# 2003 World Championships in Athletics

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 streets of Paris and the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.

## Men's results
### Track

1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m details | Kim Collins Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.07 | Darrel Brown Trinidad and Tobago | 10.08 | Darren Campbell Great Britain | 10.08 (SB) |
| 200 m details | John Capel United States | 20.30 | Darvis Patton United States | 20.31 | Shingo Suetsugu Japan | 20.38 |
| 400 m details | Tyree Washington United States | 44.77$^1$ | Marc Raquil France | 44.79 (NR) | Michael Blackwood Jamaica | 44.80 |
| 800 m details | Djabir Saïd-Guerni Algeria | 1:44.81 | Yuriy Borzakovskiy Russia | 1:44.84 | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi South Africa | 1:44.90 |
| 1500 m details | Hicham El Guerrouj Morocco | 3:31.77 | Mehdi Baala France | 3:32.31 | Ivan Heshko Ukraine | 3:33.17 |
| 5000 m details | Eliud Kipchoge Kenya | 12:52.79 (CR) | Hicham El Guerrouj Morocco | 12:52.83 | Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia | 12:53.12 |
| 10,000 m details | Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia | 26:49.57 (CR) | Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia | 26:50.77 (SB) | Sileshi Sihine Ethiopia | 27:01.44 |
| Marathon details | Jaouad Gharib Morocco | 2:08:31 (CR) | Julio Rey Spain | 2:08:38 | Stefano Baldini Italy | 2:09:14 |
| 110 m hurdles details | Allen Johnson United States | 13.12 | Terrence Trammell United States | 13.20 (SB) | Liu Xiang China | 13.23 |
| 400 m hurdles details | Félix Sánchez Dominican Republic | 47.25 (WL) | Joey Woody United States | 48.18 (SB) | Periklís Iakovákis Greece | 48.24 |
| 3000 m steeplechase details | Saif Saaeed Shaheen Qatar | 8:04.39 | Ezekiel Kemboi Kenya | 8:05.11 | Eliseo Martin Spain | 8:09.09 (PB) |
| 20 km race walk details | 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 details | 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 details | United States (USA) John Capel Bernard Williams Darvis Patton Joshua J. Johnson | 38.06 | Brazil (BRA) Vicente de Lima Édson Ribeiro 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 details | France (FRA) Leslie Djhone Naman Keïta Stéphane Diagana Marc Raquil Ahmed Douhou* | 2:58.96$^2$ (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 | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump details | Jacques Freitag South Africa | 2.35 (SB) | Stefan Holm Sweden | 2.32 | Mark Boswell Canada | 2.32 (SB) |
| Long jump details | Dwight Phillips United States | 8.32 | James Beckford Jamaica | 8.28 (SB) | Yago Lamela Spain | 8.22 |
| Pole vault details | Giuseppe Gibilisco Italy | 5.90 (NR) | Okkert Brits South Africa | 5.85 (SB) | Patrik Kristiansson Sweden | 5.85 (PB) |
| Triple jump details | Christian Olsson Sweden | 17.72 | Yoandri Betanzos Cuba | 17.28 (SB) | Leevan Sands Bahamas | 17.26 |
| Shot put details | Andrei Mikhnevich Belarus | 21.69 (PB) | Adam Nelson United States | 21.26 | Yuriy Bilonoh Ukraine | 21.10 |
| Discus details | Virgilijus Alekna Lithuania | 69.69 (SB) | Róbert Fazekas Hungary | 69.01 | Vasiliy Kaptyukh Belarus | 66.51 (SB) |
| Javelin details | Sergey Makarov Russia | 85.44 | Andrus Värnik Estonia | 85.17 | Boris Henry Germany | 84.74 |
| Hammer details | Ivan Tikhon Belarus | 83.05 | Adrián Annus Hungary | 80.36 | Koji Murofushi Japan | 80.12 |
| Decathlon details | Tom Pappas United States | 8750 | Roman Šebrle Czech Republic | 8634 | Dmitry Karpov Kazakhstan | 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) |||||| |

## Women's results
### Track

1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m details | Torri Edwards United States | 10.93 (PB) | Chandra Sturrup Bahamas | 11.02 | Ekaterini Thanou Greece | 11.03 (SB) |
| 200 m details | Anastasiya Kapachinskaya Russia | 22.38 (PB) | Torri Edwards United States | 22.47 | Muriel Hurtis France | 22.59 |
| 400 m details | Ana Guevara Mexico | 48.89 (PB) | Lorraine Fenton Jamaica | 49.43 (SB) | Amy Mbacké Thiam Senegal | 49.95 (SB) |
| 800 m details | Maria Mutola Mozambique | 1:59.89 | Kelly Holmes Great Britain | 2:00.18 | Natalya Khrushchelyova Russia | 2:00.29 |
| 1500 m details | Tatyana Tomashova Russia | 3:58.52 (CR) | Süreyya Ayhan Turkey | 3:59.04 | Hayley Tullett Great Britain | 3:59.95 (PB) |
| 5000 m details | Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia | 14:51.72 | Marta Domínguez Spain | 14:52.26 | Edith Masai Kenya | 14:52.30 |
| 10,000 m details | Berhane Adere Ethiopia | 30:04.18 (CR) | Werknesh Kidane Ethiopia | 30:07.15 (PB) | Sun Yingjie China | 30:07.20 (PB) |
| Marathon details | Catherine Ndereba Kenya | 2:23:55 (CR) | Mizuki Noguchi Japan | 2:24:14 | Masako Chiba Japan | 2:25:09 |
| 100 m hurdles details | Perdita Felicien Canada | 12.53 (NR) | Brigitte Foster Jamaica | 12.57 | Miesha McKelvy United States | 12.67 |
| 400 m hurdles details | Jana Pittman Australia | 53.22 (PB) | Sandra Glover United States | 53.65 (SB) | Yuliya Pechonkina Russia | 53.71 |
| 20 km walk details | Yelena Nikolayeva Russia | 1:26:52 (CR) | Gillian O'Sullivan Ireland | 1:27:34 | Valentina Tsybulskaya Belarus | 1:28:10 (NR) |
| 4 × 100 m relay details | France (FRA) Patricia Girard-Léno Muriel Hurtis Sylviane Félix Christine Arron | 41.78 (WL) | United States (USA) Angela Williams Chryste Gaines Inger Miller Torri Edwards Lauryn Williams* | 41.83 (SB) | Russia (RUS) Olga Fyodorova Yuliya Tabakova Marina Kislova Larisa Kruglova | 42.66 |
| 4 × 400 m relay details | United States (USA) Demetria Washington Jearl Miles Clark Me'Lisa Barber Sanya Richards DeeDee Trotter* | 3:22.63 (WL) | Russia (RUS) Anastasiya Kapachinskaya Natalya Nazarova Olesya Zykina Yuliya Pechonkina (Nosova) Svetlana Pospelova* Svetlana Goncharenko* | 3:22.91 (SB) | Jamaica (JAM) Allison Beckford Lorraine Fenton (Graham) Ronetta Smith Sandie Richards Michelle Burgher* | 3:22.92 (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 medalists who ran in preliminary rounds.

### Field

1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump details | Hestrie Cloete South Africa | 2.06 (WL, AR) | Marina Kuptsova Russia | 2.00 | Kajsa Bergqvist Sweden | 2.00 |
| Pole vault details | Svetlana Feofanova Russia | 4.75 (CR) | Annika Becker Germany | 4.70 (SB) | Yelena Isinbayeva Russia | 4.65 |
| Long jump details | Eunice Barber France | 6.99 (SB) | Tatyana Kotova Russia | 6.74 | Anju Bobby George India | 6.70 (SB) |
| Triple jump details | Tatyana Lebedeva Russia | 15.18 (SB) | Françoise Mbango Etone Cameroon | 15.05 (AR) | Magdelín Martínez Italy | 14.90 (NR) |
| Shot put details | Svetlana Krivelyova Russia | 20.63 | Nadzeya Astapchuk Belarus | 20.12 (PB) | Vita Pavlysh Ukraine | 20.08 (SB) |
| Discus throw details | Irina Yatchenko Belarus | 67.32 (SB) | Anastasia Kelesidou Greece | 67.14 (SB) | Ekaterini Voggoli Greece | 66.73 (PB) |
| Hammer throw details | Yipsi Moreno Cuba | 73.33 | Olga Kuzenkova Russia | 71.71 | Manuela Montebrun France | 70.92 |
| Javelin throw details | Mirela Manjani Greece | 66.52 (WL) | Tatyana Shikolenko Russia | 63.28 | Steffi Nerius Germany | 62.70 |
| Heptathlon details | 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) |||||| |

## 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 |
| 7 | 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 |
| 14 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Ecuador (ECU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Lithuania (LTU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Mozambique (MOZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Qatar (QAT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 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 |
| 27 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 29 | Bahamas (BAH) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 29 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Estonia (EST) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | 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 |
| 40 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Senegal (SEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (43 entries) | Totals (43 entries) | 46 | 46 | 46 | 138 |