| Host City | Kingston |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Held | 16 – 21 July 2002 |
| Events | 43 |
| Competitors | 147 |
| Countries | 37 |
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 200 m, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 400 m, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 800 m, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 1,500 m, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 5,000 m, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 10,000 m, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 110 m Hurdles, Men | Men | — | Medal | 4 | 4 |
| 400 m Hurdles, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 3,000 m Steeplechase, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 4 x 100 m Relay, Men | Men | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| 4 x 400 m Relay, Men | Men | — | Medal | 14 | 3 |
| 10 km Walk, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| High Jump, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Pole Vault, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Long Jump, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Triple Jump, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Shot Put, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Discus Throw, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Hammer Throw, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Javelin Throw, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Decathlon, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 100 m, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 200 m, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 400 m, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 800 m, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 1,500 m, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 3,000 m, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 5,000 m, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 100 m Hurdles, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 400 m Hurdles, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 4 x 100 m Relay, Women | Women | — | Medal | 15 | 3 |
| 4 x 400 m Relay, Women | Women | — | Medal | 15 | 3 |
| 10 km Walk, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| High Jump, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Pole Vault, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Long Jump, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Triple Jump, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Shot Put, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Discus Throw, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Hammer Throw, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Javelin Throw, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Heptathlon, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 9 | 5 | 7 | 21 | |
| 2 | Kenya | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |
| 4 | Cuba | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | Croatia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | China | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 | |
| 7 | Jamaica | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
| 8 | South Africa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | Russia | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | |
| 10 | Poland | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 11 | Qatar | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 12 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| = | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 14 | Latvia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| = | Morocco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| = | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 17 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| = | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 19 | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | Romania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 23 | Slovakia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 24 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 25 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| = | France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 27 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | Bahamas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | Kuwait | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 31 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| = | Finland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 33 | India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| = | Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| = | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| = | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| = | Tanzania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |