2003 in the sport of athletics

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2003 in athletics
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Action at the World Championships in Paris
Major world events World Championships
World Indoor Championships
IAAF Athletes of the Year Hicham El Guerrouj
Hestrie Cloete
2002
2004

This article contains an overview of the sport of athletics, including track and field, cross country and road running, in the year 2003.

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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

EventAthleteNationPerformanceMeetingPlaceDate
30 kilometres (road) Takayuki Matsumiya Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:28.36 Flag of Japan.svg Kumamoto, Japan16 February
Marathon Paul Tergat Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:04:55 Flag of Germany.svg Berlin, Germany28 September

Women

EventAthleteNationPerformanceMeetingPlaceDate
10 kilometres (road) Paula Radcliffe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 30:21 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg San Juan, Puerto Rico 23 February
Marathon Paula Radcliffe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:15:25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London, Great Britain13 April
3000 m steeplechase Gulnara Samitova-Galkina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 9:08.33 Flag of Russia.svg Tula, Russia10 August
400 m hurdles Yuliya Pechonkina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 52.34 m Flag of Russia.svg Tula, RUS8 August
Pole vault Yelena Isinbayeva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4.82 m Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gateshead, Great Britain13 July

Awards

Men

2003 TRACK & FIELD AWARDSWINNER
IAAF World Athlete of the Year Flag of Morocco.svg  Hicham El Guerrouj  (MAR)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year Flag of Morocco.svg  Hicham El Guerrouj  (MAR)
European Athlete of the Year Award Flag of Sweden.svg  Christian Olsson  (SWE)
Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award Flag of the United States.svg  Tim Montgomery  (USA)


Women

2003 TRACK & FIELD AWARDSWINNER
IAAF World Athlete of the Year Flag of South Africa.svg  Hestrie Cloete  (RSA)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year Flag of South Africa.svg  Hestrie Cloete  (RSA)
European Athlete of the Year Award Flag of Sweden.svg  Carolina Klüft  (SWE)
Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award Flag of the United States.svg  Gail Devers  (USA)

Men's best year performances

400m hurdles

RANK2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Félix Sánchez  (DOM)47.25
2.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Kemel Thompson  (JAM)48.05
3.Flag of Greece.svg  Periklís Iakovákis  (GRE)48.17
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Joey Woody  (USA)48.18
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Bershawn Jackson  (USA)48.23


3000m steeplechase

RANK2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Qatar.svg  Saif Saeed Shaheen  (QAT)7:57.38
2.Flag of Kenya.svg  Paul Kipsiele Koech  (KEN)7:57.42
3.Flag of Kenya.svg  Ezekiel Kemboi  (KEN)8:02.49
4.Flag of France.svg  Bouabdellah Tahri  (FRA)8:06.91
5.Flag of Kenya.svg  Kipkirui Misoi  (KEN)8:07.74


Pole vault

RANK2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT
1.Flag of France.svg  Romain Mesnil  (FRA)5.95 m
2.Flag of Israel.svg  Aleksandr Averbukh  (ISR)5.93 m
3.Flag of Germany.svg  Tim Lobinger  (GER)5.91 m
4.Flag of Italy.svg  Giuseppe Gibilisco  (ITA)5.90 m
5.Flag of Sweden.svg  Oscar Janson  (SWE)5.87 m


Hammer throw


Decathlon

Women's best year performances

100 metres

RANK2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Chryste Gaines  (USA)10.86
2.Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Chandra Sturrup  (BAH)10.89
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Torri Edwards  (USA)10.93
4.Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Debbie Ferguson  (BAH)10.97
5.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Zhanna Block  (UKR)10.99


200 metres

RANK2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Allyson Felix  (USA)22.11
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Torri Edwards  (USA)22.28
3.Flag of the United States.svg  LaTasha Jenkins  (USA)22.31
4.Flag of Russia.svg  Anastasiya Kapachinskaya  (RUS)22.38
5.Flag of France.svg  Muriel Hurtis-Houairi  (FRA)22.41


Half marathon

RANK2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Paula Radcliffe  (GBR)1:05:39


100m hurdles

RANK2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Gail Devers  (USA)12.45
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Brigitte Foster-Hylton  (JAM)
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Miesha McKelvy  (USA)12.51
4.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Perdita Felicien  (CAN)12.53
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Donica Merriman  (USA)12.65


400m hurdles

RANK2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Russia.svg  Yuliya Pechonkina  (RUS)52.34
2.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jana Rawlinson  (AUS)53.22
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Sandra Glover  (USA)53.34
4.Flag of Barbados.svg  Andrea Blackett  (BAR)53.71
5.Flag of Romania.svg  Ionela Târlea  (ROM)53.87


3000m steeplechase

RANK2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Russia.svg  Gulnara Samitova-Galkina  (RUS)9:08.33
2.Flag of Belarus.svg  Alesya Turova  (BLR)9:20.28
3.Flag of Russia.svg  Lyubov Ivanova  (RUS)9:24.78
4.Flag of Russia.svg  Yekaterina Volkova  (RUS)9:32.31
5.Flag of Uganda.svg  Dorcus Inzikuru  (UGA)9:39.51


High jump

RANK2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT
1.Flag of Sweden.svg  Kajsa Bergqvist  (SWE)2.06 m
Flag of South Africa.svg  Hestrie Cloete  (RSA)2.06 m
3.Flag of Russia.svg  Marina Kuptsova  (RUS)2.02 m
4.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Inga Babakova  (UKR)2.01 m
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Viktoriya Palamar  (UKR)2.01 m
Flag of Croatia.svg  Blanka Vlašić  (CRO)2.01 m
Flag of the United States.svg  Amy Acuff  (USA)2.01 m
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Venelina Veneva  (BUL)2.01 m


Pole vault

RANK2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT
1.Flag of Russia.svg  Yelena Isinbayeva  (RUS)4.82 m
2.Flag of Russia.svg  Svetlana Feofanova  (RUS)4.75 m
3.Flag of Germany.svg  Yvonne Buschbaum  (GER)4.70 m
Flag of Russia.svg  Tatyana Polnova  (RUS)
Flag of Germany.svg  Annika Becker  (GER)


Hammer throw


Heptathlon

RANK2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS
1.Flag of Sweden.svg  Carolina Klüft  (SWE)7001
2.Flag of France.svg  Eunice Barber  (FRA)6755
3.Flag of Belarus.svg  Natalya Sazanovich  (BLR)6524
4.Flag of Russia.svg  Yelena Prokhorova  (RUS)6452
5.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Denise Lewis  (GBR)6282

Marathon

Men's competition

Pan American Games

RANKATHLETETIME
Med 1.png Flag of Brazil.svg  Vanderlei de Lima  (BRA)2:19:08
Med 2.png Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Bruce Deacon  (CAN)2:20:25
Med 3.png Flag of Colombia.svg  Diego Colorado  (COL)2:21:48

Best year performances

RANKNAME ATHLETETIMEEVENT
1.Flag of Kenya.svg  Paul Tergat  (KEN)2:04:55WR Berlin Marathon
2.Flag of Kenya.svg  Sammy Korir  (KEN)2:04:56Berlin Marathon
3.Flag of Kenya.svg  Evans Rutto  (KEN)2:05:50 Chicago Marathon
4.Flag of Kenya.svg  Titus Munji  (KEN)2:06:15Berlin Marathon
5.Flag of Kenya.svg  Michael Kosgei Rotich  (KEN)2:06:33 Paris Marathon
6.Flag of France.svg  Benoît Zwierzchiewski  (FRA)2:06:36 Paris Marathon
7.Flag of Kenya.svg  William Kipsang  (KEN)2:06:38 Amsterdam Marathon
8.Flag of Kenya.svg  Felix Limo  (KEN)2:06:42Amsterdam Marathon
9.Flag of Kenya.svg  Wilson Onsare  (KEN)2:06:47Paris Marathon
10.Flag of France.svg  Driss El Himer  (FRA)2:06:48 Paris Marathon

Women's competition

Pan American Games

RANKATHLETETIME
Med 1.png Flag of Brazil.svg  Márcia Narloch  (BRA)2:39:54
Med 2.png Flag of Cuba.svg  Mariela González  (CUB)2:42:55
Med 3.png Flag of Chile.svg  Érika Olivera  (CHI)2:44:52

Best year performances

RANKNAME ATHLETETIMEEVENT
1.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Paula Radcliffe  (GBR)2:15:24WR London Marathon
2.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Sun Yingjie  (CHN)2:19:39 Beijing Marathon
3.Flag of Kenya.svg  Catherine Ndereba  (KEN)2:19:55London Marathon
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Deena Kastor  (USA)2:21:15London Marathon
5.Flag of Japan.svg  Mizuki Noguchi  (JPN)2:21:18 Osaka International Ladies Marathon
6.Flag of Japan.svg  Masako Chiba  (JPN)2:21:45Osaka Marathon
7.Flag of Japan.svg  Naoko Sakamoto  (JPN)2:21:51Osaka Marathon
8.Flag of Kenya.svg  Lornah Kiplagat  (KEN)2:22:22Osaka Marathon
9.Flag of Kenya.svg  Margaret Okayo  (KEN)2:22:31 New York Marathon
10.Flag of Kenya.svg  Catherine Ndereba  (KEN)2:23:03New York Marathon

Deaths

References