2003 World Championships in Athletics

Athletics competition in Saint-Denis, France IX World Championships in Athleticsfr Championnats du monde d'athlétisme-Saint-Denis Paris 2003 IAAF.jpg Saint-Denis, France 198 1679 23–31 August 2003 Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin IAAF President Lamine Diack Stade de France Edmonton 2001 Helsinki 2005 The 9th World Championships in Athletics (fr Championnats du monde d'athlétisme 2003), 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 100 m2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metresKim CollinsSaint Kitts and Nevis10.07Darrel BrownTrinidad and Tobago10.08Darren CampbellGreat Britain 10.08(SB)200 m2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metresJohn CapelUnited States 20.30Darvis PattonUnited States20.31Shingo SuetsuguJapan 20.38400 m2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metresTyree WashingtonUnited States44.771Marc RaquilFrance44.79(NR)Michael BlackwoodJamaica44.80800 m2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metresDjabir Saïd-GuerniAlgeria1:44.81Yuriy BorzakovskiyRussia1:44.84Mbulaeni MulaudziSouth Africa1:44.901500 m2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metresHicham El GuerroujMorocco3:31.77Mehdi BaalaFrance3:32.31Ivan HeshkoUkraine3:33.175000 m2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metresEliud KipchogeKenya12:52.79(CR)Hicham El GuerroujMorocco12:52.83Kenenisa BekeleEthiopia 199612:53.1210,000 m2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metresKenenisa BekeleEthiopia 199626:49.57(CR)Haile GebrselassieEthiopia 199626:50.77(SB)Sileshi SihineEthiopia 199627:01.44Marathon2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's MarathonJaouad GharibMorocco2:08:31(CR)Julio ReySpain2:08:38Stefano BaldiniItaly2:09:14110 m hurdles2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdlesAllen JohnsonUnited States13.12Terrence TrammellUnited States13.20(SB)Liu XiangChina13.23400 m hurdles2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdlesFélix SánchezDominican Republic47.25(WL)Joey WoodyUnited States48.18(SB)Periklís IakovákisGreece48.243000 m steeplechase2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechaseSaif Saaeed ShaheenQatar8:04.39Ezekiel KemboiKenya8:05.11Eliseo MartinSpain8:09.09(PB)20 km race walk2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walkJefferson PérezEcuador1:17:21(WBP)Paquillo FernándezSpain1:18:00(SB)Roman RasskazovRussia1:18:07(SB)50 km race walk2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walkRobert KorzeniowskiPoland3:36:03(WBP)German SkuryginRussia3:36:42(NR)Andreas ErmGermany3:37:46(NR)4 × 100 m relay2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relayUSAJohn CapelBernard WilliamsDarvis PattonJoshua J. Johnson38.06BRAVicente de LimaÉdson RibeiroAndré da SilvaCláudio Roberto Souza38.26(SB)NEDTimothy BeckTroy DouglasPatrick van BalkomCaimin DouglasGuus Hoogmoed*38.874 × 400 m relay2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relayFRALeslie DjhoneNaman KeïtaStéphane DiaganaMarc RaquilAhmed Douhou*2:58.962(NR)JAMBrandon SimpsonDanny McFarlaneDavian ClarkeMichael BlackwoodMichael Campbell*Lansford Spence*2:59.60(SB)BAHAvard MoncurDennis DarlingNathaniel McKinneyChris BrownCarl Oliver*3:00.53(SB) 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 High jump2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's high jumpJacques FreitagSouth Africa2.35(SB)Stefan HolmSweden2.32Mark BoswellCanada2.32(SB)Long jump2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jumpDwight PhillipsUnited States8.32James BeckfordJamaica8.28(SB)Yago LamelaSpain8.22Pole vault2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vaultGiuseppe GibiliscoItaly5.90(NR)Okkert BritsSouth Africa5.85(SB)Patrik KristianssonSweden5.85(PB)Triple jump2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jumpChristian OlssonSweden17.72Yoandri BetanzosCuba17.28(SB)Leevan SandsBahamas17.26Shot put2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot putAndrei MikhnevichBelarus21.69(PB)Adam NelsonUnited States21.26Yuriy BilonohUkraine21.10Discus2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throwVirgilijus AleknaLithuania 198869.69(SB)Róbert FazekasHungary69.01Vasiliy KaptyukhBelarus66.51(SB)Javelin2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throwSergey MakarovRussia85.44Andrus VärnikEstonia85.17Boris HenryGermany84.74Hammer2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throwIvan TikhonBelarus83.05Adrián AnnusHungary80.36Koji MurofushiJapan80.12Decathlon2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlonTom PappasUnited States8750Roman ŠebrleCzech Republic8634Dmitry KarpovKazakhstan8374(NR) Women's results Track 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 100 m2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metresTorri Edwards USA10.93(PB)Chandra Sturrup BAH11.02Ekaterini Thanou GRE11.03(SB)200 m2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metresAnastasiya Kapachinskaya RUS22.38(PB)Torri Edwards USA22.47Muriel Hurtis FRA22.59400 m2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metresAna Guevara MEX48.89(PB)Lorraine Fenton JAM49.43(SB)Amy Mbacké Thiam SEN49.95(SB)800 m2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metresMaria Mutola MOZ1:59.89Kelly Holmes GBR2:00.18Natalya Khrushchelyova RUS2:00.291500 m2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metresTatyana Tomashova RUS3:58.52(CR)Süreyya Ayhan TUR3:59.04Hayley Tullett GBR3:59.95(PB)5000 m2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metresTirunesh Dibaba ETH 199614:51.72Marta Domínguez ESP14:52.26Edith Masai KEN14:52.3010,000 m2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metresBerhane Adere ETH 199630:04.18(CR)Werknesh Kidane ETH 199630:07.15(PB)Sun Yingjie CHN30:07.20(PB)Marathon2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's MarathonCatherine Ndereba KEN2:23:55(CR)Mizuki Noguchi JPN2:24:14Masako Chiba JPN2:25:09100 m hurdles2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres hurdlesPerdita Felicien CAN12.53(NR)Brigitte Foster JAM12.57Miesha McKelvy USA12.67400 m hurdles2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdlesJana Pittman AUS53.22(PB)Sandra Glover USA53.65(SB)Yuliya Pechonkina RUS53.7120 km walk2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 20 kilometres walkYelena Nikolayeva RUS1:26:52(CR)Gillian O'Sullivan IRL1:27:34Valentina Tsybulskaya BLR1:28:10(NR)4 × 100 m relay2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relayFRAPatricia Girard-Léno Muriel Hurtis Sylviane Félix Christine Arron41.78(WL)USAAngela Williams Chryste Gaines Inger Miller Torri EdwardsLauryn Williams*41.83(SB)RUSOlga Fyodorova Yuliya Tabakova Marina Kislova Larisa Kruglova42.664 × 400 m relay2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relayUSADemetria WashingtonJearl Miles ClarkMe'Lisa BarberSanya RichardsDeeDee Trotter*3:22.63(WL)RUSAnastasiya KapachinskayaNatalya NazarovaOlesya ZykinaYuliya Pechonkina (Nosova)Svetlana Pospelova*Svetlana Goncharenko*3:22.91(SB)JAMAllison BeckfordLorraine Fenton (Graham)Ronetta SmithSandie RichardsMichelle Burgher*3:22.92(SB) Note: * Indicates medalists who ran in preliminary rounds. Field 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 High jump2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's high jumpHestrie Cloete RSA2.06(WL, AR)Marina Kuptsova RUS2.00Kajsa Bergqvist SWE2.00Pole vault2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's pole vaultSvetlana Feofanova RUS4.75(CR)Annika Becker GER4.70(SB)Yelena Isinbayeva RUS4.65Long jump2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jumpEunice Barber FRA6.99(SB)Tatyana Kotova RUS6.74Anju Bobby George IND6.70(SB)Triple jump2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's triple jumpTatyana Lebedeva RUS15.18(SB)Françoise Mbango Etone CMR15.05(AR)Magdelín Martínez ITA14.90(NR)Shot put2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot putSvetlana Krivelyova RUS20.63Nadzeya Astapchuk BLR20.12(PB)Vita Pavlysh UKR20.08(SB)Discus throw2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throwIrina Yatchenko BLR67.32(SB)Anastasia Kelesidou GRE67.14(SB)Ekaterini Voggoli GRE66.73(PB)Hammer throw2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throwYipsi Moreno CUB73.33Olga Kuzenkova RUS71.71Manuela Montebrun FRA70.92Javelin throw2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throwMirela Manjani GRE66.52(WL)Tatyana Shikolenko RUS63.28Steffi Nerius GER62.70Heptathlon2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlonCarolina Klüft SWE7001(WL)Eunice Barber FRA6755(SB)Natallia Sazanovich BLR6524(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. Medal table FRA 8 7 1 7 7 5 3 3 2 yes 3 2 2 ETH 1996 3 1 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 LTU 1988 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 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. IAAF Championship 2003 Category:World Athletics Championships World Championships in Athletics Category:International athletics competitions hosted by France Category:International sports competitions in Paris Category:Athletics in Paris World Championships In Athletics World Championships In Athletics Category:Sport in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis Category:2003 in international sports