British teams qualify by placing in first two in European Cup. In the event that the British team does not qualify athletes are eligible to represent the European Select Team.
| 100 METRES | 1st | 4 | Allan Wells EUR 1981 [10.20/+0.2], Linford Christie 1989 [10.10/+0.5], 1992 [10.21/-0.3] & 1994 [10.21/-0.3] |
| 200 METRES | 1st | 1 | John Regis 1994 [20.45/-1.4] |
| 400 METRES | 1st | 1 | Iwan Thomas 1998 [45.33A] |
| 800 METRES | 1st | 3 | Sebastian Coe EUR 1981 [1:46.16], Tom McKean 1989 [1:44.95], David Sharpe 1992 [1:46.06] |
| 1500 METRES | 1st | 2 | Steve Ovett EUR 1977 [3:34.45] & 1981 [3:34.95], 2nd Sebastian Coe 1989 [3:35.79] |
| 3000 METRES | 5th | | Anthony Whiteman 2002 [8:03.33] |
| 5000 METRES | 2nd | | John Nuttall 1994 [13:32.47] |
| 10000 METRES | 3rd | | Rob Denmark 1994 [28:20.65] |
| 3000 METRES STEEPLECHASE | 4th | | Colin Walker 1994 [8:41.14] |
| 110 METRES HURDLES | 1st | 2 | Colin Jackson 1992 [13.07/+0.3], Tony Jarrett 1994 [13.23/-1.6] |
| 400 METRES HURDLES | 2nd | | Jon Ridgeon 1992 [49.01] |
| HIGH JUMP | 2nd | | Dalton Grant 1989 [2.31] |
| POLE VAULT | 6th | | Mike Edwards 1998 [5.40A] |
| LONG JUMP | 1st | 1 | Fred Salle 1994 [8.10/-0.2] |
| TRIPLE JUMP | 1st | 2 | Jonathan Edwards 1992 [17.34/+1.7] & 2002 [17.34/+0.3] |
| SHOT | 5th | | Simon Williams 1989 [18.49], Paul Edwards 1992 [18.61] & Mark Proctor 1998 [19.66A] |
| DISCUS | 5th | | Robert Weir 1998 [64.39A] |
| HAMMER | 5th | | Mick Jones 1998 [72.89A] |
| JAVELIN | 1st | 3 | Steve Backley 1989 [85.90], 1994 [85.02] & 1998 [88.71A] |
| 4x100 METRES RELAY | 1st | 2 | GBR 1994 [38.46] & 1998 [38.09A] |
| 4x400 METRES RELAY | 1st | 1 | GBR 1994 [3:01.34] |
| 100 METRES | 2nd | | Sonia Lannaman EUR 1977 [11.26/0.0] & Kathy Smallwood/Cook EUR 1981 [11.10/+0.1], 7th Paula Thomas 1994 [11.67/-1.7] |
| 200 METRES | 6th | | Paula Thomas 1994 [23.22/-1.7] |
| 400 METRES | 4th | | Phylis Smith 1994 [51.36] & Lee McConnell EUR 2002 [50.82] |
| 800 METRES | 7th | | Cathy Dawson 1994 [2:04.13] |
| 1500 METRES | 3rd | | Kelly Holmes 1994 [4:10.81] |
| 3000 METRES | 1st | 2 | Yvonne Murray/Murray-Mooney EUR 1989 [8:44.32], Murray/Murray-Mooney GBR 1994 [8:56.81] |
| 5000 METRES | 3rd | | Joanne Pavey EUR 2002 [15:20.10] |
| 10000 METRES | 5th | | Suzanne Rigg 1994 [33:38.14] |
| 100 METRES HURDLES | 3rd | | Jacqui Agyepong 1994 [13.02/-0.9] |
| 400 METRES HURDLES | 1st | 1 | Sally Gunnell 1994 [54.80] |
| HIGH JUMP | 6th | | Debbie Marti 1994 [1.85] |
| POLE VAULT | | | not contested |
| LONG JUMP | 4th | | Jade Johnson EUR 2002 [6.41/+0.4], 6th Yinka Idowu 1994 [6.51/+1.4] |
| TRIPLE JUMP | 2nd | | Ashia Hansen EUR 2002 [14.32/+0.1], 4th Michelle Griffith/Robinson 1994 [13.70/+1.0] |
| SHOT | 5th | | Judy Oakes 1994 [17.92] |
| DISCUS | 7th | | Jackie McKernan 1994 [56.28] |
| HAMMER | | | not contested |
| JAVELIN | 1st | 1 | Tessa Sanderson EUR 1992 [61.86], 6th Sharon Gibson 1994 [53.32] |
| 4x100 METRES RELAY | 8th | | GBR 1994 [44.45] |
| 4x400 METRES RELAY | 1st | 1 | GBR 1994 [3:27.36] |