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| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | June 9, 2003 – June 15, 2003 | ||
| Edition | 1st | ||
| Level | International | ||
| Venue | Winter Sports Palace | ||
| Location | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
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The 2003 IBF World Senior Championships was a badminton tournament which held from 9 to 15 June at Winter Sports Palace in Sofia, Bulgaria. [1]
* Host nation (Bulgaria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Denmark | 9 | 12.5 | 12 | 33.5 |
| 2 |  England | 8 | 6 | 16.5 | 30.5 |
| 3 |  Germany | 5 | 3 | 12 | 20 |
| 4 |  Russia | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 5 |
| 5 |  Belarus | 1.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 6 |  Israel | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 7 |  Scotland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 |  Bulgaria* | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 9 |  Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  India | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 |  Sweden | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 |  Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 |  Norway | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Totals (14 entries) | 30 | 30 | 53 | 113 | |
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