| 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships | |
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| Dates | 14–16 March |
| Host city | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Venue | National Indoor Arena |
| Events | 28 |
| Participation | 583 athletes from 131 nations |
The 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, UK from 14 to 16 March 2003. It was the first time the Championships had been held in the UK. There were a total number of 589 participating athletes from 133 countries. [1]
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1 The United States (James Davis, Jerome Young, Milton Campbell, and Tyree Washington; Derrick Brew ran in the heats) originally won gold in 3:04.09, but were disqualified after Young tested positive for steroids in 2004. [2]
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1 Zhanna Block of Ukraine originally won the 60 m in 7.04, but was disqualified in 2011 for doping offences. [3] [4]
2 Michelle Collins of the USA originally won the 200 m in 22.18, but was disqualified in 2005 due to the BALCO scandal.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 |  Russia (RUS) | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 |  Sweden (SWE) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 |  Ethiopia (ETH) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 France (FRA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 |  Spain (ESP) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 11 |  Mozambique (MOZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 |  Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 |  Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 |  Bahamas (BAH) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 17 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 |  Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 |  Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Senegal (SEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovenia (SVN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (28 entries) | 29 | 28 | 29 | 86 | |
Albania (2)
Algeria (4)
Antigua and Barbuda (1)
Armenia (1)
Aruba (1)
Australia (5) Austria (7)
Azerbaijan (1) Bahamas (10)
Bahrain (1)
Barbados (1) Belarus (9)
Belgium (2)
Bolivia (1)
Botswana (2) Brazil (9)
Bulgaria (4)
Burkina Faso (1) Cameroon (3)
Canada (7)
Cape Verde (1)
Cayman Islands (1)
Chad (1)
Chile (1) China (10)
Chinese Taipei (1)
Comoros (2)
Ivory Coast (1)
Croatia (3) Cuba (11)
Cyprus (1) Czech Republic (9) Denmark (3)
Egypt (1)
Estonia (2) Ethiopia (5)
Finland (5) France (23)
Georgia (1) Germany (10)
Ghana (2) Great Britain (34)
Greece (10)
Grenada (1)
Guatemala (1)
Guyana (1)
Haiti (2)
Hong Kong (1)
Hungary (7)
Iceland (2)
India (1)
Indonesia (1) Ireland (10)
Israel (1)
Italy (19) Jamaica (20)
Japan (3)
Kazakhstan (2) Kenya (6)
Kuwait (1)
Kyrgyzstan (1)
Latvia (2)
Lebanon (1)
Liberia (1)
Lithuania (1)
Macau (1)
Madagascar (1)
Malawi (1)
Malaysia (1)
Mali (1)
Maldives (1)
Malta (2)
Marshall Islands (1)
Mauritius (1)
Mexico (1)
Moldova (1) Morocco (9) Mozambique (1)
Namibia (1)
Nauru (1) Netherlands (10)
New Zealand (1)
Nigeria (3)
Northern Mariana Islands (1)
Pakistan (1)
Palestine (1)
Panama (1)
Papua New Guinea (1)
Paraguay (1)
Peru (1)
Philippines (1) Poland (15)
Portugal (7)
Puerto Rico (1)
Republic of the Congo (1)
Romania (11) Russia (42) Saint Kitts and Nevis (1)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
El Salvador (1)
Samoa (1)
San Marino (1)
São Tomé and Príncipe (1)
Saudi Arabia (1) Senegal (2)
Serbia and Montenegro (2)
Slovakia (2) Slovenia (10)
Solomon Islands (1)
South Africa (4) Spain (27)
Sri Lanka (2)
Suriname (1)
Swaziland (1) Sweden (12)
Switzerland (3)
Tajikistan (1)
Tanzania (1)
Thailand (1)
Togo (1)
Trinidad and Tobago (2)
Tunisia (4)
Turkey (2)
Turkmenistan (1)
Uganda (1) Ukraine (24) United States (49)
United States Virgin Islands (1)
Uruguay (1)
Uzbekistan (1)
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| Continental Cup* | |
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| Women's Road Race | |
| Marathon | |
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