Womens Top 8
| Womens 100 m | ||||
| 1 | Angela Taylor | CAN | 11 | |
| 2 | Merlene Ottey | JAM | 11.03 | |
| 3 | Colleen Beazley | AUS | 11.24 | |
| 4 | Angela Bailey | CAN | 11.3 | |
| 5 | Rufina Ubah | NGR | 11.31 | |
| 5 | Wendy Clarke | ENG | 11.31 | |
| 7 | Heather Oakes | ENG | 11.39 | |
| 8 | Helen Davey | AUS | 11.44 | |
| Sonia Lannaman | ENG | 11.48 | ||
| 800 m | ||||
| 1 | Kirsty McDermott | WAL | 2.01.31 | |
| 2 | Anne Purvis | SCO | 2.01.52 | |
| 3 | Heather Barralet | AUS | 2.01.70 | |
| 4 | Terri-Anne Wangman | AUS | 2.01.91 | |
| 5 | Shireen Hassan | ENG | 2.02.21 | |
| 6 | Lorraine Baker | ENG | 2.03.17 | |
| 7 | Christine Hughes | NZL | 2.04.87 | |
| 8 | Francine Gendron | CAN | 2.06.21 | |
| Evelyn Adiru | UGA | 2.06.23 | ||
| 100 m Hurdles | ||||
| 1 | Shirley Strong | ENG | 12.78w | |
| 2 | Lorna Boothe | ENG | 12.90w | |
| 3 | Sue Kamel | CAN | 13.10w | |
| 4 | Karen Nelson | CAN | 13.10w | |
| 5 | Judy Simpson | ENG | 13.25w | |
| 6 | Glynis Nunn-Cearns | AUS | 13.31w | |
| 7 | Sylvia Malgadey-Forgrave | CAN | 13.38w | |
| 8 | Maria Usifo | NGR | 13.39w | |
| Elaine Davidson | SCO | 13.57w | ||
| Relays | ||||
| 4 x 100 m | ||||
| 1 | England | 43.15 | ||
| 2 | Canada | 43.66 | ||
| 3 | Jamaica | 43.69 | ||
| 4 | Australia | 43.84 | ||
| 5 | Nigeria | 44.6 | ||
| 6 | Trinidad & Tobago | 44.74 | ||
| 7 | Ghana | 45.93 | ||
| 8 | Kenya | 46.13 | ||
| The Gambia | 47.51 | |||
| 4 x 400 m | ||||
| 1 | Canada | 3.27.70 | ||
| 2 | Australia | 3.27.72 | ||
| 3 | Scotland | 3.32.92 | ||
| 4 | England | 3.35.35 | ||
| 5 | Wales | 3.35.76 | ||
| 6 | New Zealand | 3.40.63 | ||
| 7 | Kenya | 3.40.77 | ||
| 200 m | ||||
| 1 | Merlene Ottey | JAM | 22.19w | |
| 2 | Kathryn Smallwood | ENG | 22.21w | |
| 3 | Angela Taylor | CAN | 22.48w | |
| 4 | Denise Boyd | AUS | 22.72w | |
| 5 | Colleen Beazley | AUS | 22.89w | |
| 6 | Beverly Goddard | ENG | 22.92w | |
| 7 | Grace Jackson | JAM | 23.25w | |
| 8 | Angela Bailey | CAN | 23.42w | |
| Helen Barnett | ENG | 23.57w | ||
| 1500 m | ||||
| 1 | Christina Cahill | ENG | 4.08.28 | |
| 2 | Gillian Dainty | ENG | 4.10.80 | |
| 3 | Lorraine Moller | NZL | 4.12.67 | |
| 4 | Dianne Rodger | NZL | 4.13.10 | |
| 5 | Geri Fitch | CAN | 4.13.40 | |
| 6 | Kim Lock | WAL | 4.14.02 | |
| 7 | Kath Pilling | ENG | 4.14.86 | |
| 8 | Hilary Hollick | WAL | 4.15.69 | |
| 400 m Hurdles | ||||
| 1 | Debbie Flintoff-King | AUS | 55.89 | |
| 2 | Ruth Kyalisima | UGA | 57.1 | |
| 3 | Yvette Wray | ENG | 57.17 | |
| 4 | Susan Morley | ENG | 57.57 | |
| 5 | Lynette Foreman | AUS | 57.62 | |
| 6 | Andrea Page | CAN | 57.7 | |
| 7 | Margaret Southerden | SCO | 58.36 | |
| 8 | Gwen Wall | CAN | 58.49 | |
| Sandra Farmer-Patrick | JAM | 59.07 | ||
| 400 m | ||||
| 1 | Raelene Boyle | AUS | 51.26 | |
| 2 | Michelle Scutt | WAL | 51.97 | |
| 3 | Jocelyn Hoyte-Smith | ENG | 52.53 | |
| 4 | Gladys Taylor | ENG | 52.56 | |
| 5 | Kim Robertson | NZL | 53.02 | |
| 6 | Molly Killingbeck | CAN | 53.1 | |
| 7 | Charmaine Crooks | CAN | 53.16 | |
| 8 | June Griffith | GUY | 53.67 | |
| Linsey McDonald | SCO | 53.87 | ||
| 3000 m | ||||
| 1 | Anne Garrett-Audain | NZL | 8.45.53 | |
| 2 | Wendy Smith-Sly | ENG | 8.48.47 | |
| 3 | Lorraine Moller | NZL | 8.55.76 | |
| 4 | Dianne Rodger | NZL | 9.06.05 | |
| 5 | Bev Bush | CAN | 9.12.02 | |
| 6 | Geri Fitch | CAN | 9.12.78 | |
| 7 | Debbie Peel | ENG | 9.15.37 | |
| 8 | Justina Chepchirchir | KEN | 9.15.40 | |
| High Jump | ||||
| 1 | Deborah Brill | CAN | 1.88 | |
| 2 | Christine Stanton | AUS | 1.88 | |
| 3 | Barbara Simmonds | ENG | 1.83 | |
| 4 | Brigitte Bittner | CAN | 1.83 | |
| 5 | Vanessa Ward-Browne | AUS | 1.83 | |
| 6 | Diana Elliott | ENG | 1.8 | |
| 7 | Ann-Marie Cording | ENG | 1.8 | |
| 8 | Katrina Gibbs | AUS | 1.8 | |
| Discus Throw | ||||
| 1 | Meg Ritchie | SCO | 62.98 | |
| 2 | Gael Martin | AUS | 58.64 | |
| 3 | Lynda Whitlely | ENG | 54.78 | |
| 4 | Carmen Ionescu | CAN | 54.52 | |
| 5 | Marriette Van Heerden | ZIM | 53.42 | |
| 6 | Venissa Head | WAL | 50.64 | |
| 7 | Lesley Mallin | ENG | 50.22 | |
| 8 | Janette Picton | ENG | 47.8 | |
| Long Jump | ||||
| 1 | Shonel Ferguson | BAH | 6.91w | |
| 2 | Robyn Strong | AUS | 6.88w | |
| 3 | Beverly Kinch | ENG | 6.78w | |
| 4 | Linda Garden | AUS | 6.53w | |
| 5 | Susan Hearnshaw | ENG | 6.50w | |
| 6 | Maria Teloni-Lambrou | CYP | 6.38 | |
| 7 | Glynis Nunn | AUS | 6.38w | |
| 8 | Pam Weigel | NZL | 6.33w | |
| Javelin Throw | ||||
| 1 | Sue Howland | AUS | 64.46 | |
| 2 | Petra Rivers | AUS | 62.28 | |
| 3 | Fatima Whitbread | ENG | 58.86 | |
| 4 | Pamela Matthews | AUS | 55.16 | |
| 5 | Monique Lapres | CAN | 52.3 | |
| 6 | Celine Chartrand | CAN | 50.14 | |
| 7 | Sharon Gibson | ENG | 49.56 | |
| 8 | Mereoni Vibose | FIJ | 47.3 | |
| Shot Put | ||||
| 1 | Judy Oakes | ENG | 17.92 | |
| 2 | Gael Martin | AUS | 17.68 | |
| 3 | Rose Hauch | CAN | 16.71 | |
| 4 | Bev Francis | AUS | 16.4 | |
| 5 | Angela Littlewood | ENG | 15.97 | |
| 6 | Carmen Ionescu | CAN | 15.8 | |
| 7 | Meg Ritchie | SCO | 15.63 | |
| 8 | Marriette Van Heerden | ZIM | 14.15 | |
| Heptathlon | ||||
| 1 | Glynis Nunn | AUS | 6254 | |
| 2 | Judy Simpson | ENG | 6162 | |
| 3 | Jill Ross | CAN | 5895 | |
| 4 | Kathy Warren | ENG | 5559 | |
| 5 | Terry Genge | NZL | 5536 | |
| 6 | Julie White | CAN | 5552 | |
| 7 | Jocelyn Millar-Cubit | AUS | 5376 | |
| 8 | Connie Polman-Tuin | CAN | 5146 | |