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| Host city | .svg.png){kind=small} Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada |
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| Events | 39 |
| Dates | 9–13 July |
| Main venue | Université de Sherbrooke Stadium |
The 2003 World Youth Championships in Athletics was the third edition of the international athletics competition for youth (under-18) athletes organised by the IAAF. It was held in Sherbrooke, Canada from the 9–13 July at the Université de Sherbrooke Stadium.
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Host stadium in Sherbrooke.
Results
Boys
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 100 metres | Yahya Al-Gahes Saudi Arabia | 10.69 | Yahya Hassan I. Habeeb Saudi Arabia | 10.73 | Craig Pickering Great Britain | 10.85 |
| 200 metres | Usain Bolt Jamaica | 20.40 CR | Michael Grant United States | 21.04 | Jamahl Alert Great Britain | 21.35 |
| 400 metres | Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr Sudan | 46.10 CR | Demiko Goodman United States | 46.42 | Željko Vincek Croatia | 47.45 |
| 800 metres | Mohammed Al-Salhi Saudi Arabia | 1:48.79 CR | Bernard Kiptanui Kenya | 1:49.14 | Abraham Kipngetich Kenya | 1:49.17 |
| 1500 metres | Benson Marrianyi Kenya | 3:44.94 PB | Samson Kiplangat Kenya | 3:45.13 | Isaac Mboyaza South Africa | 3:48.05 PB |
| 3000 metres | Augustine Choge Kenya | 7:52.53 | Tariku Bekele.svg.png){kind=small} Ethiopia | 7:54.71 PB | Shimelis Girma Ethiopia | 7:55.12 PB |
| 2000 m steeplechase | Ronald Kipchumba Kenya | 5:30.27 WYR | Justus Kipchirchir Kenya | 5:31.24 PB | Chris Winter Canada | 5:44.23 PB |
| 110 m hurdles 91.4 cm | Jason Richardson United States | 13.29 WYL | Mubarak Al-Mabadi Saudi Arabia | 13.41 PB | Alexander John Germany | 13.50 PB |
| 400 m hurdles 84.0 cm | Jason Richardson United States | 49.91 WYL | Wouter le Roux South Africa | 50.85 PB | Jamaal Charles United States | 51.48 PB |
| 10,000 m track walk | Aleksandr Prokhorov Russia | 42:16.16 CR | Makoto Sawada Japan | 42:17.62 PB | Vyacheslav Golovin Russia | 42:37.15 SB |
| Medley relay | United States Jay Cooper Michael Grant Jamaal Charles Cedric Goodman | 1:52.03 WYL |  PolandDariusz Kuć Kamil Witkowski Rafał Błocian Ziemowit Ryś | 1:53.08 SB | Japan Shinya Saburi Kenji Fujimitsu Naohiro Shinada Go Tanabe | 1:53.11 SB |
| High jump | Martin Gunther Germany | 2.11 | Oleksandr Nartov Ukraine | 2.11 | Hikaru Tsuchiya Japan | 2.11 |
| Pole vault | Germán Chiaraviglio Argentina | 5.15 | Dmitry Starodubtsev Russia | 5.10 PB | Steven Lewis Great Britain | 5.05 PB |
| Long jump | Naohiro Shinada Japan | 7.61 | Yves Renaux France | 7.44 | Ahmed Al-Sharfa Saudi Arabia | 7.15 |
| Triple jump | Dennis Fernández Cuba | 15.77 | Mousa Abdou Alkam Qarqaran Saudi Arabia | 15.60 PB | Mohamed Abbas Darwish United Arab Emirates | 15.55 |
| Shot put 5 kg | Liu Feng China | 21.45 WYR | Kyle Helf Canada | 20.79 PB | Ameen Al-Aradi Saudi Arabia | 19.69 PB |
| Discus throw 1.5 kg | Ronnie Buckley.svg.png){kind=small} Australia | 64.34 CR | Wu Jian China | 63.18 PB | Yao-Hui Wang Chinese Taipei | 60.00 |
| Hammer throw 5 kg | Mikhail Levin Russia | 76.41 | Kristóf Németh Hungary | 75.59 | Sándor Pálhegyi Hungary | 75.47 PB |
| Javelin throw 700 g | Julio Cesar de Oliveira Brazil | 81.16 CR | John Robert Oosthuizen South Africa | 81.07 PB | Raldu Potgieter South Africa | 75.56 PB |
| Octathlon | Andrés Silva Uruguay | 6456 WYR | Andrei Krauchanka Belarus | 6366 | Lukaš Patera Czech Republic | 6316 PB |
Girls
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Jessica Onyepunuka United States | 11.31 CR | Krystin Lacy United States | 11.50 | Kelly-Ann Baptiste Trinidad and Tobago | 11.58 |
| 200 metres | Anneisha McLaughlin Jamaica | 23.26 | Courtney Champion United States | 23.56 | Cleo Tyson United States | 23.67 |
| 400 metres | Natasha Hastings United States | 53.41 | Antonina Krivoshapka Russia | 53.54 PB | Jaimee-Lee Hoebergen Australia | 53.78 PB |
| 800 metres | Mariya Shapaeva Russia | 2:03.40 CR | Olga Cristea Moldova | 2:04.30 PB | Larisa Arcip Romania | 2:04.31 PB |
| 1500 metres | Alem Techale Ethiopia | 4:17.41 PB | Jelena Ština Latvia | 4:17.43 | Joyce Jepkosgei Musungu Kenya | 4:17.65 PB |
| 3000 metres | Siham Hilali Morocco | 9:12.70 PB | Pasalia Kipkoech Chepkorir Kenya | 9:13.77 | Yuko Nohara Japan | 9:14.82 |
| 100 metres hurdles 76.2 cm | Sally McLellan Australia | 13.42 | LaToya Greaves Jamaica | 13.49 | Domenique Manning United States | 13.60 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Zuzana Hejnova Czech Republic | 57.54 CR | Yekaterina Kostetskaya Russia | 58.37 | Mackenzie Hill United States | 59.15 |
| 5000 m track walk | Vera Sokolova Russia | 22:50.23 | Ann Loughnane Ireland | 23:37.00 PB | Noriko Nishide Japan | 23:50.69 |
| Medley relay | United States Jessica Onyepunuka Alexandria Anderson Krystin Lacy Natasha Hastings | 2:03.87 WYL | Jamaica Samantha Henry Sherline Duncan Sonita Sutherland Anneisha McLaughlin | 2:07.05 PB | Russia Yelena Kremneva Yelena Khvashchevskaya Anastasiya Shuvalova Antonina Krivoshapka | 2:07.52 PB |
| High jump | Iryna Kovalenko Ukraine | 1.92 CR | Annett Engel Germany | 1.86 PB | Svetlana Shkolina Russia | 1.86 |
| Pole vault | Lisa Ryzih Germany | 4.05 | Sviatlana Makarevich Belarus | 4.00 PB | Charmaine Lucock Australia | 4.00 PB |
| Long jump | Cristine Spataru Romania | 6.41 CR | Denisa Ščerbová Czech Republic | 6.40 PB | Hanna Demydova Ukraine | 6.15 |
| Triple jump | Cristine Spataru Romania | 13.86 CR | Elina Sorsa Finland | 12.95 | Aliki-Yvoni Askitopoulou Greece | 12.93 PB |
| Shot put | Jiang Limin China | 15.60 WYL | Magdalena Sobieszek Poland | 15.42 PB | Marli Knoetze South Africa | 15.10 |
| Discus throw | Lisandra Rodriguez Cuba | 48.56 | Julie Bennell Australia | 48.32 | Kristina Gehrig Germany | 48.31 |
| Hammer throw | Valentina Srša Croatia | 61.18 | Mariya Bespalova Russia | 57.81 | Johanna Hoppe Germany | 56.46 |
| Javelin throw | Xue Juan China | 56.82 CR | Bo-Ra Shin South Korea | 53.74 PB | Vivian Zimmer Germany | 52.20 |
| Heptathlon | Marisa De Aniceto France | 5458 | Sarah Kern Germany | 5445 | Marina Ponyarova Russia | 5338 PB |
Medals table
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Jason Richardson of the United States won the 110/400m hurdles double.
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Zuzana Hejnová won the gold for the Czech Republic in the women's 400 metres hurdles.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States (USA) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 | Russia (RUS) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | Kenya (KEN) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | China (CHN) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Jamaica (JAM) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Australia (AUS) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Romania (ROM) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Ethiopia (ETH) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 15 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Morocco (MAR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sudan (SUD) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Uruguay (URU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 23 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 25 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 27 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Moldova (MDA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 32 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 33 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (36 nations) | 39 | 40 | 38 | 117 | |