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2003 in the sport of athletics

This article contains an overview of the sport of athletics, including track and field, cross country and road running, in the year 2003.

2003 in athletics
Action at the World Championships in Paris
Major world eventsWorld Championships
World Indoor Championships
IAAF Athletes of the YearHicham El Guerrouj
Hestrie Cloete
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The foremost competition of the year was the 2003 World Championships in Athletics, followed by the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships. At regional level, athletics was featured at two major games that were held that year: the 2003 Pan American Games and the 2003 All-Africa Games.

Major events edit

World edit

Regional edit

World records edit

Men edit

Event Athlete Nation Performance Meeting Place Date
30 kilometres (road) Takayuki Matsumiya   Japan 1:28.36   Kumamoto, Japan 16 February
Marathon Paul Tergat   Kenya 2:04:55   Berlin, Germany 28 September

Women edit

Event Athlete Nation Performance Meeting Place Date
10 kilometres (road) Paula Radcliffe   United Kingdom 30:21   San Juan, Puerto Rico 23 February
Marathon Paula Radcliffe   United Kingdom 2:15:25   London, Great Britain 13 April
3000 m steeplechase Gulnara Samitova-Galkina   Russia 9:08.33   Tula, Russia 10 August
400 m hurdles Yuliya Pechonkina   Russia 52.34 m   Tula, RUS 8 August
Pole vault Yelena Isinbayeva   Russia 4.82 m   Gateshead, Great Britain 13 July

Awards edit

Men edit

2003 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS WINNER
IAAF World Athlete of the Year   Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year   Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)
European Athlete of the Year Award   Christian Olsson (SWE)
Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award   Tim Montgomery (USA)


Women edit

2003 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS WINNER
IAAF World Athlete of the Year   Hestrie Cloete (RSA)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year   Hestrie Cloete (RSA)
European Athlete of the Year Award   Carolina Klüft (SWE)
Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award   Gail Devers (USA)

Men's best year performances edit

400m hurdles edit

RANK 2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.   Félix Sánchez (DOM) 47.25
2.   Kemel Thompson (JAM) 48.05
3.   Periklís Iakovákis (GRE) 48.17
4.   Joey Woody (USA) 48.18
5.   Bershawn Jackson (USA) 48.23


3000m steeplechase edit

RANK 2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.   Saif Saeed Shaheen (QAT) 7:57.38
2.   Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) 7:57.42
3.   Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) 8:02.49
4.   Bouabdellah Tahri (FRA) 8:06.91
5.   Kipkirui Misoi (KEN) 8:07.74


Pole vault edit

RANK 2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
1.   Romain Mesnil (FRA) 5.95 m
2.   Aleksandr Averbukh (ISR) 5.93 m
3.   Tim Lobinger (GER) 5.91 m
4.   Giuseppe Gibilisco (ITA) 5.90 m
5.   Oscar Janson (SWE) 5.87 m


Hammer throw edit

Main article: 2003 hammer throw year ranking


Decathlon edit

Main article: 2003 decathlon year ranking

Women's best year performances edit

100 metres edit

RANK 2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.   Chryste Gaines (USA) 10.86
2.   Chandra Sturrup (BAH) 10.89
3.   Torri Edwards (USA) 10.93
4.   Debbie Ferguson (BAH) 10.97
5.   Zhanna Block (UKR) 10.99


200 metres edit

RANK 2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.   Allyson Felix (USA) 22.11
2.   Torri Edwards (USA) 22.28
3.   LaTasha Jenkins (USA) 22.31
4.   Anastasiya Kapachinskaya (RUS) 22.38
5.   Muriel Hurtis-Houairi (FRA) 22.41


Half marathon edit

RANK 2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.   Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 1:05:39


100m hurdles edit

RANK 2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.   Gail Devers (USA) 12.45
  Brigitte Foster-Hylton (JAM)
3.   Miesha McKelvy (USA) 12.51
4.   Perdita Felicien (CAN) 12.53
5.   Donica Merriman (USA) 12.65


400m hurdles edit

RANK 2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.   Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS) 52.34
2.   Jana Rawlinson (AUS) 53.22
3.   Sandra Glover (USA) 53.34
4.   Andrea Blackett (BAR) 53.71
5.   Ionela Târlea (ROM) 53.87


3000m steeplechase edit

RANK 2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.   Gulnara Samitova-Galkina (RUS) 9:08.33
2.   Alesya Turova (BLR) 9:20.28
3.   Lyubov Ivanova (RUS) 9:24.78
4.   Yekaterina Volkova (RUS) 9:32.31
5.   Dorcus Inzikuru (UGA) 9:39.51


High jump edit

RANK 2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
1.   Kajsa Bergqvist (SWE) 2.06 m
  Hestrie Cloete (RSA) 2.06 m
3.   Marina Kuptsova (RUS) 2.02 m
4.   Inga Babakova (UKR) 2.01 m
  Viktoriya Palamar (UKR) 2.01 m
  Blanka Vlašić (CRO) 2.01 m
  Amy Acuff (USA) 2.01 m
  Venelina Veneva (BUL) 2.01 m


Pole vault edit

RANK 2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
1.   Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 4.82 m
2.   Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) 4.75 m
3.   Yvonne Buschbaum (GER) 4.70 m
  Tatyana Polnova (RUS)
  Annika Becker (GER)


Hammer throw edit

Main article: 2003 hammer throw year ranking


Heptathlon edit

RANK 2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS POINTS
1.   Carolina Klüft (SWE) 7001
2.   Eunice Barber (FRA) 6755
3.   Natalya Sazanovich (BLR) 6524
4.   Yelena Prokhorova (RUS) 6452
5.   Denise Lewis (GBR) 6282

Marathon edit

Men's competition edit

Pan American Games edit

RANK ATHLETE TIME
    Vanderlei de Lima (BRA) 2:19:08
    Bruce Deacon (CAN) 2:20:25
    Diego Colorado (COL) 2:21:48

Best year performances edit

RANK NAME ATHLETE TIME EVENT
1.   Paul Tergat (KEN) 2:04:55 WR Berlin Marathon
2.   Sammy Korir (KEN) 2:04:56 Berlin Marathon
3.   Evans Rutto (KEN) 2:05:50 Chicago Marathon
4.   Titus Munji (KEN) 2:06:15 Berlin Marathon
5.   Michael Kosgei Rotich (KEN) 2:06:33 Paris Marathon
6.   Benoît Zwierzchiewski (FRA) 2:06:36 Paris Marathon
7.   William Kipsang (KEN) 2:06:38 Amsterdam Marathon
8.   Felix Limo (KEN) 2:06:42 Amsterdam Marathon
9.   Wilson Onsare (KEN) 2:06:47 Paris Marathon
10.   Driss El Himer (FRA) 2:06:48 Paris Marathon

Women's competition edit

Pan American Games edit

RANK ATHLETE TIME
    Márcia Narloch (BRA) 2:39:54
    Mariela González (CUB) 2:42:55
    Érika Olivera (CHI) 2:44:52

Best year performances edit

RANK NAME ATHLETE TIME EVENT
1.   Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 2:15:24 WR London Marathon
2.   Sun Yingjie (CHN) 2:19:39 Beijing Marathon
3.   Catherine Ndereba (KEN) 2:19:55 London Marathon
4.   Deena Kastor (USA) 2:21:15 London Marathon
5.   Mizuki Noguchi (JPN) 2:21:18 Osaka International Ladies Marathon
6.   Masako Chiba (JPN) 2:21:45 Osaka Marathon
7.   Naoko Sakamoto (JPN) 2:21:51 Osaka Marathon
8.   Lornah Kiplagat (KEN) 2:22:22 Osaka Marathon
9.   Margaret Okayo (KEN) 2:22:31 New York Marathon
10.   Catherine Ndereba (KEN) 2:23:03 New York Marathon

Deaths edit

  • April 22 — Mike Larrabee, American athlete (b. 1933)
  • April 25 — Samson Kitur (37), Kenyan middle-distance runner (b. 1966)
  • April 28 — Juha Tiainen (47), Finnish hammer thrower (b. 1955)
  • September 24 — Benson Masya (33), Kenyan long-distance runner (b. 1970)

References edit



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