| 100 m, Men | 
Vicente Lenílson
 | 
  BRA
 | 
Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda
 | 
  CUB
 | 
Sebastián Keitel
 | 
  CHI
 | 
| 200 m, Men | 
Claudinei da Silva
 | 
  BRA
 | 
André da Silva
 | 
  BRA
 | 
Sebastián Keitel
 | 
  CHI
 | 
| 400 m, Men | 
Sanderlei Parrela
 | 
  BRA
 | 
Anderson dos Santos
 | 
  BRA
 | 
Gustavo Aguirre
 | 
  ARG
 | 
| 800 m, Men | 
Hudson de Souza
 | 
  BRA
 | 
Márcio Wandré Morais de Oliveira
 | 
  BRA
 | 
Sergio Gallardo
 | 
  ESP
 | 
| 1,500 m, Men | 
Hudson de Souza
 | 
  BRA
 | 
Manuel Damião
 | 
  POR
 | 
Javier Carriqueo
 | 
  ARG
 | 
| 5,000 m, Men | 
José Ramos
 | 
  POR
 | 
Pablo Olmedo
 | 
  MEX
 | 
Elenilson Da Silva
 | 
  BRA
 | 
| 10,000 m, Men | 
Elenilson Da Silva
 | 
  BRA
 | 
Marílson dos Santos
 | 
  BRA
 | 
Isaac García
 | 
  MEX
 | 
| 110 m Hurdles, Men | 
Márcio de Souza
 | 
  BRA
 | 
Redelén dos Santos
 | 
  BRA
 | 
Jackson Quiñónez
 | 
  ECU
 | 
| 400 m Hurdles, Men | 
Eronildes Araújo
 | 
  BRA
 | 
Carlos Zbinden
 | 
  CHI
 | 
Anderson dos Santos
 | 
  BRA
 | 
| 3,000 m Steeplechase, Men | 
José Luis Blanco
 | 
  ESP
 | 
José Salvador Miranda
 | 
  MEX
 | 
José María González
 | 
  ESP
 | 
| 4 x 100 m Relay, Men | 
Brazil
 | 
  BRA
 | 
Cuba
 | 
  CUB
 | 
Chile
 | 
  CHI
 | 
| 4 x 400 m Relay, Men | 
Brazil
 | 
  BRA
 | 
Chile
 | 
  CHI
 | 
Argentina
 | 
  ARG
 | 
| 20 km Walk, Men | 
Noé Hernández
 | 
  MEX
 | 
João Vieira
 | 
  POR
 | 
Ricardo Alexandre Reinert
 | 
  BRA
 | 
| High Jump, Men | 
Gilmar Mayo
 | 
  COL
 | 
Fabrício Romero
 | 
  BRA
 | 
David Antona
 | 
  ESP
 | 
| Pole Vault, Men | 
Nuno Fernandes
 | 
  POR
 | 
Robin Pratt
 | 
  MEX
 | 
Edgar Díaz
 | 
  PUR
 | 
| Long Jump, Men | 
Nélson Ferreira Júnior
 | 
  BRA
 | 
Esteban Copland
 | 
  VEN
 | 
Joan Lino Martínez
 | 
  CUB
 | 
| Triple Jump, Men | 
Michael Calvo
 | 
  CUB
 | 
Rodrigo Goncalves Mendes
 | 
  BRA
 | 
Antônio da Costa
 | 
  BRA
 | 
| Shot Put, Men | 
Manuel Martínez
 | 
  ESP
 | 
Yojer Medina
 | 
  VEN
 | 
Iker Sukía
 | 
  ESP
 | 
| Discus Throw, Men | 
Frank Casañas
 | 
  CUB
 | 
Marcelo Pugliese
 | 
  ARG
 | 
Mario Pestano
 | 
  ESP
 | 
| Hammer Throw, Men | 
Juan Ignacio Cerra
 | 
  ARG
 | 
Vítor Costa
 | 
  POR
 | 
José Manuel Pérez
 | 
  ESP
 | 
| Javelin Throw, Men | 
Emeterio González
 | 
  CUB
 | 
Nery Kennedy
 | 
  PAR
 | 
Diego Moraga
 | 
  CHI
 | 
| Decathlon, Men | 
Edson Bindilatti
 | 
  BRA
 | 
Edemar Alves dos Santos
 | 
  BRA
 | 
Enrique Aguirre
 | 
  ARG
 | 
| 100 m, Women | 
Liliana Allen
 | 
  MEX
 | 
Rosemar Coelho
 | 
  BRA
 | 
Mirtha Brock
 | 
  COL
 | 
| 200 m, Women | 
Felipa Palacios
 | 
  COL
 | 
Liliana Allen
 | 
  MEX
 | 
Julia Alba
 | 
  ESP
 | 
| 400 m, Women | 
Norma González
 | 
  COL
 | 
Lorena Franco Valniesse de Oliveira
 | 
  BRA
 | 
Luciana Mendes
 | 
  BRA
 | 
| 800 m, Women | 
Luciana Mendes
 | 
  BRA
 | 
Mayté Martínez
 | 
  ESP
 | 
Sandra Moya
 | 
  PUR
 | 
| 1,500 m, Women | 
Nuría Fernández
 | 
  ESP
 | 
Rocío Rodríguez
 | 
  ESP
 | 
Niusha Mancilla
 | 
  BOL
 | 
| 5,000 m, Women | 
Fernanda Ribeiro
 | 
  POR
 | 
María Abel
 | 
  ESP
 | 
América Mateos
 | 
  MEX
 | 
| 10,000 m, Women | 
Érika Olivera
 | 
  CHI
 | 
Isabel Juárez
 | 
  MEX
 | 
Maria Cristina Bernardo Vaqueiro Rodrigues
 | 
  BRA
 | 
| 100 m Hurdles, Women | 
Yahumara Neyra
 | 
  CUB
 | 
Maíla Machado
 | 
  BRA
 | 
Isabel Pereira-Abrantes
 | 
  POR
 | 
| 400 m Hurdles, Women | 
Anna Pereira
 | 
  BRA
 | 
Jupira da Graça
 | 
  BRA
 | 
Maite Teresa
 | 
  ESP
 | 
| 3,000 m Steeplechase, Women | 
Soraya Telles
 | 
  BRA
 | 
Alcina Dos Reis
 | 
  BRA
 | 
Verónica Páez
 | 
  ARG
 | 
| 4 x 100 m Relay, Women | 
Colombia
 | 
  COL
 | 
Brazil
 | 
  BRA
 | 
Puerto Rico
 | 
  PUR
 | 
| 4 x 400 m Relay, Women | 
Colombia
 | 
  COL
 | 
Puerto Rico
 | 
  PUR
 | 
Brazil
 | 
  BRA
 | 
| 10 km Walk, Women | 
María del Rosario Sánchez
 | 
  MEX
 | 
Geovana Irusta
 | 
  BOL
 | 
Teresa Linares
 | 
  ESP
 | 
| High Jump, Women | 
Solange Witteveen
 | 
  ARG
 | 
Marta Mendía
 | 
  ESP
 | 
Luciane Dambacher
 | 
  BRA
 | 
| Pole Vault, Women | 
Alejandra García
 | 
  ARG
 | 
Paula Fernández
 | 
  ESP
 | 
Elisabete Tavares Ansel
 | 
  POR
 | 
| Long Jump, Women | 
Maurren Maggi
 | 
  BRA
 | 
Andrea Ávila
 | 
  ARG
 | 
Luciana dos Santos
 | 
  BRA
 | 
| Triple Jump, Women | 
Carlota Castrejana
 | 
  ESP
 | 
Luciana dos Santos
 | 
  BRA
 | 
Mónica Falcioni
 | 
  URU
 | 
| Shot Put, Women | 
Martina de la Puente
 | 
  ESP
 | 
Marianne Berndt
 | 
  CHI
 | 
Andréa Pereira
 | 
  BRA
 | 
| Discus Throw, Women | 
Katiuscia de Jesus
 | 
  BRA
 | 
Neolanis Suárez
 | 
  VEN
 | 
Fanny García
 | 
  VEN
 | 
| Hammer Throw, Women | 
María Pedrares
 | 
  ESP
 | 
Karina Moya
 | 
  ARG
 | 
Vânia Silva
 | 
  POR
 | 
| Javelin Throw, Women | 
Xiomara Rivero
 | 
  CUB
 | 
Sueli dos Santos
 | 
  BRA
 | 
Mercedes Chilla
 | 
  ESP
 | 
| Heptathlon, Women | 
Mônica Reusch Marques
 | 
  BRA
 | 
Naide Gomes
 | 
  STP
 | 
Patricia de Souza
 | 
  BRA
 |