| IX World Championships in Athletics | |
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| Host city | Saint-Denis, France |
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| Date(s) | 23 August – 31 August |
| Main Stadium | Stade de France |
| Nations participating | 198 |
| Athletes participating | 1679 |
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 Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.
Contents |
Men's Results
Track
1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007
Field
1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007
Women's Results
Track
1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007
Field
1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| High jump details |
 Hestrie Cloete (RSA) |
2.06 (WL, AR) |
 Marina Kuptsova (RUS) |
2.00 |  Kajsa Bergqvist (SWE) |
2.00 |
| Pole vault details |
Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) |
4.75 (CR) |
 Annika Becker (GER) |
4.70 (SB) |
Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) |
4.65 |
| Long jump details |
 Eunice Barber (FRA) |
6.99 (SB) |
Tatyana Kotova (RUS) |
6.74 |  Anju Bobby George (IND) |
6.70 (SB) |
| Triple jump details |
Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) |
15.18 (SB) |
 Françoise Mbango Etone (CMR) |
15.05 (AR) |
 Magdelin Martinez (ITA) |
14.90 (NR) |
| Shot put details |
Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS) |
20.63 |  |
20.12 (PB) |
 Vita Pavlysh (UKR) |
20.08 (SB) |
| Discus throw details |
Irina Yatchenko (BLR) |
67.32 (SB) |
 Anastasia Kelesidou (GRE) |
67.14 (SB) |
Ekaterini Voggoli (GRE) |
66.73 (PB) |
| Hammer throw details |
 Yipsi Moreno (CUB) |
73.33 | Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) |
71.71 | Manuela Montebrun (FRA) |
70.92 |
| Javelin throw details |
Mirela Manjani (GRE) |
66.52 (WL) |
Tatyana Shikolenko (RUS) |
63.28 | Steffi Nerius (GER) |
62.70 |
| Heptathlon details |
Carolina Klüft (SWE) |
7001 (WL) |
Eunice Barber (FRA) |
6755 (SB) |
Natalya Sazanovich (BLR) |
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 to score more than 7000 points. | ||||||
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AR Area record | CR championship record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB/PR personal best/record | SB seasonal best | WL world leading (in a given season) | WR world record |
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Medal Table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1. |  United States |
8 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| 2. | Russia |
7 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 3. | France |
3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 4. |  Ethiopia |
3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 5. | Belarus |
3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6. | Sweden |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7. |  Kenya |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7= | South Africa |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9. |  Morocco |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10. | Greece |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11. | Cuba |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12. | Italy |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13. |  Canada |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14. |  Algeria |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14= |  Australia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14= |  Dominican Republic |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14= |  Ecuador |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14= |  Lithuania |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14= |  Mexico |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14= |  Mozambique |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14= |  Poland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14= |  Qatar |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14= |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24. |  Jamaica |
0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 25. |  Spain |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 26. |  Hungary |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 27. | Germany |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 27= |  Japan |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 27= | Ukraine |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 30. |  United Kingdom |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 31. |  Brazil |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31= | Cameroon |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31= |  Czech Republic |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31= |  Estonia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31= |  Ireland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31= |  Trinidad and Tobago |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31= |  Turkey |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38. |  Bahamas |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 39. |  China |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 40. | India |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40= |  Kazakhstan |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40= |  Netherlands |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40= |  Senegal |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
For more information about these results including in-depth results of all heats and finals that include photo finish, wind readings and reaction times see the link below.
External links
Media related to 2003 World Championships in Athletics at Wikimedia Commons
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