2003 World Championships in Athletics
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 |
The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the
Men's results
Track
1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 m |
Kim Collins Saint Kitts and Nevis |
10.07 | Darrel Brown Trinidad and Tobago |
10.08 | Darren Campbell Great Britain |
10.08 (SB) |
200 m |
John Capel United States |
20.30 | Darvis Patton United States |
20.31 | Shingo Suetsugu Japan |
20.38 |
400 m |
Tyree Washington United States |
44.771 | Marc Raquil France |
44.79 (NR) |
Michael Blackwood Jamaica |
44.80 |
800 m |
Djabir Saïd-Guerni Algeria |
1:44.81 | Yuriy Borzakovskiy Russia |
1:44.84 | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi South Africa |
1:44.90 |
1500 m |
Hicham El Guerrouj Morocco |
3:31.77 | Mehdi Baala France |
3:32.31 | Ivan Heshko Ukraine |
3:33.17 |
5000 m |
Eliud Kipchoge Kenya |
12:52.79 (CR) |
Hicham El Guerrouj Morocco |
12:52.83 | Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia |
12:53.12 |
10,000 m
|
Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia |
26:49.57 (CR) |
Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia |
26:50.77 (SB) |
Sileshi Sihine Ethiopia |
27:01.44 |
details
|
Jaouad Gharib Morocco |
2:08:31 (CR) |
Julio Rey Spain |
2:08:38 | Stefano Baldini Italy |
2:09:14 |
110 m hurdles
|
Allen Johnson United States |
13.12 | Terrence Trammell United States |
13.20 (SB) |
Liu Xiang China |
13.23 |
400 m hurdles
|
Félix Sánchez Dominican Republic |
47.25 (WL) |
Joey Woody United States |
48.18 (SB) |
48.24 | |
3000 m steeplechase
|
Saif Saaeed Shaheen Qatar |
8:04.39 | Ezekiel Kemboi Kenya |
8:05.11 | Eliseo Martin Spain |
8:09.09 (PB) |
20 km race walk
|
Jefferson Pérez Ecuador |
1:17:21 (WBP) |
Paquillo Fernández Spain |
1:18:00 (SB) |
Roman Rasskazov Russia |
1:18:07 (SB) |
50 km race walk
|
Robert Korzeniowski Poland |
3:36:03 (WBP) |
German Skurygin Russia |
3:36:42 (NR) |
Andreas Erm Germany |
3:37:46 (NR) |
4 × 100 m relay
|
38.06 | André da Silva Cláudio Roberto Souza |
38.26 (SB) |
Netherlands (NED) Timothy Beck Troy Douglas Patrick van Balkom Caimin Douglas Guus Hoogmoed* |
38.87 | |
4 × 400 m relay
|
France (FRA) Leslie Djhone Naman Keïta Stéphane Diagana Marc Raquil Ahmed Douhou* |
2:58.962 (NR) |
Jamaica (JAM) Brandon Simpson Danny McFarlane Davian Clarke Michael Blackwood Michael Campbell* Lansford Spence* |
2:59.60 (SB) |
Bahamas (BAH) Avard Moncur Dennis Darling Nathaniel McKinney Chris Brown Carl Oliver* |
3:00.53 (SB) |
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)
|
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
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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High jump |
Jacques Freitag South Africa |
2.35 (SB) |
Stefan Holm Sweden |
2.32 | Mark Boswell Canada |
2.32 (SB) |
Long jump |
Dwight Phillips United States |
8.32 | James Beckford Jamaica |
8.28 (SB) |
Yago Lamela Spain |
8.22 |
Pole vault |
Giuseppe Gibilisco Italy |
5.90 (NR) |
Okkert Brits South Africa |
5.85 (SB) |
5.85 (PB) | |
Triple jump |
Christian Olsson Sweden |
17.72 | Yoandri Betanzos Cuba |
17.28 (SB) |
Leevan Sands Bahamas |
17.26 |
Shot put |
Andrei Mikhnevich Belarus |
21.69 (PB) |
Adam Nelson United States |
21.26 | Yuriy Bilonoh Ukraine |
21.10 |
Discus |
Virgilijus Alekna Lithuania |
69.69 (SB) |
Róbert Fazekas Hungary |
69.01 | Vasiliy Kaptyukh Belarus |
66.51 (SB) |
Javelin |
Sergey Makarov Russia |
85.44 | Andrus Värnik Estonia |
85.17 | Boris Henry Germany |
84.74 |
Hammer |
83.05 | Adrián Annus Hungary |
80.36 | Koji Murofushi Japan |
80.12 | |
Decathlon |
Tom Pappas United States |
8750 | Roman Šebrle Czech Republic |
8634 | 8374 (NR) | |
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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Women's results
Track
1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007
Note: * Indicates medalists who ran in preliminary rounds.
Field
1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
High jump |
Hestrie Cloete South Africa |
2.06 (WL, AR) |
Marina Kuptsova Russia |
2.00 | Kajsa Bergqvist Sweden |
2.00 |
Pole vault |
Svetlana Feofanova Russia |
4.75 (CR) |
Annika Becker Germany |
4.70 (SB) |
Yelena Isinbayeva Russia |
4.65 |
Long jump |
Eunice Barber France |
6.99 (SB) |
Tatyana Kotova Russia |
6.74 | Anju Bobby George India |
6.70 (SB) |
Triple jump |
Tatyana Lebedeva Russia |
15.18 (SB) |
Françoise Mbango Etone Cameroon |
15.05 (AR) |
Magdelín Martínez Italy |
14.90 (NR) |
Shot put |
Svetlana Krivelyova Russia |
20.63 | Nadzeya Astapchuk Belarus |
20.12 (PB) |
Vita Pavlysh Ukraine |
20.08 (SB) |
Discus throw |
67.32 (SB) |
Anastasia Kelesidou Greece |
67.14 (SB) |
Ekaterini Voggoli Greece |
66.73 (PB) | |
Hammer throw |
Yipsi Moreno Cuba |
73.33 | Olga Kuzenkova Russia |
71.71 | Manuela Montebrun France |
70.92 |
Javelin throw |
66.52 (WL) |
Tatyana Shikolenko Russia |
63.28 | Steffi Nerius Germany |
62.70 | |
Heptathlon |
Carolina Klüft Sweden |
7001 (WL) |
Eunice Barber France |
6755 (SB) |
Natallia Sazanovich Belarus |
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
* Host nation (France)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States (USA) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
2 | Russia (RUS) | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
3 | France (FRA)* | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
4 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
5 | Belarus (BLR) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
6 | Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
7 | Kenya (KEN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
South Africa (RSA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
9 | Morocco (MAR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
10 | Greece (GRE) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
11 | Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
12 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
13 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
14 | Algeria (ALG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Dominican Republic (DOM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Ecuador (ECU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Lithuania (LTU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Mozambique (MOZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Qatar (QAT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
24 | Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
25 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
26 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
27 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
29 | Bahamas (BAH) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
31 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Estonia (EST) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
38 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
39 | China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
40 | India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Senegal (SEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (43 entries) | 46 | 46 | 46 | 138 |
References
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.