# 2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon

These are the official results of the men's decathlon competition at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris, France. With 20 participating athletes, including eight non-finishers, the competition is notable for having the lowest number of competitors in the World Championships history. The competition started on Monday 26 August 2003 and ended on Tuesday 27 August 2003.

## Medalists

| Gold | Tom Pappas United States (USA) |
| Silver | Roman Šebrle Czech Republic (CZE) |
| Bronze | Dmitriy Karpov Kazakhstan (KAZ) |

## Schedule

    Monday, 26 August
    100 mLong jumpShot putHigh jump400 m
    Tuesday, 27 August
    110 m hurdlesDiscus throwPole vaultJavelin throw1,500 m

## Records

| World record | Roman Šebrle (CZE) | 9026 | 27 May 2001 | Götzis, Austria |
| Event record | Tomáš Dvořák (CZE) | 8902 | 7 August 2001 | Edmonton, Canada |

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Decathlon | Decathlon | Decathlon | Decathlon | Decathlon | Decathlon | Decathlon | Decathlon | Decathlon | Decathlon | Points |
| Rank | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points |
| | Tom Pappas (USA) | 10.80 | 7.62 | 16.11 | 2.09 | 47.58 | 13.99 | 46.94 | 5.10 | 65.90 | 4:44.31 | 8750 |
| | Roman Šebrle (CZE) | 11.00 | 7.64 | 15.47 | 2.06 | 47.90 | 14.25 | 47.47 | 4.80 | 69.79 | 4:34.45 | 8634 |
| | Dmitriy Karpov (KAZ) | 10.72 | 7.75 | 15.51 | 2.12 | 47.33 | 13.95 | 47.38 | 4.40 | 47.53 | 4:37.70 | 8374 |
| 4 | Tomáš Dvořák (CZE) | 11.03 | 7.28 | 15.95 | 1.94 | 50.04 | 14.15 | 45.47 | 4.50 | 67.10 | 4:27.63 | 8242 |
| 5 | Laurent Hernu (FRA) | 11.20 | 7.22 | 13.99 | 2.03 | 48.95 | 14.15 | 46.13 | 4.90 | 59.63 | 4:28.38 | 8218 |
| 6 | Lev Lobodin (RUS) | 10.99 | 7.08 | 15.43 | 1.97 | 49.54 | 14.36 | 48.36 | 5.00 | 56.50 | 4:34.63 | 8198 |
| 7 | Qi Haifeng (CHN) | 11.30 | 7.39 | 12.85 | 2.00 | 48.73 | 14.40 | 46.72 | 4.80 | 59.98 | 4:25.40 | 8126 |
| 8 | André Niklaus (GER) | 11.19 | 7.21 | 13.87 | 1.97 | 49.95 | 14.50 | 42.68 | 5.10 | 57.55 | 4:28.84 | 8020 |
| 9 | Claston Bernard (JAM) | 10.91 | 7.22 | 15.39 | 2.03 | 49.31 | 14.76 | 43.47 | 4.30 | 59.47 | 4:34.49 | 8000 |
| 10 | Vitaliy Smirnov (UZB) | 11.10 | 6.98 | 13.89 | 1.97 | 48.98 | 14.98 | 42.70 | 4.50 | 62.69 | 4:24.68 | 7897 |
| 11 | Chiel Warners (NED) | 10.95 | 7.55 | 14.13 | 1.91 | 48.94 | 14.72 | 41.49 | 4.50 | 54.87 | 4:51.35 | 7753 |
| 12 | Paul Terek (USA) | 10.99 | 7.14 | 15.30 | 2.03 | 48.75 | DSQ | 45.72 | 5.30 | 61.14 | 4:30.77 | 7503 |
| — | Aleksandr Pogorelov (RUS) | 11.16 | 7.22 | 15.21 | 2.06 | 50.49 | 14.28 | 44.59 | 4.90 | DNS | — | DNF |
| — | Paolo Casarsa (ITA) | 11.46 | 6.69 | 14.57 | 1.94 | 51.63 | 14.54 | 36.21 | NM | DNS | — | DNF |
| — | Attila Zsivoczky (HUN) | 11.32 | 6.76 | 14.35 | 2.09 | 49.79 | DNS | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| — | Bryan Clay (USA) | 10.50 | 7.70 | 15.05 | 1.97 | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| — | Kristjan Rahnu (EST) | 10.85 | 7.18 | 15.55 | 1.97 | DSQ | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| — | Hamdi Dhouibi (TUN) | 10.83 | 6.96 | 13.13 | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| — | Erki Nool (EST) | 11.09 | 6.78 | 14.14 | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| — | Jón Arnar Magnússon (ISL) | 11.11 | 6.15 | 15.29 | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |