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2003 in the sport of athletics

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2003 in athletics
2003 World Athletics Championships (147769455).jpg
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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This article contains an overview of the sport of athletics, including track and field, cross country and road running, in the year 2003.

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

World

Regional

World records

Men

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

Women

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

Awards

Men

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

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

400m Hurdles

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


3,000m Steeplechase

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

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

Main article: 2003 Hammer Throw Year Ranking


Decathlon

Main article: 2003 Decathlon Year Ranking

Women's best year performances

100 metres

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

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

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


100m Hurdles

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

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


3,000m Steeplechase

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

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

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

Main article: 2003 Hammer Throw Year Ranking


Heptathlon

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

Men's competition

Pan American Games

RANK ATHLETE TIME
Med 1.png Vanderlei de Lima (BRA) 2:19:08
Med 2.png Bruce Deacon (CAN) 2:20:25
Med 3.png Diego Colorado (COL) 2:21:48

Best Year Performances

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

Pan American Games

RANK ATHLETE TIME
Med 1.png Marcia Narloch (BRA) 2:39:54
Med 2.png Mariela González (CUB) 2:42:55
Med 3.png Erika Olivera (CHI) 2:44:52

Best Year Performances

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

  • 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



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