# 2003 in hammer throw

This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2003 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. The main event during this season were the 2003 World Athletics Championships in Paris, France, where the final of the men's competition was held on Tuesday August 25, 2003. The women had their final three days later, on Thursday August 28, 2003.

## Men
### Records

Standing records prior to the 2003 season in track and field :
| World Record | Yuriy Sedykh (URS) | 86.74 m | August 30, 1986 | Stuttgart, West Germany |

### 2003 World Year Ranking

| Rank | Mark | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note |
| 1 | 84.86 m | Koji Murofushi (JPN) | Prague, Czech Republic | 2003-06-29 | AR |
| 2 | 84.32 m | Ivan Tikhon (BLR) | Stayki, Belarus | 2003-08-08 | PB |
| 3 | 84.19 m | Adrián Annus (HUN) | Szombathely, Hungary | 2003-08-10 | NR |
| 4 | 82.28 m | Ilya Konovalov (RUS) | Tula, Russia | 2003-07-10 | PB |
| 5 | 81.81 m | Libor Charfreitag (SVK) | Prague, Czech Republic | 2003-06-29 | NR |
| 6 | 81.74 m | Andrey Skvaruk (UKR) | Kyiv, Ukraine | 2003-07-04 | |
| 7 | 81.35 m | Igor Astapkovich (BLR) | Minsk, Belarus | 2003-07-11 | |
| 7 | 81.35 m | Wojciech Kondratowicz (POL) | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 2003-07-13 | PB |
| 9 | 81.21 m | Primož Kozmus (SLO) | Zagreb, Croatia | 2003-08-03 | |
| 10 | 80.89 m | Maciej Palyszko (POL) | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 2003-07-13 | PB |
| 11 | 80.83 m | Karsten Kobs (GER) | Nikíti, Greece | 2003-08-01 | |
| 12 | 80.67 m | Péter Botfa (HUN) | Zalaegerszeg, Hungary | 2003-06-14 | PB |
| 13 | 80.51 m | Patric Suter (SUI) | Löffingen, Germany | 2003-09-17 | NR |
| 14 | 80.44 m | Christophe Épalle (FRA) | Saint-Étienne, France | 2003-05-10 | |
| 15 | 80.20 m | Olli-Pekka Karjalainen (FIN) | Helsinki, Finland | 2003-08-09 | |
| 16 | 80.13 m | Aleksey Zagornyi (RUS) | Tula, Russia | 2003-07-10 | |
| 17 | 79.90 m | Vadim Devyatovski (BLR) | Minsk, Belarus | 2003-08-08 | |
| 18 | 79.62 m | Sergey Kirmasov (RUS) | Moscow, Russia | 2003-07-26 | |
| 19 | 79.52 m | Alexandros Papadimitriou (GRE) | Nikíti, Greece | 2003-08-01 | |
| 20 | 79.35 m | Oleksandr Krykun (UKR) | Kyiv, Ukraine | 2003-05-11 | |
| 21 | 79.20 m | Stuart Rendell (AUS) | Canberra, Australia | 2003-02-22 | |
| 22 | 79.07 m | Nicolas Figère (FRA) | Chelles, France | 2003-10-01 | |
| 23 | 78.89 m | Vadim Khersontsev (RUS) | Moscow, Russia | 2003-07-26 | |
| 24 | 78.83 m | David Söderberg (FIN) | Lahti, Finland | 2003-07-02 | PB |
| 25 | 78.81 m | Krisztián Pars (HUN) | Szombathely, Hungary | 2003-09-13 | |

## Women
### Records

Standing records prior to the 2003 season in track and field :
| World Record | Mihaela Melinte (ROM) | 76.07 m | August 29, 1999 | Rüdlingen, Switzerland |

### 2003 World Year Ranking

| Rank | Mark | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note |
| 1 | 75.14 m | Yipsi Moreno (CUB) | Savona, Italy | 2003-07-17 | PB |
| 2 | 74.98 m | Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) | Tula, Russia | 2003-08-09 | |
| 3 | 74.50 m | Manuela Montebrun (FRA) | Villeneuve d'Ascq, France | 2003-06-15 | PB |
| 4 | 72.96 m | Iryna Sekachova (UKR) | Koncha-Zaspa, Ukraine | 2003-05-23 | PB |
| 5 | 72.03 m | Gu Yuan (CHN) | Shanghai, PR China | 2003-09-12 | PB |
| 6 | 71.99 m | Mihaela Melinte (ROM) | Firenze, Italy | 2003-06-22 | |
| 7 | 71.93 m | Susanne Keil (GER) | Fränkisch-Crumbach, Germany | 2003-06-08 | PB |
| 8 | 71.38 m | Kamila Skolimowska (POL) | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 2003-07-20 | |
| 9 | 71.33 m | Anna Mahon (USA) | Walnut, United States | 2003-04-19 | |
| 10 | 71.12 m | Bronwyn Eagles (AUS) | Adelaide, Australia | 2003-02-06 | AR |
| 11 | 70.69 m | Yunaika Crawford (CUB) | Havana, Cuba | 2003-05-28 | PB |
| 12 | 70.67 m | Zhao Wei (CHN) | Nanning, PR China | 2003-04-05 | PB |
| 13 | 70.60 m | Zhang Wenxiu (CHN) | Nanning, PR China | 2003-04-05 | PB |
| 14 | 70.50 m | Erin Gilreath (USA) | Marietta, Georgia, United States | 2003-12-28 | PB |
| 15 | 70.43 m | Ester Balassini (ITA) | Padua, Italy | 2003-07-05 | PB |
| 16 | 70.42 m | Betty Heidler (GER) | Mannheim, Germany | 2003-06-21 | PB |
| 17 | 70.02 m | Olga Tsander (BLR) | Brest, Belarus | 2003-04-30 | |
| 18 | 69.98 m | Alexandra Papayeoryiou (GRE) | Bucharest, Romania | 2003-08-09 | NR |
| 19 | 69.79 m | Candice Scott (TRI) | Sacramento, United States | 2003-06-14 | PB |
| 20 | 69.72 m | Aldenay Vasallo (CUB) | Havana, Cuba | 2003-06-21 | PB |
| 21 | 69.59 m | Yelena Konevtseva (RUS) | Tula, Russia | 2003-08-09 | PB |
| 22 | 69.33 m | Andrea Bunjes (GER) | Schönau, Germany | 2003-06-21 | PB |
| 23 | 69.24 m | Lisa Misipeka (ASA) | Burnaby, Canada | 2003-06-08 | NR |
| 24 | 69.17 m | Alla Davydova (RUS) | Valencia, Spain | 2003-05-24 | PB |
| 25 | 69.05 m | Liu Yinghui (CHN) | Daegu, South Korea | 2003-08-26 | PB |