras Karnišovas, Rytis Vaišvila, Tomas Pačėsas Lithuania |
| Basketball | Women's | Teresa Edwards, Dawn Staley, Ruthie Bolton-Holifield, Sheryl Swoopes, Jennifer Azzi, Lisa Leslie, Carla McGhee, Katy Steding, Katrina Felicia McClain, Rebecca Lobo, Venus Lacy, Nikki McCray United States | Hortência Marcari Oliva, Maria Angélica, Adriana Aparecida Santos, Leila Sobral, Maria Paula Silva, Janeth Arcain, Roseli Gustavo, Marta Sobral, Silvinha, Alessandra Oliveira, Cintia Santos, Claudia Maria Pastor Brazil | Robyn Maher, Allison Tranquilli, Sandra Brondello, Michele Timms, Shelley Sandie, Trisha Fallon, Michelle Chandler, Fiona Robinson, Carla Boyd, Jenny Whittle, Rachael Sporn, Michelle Griffiths Australia |
| Boxing | Men’s Bantamweight (54 kg) | István Kovács Hungary | Arnaldo Mesa Cuba | Raimkul Malakhbekov Russia / Vichai Khadpo Thailand |
| Boxing | Men’s Featherweight (57 kg) | Kamsing Somluck Thailand | Serafim Todorov Bulgaria | Pablo Chacón Argentina / Floyd Mayweather Jr. United States |
| Boxing | Men’s Flyweight (51 kg) | Maikro Romero Cuba | Bolat Dzhumadilov Kazakhstan | Zoltan Lunka Germany / Albert Pakeyev Russia |
| Boxing | Men’s Heavyweight (91 kg) | Félix Savón Cuba | David Defiagbon Canada | Luan Krasniqi Germany / Nate Jones United States |
| Boxing | Men’s Light flyweight (48 kg) | Daniel Petrov Bulgaria | Mansueto Velasco Philippines | Rafael Lozano Spain / Oleg Kiryukhin Ukraine |
| Boxing | Men’s Light heavyweight (81 kg) | Vasilii Jirov Kazakhstan | Lee Seung-Bae South Korea | Thomas Ulrich Germany / Antonio Tarver United States |
| Boxing | Men’s Light middleweight (71 kg) | David Reid United States | Alfredo Duvergel Cuba | Yermakhan Ibraimov Kazakhstan / Karim Tulaganov Uzbekistan |
| Boxing | Men’s Light welterweight (63.5 kg) | Héctor Vinent Cuba | Oktay Urkal Germany | Bolat Niyazymbetov Kazakhstan / Fathi Missaoui Tunisia |
| Boxing | Men’s Lightweight (60 kg) | Hocine Soltani Algeria | Tontcho Tontchev Bulgaria | Leonard Doroftei Romania / Terrance Cauthen United States |
| Boxing | Men’s Middleweight (75 kg) | Ariel Hernández Cuba | Malik Beyleroğlu Turkey | Mohamed Bahari Algeria / Rhoshii Wells United States |
| Boxing | Men’s Super heavyweight (+91 kg) | Wladimir Klitschko Ukraine | Paea Wolfgram Tonga | Duncan Dokiwari Nigeria / Alexei Lezin Russia |
| Boxing | Men’s Welterweight (67 kg) | Oleg Saitov Russia | Juan Hernández Sierra Cuba | Daniel Santos Puerto Rico / Marian Simion Romania |
| Canoeing | Men's C-1 1000 metres | Martin Doktor Czechia | Ivans Klementjevs Latvia | György Zala Hungary |
| Canoeing | Men's C-1 500 metres | Martin Doktor Czechia | Slavomír Kňazovický Slovakia | Imre Pulai Hungary |
| Canoeing | Men's C-2 1000 metres | Gunar Kirchbach, Andreas Dittmer Germany | Marcel Glăvan, Antonel Borșan Romania | György Kolonics, Csaba Horváth Hungary |
| Canoeing | Men's C-2 500 metres | György Kolonics, Csaba Horváth Hungary | Viktor Reneysky, Nicolae Juravschi Moldova | Grigore Obreja, Gheorghe Andriev Romania |
| Canoeing | Men's K-1 1000 metres | Knut Holmann Norway | Beniamino Bonomi Italy | Clint Robinson Australia |
| Canoeing | Men's K-1 500 metres | Antonio Rossi Italy | Knut Holmann Norway | Piotr Markiewicz Poland |
| Canoeing | Men's K-2 1000 metres | Daniele Scarpa, Antonio Rossi Italy | Kay Bluhm, Torsten Gutsche Germany | Andrian Dushev, Milko Kazanov Bulgaria |
| Canoeing | Men's K-2 500 metres | Kay Bluhm, Torsten Gutsche Germany | Beniamino Bonomi, Daniele Scarpa Italy | Andrew Trim, Daniel Collins Australia |
| Canoeing | Men's K-4 1000 metres | Thomas Reineck, Olaf Winter, Detlef Hofmann, Mark Zabel Germany | András Rajna, Gábor Horváth, Ferenc Csipes, Attila Adrovicz Hungary | Oleg Gorobiy, Sergey Verlin, Georgiy Tsybulnikov, Anatoli Tishchenko Russia |
| Canoeing | Men's slalom C-1 | Michal Martikán Slovakia | Lukáš Pollert Czechia | Patrice Estanguet France |
| Canoeing | Men's slalom C-2 | Frank Adisson, Wilfrid Forgues France | Jiří Rohan, Miroslav Šimek Czechia | André Ehrenberg, Michael Senft Germany |
| Canoeing | Men's slalom K-1 | Oliver Fix Germany | Andraž Vehovar Slovenia | Thomas Becker Germany |
| Canoeing | Women's K-1 500 metres | Rita Kőbán Hungary | Caroline Brunet Canada | Josefa Idem Italy |
| Canoeing | Women's K-2 500 metres | Susanne Gunnarsson, Agneta Andersson Sweden | Birgit Fischer, Ramona Portwich Germany | Anna Wood, Katrin Borchert Australia |
| Canoeing | Women's K-4 500 metres | Anett Schuck, Birgit Fischer, Manuela Mucke, Ramona Portwich Germany | Gabi Müller, Ingrid Haralamow, Sabine Eichenberger, Daniela Baumer Switzerland | Susanne Rosenqvist, Anna Olsson, Ingela Ericsson, Agneta Andersson Sweden |
| Canoeing | Women's slalom K-1 | Štěpánka Hilgertová Czechia | Dana Chladek United States | Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi France |
| Cycling | Men's 1,000 metre sprint | Jens Fiedler Germany | Marty Nothstein United States | Curt Harnett Canada |
| Cycling | Men's 1,000 metre time trial | Florian Rousseau France | Erin Hartwell United States | Takanobu Jumonji Japan |
| Cycling | Men's 4,000 metre pursuit | Andrea Collinelli Italy | Philippe Ermenault France | Bradley McGee Australia |
| Cycling | Men's 4,000 metre team pursuit | Christophe Capelle, Philippe Ermenault, Jean-Michel Monin, Francis Moreau France | Eduard Gritsun, Nikolay Kuznetsov, Alexei Markov, Anton Shantyr Russia | Brett Aitken, Stuart O'Grady, Timothy O'Shannessey, Dean Woods Australia |
| Cycling | Men's 40 kilometre points race | Silvio Martinello Italy | Brian Walton Canada | Stuart O'Grady Australia |
| Cycling | Men's cross-country | Bart Brentjens Netherlands | Thomas Frischknecht Switzerland | Miguel Martinez France |
| Cycling | Men's road race | Pascal Richard Switzerland | Rolf Sørensen Denmark | Max Sciandri Great Britain |
| Cycling | Men's time trial | Miguel Induráin Spain | Abraham Olano Spain | Chris Boardman Great Britain |
| Cycling | Women's 1,000 metre sprint | Félicia Ballanger France | Michelle Ferris Australia | Ingrid Haringa Netherlands |
| Cycling | Women's 24 kilometre points race | Nathalie Lancien France | Ingrid Haringa Netherlands | Lucy Tyler-Sharman Australia |
| Cycling | Women's 3,000 metre pursuit | Antonella Bellutti Italy | Marion Clignet France | Judith Arndt Germany |
| Cycling | Women's cross-country | Paola Pezzo Italy | Alison Sydor Canada | Susan DeMattei United States |
| Cycling | Women's road race | Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli France | Imelda Chiappa Italy | Clara Hughes Canada |
| Cycling | Women's time trial | Zulfiya Zabirova Russia | Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli France | Clara Hughes Canada |
| Diving | Men's 10 metre platform | Dmitri Sautin Russia | Jan Hempel Germany | Xiao Hailiang China |
| Diving | Men's 3 metre springboard | Xiong Ni China | Yu Zhuocheng China | Mark Lenzi United States |
| Diving | Women's 10 metre platform | Fu Mingxia China | Annika Walter Germany | Mary Ellen Clark United States |
| Diving | Women's 3 metre springboard | Fu Mingxia China | Irina Lashko Russia | Annie Pelletier Canada |
| Equestrian | Open Individual dressage | Isabell Werth Germany | Anky van Grunsven Netherlands | Sven Rothenberger Netherlands |
| Equestrian | Open Individual eventing | Blyth Tait New Zealand | Sally Clark New Zealand | Kerry Millikin United States |
| Equestrian | Open Individual jumping | Ulrich Kirchhoff Germany | Willi Melliger Switzerland | Alexandra Ledermann France |
| Equestrian | Open Team dressage | Klaus Balkenhol, Martin Schaudt, Monica Theodorescu, Isabell Werth Germany | Tineke Bartels, Anky van Grunsven, Sven Rothenberger, Gonnelien Rothenberger Netherlands | Robert Dover, Michelle Gibson, Steffen Peters, Guenter Seidel United States |
| Equestrian | Open Team eventing | Wendy Schaeffer, Gillian Rolton, Andrew Hoy, Phillip Dutton Australia | Karen O'Connor, David O'Connor, Bruce Davidson, Jill Henneberg United States | Blyth Tait, Andrew Nicholson, Vaughn Jefferis, Victoria Latta New Zealand |
| Equestrian | Open Team jumping | Franke Sloothaak, Lars Nieberg, Ulrich Kirchhoff, Ludger Beerbaum Germany | Peter Leone, Leslie Burr-Howard, Anne Kursinski, Michael R. Matz United States | Luiz Felipe de Azevedo, Álvaro Miranda Neto, André Johannpeter, Rodrigo Pessoa Brazil |
| Fencing | Men's individual foil | Alessandro Puccini Italy | Lionel Plumenail France | Franck Boidin France |
| Fencing | Men's individual sabre | Stanislav Pozdnyakov Russia | Sergey Sharikov Russia | Damien Touya France |
| Fencing | Men's individual épée | Aleksandr Beketov Russia | Ivan Trevejo Cuba | Géza Imre Hungary |
| Fencing | Men's team foil | Dmitriy Shevchenko, Ilgar Mamedov, Vladislav Pavlovich Russia | Piotr Kiełpikowski, Adam Krzesiński, Ryszard Sobczak, Jarosław Rodzewicz Poland | Elvis Gregory, Rolando Leon, Oscar García Perez Cuba |
| Fencing | Men's team sabre | Stanislav Pozdnyakov, Grigoriy Kirienko, Sergey Sharikov Russia | Csaba Köves, József Navarrete, Bence Szabó Hungary | Raffaello Caserta, Luigi Tarantino, Toni Terenzi Italy |
| Fencing | Men's team épée | Sandro Cuomo, Angelo Mazzoni, Maurizio Randazzo Italy | Aleksandr Beketov, Pavel Kolobkov, Valery Zakharevich Russia | Jean-Michel Henry, Robert Leroux, Éric Srecki France |
| Fencing | Women's individual foil | Laura Badea Romania | Valentina Vezzali Italy | Giovanna Trillini Italy |
| Fencing | Women's individual épée | Laura Flessel-Colovic France | Valerie Barlois France | Gyöngyi Szalay Hungary |
| Fencing | Women's team foil | Francesca Bortolozzi-Borella, Giovanna Trillini, Valentina Vezzali Italy | Laura Badea, Reka Szabo, Roxana Scarlat Romania | Anja Fichtel Mauritz, Sabine Bau, Monika Weber-Koszto Germany |
| Fencing | Women's team épée | Laura Flessel-Colovic, Sophie Moresee-Pichot, Valerie Barlois France | Laura Chiesa, Elisa Uga, Margherita Zalaffi Italy | Maria Mazina, Yuliya Garayeva, Karina Aznavourian Russia |
| Field hockey | Men's | Jacques Brinkman, Floris Jan Bovelander, Maurits Crucq, Marc Delissen, Jeroen Delmee, Taco van den Honert, Erik Jazet, Ronald Jansen, Leo Klein Gebbink, Bram Lomans, Teun de Nooijer, Wouter van Pelt, Stephan Veen, Guus Vogels, Tycho van Meer, Remco van Wijk Netherlands | Jaime Amat, Pablo Amat, Javier Arnau, Jordi Arnau, Óscar Barrena, Ignacio Cobos, Juan Dinarés, Juan Escarré, Xavier Escudé, Juantxo García-Mauriño, Antonio González, Ramón Jufresa, Joaquín Malgosa, Víctor Pujol, Ramón Sala, Pablo Usoz Spain | Mark Hager, Stephen Davies, Baeden Choppy, Lachlan Elmer, Stuart Carruthers, Grant Smith, Damon Diletti, Lachlan Dreher, Brendan Garard, Paul Gaudoin, Paul Lewis, Matthew Smith, Jay Stacy, Daniel Sproule, Ken Wark, Michael York Australia |
| Field hockey | Women's | Michelle Andrews, Alyson Annan, Louise Dobson, Renita Farrell, Juliet Haslam, Rechelle Hawkes, Clover Maitland, Karen Marsden, Jenn Morris, Nova Peris-Kneebone, Jackie Pereira, Katrina Powell, Lisa Powell, Danni Roche, Kate Starre, Liane Tooth Australia | You Jae-sook, Lim Jeong-sook, Oh Seung-shin, Woo Hyun-jung, Lee Eun-young, Lee Eun-kyung, Lee Ji-young, Kim Myung-ok, Kwon Chang-sook, Kwon Soo-hyun, Choi Mi-soon, Jeon Young-sun, Jin Deok-san, Chang Eun-jung, Cho Eun-jung, Choi Eun-kyung South Korea | Suzanne Plesman, Dillianne van den Boogaard, Florentine Steenberghe, Willemijn Duyster, Mijntje Donners, Fleur van de Kieft, Nicole Koolen, Jeannette Lewin, Wietske de Ruiter, Ellen Kuipers, Margje Teeuwen, Carole Thate, Jacqueline Toxopeus, Stella de Heij, Noor Holsboer, Suzan van der Wielen Netherlands |
| Football | Men's | Daniel Amokachi, Emmanuel Amuneke, Tijani Babangida, Celestine Babayaro, Emmanuel Babayaro, Teslim Fatusi, Victor Ikpeba, Dosu Joseph, Nwankwo Kanu, Garba Lawal, Abiodun Obafemi, Kingsley Obiekwu, Uche Okechukwu, Jay-Jay Okocha, Sunday Oliseh, Mobi Oparaku, Wilson Oruma, Taribo West Nigeria | Matías Almeyda, Roberto Ayala, Christian Bassedas, Carlos Bossio, Pablo Cavallero, José Chamot, Hernán Crespo, Marcelo Delgado, Marcelo Gallardo, Claudio López, Gustavo López, Hugo Morales, Ariel Ortega, Pablo Paz, Héctor Pineda, Roberto Sensini, Diego Simeone, Javier Zanetti Argentina | Dida, Zé María, Aldair, Ronaldo Guiaro, Flávio Conceição, Roberto Carlos, Bebeto, Amaral, Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Sávio, Danrlei, Narciso, André Luiz, Zé Elias, Marcelinho, Luizão, Juninho Brazil |
| Football | Women's | Michelle Akers, Brandi Chastain, Joy Fawcett, Julie Foudy, Carin Gabarra, Mia Hamm, Mary Harvey, Kristine Lilly, Shannon MacMillan, Tiffeny Milbrett, Carla Overbeck, Cindy Parlow, Tiffany Roberts, Briana Scurry, Tisha Venturini, Staci Wilson United States | Chen Yufeng, Fan Yunjie, Gao Hong, Liu Ailing, Liu Ying, Shi Guihong, Shui Qingxia, Sun Qingmei, Sun Wen, Wang Liping, Wei Haiying, Wen Lirong, Xie Huilin, Yu Hongqi, Zhao Lihong, Zhong Honglian China | Ann Kristin Aarønes, Agnete Carlsen, Gro Espeseth, Tone Gunn Frustøl, Tone Haugen, Linda Medalen, Merete Myklebust, Bente Nordby, Anne Nymark Andersen, Nina Nymark Andersen, Marianne Pettersen, Hege Riise, Brit Sandaune, Reidun Seth, Heidi Støre, Tina Svensson, Trine Tangeraas, Kjersti Thun, Ingrid Sternhoff Norway |
| Gymnastics | Men's floor | Ioannis Melissanidis Greece | Li Xiaoshuang China | Alexei Nemov Russia |
| Gymnastics | Men's horizontal bar | Andreas Wecker Germany | Krasimir Dunev Bulgaria | Vitaly Scherbo Belarus / Fan Bin China / Alexei Nemov Russia |
| Gymnastics | Men's individual all-around | Li Xiaoshuang China | Alexei Nemov Russia | Vitaly Scherbo Belarus |
| Gymnastics | Men's parallel bars | Rustam Sharipov Ukraine | Jair Lynch United States | Vitaly Scherbo Belarus |
| Gymnastics | Men's pommel horse | Li Donghua Switzerland | Marius Urzică Romania | Alexei Nemov Russia |
| Gymnastics | Men's rings | Jury Chechi Italy | Szilveszter Csollány Hungary / Dan Burincă Romania | — |
| Gymnastics | Men's team all-around | Sergei Kharkov, Nikolai Kryukov, Alexei Nemov, Yevgeni Podgorny, Dmitri Trush, Dmitri Vasilenko, Alexei Voropaev Russia | Fan Bin, Fan Hongbin, Huang Huadong, Huang Liping, Li Xiaoshuang, Shen Jian, Zhang Jinjing China | Igor Korobchinski, Oleg Kosiak, Grigory Misutin, Vladimir Shamenko, Rustam Sharipov, Olexander Svitlichni, Yuri Yermakov Ukraine |
| Gymnastics | Men's vault | Alexei Nemov Russia | Yeo Hong-Chul South Korea | Vitaly Scherbo Belarus |
| Gymnastics | Women’s Rhythmic · Group all-around | Estela Giménez Cid, Marta Baldó Marín, Nuria Cabanillas Provencio, Lorena Guréndez García, Estíbaliz Martínez Yerro, Tania Lamarca Celada Spain | Ina Deltcheva, Valentina Kevlian, Maria Koleva, Maja Tabakova, Ivelina Taleva, Vjara Vatachka Bulgaria | Yevgeniya Bochkaryova, Irina Dzyuba, Yuliya Ivanova, Yelena Krivoshey, Olga Shtyrenko, Angelina Yushkova Russia |
| Gymnastics | Women’s Rhythmic · Individual all-around | Ekaterina Serebrianskaya Ukraine | Yanina Batyrchina Russia | Elena Vitrichenko Ukraine |
| Gymnastics | Women's balance beam | Shannon Miller United States | Lilia Podkopayeva Ukraine | Gina Gogean Romania |
| Gymnastics | Women's floor | Lilia Podkopayeva Ukraine | Simona Amânar Romania | Dominique Dawes United States |
| Gymnastics | Women's individual all-around | Lilia Podkopayeva Ukraine | Gina Gogean Romania | Simona Amânar Romania / Lavinia Miloşovici Romania |
| Gymnastics | Women's team all-around | Amanda Borden, Amy Chow, Dominique Dawes, Shannon Miller, Dominique Moceanu, Jaycie Phelps, Kerri Strug United States | Elena Dolgopolova, Rozalia Galiyeva, Elena Grosheva, Svetlana Khorkina, Dina Kotchetkova, Yevgeniya Kuznetsova, Oksana Liapina Russia | Simona Amânar, Gina Gogean, Ionela Loaieş, Alexandra Marinescu, Lavinia Miloşovici, Mirela Ţugurlan Romania |
| Gymnastics | Women's uneven bars | Svetlana Khorkina Russia | Bi Wenjing China / Amy Chow United States | — |
| Gymnastics | Women's vault | Simona Amânar Romania | Mo Huilan China | Gina Gogean Romania |
| Handball | Men | Patrik Ćavar, Valner Franković, Slavko Goluža, Bruno Gudelj, Vladimir Jelčić, Božidar Jović, Nenad Kljaić, Venio Losert, Valter Matošević, Zoran Mikulić, Alvaro Načinović, Goran Perkovac, Iztok Puc, Zlatko Saračević, Irfan Smajlagić, Vladimir Šuster Croatia | Magnus Andersson, Robert Andersson, Per Carlén, Martin Frändesjö, Erik Hajas, Robert Hedin, Andreas Larsson, Ola Lindgren, Stefan Lövgren, Mats Olsson, Staffan Olsson, Johan Petersson, Tomas Svensson, Tomas Sivertsson, Pierre Thorsson, Magnus Wislander Sweden | Talant Duyshebaev, Salvador Esquer, Aitor Etxaburu, Jesús Fernández, Jaume Fort, Mateo Garralda, Raúl González, Rafael Guijosa, Fernando Hernández, José Javier Hombrados, Demetrio Lozano, Jordi Nuñez, Jesús Olalla, Juan Pérez, Iñaki Urdangarín, Alberto Urdiales Spain |
| Handball | Women | Anja Andersen, Camilla Andersen, Kristine Andersen, Heidi Astrup, Tina Bøttzau, Marianne Florman, Conny Hamann, Anja Hansen, Anette Hoffmann, Tonje Kjærgaard, Janne Kolling, Susanne Lauritsen, Gitte Madsen, Lene Rantala, Gitte Sunesen, Anne Dorthe Tanderup Denmark | Cho Eun-Hee, Han Sun-Hee, Hong Jeong-ho, Huh Soon-Young, Kim Cheong-Sim, Kim Eun-Mi, Kim Jeong-Mi, Kim Mi-Sim, Kim Rang, Kwag Hye-Jeong, Lee Sang-Eun, Lim O-Kyeong, Moon Hyang-Ja, Oh Sung-Ok, Oh Yong-Ran, Park Jeong-Lim South Korea | Éva Erdős, Andrea Farkas, Beáta Hoffmann, Anikó Kántor, Erzsébet Kocsis, Beatrix Kökény, Eszter Mátéfi, Auguszta Mátyás, Anikó Meksz, Anikó Nagy, Helga Németh, Ildikó Pádár, Beáta Siti, Anna Szántó, Katalin Szilágyi, Beatrix Tóth Hungary |
| Judo | Men's Extra lightweight · (−60 kg) | Tadahiro Nomura Japan | Girolamo Giovinazzo Italy | Richard Trautmann Germany / Dorjpalamyn Narmandakh Mongolia |
| Judo | Men's Half heavyweight · (−95 kg) | Paweł Nastula Poland | Min Soo Kim South Korea | Aurélio Miguel Brazil / Stéphane Traineau France |
| Judo | Men's Half lightweight · (−65 kg) | Udo Quellmalz Germany | Yukimasa Nakamura Japan | Henrique Guimarães Brazil / Israel Hernández Cuba |
| Judo | Men's Half middleweight · (−78 kg) | Djamel Bouras France | Toshihiko Koga Japan | Soso Liparteliani Georgia / Cho In-Chul South Korea |
| Judo | Men's Heavyweight · (+95 kg) | David Douillet France | Ernesto Pérez Spain | Harry Van Barneveld Belgium / Frank Möller Germany |
| Judo | Men's Lightweight · (−71 kg) | Kenzo Nakamura Japan | Kwak Dae-Sung South Korea | Christophe Gagliano France / Jimmy Pedro United States |
| Judo | Men's Middleweight · (−86 kg) | Jeon Ki-Young South Korea | Armen Bagdasarov Uzbekistan | Marko Spittka Germany / Mark Huizinga Netherlands |
| Judo | Women's Extra lightweight · (−48 kg) | Kye Sun-Hi North Korea | Ryoko Tani Japan | Amarilis Savon Cuba / Yolanda Soler Spain |
| Judo | Women's Half heavyweight · (−72 kg) | Ulla Werbrouck Belgium | Yoko Tanabe Japan | Diadenis Luna Cuba / Ylenia Scapin Italy |
| Judo | Women's Half lightweight · (−52 kg) | Marie-Claire Restoux France | Hyun Sook-Hee South Korea | Legna Verdecia Cuba / Noriko Narazaki Japan |
| Judo | Women's Half middleweight · (−61 kg) | Yuko Emoto Japan | Gella Vandecaveye Belgium | Jenny Gal Netherlands / Jung Sung-Sook South Korea |
| Judo | Women's Heavyweight · (+72 kg) | Sun Fuming China | Estela Rodríguez Cuba | Christine Cicot France / Johanna Hagn Germany |
| Judo | Women's Lightweight · (−56 kg) | Driulis González Cuba | Jung Sun-Yong South Korea | Marisbel Lomba Belgium / Isabel Fernández Spain |
| Judo | Women's Middleweight · (−66 kg) | Cho Min-Sun South Korea | Aneta Szczepańska Poland | Wang Xianbo China / Claudia Zwiers Netherlands |
| Modern pentathlon | Men's individual | Alexander Parygin Kazakhstan | Eduard Zenovka Russia | János Martinek Hungary |
| Rowing | Men's coxless four | Nicholas Green, Drew Ginn, James Tomkins, Mike McKay Australia | Bertrand Vecten, Olivier Moncelet, Daniel Fauché, Gilles Bosquet France | Greg Searle, Jonathan William Searle, Rupert John Obholzer, Tim Foster Great Britain |
| Rowing | Men's coxless pair | Steve Redgrave, Matthew Pinsent Great Britain | David Weightman, Rob Scott Australia | Michel Andrieux, Jean Christophe Rolland France |
| Rowing | Men's double sculls | Agostino Abbagnale, Davide Tizzano Italy | Steffen Størseth, Kjetil Undset Norway | Frédéric Kowal, Samuel Barathay France |
| Rowing | Men's eight | Koos Maasdijk, Ronald Florijn, Jeroen Duyster, Michiel Bartman, Henk-Jan Zwolle, Niels van der Zwan, Niels van Steenis, Diederik Simon, Nico Rienks Netherlands | Mark Kleinschmidt, Detlef Kirchhoff, Wolfram Huhn, Roland Baar, Marc Weber, Ulrich Viefers, Peter Thiede, Thorsten Streppelhoff, Frank Joerg Richter Germany | Pavel Melnikov, Andrey Glukhov, Anton Chermashentsev, Aleksandr Lukyanov, Nikolay Aksyonov, Dmitry Rozinkevich, Sergey Matveyev, Roman Monchenko, Vladimir Volodenkov, Vladimir Sokolov Russia |
| Rowing | Men's lightweight coxless four | Victor Feddersen, Niels Henriksen, Thomas Poulsen, Eskild Ebbesen Denmark | Brian Peaker, Jeffrey Lay, Dave Boyes, Gavin Hassett Canada | Marc Schneider, Jeff Pfaendtner, David Collins, William Carlucci United States |
| Rowing | Men's lightweight double sculls | Michael Gier, Markus Gier Switzerland | Maarten van der Linden, Pepijn Aardewijn Netherlands | Bruce Hick, Anthony Edwards Australia |
| Rowing | Men's quadruple sculls | Andreas Hajek, Stephan Volkert, André Steiner, André Willms Germany | Tim Young, Eric Mueller, Brian Jamieson, Jason Gailes United States | Janusz Hooker, Bo Hanson, Duncan Free, Ronald Snook Australia |
| Rowing | Men's single sculls | Xeno Müller Switzerland | Derek Porter Canada | Thomas Lange Germany |
| Rowing | Women's coxless pair | Megan Leanne Still, Kate Elizabeth Slatter Australia | Melissa Ryan, Karen Kraft United States | Christine Gossé, Hélène Cortin France |
| Rowing | Women's double sculls | Kathleen Heddle, Marnie McBean Canada | Xiuyun Zhang, Cao Mianying China | Irene Eijs, Eeke van Nes Netherlands |
| Rowing | Women's eight | Liliana Gafencu, Veronica Cochela, Elena Georgescu, Anca Tănase, Doina Spîrcu, Marioara Popescu, Ioana Olteanu, Elisabeta Lipă, Doina Ignat Romania | Anna van der Kamp, Tosha Tsang, Lesley Thompson, Emma Robinson, Jessica Monroe, Heather McDermid, Maria Maunder, Theresa Luke, Alison Korn Canada | Yelena Mikulich, Marina Znak, Nataliya Volchek, Nataliya Stasyuk, Tamara Davydenko, Valentina Skrabatun, Nataliya Lavrinenko, Yaroslava Pavlovich, Aleksandra Pankina Belarus |
| Rowing | Women's lightweight double sculls | Camelia Macoviciuc, Constanța Burcică Romania | Teresa Bell, Lindsay Burns United States | Virginia Lee, Rebecca Joyce Australia |
| Rowing | Women's quadruple sculls | Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski, Jana Sorgers, Kerstin Köppen, Kathrin Boron Germany | Svitlana Maziy, Dina Miftakhutdynova, Inna Frolova, Olena Ronzhyna Ukraine | Laryssa Biesenthal, Diane O'Grady, Kathleen Heddle, Marnie McBean Canada |
| Rowing | Women's single sculls | Ekaterina Karsten Belarus | Silken Laumann Canada | Trine Hansen Denmark |
| Sailing | Men's 470 class | Yevhen Braslavets, Ihor Matviyenko Ukraine | John Merricks, Ian Walker Great Britain | Hugo Rocha, Nuno Barreto Portugal |
| Sailing | Men's Finn class | Mateusz Kusznierewicz Poland | Sebastien Godefroid Belgium | Roy Heiner Netherlands |
| Sailing | Men's sailboard | Nikolaos Kaklamanakis Greece | Carlos Espínola Argentina | Gal Fridman Israel |
| Sailing | Open Laser class | Robert Scheidt Brazil | Ben Ainslie Great Britain | Peer Moberg Norway |
| Sailing | Open Soling class | Jochen Schümann, Thomas Flach, Bernd Jäkel Germany | Georgy Shayduko, Dmitri Shabanov, Igor Skalin Russia | Jeff Madrigali, Jim Barton, Kent Massey United States |
| Sailing | Open Star class | Torben Grael, Marcelo Ferreira Brazil | Hans Wallén, Bobby Lohse Sweden | Colin Beashel, David Giles Australia |
| Sailing | Open Tornado class | Fernando Leon, José Luis Ballester Spain | Mitch Booth, Andrew Landenberger Australia | Lars Grael, Henrique Pellicano Brazil |
| Sailing | Women's 470 class | Theresa Zabell, Begoña Vía-Dufresne Spain | Yumiko Shige, Alicia Kinoshita Japan | Ruslana Taran, Olena Pakholchik Ukraine |
| Sailing | Women's Europe class | Kristine Roug Denmark | Margriet Matthijsse Netherlands | Courtenay Becker-Dey United States |
| Sailing | Women's sailboard | Lai Shan Lee Hong Kong | Barbara Kendall New Zealand | Alessandra Sensini Italy |
| Shooting | Men's 10 metre air pistol | Roberto Di Donna Italy | Wang Yifu China | Tanyu Kiryakov Bulgaria |
| Shooting | Men's 10 metre air rifle | Artem Khadjibekov Russia | Wolfram Waibel Austria | Jean-Pierre Amat France |
| Shooting | Men's 10 metre running target | Yang Ling China | Xiao Jun China | Miroslav Januš Czechia |
| Shooting | Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol | Ralf Schumann Germany | Emil Milev Bulgaria | Vladimir Vokhmyanin Kazakhstan |
| Shooting | Men's 50 metre pistol | Boris Kokorev Russia | Igor Basinski Belarus | Roberto Di Donna Italy |
| Shooting | Men's 50 metre rifle prone | Christian Klees Germany | Sergey Belyayev Kazakhstan | Jozef Gönci Slovakia |
| Shooting | Men's 50 metre rifle three positions | Jean-Pierre Amat France | Sergey Belyayev Kazakhstan | Wolfram Waibel Austria |
| Shooting | Men's double trap | Russell Mark Australia | Albano Pera Italy | Zhang Bing China |
| Shooting | Men's skeet | Ennio Falco Italy | Mirosław Rzepkowski Poland | Andrea Benelli Italy |
| Shooting | Men's trap | Michael Diamond Australia | Josh Lakatos United States | Lance Bade United States |
| Shooting | Women's 10 metre air pistol | Olga Klochneva Russia | Marina Logvinenko Russia | Mariya Grozdeva Bulgaria |
| Shooting | Women's 10 metre air rifle | Renata Mauer Poland | Petra Horneber Germany | Aleksandra Ivošev FR Yugoslavia |
| Shooting | Women's 25 metre pistol | Li Duihong China | Diana Iorgova Bulgaria | Marina Logvinenko Russia |
| Shooting | Women's 50 metre rifle three positions | Aleksandra Ivošev FR Yugoslavia | Irina Gerasimenok Russia | Renata Mauer Poland |
| Shooting | Women's double trap | Kim Rhode United States | Susanne Kiermayer Germany | Deserie Huddleston Australia |
| Softball | Women's | Laura Berg, Gillian Boxx, Sheila Cornell, Lisa Fernandez, Michele Granger, Lori Harrigan, Dionna Harris, Kim Maher, Leah O'Brien, Dot Richardson, Julie Smith, Michele Smith, Shelly Stokes, Danielle Tyler, Christa Lee Williams United States | An Zhongxin, Chen Hong, He Liping, Lei Li, Liu Xuqing, Liu Yaju, Ma Ying, Ou Jingbai, Tao Hua, Wang Lihong, Wang Ying, Wei Qiang, Xu Jian, Yan Fang, Zhang Chunfang China | Joanne Brown, Kim Cooper, Carolyn Crudgington, Kerry Dienelt, Peta Edebone, Tanya Harding, Jennifer Holliday, Joyce Lester, Sally McDermid, Francine McRae, Haylea Petrie, Nicole Richardson, Melanie Roche, Natalie Ward, Brooke Wilkins Australia |
| Swimming | Men's 100 metre backstroke | Jeff Rouse United States | Rodolfo Falcón Cuba | Neisser Bent Cuba |
| Swimming | Men's 100 metre breaststroke | Fred Deburghgraeve Belgium | Jeremy Linn United States | Mark Warnecke Germany |
| Swimming | Men's 100 metre butterfly | Denis Pankratov Russia | Scott Miller Australia | Vladislav Kulikov Russia |
| Swimming | Men's 100 metre freestyle | Alexander Popov Russia | Gary Hall Jr. United States | Gustavo Borges Brazil |
| Swimming | Men's 1500 metre freestyle | Kieren Perkins Australia | Daniel Kowalski Australia | Graeme Smith Great Britain |
| Swimming | Men's 200 metre backstroke | Brad Bridgewater United States | Tripp Schwenk United States | Emanuele Merisi Italy |
| Swimming | Men's 200 metre breaststroke | Norbert Rózsa Hungary | Károly Güttler Hungary | Andrey Korneyev Russia |
| Swimming | Men's 200 metre butterfly | Denis Pankratov Russia | Tom Malchow United States | Scott Goodman Australia |
| Swimming | Men's 200 metre freestyle | Danyon Loader New Zealand | Gustavo Borges Brazil | Daniel Kowalski Australia |
| Swimming | Men's 200 metre individual medley | Attila Czene Hungary | Jani Sievinen Finland | Curtis Myden Canada |
| Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay | Jon Olsen, Josh Davis, Brad Schumacher, Gary Hall Jr., David Fox, Scott Tucker United States | Roman Yegorov, Alexander Popov, Vladimir Predkin, Vladimir Pyshnenko, Denis Pimankov Russia | Christian Tröger, Bengt Zikarsky, Björn Zikarsky, Mark Pinger, Alexander Lüderitz Germany |
| Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay | Jeff Rouse, Jeremy Linn, Mark Henderson, Gary Hall Jr., Josh Davis, Kurt Grote, John Hargis, Tripp Schwenk United States | Vladimir Selkov, Stanislav Lopukhov, Denis Pankratov, Alexander Popov, Roman Ivanovsky, Vladislav Kulikov, Roman Yegorov Russia | Steven Dewick, Phil Rogers, Scott Miller, Michael Klim, Toby Haenen Australia |
| Swimming | Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | Josh Davis, Joe Hudepohl, Brad Schumacher, Ryan Berube, Jon Olsen United States | Christer Wallin, Anders Holmertz, Lars Frölander, Anders Lyrbring Sweden | Aimo Heilmann, Christian Keller, Christian Tröger, Steffen Zesner, Konstantin Dubrovin, Oliver Lampe Germany |
| Swimming | Men's 400 metre freestyle | Danyon Loader New Zealand | Paul Palmer Great Britain | Daniel Kowalski Australia |
| Swimming | Men's 400 metre individual medley | Tom Dolan United States | Eric Namesnik United States | Curtis Myden Canada |
| Swimming | Men's 50 metre freestyle | Alexander Popov Russia | Gary Hall Jr. United States | Fernando Scherer Brazil |
| Swimming | Women's 100 metre backstroke | Beth Botsford United States | Whitney Hedgepeth United States | Marianne Kriel South Africa |
| Swimming | Women's 100 metre breaststroke | Penelope Heyns South Africa | Amanda Beard United States | Samantha Riley Australia |
| Swimming | Women's 100 metre butterfly | Amy Van Dyken United States | Liu Limin China | Angel Martino United States |
| Swimming | Women's 100 metre freestyle | Le Jingyi China | Sandra Völker Germany | Angel Martino United States |
| Swimming | Women's 200 metre backstroke | Krisztina Egerszegi Hungary | Whitney Hedgepeth United States | Cathleen Rund Germany |
| Swimming | Women's 200 metre breaststroke | Penelope Heyns South Africa | Amanda Beard United States | Ágnes Kovács Hungary |
| Swimming | Women's 200 metre butterfly | Susie O'Neill Australia | Petria Thomas Australia | Michelle Smith Ireland |
| Swimming | Women's 200 metre freestyle | Claudia Poll Costa Rica | Franziska van Almsick Germany | Dagmar Hase Germany |
| Swimming | Women's 200 metre individual medley | Michelle Smith Ireland | Marianne Limpert Canada | Lin Li China |
| Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay | Angel Martino, Amy Van Dyken, Catherine Fox, Jenny Thompson, Lisa Jacob, Melanie Valerio United States | Le Jingyi, Chao Na, Nian Yun, Shan Ying China | Sandra Völker, Simone Osygus, Antje Buschschulte, Franziska van Almsick, Meike Freitag Germany |
| Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay | Beth Botsford, Amanda Beard, Angel Martino, Amy Van Dyken, Catherine Fox, Whitney Hedgepeth, Kristine Quance, Jenny Thompson United States | Nicole Stevenson, Samantha Riley, Susie O'Neill, Sarah Ryan, Helen Denman, Angela Kennedy Australia | Chen Yan, Han Xue, Cai Huijue, Shan Ying China |
| Swimming | Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | Trina Jackson, Cristina Teuscher, Sheila Taormina, Jenny Thompson, Lisa Jacob, Annette Salmeen, Ashley Whitney United States | Franziska van Almsick, Kerstin Kielgass, Anke Scholz, Dagmar Hase, Meike Freitag, Simone Osygus Germany | Julia Greville, Nicole Stevenson, Emma Johnson, Susie O'Neill, Lise Mackie Australia |
| Swimming | Women's 400 metre freestyle | Michelle Smith Ireland | Dagmar Hase Germany | Kirsten Vlieghuis Netherlands |
| Swimming | Women's 400 metre individual medley | Michelle Smith Ireland | Allison Wagner United States | Krisztina Egerszegi Hungary |
| Swimming | Women's 50 metre freestyle | Amy Van Dyken United States | Le Jingyi China | Sandra Völker Germany |
| Swimming | Women's 800 metre freestyle | Brooke Bennett United States | Dagmar Hase Germany | Kirsten Vlieghuis Netherlands |
| Table tennis | Men's doubles | Liu Guoliang, Kong Linghui China | Lü Lin, Wang Tao China | Lee Chul-Seung, Yoo Nam-Kyu South Korea |
| Table tennis | Men's singles | Liu Guoliang China | Wang Tao China | Jörg Roßkopf Germany |
| Table tennis | Women's doubles | Deng Yaping, Qiao Hong China | Liu Wei, Qiao Yunping China | Park Hae-Jung, Ryu Ji-Hae South Korea |
| Table tennis | Women's singles | Deng Yaping China | Chen Jing Chinese Taipei | Qiao Hong China |
| Tennis | Men's doubles | Todd Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde Australia | Neil Broad, Tim Henman Great Britain | Marc-Kevin Goellner, David Prinosil Germany |
| Tennis | Men's singles | Andre Agassi United States | Sergi Bruguera Spain | Leander Paes India |
| Tennis | Women's doubles | Gigi Fernández, Mary Joe Fernández United States | Jana Novotná, Helena Suková Czechia | Conchita Martínez, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Spain |
| Tennis | Women's singles | Lindsay Davenport United States | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Spain | Jana Novotná Czechia |
| Volleyball | Men's team | Charles "Karch" Kiraly, Kent Steffes United States | Michael Dodd, Mike Whitmarsh United States | John Child, Mark Heese Canada |
| Volleyball | Men's team | Peter Blangé, Guido Görtzen, Rob Grabert, Henk-Jan Held, Misha Latuhihin, Jan Posthuma, Brecht Rodenburg, Richard Schuil, Bas van de Goor, Mike van de Goor, Olof van der Meulen, Ron Zwerver Netherlands | Lorenzo Bernardi, Vigor Bovolenta, Marco Bracci, Luca Cantagalli, Andrea Gardini, Andrea Giani, Pasquale Gravina, Marco Meoni, Samuele Papi, Andrea Sartoretti, Paolo Tofoli, Andrea Zorzi Italy | Vladimir Batez, Dejan Brđović, Đorđe Đurić, Andrija Gerić, Nikola Grbić, Vladimir Grbić, Rajko Jokanović, Slobodan Kovač, Đula Mešter, Žarko Petrović, Željko Tanasković, Goran Vujević FR Yugoslavia |
| Volleyball | Women's team | Jackie Silva, Sandra Pires Brazil | Mônica Rodrigues, Adriana Samuel Brazil | Natalie Cook, Kerri Ann Pottharst Australia |
| Volleyball | Women's team | Taimaris Aguero, Regla Bell, Magaly Carvajal, Marlenis Costa, Ana Fernández, Mirka Francia, Idalmis Gato, Lilia Izquierdo, Mireya Luis, Raisa O'Farrill, Yumilka Ruíz, Regla Torres Cuba | Cui Yong-Mei, He Qi, Lai Yawen, Li Yan, Liu Xiaoning, Pan Wenli, Sun Yue, Wang Lina, Wang Yi, Wang Ziling, Wu Yongmei, Zhu Yunying China | Ana Ida Alvares, Leila Barros, Filo Bodziak, Hilma Caldeira, Ana Connelly, Marcia Cunha, Virna Dias, Ana Moser, Ana Sanglard, Hélia Souza, Sandra Suruagy, Fernanda Venturini Brazil |
| Water polo | Men's team | Josep María Abarca, Ángel Andreo, Daniel Ballart, Pedro Francisco García, Salvador Gómez, Manuel Estiarte, Iván Moro, Miguel Ángel Oca, Jorge Payá, Sergi Pedrerol, Jesús Rollán, Jordi Sans, Carles Sans Spain | Maro Balić, Perica Bukić, Damir Glavan, Igor Hinić, Vjekoslav Kobešćak, Joško Kreković, Ognjen Kržić, Dubravko Šimenc, Siniša Školneković, Ratko Štritof, Renato Vrbičić, Tino Vegar, Zdeslav Vrdoljak Croatia | Alberto Angelini, Francesco Attolico, Fabio Bencivenga, Alessandro Bovo, Alessandro Calcaterra, Roberto Calcaterra, Marco Gerini, Alberto Ghibellini, Luca Giustolisi, Amedeo Pomilio, Francesco Postiglione, Carlo Silipo, Leonardo Sottani Italy |
| Weightlifting | Men’s Bantamweight · (−59 kg) | Tang Lingsheng China | Leonidas Sampanis Greece | Nikolaj Pešalov Bulgaria |
| Weightlifting | Men’s Featherweight · (−64 kg) | Naim Süleymanoğlu Turkey | Valerios Leonidis Greece | Xiao Jiangang China |
| Weightlifting | Men’s Flyweight · (−54 kg) | Halil Mutlu Turkey | Zhang Xiangsen China | Sevdalin Minchev Bulgaria |
| Weightlifting | Men’s Heavyweight I · (−99 kg) | Kakhi Kakhiashvili Greece | Anatoli Khrapaty Kazakhstan | Denys Gotfrid Ukraine |
| Weightlifting | Men’s Heavyweight II · (−108 kg) | Timour Taimazov Ukraine | Serguei Syrtsov Russia | Nicu Vlad Romania |
| Weightlifting | Men’s Light Heavyweight · (−83 kg) | Pyrros Dimas Greece | Marc Huster Germany | Andrzej Cofalik Poland |
| Weightlifting | Men’s Lightweight · (−70 kg) | Zhan Xugang China | Kim Myong-Nam North Korea | Attila Feri Hungary |
| Weightlifting | Men’s Middle Heavyweight · (−91 kg) | Aleksei Petrov Russia | Leonidas Kokas Greece | Oliver Caruso Germany |
| Weightlifting | Men’s Middleweight · (−76 kg) | Pablo Lara Rodriguez Cuba | Yoto Yotov Bulgaria | Jon Chol-Ho North Korea |
| Weightlifting | Men’s Super Heavyweight · (+108 kg) | Andrei Chemerkin Russia | Ronny Weller Germany | Stefan Botev Australia |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · Bantamweight (−57 kg) | Kendall Cross United States | Guivi Sissaouri Canada | Ri Yong-Sam North Korea |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · Featherweight (−62 kg) | Tom Brands United States | Jang Jae-Sung South Korea | Elbrus Tedeyev Ukraine |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · Flyweight (−52 kg) | Valentin Yordanov Bulgaria | Namig Abdullayev Azerbaijan | Maulen Mamyrov Kazakhstan |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · Heavyweight (−100 kg) | Kurt Angle United States | Abbas Jadidi Iran | Arawat Sabejew Germany |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · Light Heavyweight (−90 kg) | Rasoul Khadem Iran | Makharbek Khadartsev Russia | Eldar Kurtanidze Georgia |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · Light flyweight (−48 kg) | Kim Il North Korea | Armen Mkrtchyan Armenia | Alexis Vila Cuba |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · Lightweight (−68 kg) | Vadim Bogiyev Russia | Townsend Saunders United States | Zaza Zazirov Ukraine |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · Middleweight (−82 kg) | Khadzhimurad Magomedov Russia | Yang Hyun-Mo South Korea | Amir Reza Khadem Iran |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · Super Heavyweight (−130 kg) | Mahmut Demir Turkey | Aleksei Medvedev Belarus | Bruce Baumgartner United States |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · Welterweight (−74 kg) | Buvaisar Saitiev Russia | Park Jang-Soon South Korea | Takuya Ota Japan |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · bantamweight (−57 kg) | Yuriy Melnichenko Kazakhstan | Dennis Hall United States | Sheng Zetian China |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · featherweight (−62 kg) | Włodzimierz Zawadzki Poland | Juan Marén Cuba | Mehmet Akif Pirim Turkey |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · flyweight (−52 kg) | Armen Nazaryan Armenia | Brandon Paulson United States | Andriy Kalashnikov Ukraine |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · heavyweight (−100 kg) | Andrzej Wroński Poland | Sergey Lishtvan Belarus | Mikael Ljungberg Sweden |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · light flyweight (−48 kg) | Sim Kwon-Ho South Korea | Aleksandr Pavlov Belarus | Zafar Guliyev Russia |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · light heavyweight (−90 kg) | Vyacheslav Oliynyk Ukraine | Jacek Fafiński Poland | Maik Bullmann Germany |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · lightweight (−68 kg) | Ryszard Wolny Poland | Ghani Yalouz France | Aleksandr Tretyakov Russia |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · middleweight (−82 kg) | Hamza Yerlikaya Turkey | Thomas Zander Germany | Valeriy Tsilent Belarus |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · super heavyweight (−130 kg) | Aleksandr Karelin Russia | Matt Ghaffari United States | Sergei Mureiko Moldova |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · welterweight (−74 kg) | Filiberto Azcuy Cuba | Marko Asell Finland | Józef Tracz Poland |