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 edit

Records edit

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 edit

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
  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 edit

Records edit

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 edit

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

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