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{{Short description|2003 edition of the World Championships in Athletics}}

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The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the streets of Paris and the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.

Men's results

Track

1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}100 metres{{DetailsLink>2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres}}Kim Collins{{flag>Saint Kitts and Nevis}}10.07Darrel Brown{{flag>Trinidad and Tobago}}10.08Darren Campbell{{flagu>Great Britain}} 10.08(SB) 200 metres{{DetailsLink>2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres}}John Capel{{flagu>United States }}20.30Darvis Patton{{flagu>United States}}20.31Shingo Suetsugu{{flagu>Japan }}20.38 400 metres{{DetailsLink>2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres}}Tyree Washington{{flagu>United States}}44.771Marc Raquil{{flagu>France}}44.79(NR)Michael Blackwood (sprinter)>Michael Blackwood{{flag|44.80 800 metres{{DetailsLink>2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres}}Djabir Saïd-Guerni{{flag>Algeria}}1:44.81Yuriy Borzakovskiy{{flagu>Russia}}1:44.84Mbulaeni Mulaudzi{{flag>South Africa}}1:44.901500 metres{{DetailsLink>2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres}}Hicham El Guerrouj{{flag>Morocco}}3:31.77Mehdi Baala{{flagu>France}}3:32.31Ivan Heshko{{flag>Ukraine}}3:33.17 5000 metres{{DetailsLink>2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres}}Eliud Kipchoge{{flag>Kenya}}12:52.79(CR)Hicham El Guerrouj{{flag>Morocco}}12:52.83Kenenisa Bekele{{flag>Ethiopia|12:53.1210,000 m{{DetailsLink|2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres}}Kenenisa Bekele{{flag>Ethiopia|26:49.57(CR)Haile Gebrselassie{{flag>Ethiopia|26:50.77(SB)Sileshi Sihine{{flag>Ethiopia|27:01.44Marathon (sport){{DetailsLink>2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's Marathon}}Jaouad Gharib{{flag>Morocco}}2:08:31(CR)Julio Rey{{flagu>Spain}}2:08:38Stefano Baldini{{flagu>Italy}}2:09:14110 m hurdles{{DetailsLink|2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles}}Allen Johnson{{flagu>United States}}13.12Terrence Trammell{{flagu>United States}}13.20(SB)Liu Xiang (hurdler)>Liu Xiang{{flagu|13.23400 m hurdles{{DetailsLink|2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles}}Félix Sánchez (hurdler)>Félix Sánchez{{flag|47.25(WL)Joey Woody{{flagu>United States}}48.18(SB)Periklís Iakovákis{{flag>Greece}}48.243000 m steeplechase{{DetailsLink|2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase}}Saif Saaeed Shaheen{{flag>Qatar}}8:04.39Ezekiel Kemboi{{flag>Kenya}}8:05.11Eliseo Martin{{flagu>Spain}}8:09.09(PB)20 km race walk{{DetailsLink|2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walk}}Jefferson Pérez{{flag>Ecuador}}1:17:21(WBP)Paquillo Fernández{{flagu>Spain}}1:18:00(SB)Roman Rasskazov{{flagu>Russia}}1:18:07(SB)50 km race walk{{DetailsLink|2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk}}Robert Korzeniowski{{flag>Poland}}3:36:03(WBP)German Skurygin{{flagu>Russia}}3:36:42(NR)Andreas Erm{{flagu>Germany}}3:37:46(NR)4 × 100 m relay{{DetailsLink|2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay}}USA}}John CapelBernard Williams (athlete)Darvis PattonJoshua J. Johnson>|38.06BRA}}Vicente de LimaÉdson RibeiroAndré da SilvaCláudio Roberto Souza38.26(SB)NED}}Timothy BeckTroy DouglasPatrick van BalkomCaimin DouglasGuus Hoogmoed*38.874 × 400 m relay{{DetailsLink|2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay}}FRA}}Leslie DjhoneNaman KeïtaStéphane DiaganaMarc RaquilAhmed Douhou*2:58.962(NR)JAM}}Brandon SimpsonDanny McFarlaneDavian ClarkeMichael Blackwood (sprinter)Michael Campbell (athlete)>Michael Campbell*Lansford Spence*2:59.60(SB)BAH}}Avard MoncurDennis DarlingNathaniel McKinneyChris Brown (sprinter)Carl Oliver*>|3:00.53(SB) bgcolor= e8e8e8{{Sports record codes}}Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.1 Jerome Young of the United States originally finished first in 44.50, but was disqualified after he tested positive for drugs in 2004. 2 The United States (Calvin Harrison, Tyree Washington, Derrick Brew, Jerome Young) originally finished first in 2:58.88, but were disqualified after Jerome Young and Calvin Harrison both tested positive for drugs in 2004.

Field

1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}High jump{{DetailsLink|2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump}}Jacques Freitag{{flag>South Africa}}2.35(SB)Stefan Holm{{flag>Sweden}}2.32Mark Boswell (athlete)>Mark Boswell{{flagu|2.32(SB)Long jump{{DetailsLink|2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump}}Dwight Phillips{{flagu>United States}}8.32James Beckford (athlete)>James Beckford{{flag|8.28(SB)Yago Lamela{{flagu>Spain}}8.22Pole vault{{DetailsLink|2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault}}Giuseppe Gibilisco{{flagu>Italy}}5.90(NR)Okkert Brits{{flag>South Africa}}5.85(SB)Patrik Kristiansson{{flag>Sweden}}5.85(PB)Triple jump{{DetailsLink|2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump}}Christian Olsson{{flag>Sweden}}17.72Yoandri Betanzos{{flag>Cuba}}17.28(SB)Leevan Sands{{flag>Bahamas}}17.26Shot put{{DetailsLink|2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put}}Andrei Mikhnevich{{flag>Belarus}}21.69(PB)Adam Nelson{{flagu>United States}}21.26Yuriy Bilonoh{{flag>Ukraine}}21.10Discus throw{{DetailsLink>2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw}}Virgilijus Alekna{{flag>Lithuania|69.69(SB)Róbert Fazekas{{flag>Hungary}}69.01Vasiliy Kaptyukh{{flag>Belarus}}66.51(SB)Javelin throw{{DetailsLink>2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw}}Sergey Makarov (athlete)>Sergey Makarov{{flagu|85.44Andrus Värnik{{flag>Estonia}}85.17Boris Henry{{flagu>Germany}}84.74Hammer throw{{DetailsLink>2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw}}Ivan Tikhon{{flag>Belarus}}83.05Adrián Annus{{flag>Hungary}}80.36Koji Murofushi{{flagu>Japan}}80.12Decathlon{{DetailsLink|2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon}}Tom Pappas{{flagu>United States}}8750Roman Šebrle{{flag>Czech Republic}}8634Dmitry Karpov{{flag>Kazakhstan}}8374(NR) bgcolor= e8e8e8{{Sports record codes}}

Women's results

Track

1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}100 m{{DetailsLink|2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres}}Torri Edwards|10.93(PB)Chandra Sturrup|11.02Ekaterini Thanou|11.03(SB)2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres}}Anastasiya Kapachinskaya|22.38(PB)Torri Edwards|22.47Muriel Hurtis|22.592003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres}}Ana Guevara|48.89(PB)Lorraine Fenton|49.43(SB)Amy Mbacké Thiam|49.95(SB)2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres}}Maria Mutola|1:59.89Kelly Holmes|2:00.18Natalya Khrushchelyova|2:00.292003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres}}Tatyana Tomashova|3:58.52(CR)Süreyya Ayhan|3:59.04Hayley Tullett|3:59.95(PB)2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres}}Tirunesh Dibaba1996}}14:51.72Marta Domínguez|14:52.26Edith Masai|14:52.302003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres}}Berhane Adere1996}}30:04.18(CR)Werknesh Kidane1996}}30:07.15(PB)Sun Yingjie|30:07.20(PB)2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's Marathon}}Catherine Ndereba|2:23:55(CR)Mizuki Noguchi|2:24:14Masako Chiba|2:25:092003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres hurdles}}Perdita Felicien|12.53(NR)Brigitte Foster-Hylton>JAM}}12.57Miesha McKelvy|12.672003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles}}Jana Pittman|53.22(PB)Sandra Glover|53.65(SB)Yuliya Pechonkina|53.712003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 20 kilometres walk}}Yelena Nikolayeva (racewalker)>RUS}}1:26:52(CR)Gillian O'Sullivan|1:27:34Valentina Tsybulskaya|1:28:10(NR)2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay}}FRA}}Patricia Girard-Léno Muriel Hurtis Sylviane Félix Christine Arron41.78(WL)USA}}Angela Williams (sprinter born 1980) Chryste Gaines Inger Miller Torri EdwardsLauryn Williams*>|41.83(SB)RUS}}Olga Fyodorova Yuliya Tabakova Marina Kislova Larisa Kruglova42.662003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay}}USA}}Demetria WashingtonJearl Miles ClarkMe'Lisa BarberSanya RichardsDeeDee Trotter*3:22.63(WL)RUS}}Anastasiya KapachinskayaNatalya NazarovaOlesya ZykinaYuliya PechonkinaSvetlana Pospelova*Svetlana Goncharenko*>|3:22.91(SB)JAM}}Allison BeckfordLorraine FentonRonetta SmithSandie RichardsMichelle Burgher*>|3:22.92(SB) bgcolor= e8e8e8{{Sports record codes}}Note: * Indicates medalists who ran in preliminary rounds.

Field

1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump}}Hestrie Cloete|2.06(WL, AR)Marina Kuptsova|2.00Kajsa Bergqvist|2.002003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's pole vault}}Svetlana Feofanova|4.75(CR)Annika Becker|4.70(SB)Yelena Isinbayeva|4.652003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump}}Eunice Barber|6.99(SB)Tatyana Kotova|6.74Anju Bobby George|6.70(SB)2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's triple jump}}Tatyana Lebedeva|15.18(SB)Françoise Mbango Etone|15.05(AR)Magdelín Martínez|14.90(NR)2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put}}Svetlana Krivelyova|20.63Nadzeya Astapchuk|20.12(PB)Vita Pavlysh|20.08(SB)2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw}}Irina Yatchenko|67.32(SB)Anastasia Kelesidou|67.14(SB)Ekaterini Voggoli|66.73(PB)2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw}}Yipsi Moreno|73.33Olga Kuzenkova|71.71Manuela Montebrun|70.922003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw}}Mirela Manjani|66.52(WL)Tatyana Shikolenko|63.28Steffi Nerius|62.70Heptathlon{{DetailsLink|2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon}}Carolina Klüft|7001(WL)Eunice Barber|6755(SB)Natallia Sazanovich|6524(SB)Swedish Carolina Klüft won with big margin following a breaking of her personal best in six of the seven events and the totals. She was the third woman ever to score more than 7000 points. bgcolor= e8e8e8{{Sports record codes}}

Medal table

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References

{{Commons category|2003 World Championships in Athletics}}{{Reflist}}For more information about these results including in-depth results of all heats and finals that include photo finish, wind readings and reaction times see the link below.

• IAAF Championship 2003

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