2003 in the sport of athletics

none 2003 in athletics 2003 World Athletics Championships (147769455).jpg 180 Action at the World Championships in Paris World ChampionshipsWorld Indoor Championships Hicham El GuerroujHestrie Cloete 2002 2004 2003 the sport of athletics This article contains an overview of the sport of athletics, including track and field, cross country and road running, in the year 2003. The foremost competition of the year was the 2003 World Championships in Athletics, followed by the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships. At regional level, athletics was featured at two major games that were held that year: the 2003 Pan American Games and the 2003 All-Africa Games. 2 Major events World World Championships in Athletics World Indoor Championships World Athletics Final World Cross Country Championships World Half Marathon Championships World Youth Championships World Student Games Military World Games Golden League World Outdoor Meetings World Marathon Majors Regional All-Africa Games African Junior Championships Asian Championships Asian Cross Country Championships Central Asian Games Indian Ocean Island Games Southeast Asian Games Central American and Caribbean Championships Pan American Games South American Athletics Championships South American Cross Country Championships Balkan Games European Cross Country Championships European Cup European Junior Championships European U23 Championships European Mountain Running Championships World records Men Event Athlete Nation Performance Meeting Place Date30 kilometres (road)Takayuki Matsumiya1:28.36JPN Kumamoto, Japan16 FebruaryMarathonPaul Tergat2:04:55GER Berlin, Germany28 September Women Event Athlete Nation Performance Meeting Place Date10 kilometres (road)Paula Radcliffe30:21PUR San Juan, Puerto Rico23 FebruaryMarathonPaula Radcliffe2:15:25GBR London, Great Britain13 April3000 m steeplechaseGulnara Samitova-Galkina9:08.33RUS Tula, Russia10 August400 m hurdlesYuliya Pechonkina52.34 mRUS Tula, RUS8 AugustPole vaultYelena Isinbayeva4.82 mGBR Gateshead, Great Britain13 July Awards Men 2003 TRACK & FIELD AWARDSWINNERIAAF World Athlete of the YearHicham El Guerrouj MARTrack & Field Athlete of the YearHicham El Guerrouj MAREuropean Athlete of the Year AwardChristian Olsson SWEBest Male Track Athlete ESPY AwardTim Montgomery USA Women 2003 TRACK & FIELD AWARDSWINNERIAAF World Athlete of the YearHestrie Cloete RSATrack & Field Athlete of the YearHestrie Cloete RSAEuropean Athlete of the Year AwardCarolina Klüft SWEBest Female Track Athlete ESPY AwardGail Devers USA Men's best year performances 400m hurdles RANK2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Félix Sánchez DOM47.252.Kemel Thompson JAM48.053.Periklís Iakovákis GRE48.174.Joey Woody USA48.185.Bershawn Jackson USA48.23 3000m steeplechase RANK2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Saif Saeed Shaheen QAT7:57.382.Paul Kipsiele Koech KEN7:57.423.Ezekiel Kemboi KEN8:02.494.Bouabdellah Tahri FRA8:06.915.Kipkirui Misoi KEN8:07.74 Pole vault RANK2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Romain Mesnil FRA5.95 m2.Aleksandr Averbukh ISR5.93 m3.Tim Lobinger GER5.91 m4.Giuseppe Gibilisco ITA5.90 m5.Oscar Janson SWE5.87 m Hammer throw 2003 hammer throw year ranking Decathlon 2003 decathlon year ranking Women's best year performances 100 metres RANK2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Chryste Gaines USA10.862.Chandra Sturrup BAH10.893.Torri Edwards USA10.934.Debbie Ferguson BAH10.975.Zhanna Block UKR10.99 200 metres RANK2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Allyson Felix USA22.112.Torri Edwards USA22.283.LaTasha Jenkins USA22.314.Anastasiya Kapachinskaya RUS22.385.Muriel Hurtis-Houairi FRA22.41 Half marathon RANK2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Paula Radcliffe GBR1:05:39 100m hurdles RANK2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Gail Devers USA12.45Brigitte Foster-Hylton JAM3.Miesha McKelvy USA12.514.Perdita Felicien CAN12.535.Donica Merriman USA12.65 400m hurdles RANK2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Yuliya Pechonkina RUS52.342.Jana Rawlinson AUS53.223.Sandra Glover USA53.344.Andrea Blackett BAR53.715.Ionela Târlea ROM53.87 3000m steeplechase RANK2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Gulnara Samitova-Galkina RUS9:08.332.Alesya Turova BLR9:20.283.Lyubov Ivanova RUS9:24.784.Yekaterina Volkova RUS9:32.315.Dorcus Inzikuru UGA9:39.51 High jump RANK2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Kajsa Bergqvist SWE2.06 mHestrie Cloete RSA2.06 m3.Marina Kuptsova RUS2.02 m4.Inga Babakova UKR2.01 mViktoriya Palamar UKR2.01 mBlanka Vlašić CRO2.01 mAmy Acuff USA2.01 mVenelina Veneva BUL2.01 m Pole vault RANK2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Yelena Isinbayeva RUS4.82 m2.Svetlana Feofanova RUS4.75 m3.Yvonne Buschbaum GER4.70 mTatyana Polnova RUSAnnika Becker GER Hammer throw 2003 hammer throw year ranking Heptathlon RANK2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS1.Carolina Klüft SWE70012.Eunice Barber FRA67553.Natalya Sazanovich BLR65244.Yelena Prokhorova RUS64525.Denise Lewis GBR6282 Marathon Men's competition Pan American Games RANK ATHLETETIMEImage:Med 1.pngVanderlei de Lima BRA2:19:08Image:Med 2.pngBruce Deacon CAN2:20:25Image:Med 3.pngDiego Colorado COL2:21:48 Best year performances RANK NAME ATHLETETIMEEVENT1.Paul Tergat KEN2:04:55 WRBerlin Marathon2.Sammy Korir KEN2:04:56Berlin Marathon3.Evans Rutto KEN2:05:50Chicago Marathon4.Titus Munji KEN2:06:15Berlin Marathon5.Michael Kosgei Rotich KEN2:06:33Paris Marathon6.Benoît Zwierzchiewski FRA2:06:36Paris Marathon7.William Kipsang KEN2:06:38Amsterdam Marathon8.Felix Limo KEN2:06:42Amsterdam Marathon9.Wilson Onsare KEN2:06:47Paris Marathon10.Driss El Himer FRA2:06:48Paris Marathon Women's competition Pan American Games RANK ATHLETETIMEImage:Med 1.pngMárcia Narloch BRA2:39:54Image:Med 2.pngMariela González CUB2:42:55Image:Med 3.pngÉrika Olivera CHI2:44:52 Best year performances RANK NAME ATHLETETIMEEVENT1.Paula Radcliffe GBR2:15:24 WRLondon Marathon2.Sun Yingjie CHN2:19:39Beijing Marathon3.Catherine Ndereba KEN2:19:55London Marathon4.Deena Kastor USA2:21:15London Marathon5.Mizuki Noguchi JPN2:21:18Osaka International Ladies Marathon6.Masako Chiba JPN2:21:45Osaka Marathon7.Naoko Sakamoto JPN2:21:51Osaka Marathon8.Lornah Kiplagat KEN2:22:22Osaka Marathon9.Margaret Okayo KEN2:22:31New York Marathon10.Catherine Ndereba KEN2:23:03New York Marathon Deaths April 22 — Mike Larrabee, American athlete (b. 1933) April 25 — Samson Kitur (37), Kenyan middle-distance runner (b. 1966) April 28 — Juha Tiainen (47), Finnish hammer thrower (b. 1955) September 24 — Benson Masya (33), Kenyan long-distance runner (b. 1970) References ARRS Category:Sport of athletics by year