# 2003 European Athletics Junior Championships

The 2003 European Athletics Junior Championships was held in Tampere, Finland from 23 to 27 July 2003. A total of 44 events were contested; 22 by men and 22 by women. Germany had the biggest medal haul with nine golds and a total of 26, closely followed by Russia (also 9 golds but 24 medals in total). Great Britain was third with 17 medals, while Romania was fourth with ten medals. Four championship records were set at the competition, although three were as a result of using lighter implements in the men's throwing events.
Nelson Évora was a stand-out performer, having won both the long jump and triple jump. Ivet Lalova of Bulgaria did the sprint double in the women's 100 metres and 200 metres, while Sophie Krauel showed her versatility by taking golds in the 100 metres hurdles and the long jump. The long-distance track events also provided opportunities for athletes to double up, as Inna Poluškina and Marius Ionescu both left the competition with a gold and a silver medal.
The men's javelin throw offered the chance for the hosts to demonstrate their ability in the country's favourite athletics event – the Finnish men swept the podium through the efforts of Teemu Wirkkala, Tero Järvenpää, and Antti Ruuskanen. In the women's 2000 m steeplechase, Catalina Oprea set a world record in the rarely competed event, despite falling over mid-race. This was the last time that the women's 2000 metres steeplechase was held, as it was replaced by a 3000 m version in 2005.

## Records

| Name | Event | Country | Record | Type |
| Magnus Lohse | Shot put | Sweden | 20.28 m† | CR |
| Erik Cadée | Discus throw | Netherlands | 60.42 m† | CR |
| Lorenzo Povegliano | Hammer throw | Italy | 72.72 m† | CR |
| Catalina Oprea | 2000 metres steeplechase | Romania | 6:21.78 | WR, CR |
| Key:0000 | WR — World record • AR — Area record • CR — Championship record • NR — National record |
* † = New mark established with a lighter junior throwing implement (6 kg shot and hammer, 1.75 kg discus)

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m | Leon Baptiste Great Britain | 10.50 | Till Helmke Germany | 10.52 | Monu Miah Great Britain | 10.54 |
| 200 m | Sebastian Ernst Germany | 20.63 | Roman Smirnov Russia | 20.86 | Till Helmke Germany | 20.86 |
| 400 m | Dimítrios Gravalos Greece | 46.54 | Kamghe Gaba Germany | 46.63 | Piotr Kedzia Poland | 46.69 |
| 800 m | René Bauschinger Germany | 1:46.43 | David Fiegen Luxembourg | 1:49.91 | Ireneusz Sekretarski Poland | 1:49.97 |
| 1500 m | Bartosz Nowicki Poland | 3:45.01 | Thomas Lancashire Great Britain | 3:45.60 | Olle Walleräng Sweden | 3:46.17 |
| 5000 m | Anatoliy Rybakov Russia | 14:13.41 | Marius Ionescu Romania | 14:16.12 | Cristinel Irimia Romania | 14:17.30 |
| 10,000 m | Marius Ionescu Romania | 29:40.41 | Alexey Reunkov Russia | 29:40.80 | Mohammed Bashir Denmark | 29:42.42 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Ruben Schwarz Germany | 8:46.21 | Maricel Ionascu Romania | 8:53.31 | Christoforos Meroussis Greece | 8:55.69 |
| 110 m hurdles | Bano Traore France | 13.95 | Andreas Kundert Switzerland | 14.18 | Kai Doskoczynski Germany | 14.26 |
| 400 m hurdles | Rhys Williams Great Britain | 51.15 | Mohamed Atig France | 51.46 | Rupert Gardner Great Britain | 51.83 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Great Britain Andrew Matthews Laurence Oboh Monu Miah Leon Baptiste | 40.37 | Germany Martin Lohmann Kai Doskoczynski Sebastian Ernst Till Helmke | 40.41 | France Cédric Fagris Jean-Paul Fernandez Guillaume Wallard Eddy De Lépine | 40.50 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Germany Lars Förster Thomas Wilhelm Christoph Gernand Kamghe Gaba | 3:08.31 | Poland Łukasz Pryga Karol Grzegorczyk Rafał Błocian Piotr Kędzia | 3:08.62 | Russia Konstantin Svechkar Maksim Aleksandrenko Ivan Kozhukhar Dmitriy Shubin | 3:08.81 |
| 10 km walk | Vladimir Parvatkin Russia | 41:33.55 | Michal Blazek Slovakia | 41:54.66 | Francisco Arcilla Spain | 42:06.15 |
| High jump | Jaroslav Baba Czech Republic | 2.28 m | Aleksey Dmitrik Russia | 2.26 m | Linus Thörnblad Sweden | 2.23 m |
| Pole vault | Vincent Favretto France | 5.50 m | Artyom Kuptsov Russia | 5.50 m | Fabian Schulze Germany | 5.40 m |
| Long jump | Nelson Évora Portugal | 7.83 m | Christian Kaczmarek Germany | 7.81 m | Tim Riedel Germany | 7.65 m |
| Triple jump | Nelson Évora Portugal | 16.43 m | Dmitriy Detsuk Belarus | 16.13 m | Yevgen Semenenko Ukraine | 16.04 m |
| Shot put | Magnus Lohse Sweden | 20.28 m | Anton Lyuboslavskiy Russia | 20.10 m | Georgi Ivanov Bulgaria | 19.94 m |
| Discus throw | Erik Cadée Netherlands | 60.42 m | Martin Marić Croatia | 58.59 m | Andreas Porth Germany | 58.45 m |
| Hammer throw | Lorenzo Povegliano Italy | 72.72 m | Kamilius Bethke Germany | 72.60 m | Andrey Azarenkov Russia | 72.10 m |
| Javelin throw | Teemu Wirkkala Finland | 79.90 m | Tero Järvenpää Finland | 73.66 m | Antti Ruuskanen Finland | 72.87 m |
| Decathlon | Nicklas Wiberg Sweden | 7604 pts | Alexey Sysoev Russia | 7531 pts | Steffen Willwacher Germany | 7497 pts |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Ivet Lalova (BUL) | 11.43 | Véronique Mang (FRA) | 11.56 | Jade Lucas-Read (GBR) | 11.60 |
| 200 metres | Ivet Lalova (BUL) | 22.88 | Jenny Ljunggren (SWE) | 23.35 | Virginie Michanol (FRA) | 23.36 |
| 400 metres | Mariya Dryakhlova (RUS) | 52.65 | Joanne Cuddihy (IRL) | 53.62 | Christine Ohuruogu (GBR) | 54.21 |
| 800 metres | Simona Barcau (ROM) | 2:02.76 | Charlotte Moore (GBR) | 2:03.40 | Jemma Simpson (GBR) | 2:03.42 |
| 1500 metres | Nelya Neporadna (UKR) | 4:12.57 | Dani Barnes (GBR) | 4:16.91 | Corina Dumbravean (ROM) | 4:17.56 |
| 3000 metres | Inna Poluškina (LAT) | 9:07.85 | Binnaz Uslu (TUR) | 9:23.10 | Adriënne Herzog (NED) | 9:26.01 |
| 5000 metres | Silvia La Barbera (ITA) | 15:52.20 | Inna Poluškina (LAT) | 15:55.69 | Charlotte Dale (GBR) | 16:07.26 |
| 100 metre hurdles | Sophie Krauel (GER) | 13.28 | Symone Belle (GBR) | 13.53 | Sabrina Altermatt (SUI) | 13.59 |
| 400 metre hurdles | Yekaterina Kostetskaya (RUS) | 57.52 | Irina Obedina (RUS) | 57.57 | Zuzana Hejnová (CZE) | 58.30 |
| 2000 metres steeplechase | Catalina Oprea (ROM) | 6:21.78 WJR | Ancuţa Bobocel (ROM) | 6:32.03 | Yekaterina Bespalova (RUS) | 6:35.11 |
| 4 × 100 metre relay | France (FRA) Natacha Vouaux Lina Jacques-Sébastien Aurélie Kamga Véronique Mang | 44.60 | Great Britain (GBR) Anyika Onuora Kadi-Ann Thomas Amy Spencer Jade Lucas-Read | 44.81 | Finland (FIN) Siina Pylkkä Elina Korjansalo Sari Keskitalo Elisa Hakamäki | 45.00 |
| 4 × 400 metre relay | Russia (RUS) Tatyana Popova Yekaterina Kostetskaya Yelena Migunova Mariya Dryakhlova | 3:33.48 | France (FRA) Dora Jemaa Thélia Sigère Rose Ndje Virginie Michanal | 3:37.78 | Great Britain (GBR) Christine Ohuruogu Sian Scott Victoria Griffiths Gemma Nicol | 3:38.96 |
| 10 km walk | Irina Petrova (RUS) | 47:12.77 | Anna Bragina (RUS) | 47:17.56 | Ana Cabecinha (POR) | 47:36.15 |
| High jump | Ariane Friedrich (GER) | 1.88 m | Aileen Herrmann (GER) | 1.86 m | Emma Green (SWE) | 1.86 m |
| Pole vault | Silke Spiegelburg (GER) | 4.15 m | Floé Kühnert (GER) | 4.15 m | Aleksandra Kiryashova (RUS) | 4.15 m |
| Long jump | Sophie Krauel (GER) | 6.47 m | Adina Anton (ROM) | 6.46 m | Daniela Lincoln-Saavedra (SWE) | 6.35 m |
| Triple jump | Anastasiya Taranova (RUS) | 13.61 m | Cristine Spataru (ROM) | 13.54 m | Svetlana Bolshakova (RUS) | 13.37 m |
| Shot put | Anna Avdeyeva (RUS) | 16.71 m | Yulia Leantsiuk (BLR) | 16.29 m | Petra Lammert (GER) | 16.16 m |
| Discus throw | Ulrike Giesa (GER) | 53.75 m | Nadine Müller (GER) | 53.44 m | Darya Pishchalnikova (RUS) | 52.39 m |
| Hammer throw | Katarzyna Kita (POL) | 66.08 m | Maryia Smaliachkova (BLR) | 65.89 m | Berta Castells (ESP) | 65.64 m |
| Javelin throw | Julia Zandt (GER) | 56.96 m | Mareike Rittweg (GER) | 54.74 m | Ilze Gribule (LAT) | 52.76 m |
| Heptathlon | Olga Levenkova (RUS) | 5748 pts | Kathrin Geissler (GER) | 5631 pts | Anna Kryazheva (RUS) | 5605 pts |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Finland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Germany | 9 | 10 | 7 | 26 |
| 2 | Russia | 9 | 8 | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | Romania | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | France | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | Poland | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Portugal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Italy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Finland* | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Latvia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Belarus | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Luxembourg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (25 entries) | Totals (25 entries) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 |