2003 World Championships in Athletics
| IX World Championships in Athletics | |||
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| Host city | Saint-Denis, France | ||
| Nations participating | 198 | ||
| Athletes participating | 1679 | ||
| Dates | 23 August – 31 August | ||
| Main venue | Stade de France | ||
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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 Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.
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Men's Results [edit]
Track [edit]
1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007
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 [edit]
1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007
Women's Results [edit]
Track [edit]
1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007
Field [edit]
1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| High jump |
 Hestrie Cloete (RSA) |
2.06 (WL, AR) |
 Marina Kuptsova (RUS) |
2.00 |  Kajsa Bergqvist (SWE) |
2.00 |
| Pole vault |
Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) |
4.75 (CR) |
 Annika Becker (GER) |
4.70 (SB) |
Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) |
4.65 |
| Long jump |
 Eunice Barber (FRA) |
6.99 (SB) |
Tatyana Kotova (RUS) |
6.74 |  Anju Bobby George (IND) |
6.70 (SB) |
| Triple jump |
Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) |
15.18 (SB) |
 Françoise Mbango Etone (CMR) |
15.05 (AR) |
 Magdelin Martinez (ITA) |
14.90 (NR) |
| Shot put |
Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS) |
20.63 |  Nadzeya Astapchuk (BLR) |
20.12 (PB) |
 Vita Pavlysh (UKR) |
20.08 (SB) |
| Discus throw |
Irina Yatchenko (BLR) |
67.32 (SB) |
 Anastasia Kelesidou (GRE) |
67.14 (SB) |
Ekaterini Voggoli (GRE) |
66.73 (PB) |
| Hammer throw |
 Yipsi Moreno (CUB) |
73.33 | Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) |
71.71 | Manuela Montebrun (FRA) |
70.92 |
| Javelin throw |
Mirela Manjani (GRE) |
66.52 (WL) |
Tatyana Shikolenko (RUS) |
63.28 | Steffi Nerius (GER) |
62.70 |
| Heptathlon |
Carolina Klüft (SWE) |
7001 (WL) |
Eunice Barber (FRA) |
6755 (SB) |
Natalya Sazanovich (BLR) |
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. | ||||||
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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]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1. |  United States |
8 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| 2. | Russia |
7 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 3. | France |
3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 4. |  Ethiopia |
3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 5. | Belarus |
3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6. | Sweden |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7. |  Kenya |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7= | South Africa |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9. |  Morocco |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10. | Greece |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11. | Cuba |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12. | Italy |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13. |  Canada |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14. |  Algeria |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14= |  Australia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14= |  Dominican Republic |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14= |  Ecuador |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14= |  Lithuania |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14= |  Mexico |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14= |  Mozambique |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14= |  Poland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14= |  Qatar |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14= |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24. |  Jamaica |
0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 25. |  Spain |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 26. |  Hungary |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 27. | Germany |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 27= |  Japan |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 27= | Ukraine |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 30. |  Great Britain |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 31. |  Brazil |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31= | Cameroon |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31= |  Czech Republic |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31= |  Estonia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31= |  Ireland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31= |  Trinidad and Tobago |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31= |  Turkey |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38. |  Bahamas |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 39. |  China |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 40. | India |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40= |  Kazakhstan |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40= |  Netherlands |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40= |  Senegal |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References [edit]
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.
External links [edit]
Media related to 2003 World Championships in Athletics at Wikimedia Commons
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