The 2003 Artistic World Skating Championships was the second Artistic Skating World Championship. The event was held in the Luna Park Stadium, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The championship was held between 8 and 23 November 2003.
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Luca D'Alisera | Andrea Barbieri | Daniel Arriola |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Tanja Romano | Heather Mulkey | Sonia Traversa |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Federico Degli Esposti/Marika Zanforlin | Giovanni Dallarda/Gaia Grandi | Enrico Fabbri/Michela Ermetii |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Fabio Grossi/Michela Pizzi | Adam White/Melissa Quinn | Marco Bornati/Emanuela Bornati |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Walter Iglesias | Jayson Suttcliffe | Lorenzo Ronci |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Tammy Bryant | Silvia Marangoni | Daniela Rodas |
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