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2003 in athletics (track and field)

This page shows the main events during the 2003 year in athletics (track and field) throughout the world.

Contents

International Events

  • Balkan Games

World Records

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.  Felix 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

Decathlon

RANK 2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS POINTS
1.  Roman Šebrle (CZE) 8807
2.  Tom Pappas (USA) 8784
3.  Bryan Clay (USA) 8482
4.  Dmitriy Karpov (KAZ) 8374
5.  Erki Nool (EST) 8281

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)

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
 Vanderlei de Lima (BRA) 2:19:08
 Bruce Deacon (CAN) 2:20:25
 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 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.  Michael Rotich (KEN) 2:06:41 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
 Marcia Narloch (BRA) 2:39:54
 Mariela González (CUB) 2:42:55
 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 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

References


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Years in Athletics (track and field)
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