The 2003 European Athletics Junior Championships was held in Tampere, Finland from 23 to 27 July 2003. A total of 44 events were contested; 22 by men and 22 by women. Germany had the biggest medal haul with nine golds and a total of 26, closely followed by Russia (also 9 golds but 24 medals in total). Great Britain was third with 17 medals, while Romania was fourth with ten medals. Four championship records were set at the competition, although three were as a result of using lighter implements in the men's throwing events.European Junior Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-06-04.

Nelson Évora was a stand-out performer, having won both the long jump and triple jump. Ivet Lalova of Bulgaria did the sprint double in the women's 100 metres and 200 metres, while Sophie Krauel showed her versatility by taking golds in the 100 metres hurdles and the long jump. The long-distance track events also provided opportunities for athletes to double up, as Inna Poluškina and Marius Ionescu both left the competition with a gold and a silver medal.Sonninen, Anti-Pekka (2003). 17th European Junior Championships 2003. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-06-04.

The men's javelin throw offered the chance for the hosts to demonstrate their ability in the country's favourite athletics event – the Finnish men swept the podium through the efforts of Teemu Wirkkala, Tero Järvenpää, and Antti Ruuskanen. In the women's 2000 m steeplechase, Catalina Oprea set a world record in the rarely competed event, despite falling over mid-race. This was the last time that the women's 2000 metres steeplechase was held, as it was replaced by a 3000 m version in 2005.

Records NameEventCountryRecordTypeMagnus Lohse Shot put 20.28 m† CR Erik Cadée Discus throw 60.42 m† CR Lorenzo Povegliano Hammer throw 72.72 m† CR Catalina Oprea 2000 metres steeplechase 6:21.78 WR, CR

Key:WR — World record AR — Area record CR — Championship record NR — National record

† = New mark established with a lighter junior throwing implement (6 kg shot and hammer, 1.75 kg discus)

Medal summary

Men

100 mLeon Baptiste 10.50Till Helmke 10.52Monu Miah 10.54200 mSebastian Ernst 20.63Roman Smirnov 20.86Till Helmke 20.86400 mDimítrios Gravalos 46.54Kamghe Gaba 46.63Piotr Kedzia 46.69800 m René Bauschinger 1:46.43David Fiegen 1:49.91Ireneusz Sekretarski 1:49.971500 mBartosz Nowicki 3:45.01Thomas Lancashire 3:45.60Olle Walleräng 3:46.175000 mAnatoliy Rybakov 14:13.41Marius Ionescu 14:16.12Cristinel Irimia 14:17.3010,000 mMarius Ionescu 29:40.41Alexey Reunkov 29:40.80Mohammed Bashir 29:42.423000 m steeplechaseRuben Schwarz 8:46.21Maricel Ionascu 8:53.31Christoforos Meroussis 8:55.69110 m hurdlesBano Traore 13.95Andreas Kundert 14.18Kai Doskoczynski 14.26400 m hurdlesRhys Williams 51.15Mohamed Atig 51.46Rupert Gardner 51.834 × 100 metres relayAndrew MatthewsLaurence ObohMonu MiahLeon Baptiste 40.37Martin LohmannKai DoskoczynskiSebastian ErnstTill Helmke 40.41Cédric FagrisJean-Paul FernandezGuillaume WallardEddy De Lépine 40.50 4 × 400 metres relayLars FörsterThomas WilhelmChristoph GernandKamghe Gaba 3:08.31Łukasz PrygaKarol GrzegorczykRafał BłocianPiotr Kędzia 3:08.62Konstantin SvechkarMaksim AleksandrenkoIvan KozhukharDmitriy Shubin 3:08.8110 km walkVladimir Parvatkin 41:33.55Michal Blazek 41:54.66Francisco Arcilla 42:06.15High jumpJaroslav Baba 2.28 mAleksey Dmitrik 2.26 mLinus Thörnblad 2.23 mPole vaultVincent Favretto 5.50 mArtyom Kuptsov 5.50 m Fabian Schulze 5.40 mLong jumpNelson Évora 7.83 mChristian Kaczmarek 7.81 mTim Riedel 7.65 mTriple jumpNelson Évora 16.43 mDmitriy Detsuk 16.13 mYevgen Semenenko 16.04 mShot putMagnus Lohse 20.28 m Anton Lyuboslavskiy 20.10 m Georgi Ivanov 19.94 m Discus throwErik Cadée 60.42 mMartin Marić 58.59 mAndreas Porth 58.45 mHammer throwLorenzo Povegliano 72.72 mKamilius Bethke 72.60 mAndrey Azarenkov 72.10 mJavelin throwTeemu Wirkkala 79.90 m Tero Järvenpää 73.66 m Antti Ruuskanen 72.87 m DecathlonNicklas Wiberg 7604 ptsAlexey Sysoev 7531 pts Steffen Willwacher 7497 pts

Women 100 metres 11.43 11.56 11.60200 metres 22.88 23.35 23.36400 metres 52.65 53.62 54.21800 metres 2:02.76 2:03.40 2:03.421500 metres 4:12.57 4:16.91 4:17.563000 metres 9:07.85 9:23.10 9:26.015000 metres 15:52.20 15:55.69 16:07.26100 metre hurdles 13.28 13.53 13.59400 metre hurdles 57.52 57.57 58.302000 metres steeplechase 6:21.78 WJR 6:32.03 6:35.114 × 100 metre relay Natacha VouauxLina Jacques-SébastienAurélie KamgaVéronique Mang44.60 Anyika OnuoraKadi-Ann ThomasAmy SpencerJade Lucas-Read44.81 Siina PylkkäElina KorjansaloSari KeskitaloElisa Hakamäki45.004 × 400 metre relay Tatyana PopovaYekaterina KostetskayaYelena MigunovaMariya Dryakhlova3:33.48 Dora JemaaThélia SigèreRose NdjeVirginie Michanal3:37.78 Christine OhuruoguSian ScottVictoria GriffithsGemma Nicol3:38.9610 km walk 47:12.77 47:17.56 47:36.15 High jump 1.88 m 1.86 m 1.86 m Pole vault 4.15 m 4.15 m 4.15 m Long jump 6.47 m 6.46 m 6.35 m Triple jump 13.61 m 13.54 m 13.37 m Shot put 16.71 m 16.29 m 16.16 m Discus throw 53.75 m 53.44 m 52.39 m Hammer throw 66.08 m 65.89 m 65.64 m Javelin throw 56.96 m 54.74 m 52.76 m Heptathlon 5748 pts 5631 pts 5605 pts

Medal table

See also 2003 in athletics (track and field)

References

Results European Junior Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-06-04. European Junior Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-06-04. Full results (archived)