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| Host City: | Tivoli, Lazio, Italy |
| Dates: | 4 – 7 September |
| Events: | 30 (plus 2 marathons) |
| Previous: | 2001 Beirut |
| Next: | 2007 Hyderabad |
The 2002 World Military Track and Field Championships were the 40th edition of the international athletics competition between military personnel organised by the CISM (International Military Sports Council). The championships were held in Tivoli, Lazio, Italy from 4–7 September. A total of 30 events were contested, of which 21 by male and 9 by female athletes.
In addition to the track and field competition, the World Military Marathon Championships were held separately on 13–17 June in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland.[1]
The host, Italy, won the most medals, with ten gold medals and twenty medals in total across the two events. Kenya was the runner-up with seven golds in sixteen medals and Germany took third with five golds among its haul of fourteen. Twenty nations reached the medal table in the track and field and marathon competitions.
| 100 metres | 10.67 | 10.75 | 10.86 | ||||
| 200 metres | 20.71 | 21.04 | 21.20 | ||||
| 400 metres | 45.30 CR | 45.67 | 45.74 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:45.72 | 1:45.98 | 1:46:49 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 3:42.51 | 3:42.94 | 3:43.12 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 13:19.87 | 13:20.92 | 13:38.79 | ||||
| 10.000 metres | 28:02.69 | 28:21.48 | 28:50.25 | ||||
| 110 metres hurdles | 13.56 | 13.57 | 13.80 | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 49.37 | 49.40 | 49.69 | ||||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:27.17 | 8:34.31 | 8:39.17 | ||||
| 4×100 metres relay | Francesco Scuderi Maurizio Checcucci Emanuele Di Gregorio Marco Torrieri | 39.43 | 40.37 | 40.76 | |||
| 4×400 metres relay | Victor Kibet Joseph Mutua Michael Rotich David Kirui | 3:06.02 | 3:06.85 | 3:11.44 | |||
| Marathon | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| 10 km walk | 39:58.25 | 40:08.27 | 40:09.37 | ||||
| High jump | 2.25 m | 2.23 m | 2.23 m | ||||
| Pole vault | 5.50 m | 5.40 m | 5.30 m | ||||
| Long jump | 7.87 m | 7.68 m | 7.66 m | ||||
| Triple jump | 16.75 m | 16.59 m | 16.43 m | ||||
| Shot put | 20.20 m | 20.02 m | 19.18 m | ||||
| Discus throw | 61.07 m | 59.16 m | 59.04 m | ||||
| Hammer throw | 77.80 m | 76.08 m | 76.01 m | ||||
| Javelin throw | 81.88 m | 78.65 m | 77.85 m |
| 100 metres | 11.80 | 11.99 | 12.40 | ||||
| 200 metres | 23.74 | 24.08 | 24.38 | ||||
| 400 metres | 52.74 | 53.00 | 53.11 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:03.11 | 2:03.45 | 2:03.60 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:11.87 | 4:14.64 | 4:17.31 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 15:16.32 | 15:22.05 | 15:29.81 | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 56.27 | 57.69 | 58.26 | ||||
| Marathon | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| 5 km walk | 20:54.65 | 21:08.38 | 21:27.41 | ||||
| Long jump | 6.16 m | 6.07 m | 6.06 m |