| Athletics XIV Commonwealth Games 1990 Auckland, New Zealand - 27th January - 3rd February | 
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| Men Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||||
| Men 100m | Linford Christie |  ENG | 9.93s w | Davidson Ezinwa |  NGR | 10.05s w | Bruny Surin |  CAN | 10.12s w | 
| Men 200m | Marcus Adam |  ENG | 20.10s w | John Regis |  ENG | 20.16s w | Ade Mafe |  ENG | 20.26s w | 
| Men 400m | Darren Clark |  AUS | 44.60s | Samson Kitur |  KEN | 44.88s | Simeon Kipkemboi |  KEN | 44.93s | 
| Men 800m | Sammy Tirop |  KEN | 1:45.98 | Nixon Kiprotich |  KEN | 1:46.00 | Matthew Yates |  ENG | 1:46.62 | 
| Men 1500m | Peter Elliott |  ENG | 3:33.39 | Wilfred Kirochi |  KEN | 3:34.41 | Peter O'Donoghue |  NZL | 3:35.14 | 
| Men 5000m | Andrew Lloyd |  AUS | 13:24.86 | John Ngugi |  KEN | 13:24.94 | Ian Hamer |  WAL | 13:25.63 | 
| Men 10000m | Eamonn Martin |  ENG | 28:08.57 | Moses Tanui |  KEN | 28:11.56 | Paul Williams |  CAN | 28:12.71 | 
| Men Marathon | Douglas Wakiihuri |  KEN | 2:10:27 | Steve Moneghetti |  AUS | 2:10:34 | Simon-Robert Naali |  TAN | 2:10:38 | 
| Men 110m Hurdles | Colin Jackson |  WAL | 13.08s | Tony Jarrett |  ENG | 13.34s | David Nelson |  ENG | 13.54s | 
| Men 400m Hurdles | Kriss Akabusi |  ENG | 48.89s | Gideon Yego |  KEN | 49.25s | John Graham |  CAN | 50.24s | 
| Men 3000m Steeplechase | Julius Kariuki |  KEN | 8:20.64 | Joshua Kipkemboi |  KEN | 8:24.26 | Colin Walker |  ENG | 8:26.50 | 
| Men 30km Walk | Guillaume Leblanc |  CAN | 2:08:28 | Andrew Jachno |  AUS | 2:09:09 | Ian McCombie |  ENG | 2:09:20 | 
| Men High Jump | Clarence Saunders |  BER | 2.36m GR | Dalton Grant |  ENG | 2.34m | Milton Ottey |  CAN | 2.23m | 
| Geoff Parsons |  SCO | 2.23m | |||||||
| Men Pole Vault | Simon Arkell |  AUS | 5.35m | Ian Tullett |  ENG | 5.25m | Simon Poelman |  NZL | 5.20m | 
| Men Long Jump | Yusuf Alli |  NGR | 8.39m w | David Culbert |  AUS | 8.20m w | Festus Igbinoghene |  NGR | 8.18m w | 
| Men Triple Jump | Marios Hadjiandreou |  CYP | 16.95m | Jonathan Edwards |  ENG | 16.93m | Edrick Floreal |  CAN | 16.89m | 
| Men Shot Put | Simon Williams |  ENG | 18.54m | Adewale Olukoju |  NGR | 18.48m | Paul Edwards |  WAL | 18.17m | 
| Men Discus Throw | Adewale Olukoju |  NGR | 62.62m | Werner Reiterer |  AUS | 61.56m | Paul Nandapi |  AUS | 59.94m | 
| Men Hammer Throw | Sean Carlin |  AUS | 75.66m | Dave Smith |  ENG | 73.52m | Angus Cooper |  NZL | 71.26m | 
| Men Javelin Throw | Steve Backley |  ENG | 86.02m GR | Mick Hill |  ENG | 83.32m | Gavin Lovegrove |  NZL | 81.66m | 
| Men Decathlon | Mike Smith |  CAN | 8525 pts | Simon Poelman |  NZL | 8207 pts w | Eugene Gilkes |  ENG | 7705 pts | 
| Women Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||||
| Women 100m | Merlene Ottey |  JAM | 11.02s w | Kerry Johnson |  AUS | 11.17s w | Pauline Davis-Thompson |  BAH | 11.20s w | 
| Women 200m | Merlene Ottey |  JAM | 22.76s | Kerry Johnson |  AUS | 22.88s | Pauline Davis-Thompson |  BAH | 23.15s | 
| Women 400m | Fatima Yusuf |  NGR | 51.08s | Linda Keough |  ENG | 51.63w | Charity Opara |  NGR | 52.01s | 
| Women 800m | Diane Edwards |  ENG | 2:00.25 GR | Ann Williams |  ENG | 2:00.40 | Sharon Stewart |  AUS | 2:00.87 | 
| Women 1500m | Angela Chalmers |  CAN | 4:08.41 | Christina Cahill |  ENG | 4:08.71 | Bev Nicholson |  ENG | 4:09.00 | 
| Women 3000m | Angela Chalmers |  CAN | 8:38.38 GR | Yvonne Murray |  SCO | 8:39.46 | Liz McColgan |  SCO | 8:47.66 | 
| Women 10000m | Liz McColgan |  SCO | 32:23.56 | Jill Hunter |  ENG | 32:33.21 | Barbara Moore |  NZL | 32:44.73 | 
| Women Marathon | Lisa Martin |  AUS | 2:25:28 | Tani Ruckle |  AUS | 2:33:15 | Angie Pain |  ENG | 2:36:35 | 
| Women 100m Hurdles | Kay Morley |  WAL | 12.91s | Sally Gunnell |  ENG | 13.12w | Lesley-Ann Skeete |  ENG | 13.31s | 
| Women 400m Hurdles | Sally Gunnell |  ENG | 55.38s | Debbie Flintoff-King |  AUS | 56.00w | Jenny Laurendet |  AUS | 56.74s | 
| Women 10km Walk | Kerry Saxby |  AUS | 45:03 | Anne Judkins |  NZL | 47:03 | Lisa Langford |  ENG | 47:23 | 
| Women High Jump | Tania Murray |  NZL | 1.88m | Janet Boyle |  NIR | 1.88m | Tracy Phillips |  NZL | 1.88m | 
| Women Long Jump | Jane Flemming |  AUS | 6.78m | Beatrice Utondu |  NGR | 6.65m w | Fiona May |  ENG | 6.55m | 
| Women Shot Put | Myrtle Augee |  ENG | 18.48m | Judy Oakes |  ENG | 18.43m | Yvonne Hanson-Nortey |  ENG | 16.00m | 
| Women Discus Throw | Lisa-Marie Vizaniari |  AUS | 56.38m | Jackie McKernan |  NIR | 54.86m | Astra Vitols |  AUS | 53.84m | 
| Women Javelin Throw | Tessa Sanderson |  ENG | 65.72m | Sue Howland |  AUS | 61.18m | Kate Farrow |  AUS | 58.98m | 
| Women Heptathlon | Jane Flemming |  AUS | 6695 pts GR | Sharon Jaklofsky-Smith |  AUS | 6115 pts | Judy Simpson |  ENG | 6085 pts | 
| Men 4x100m Relay |  England Clarence Callender, John Regis, Marcus Adam, Linford Christie, Tony Jarrett* | 38.67s |  Nigeria Victor Nwankwo, Davidson Ezinwa, Osmond Ezinwa, Abdullahi Tetengi | 38.85s |  Jamaica Wayne Watson, John Mair, Clive Wright, Ray Stewart | 39.11s | 
| Men 4x400m Relay |  Kenya David Kitur, Samson Kitur, Simeon Kipkemboi, Stephen Mwanzia | 3:02.48 GR |  Scotland Mark Davidson, David Strang, Tom McKean, Brian Whittle, Duncan Mathieson* | 3:04.68 |  Jamaica Clive Wright, Devon Morris, Trevor Graham, Howard Burnett, John Mair* | 3:04.96 | 
| Women 4x100m Relay |  Australia Monique Dunstan, Kathy Sambell, Cathy Freeman, Kerry Johnson | 43.87s |  England Stephi Douglas, Jenni Stoute, Simmone Jacobs, Paula Dunn | 44.15s |  Nigeria Beatrice Utondu, Fatima Yusuf, Charity Opara, Chioma Ajunwa | 44.67s | 
| Women 4x400m Relay |  England Angela Piggford, Jenni Stoute, Sally Gunnell, Linda Keough | 3:28.08 |  Australia Maree Holland, Sharon Stewart, Susan Andrews, Debbie Flintoff-King | 3:30.74 |  Canada Rosey Edeh, France Gareau, Cheryl Allen, Gail Harris | 3:33.26 |