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 streets of Paris and the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.
Men's results
Track
1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 100 mKim Collins10.07Darrel Brown10.08Darren Campbell 10.08(SB)200 mJohn Capel20.30Darvis Patton20.31Shingo Suetsugu20.38400 mTyree Washington44.771Marc Raquil44.79(NR)Michael Blackwood44.80800 mDjabir Saïd-Guerni1:44.81Yuriy Borzakovskiy1:44.84Mbulaeni Mulaudzi1:44.901500 mHicham El Guerrouj3:31.77Mehdi Baala3:32.31Ivan Heshko3:33.175000 mEliud Kipchoge12:52.79(CR)Hicham El Guerrouj12:52.83Kenenisa Bekele12:53.1210,000 mKenenisa Bekele26:49.57(CR)Haile Gebrselassie26:50.77(SB)Sileshi Sihine27:01.44MarathonJaouad Gharib2:08:31(CR)Julio Rey2:08:38Stefano Baldini2:09:14110 m hurdlesAllen Johnson13.12Terrence Trammell13.20(SB)Liu Xiang13.23400 m hurdlesFélix Sánchez47.25(WL)Joey Woody48.18(SB)Periklís Iakovákis48.243000 m steeplechaseSaif Saaeed Shaheen8:04.39Ezekiel Kemboi8:05.11Eliseo Martin8:09.09(PB)20 km race walkJefferson Pérez1:17:21(WBP)Paquillo Fernández1:18:00(SB)Roman Rasskazov1:18:07(SB)50 km race walkRobert Korzeniowski3:36:03(WBP)German Skurygin3:36:42(NR)Andreas Erm3:37:46(NR)4 × 100 m relayJohn CapelBernard WilliamsDarvis PattonJoshua J. Johnson38.06Vicente de LimaÉdson RibeiroAndré da SilvaCláudio Roberto Souza38.26(SB)Timothy BeckTroy DouglasPatrick van BalkomCaimin DouglasGuus Hoogmoed*38.874 × 400 m relayLeslie DjhoneNaman KeïtaStéphane DiaganaMarc RaquilAhmed Douhou*2:58.962(NR)Brandon SimpsonDanny McFarlaneDavian ClarkeMichael BlackwoodMichael Campbell*Lansford Spence*2:59.60(SB)Avard MoncurDennis DarlingNathaniel McKinneyChris BrownCarl Oliver*3:00.53(SB) Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds. 1 Jerome Young of the United States originally finished first in 44.50, but was disqualified after he tested positive for drugs in 2004. 2 The United States (Calvin Harrison, Tyree Washington, Derrick Brew, Jerome Young) originally finished first in 2:58.88, but were disqualified after Jerome Young and Calvin Harrison both tested positive for drugs in 2004.
Field 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 High jumpJacques Freitag2.35(SB)Stefan Holm2.32Mark Boswell2.32(SB)Long jumpDwight Phillips8.32James Beckford8.28(SB)Yago Lamela8.22Pole vaultGiuseppe Gibilisco5.90(NR)Okkert Brits5.85(SB)Patrik Kristiansson5.85(PB)Triple jumpChristian Olsson17.72Yoandri Betanzos17.28(SB)Leevan Sands17.26Shot putAndrei Mikhnevich21.69(PB)Adam Nelson21.26Yuriy Bilonoh21.10DiscusVirgilijus Alekna69.69(SB)Róbert Fazekas69.01Vasiliy Kaptyukh66.51(SB)JavelinSergey Makarov85.44Andrus Värnik85.17Boris Henry84.74HammerIvan Tikhon83.05Adrián Annus80.36Koji Murofushi80.12DecathlonTom Pappas8750Roman Šebrle8634Dmitry Karpov8374(NR)
Women's results
Track 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 100 m10.93(PB)11.0211.03(SB)200 m22.38(PB)22.4722.59400 m48.89(PB)49.43(SB)49.95(SB)800 m1:59.892:00.182:00.291500 m3:58.52(CR)3:59.043:59.95(PB)5000 m14:51.7214:52.2614:52.3010,000 m30:04.18(CR)30:07.15(PB)30:07.20(PB)Marathon2:23:55(CR)2:24:142:25:09100 m hurdles12.53(NR)12.5712.67400 m hurdles53.22(PB)53.65(SB)53.7120 km walk1:26:52(CR)1:27:341:28:10(NR)4 × 100 m relayPatricia Girard-Léno Muriel Hurtis Sylviane Félix Christine Arron41.78(WL)Angela Williams Chryste Gaines Inger Miller Torri EdwardsLauryn Williams*41.83(SB)Olga Fyodorova Yuliya Tabakova Marina Kislova Larisa Kruglova42.664 × 400 m relayDemetria WashingtonJearl Miles ClarkMe'Lisa BarberSanya RichardsDeeDee Trotter*3:22.63(WL)Anastasiya KapachinskayaNatalya NazarovaOlesya ZykinaYuliya Pechonkina (Nosova)Svetlana Pospelova*Svetlana Goncharenko*3:22.91(SB)Allison BeckfordLorraine Fenton (Graham)Ronetta SmithSandie RichardsMichelle Burgher*3:22.92(SB) Note: * Indicates medalists who ran in preliminary rounds.
Field 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 High jump2.06(WL, AR)2.002.00Pole vault4.75(CR)4.70(SB)4.65Long jump6.99(SB)6.746.70(SB)Triple jump15.18(SB)15.05(AR)14.90(NR)Shot put20.6320.12(PB)20.08(SB)Discus throw67.32(SB)67.14(SB)66.73(PB)Hammer throw73.3371.7170.92Javelin throw66.52(WL)63.2862.70Heptathlon7001(WL)6755(SB)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 ever to score more than 7000 points.
Medal table
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. IAAF Championship 2003