| Event |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
| 100 meters |
Jesse Owens |
Ralph Metcalfe |
Tinus Osendarp |
| 200 meters |
Jesse Owens |
Mack Robinson |
Tinus Osendarp |
| 400 meters | Archie Williams |
Godfrey Brown |
James LuValle |
| 800 meters | John Woodruff |
Mario Lanzi |
Phil Edwards |
| 1500 meters | Jack Lovelock |
Glenn Cunningham |
Luigi Beccali |
| 5,000 meters | Gunnar Hockert |
Lauri Lehtinen |
Henry Jonsson |
| 10,000 meters | Ilmari Salminen |
Arvo Askola |
Volmari Iso-Hollo |
| 110 meters hurdles |
Forrest Towns |
Don Finlay |
Fritz Pollard |
| 400 meters hurdles |
Glenn Hardin |
John Loaring |
Miguel White |
| 3,000 meters steeplechase |
Volmari Iso-Hollo |
Kaarlo Tuominen |
Alfred Dompert |
| 4 x 100 meters relay |
Jesse Owens Ralph Metcalfe Foy Draper Frank Wykoff |
Orazio Mariani Gianni Caldana Elio Ragni Tullio Gonnelli |
Wihelm Leichum Erich Borchmeyer Erwin Gillmeister Gerd Hornberger |
| 4 x 400 meters relay |
Freddie Wolff Godfrey Rampling Bill Roberts Godfrey Brown |
Harold Cagle Robert Young Edward O'Brien Alfred Fitch |
Helmut Hamann Friedrich Von Stulpnagel Harry Voigt Rudolf Harbig |
| Marathon |
Son Kitei |
Ernest Harper |
Nan Shoryu |
| 50 K Walk |
Harold Whitlock |
Arthur Tell Schwab |
Adalberts Bubenko |
| High Jump |
Cornelius Johnson |
Dave Albritton |
Delos Thurber |
| Pole Vault |
Earle Meadows |
Shuhei Nishida |
Sueo Oe |
| Long Jump |
Jesse Owens |
Luz Long |
Naoto Tajima |
| Triple Jump |
Naoto Tajima |
Masao Harada |
Jack Metcalfe |
| Shot Put |
Hans Woellke |
Sulo Barlund |
Gerhard Stock |
| Discus Throw |
Ken Carpenter |
Gordon Dunn |
Giorgio Oberweger |
| Hammer Throw |
Karl Hein |
Erwin Blask |
Fred Warngard |
| Javelin Throw |
Gerhard Stock |
Yrjo Nikkanan |
Kalervo Toivonen |
| Decathlon |
Glenn Morris |
Bob Clark |
Jack Parker |
