2003 World Championships in Athletics
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.
Host city | Saint-Denis, France |
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Nations | 198 |
Athletes | 1679 |
Dates | 23–31 August 2003 |
Opened by | Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin |
Main venue | Stade de France |
Men's results
editTrack
edit1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007
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
edit1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007
Women's results
editTrack
edit1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007
Note: * Indicates medalists who ran in preliminary rounds.
Field
edit1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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High jump |
Hestrie Cloete |
2.06 (WL, AR) |
Marina Kuptsova |
2.00 | Kajsa Bergqvist |
2.00 |
Pole vault |
Svetlana Feofanova |
4.75 (CR) |
Annika Becker |
4.70 (SB) |
Yelena Isinbayeva |
4.65 |
Long jump |
Eunice Barber |
6.99 (SB) |
Tatyana Kotova |
6.74 | Anju Bobby George |
6.70 (SB) |
Triple jump |
Tatyana Lebedeva |
15.18 (SB) |
Françoise Mbango Etone |
15.05 (AR) |
Magdelín Martínez |
14.90 (NR) |
Shot put |
Svetlana Krivelyova |
20.63 | Nadzeya Astapchuk |
20.12 (PB) |
Vita Pavlysh |
20.08 (SB) |
Discus throw |
Irina Yatchenko |
67.32 (SB) |
Anastasia Kelesidou |
67.14 (SB) |
Ekaterini Voggoli |
66.73 (PB) |
Hammer throw |
Yipsi Moreno |
73.33 | Olga Kuzenkova |
71.71 | Manuela Montebrun |
70.92 |
Javelin throw |
Mirela Manjani |
66.52 (WL) |
Tatyana Shikolenko |
63.28 | Steffi Nerius |
62.70 |
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. | ||||||
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
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Medal table
edit* Host nation (France)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 16 | |
2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 | |
3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
24 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
25 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
27 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
29 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
38 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
39 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Totals (43 entries) | 46 | 46 | 46 | 138 |
References
editFor 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.