| Athletics at the 2003 Games of the Small States of Europe | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 – 7 June |
| Host city | Marsa, Malta |
| Venue | Matthew Micallef St. John Athletic Stadium |
| Events | 29 |
| Participation | 150 athletes from 8 nations |
Athletics at the 2003 Games of the Small States of Europe were held at the Matthew Micallef St. John Athletic Stadium in Marsa, Malta between 3 and 7 June.
| Heats – June 3 Wind: Heat 1: +2.3 m/s, Heat 2: +1.8 m/s
| Final – June 3 Wind: +0.5 m/s
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| Heats – June 5 Wind: Heat 1: -0.1 m/s, Heat 2: -1.0 m/s
| Final – June 7 Wind: +0.3 m/s
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Heats – June 3
| Final – June 5
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June 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | David Fiegen |  Luxembourg | 1:51.52 | |
 | Constantinos Hadjimarcou |  Cyprus | 1:52.17 | |
 | Víctor Martínez |  Andorra | 1:52.66 | |
| 4 | Brice Etès |  Monaco | 1:53.13 | |
| 5 | Jean-Marc Leandro | Monaco | 1:56.38 | |
| 6 | Antonis Melas | Cyprus | 1:57.38 | |
| 7 | Mark Herrera |  Malta | 1:57.97 | |
| 8 | Fabio Spiteri | Malta | 2:00.01 | |
| 9 | Daniel Macial | Andorra | 2:01.64 | |
| 10 | Florian Hilti |  Liechtenstein | 2:05.44 | |
| 11 | Björn Mergersson |  Iceland | 2:44.03 | |
| 12 | Ragnor Frostasson | Iceland | 2:44.45 |
June 7
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Björn Mergersson | Iceland | 3:48.53 | |
| Christos Papapetrou | Cyprus | 3:50.55 | |
| Víctor Martínez | Andorra | 3:51.19 | |
| 4 | Georgios Loucaides | Cyprus | 3:51.39 | |
| 5 | Jean-Marc Leandro | Monaco | 3:53.89 | |
| 6 | Kais Adli | Monaco | 3:54.70 | |
| 7 | Christian Thielen | Luxembourg | 3:56.01 | |
| 8 | Alex Busuttil | Malta | 3:56.45 | |
| 9 | Florian Hilti | Liechtenstein | 3:58.84 | |
| 10 | Pere Cornellà | Andorra | 4:00.32 | |
| 11 | Mark Herrera | Malta | 4:01.24 |
June 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Bernadó | Andorra | 14:29.93 | |
| Joan Ramon Moya | Andorra | 14:31.51 | |
| Frederic Baldacchino | Malta | 14:35.52 | |
| 4 | Mustapha Tantan | Monaco | 14:38.85 | |
| 5 | Georgios Loucaides | Cyprus | 14:41.11 | |
| 6 | Christos Papapetrou | Cyprus | 14:59.37 | |
| 7 | Vincent Nothum | Luxembourg | 15:00.94 | |
| 8 | John Buhagiar | Malta | 15:01.60 |
June 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Bernadó | Andorra | 30:57.33 | |
| Joan Ramon Moya | Andorra | 30:59.48 | |
| Frederic Baldacchino | Malta | 31:02.88 | |
| 4 | Charles Cilia | Malta | 31:31.97 | |
| 5 | Renos Theodorou | Cyprus | 31:35.21 | |
| 6 | Costas Constantinou | Cyprus | 32:35.25 | |
| Mustapha Tantan | Monaco | DNF |
June 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panayiotis Kyprianou | Cyprus | 8:56.18 | |
| Pascal Groben | Luxembourg | 9:00.50 | |
| Josep Sansa | Andorra | 9:04.44 | |
| 4 | Renos Theodorou | Cyprus | 9:15.48 | |
| 5 | Jamal Baaziz | Monaco | 9:17.12 | |
| 6 | Pere Cornellà | Andorra | 9:18.53 |
June 7
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus | Anninos Marcoullides, Anthimos Rotos, Costantinos Kokkinos, Andreas Ioannou | 40.08 | GR |
| Malta | Darren Gilford, Mario Bonello, Nikolai Portelli, Rachid Chouhal | 41.00 | |
|  San Marino | Marcello Carattoni, Federico Gorrieri, Gian Nicola Berardi, Fabrizio Righi | 41.71 | NR |
| 4 | Iceland | Rajnir Ólafsson, Bjarni Traustason, Guðmundur Jónsson, Ragnor Frostasson | 43.48 | |
| Monaco | Frédéric Vidal, Sébastien Gattuso, Sébastien Rousset, Michel Arlanda | DQ |
June 7
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus | Evripides Demosthenous, George Aphamis, Stephanos Hadjinicolaou, Marios Mardas | 3:12.51 | GR |
| Luxembourg | Jeff Steffen, Jeff Reuter, Daniel Abenzoar-Foulé, Claude Godart | 3:15.53 | |
| Malta | Rachid Chouhal, Karl Farrugia, Mario Bonello, Nikolai Portelli | 3:16.18 | NR |
| 4 | Monaco | Mehdi Kheddar, Marc De Marino, Sébastien Androt, Brice Etès | 3:20.19 | |
| 5 | Iceland | Bjarni Traustason, Ragnor Frostasson, Björn Mergersson, Björgvin Vikingsson | 3:20.99 |
June 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachid Chouhal | Malta | 7.50 | |
| Costantinos Proestos | Cyprus | 6.99 | |
| Andrea Athanasiou | Cyprus | 6.97 | |
| 4 | Jónas Hallgrímsson | Iceland | 6.92 | |
| 5 | Federico Gorrieri | San Marino | 6.86 | |
| 6 | Moïse Louisy-Louis | Monaco | 6.76 | |
| 7 | Bjarn Traustason | Iceland | 6.73 | |
| Luca Maccapani | San Marino | NM |
June 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stelios Kapsalis | Cyprus | 15.20 | |
| Stelios Petrou | Cyprus | 15.07 | |
| Jónas Hallgrímsson | Iceland | 14.91 | |
| 4 | Federico Gorrieri | San Marino | 14.71 | NR |
| 5 | Manuel Pulis | Malta | 14.47 |
June 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georges Aresti | Cyprus | 15.98 | |
| Petros Mitsides | Cyprus | 15.71 | |
| Odimm Thorstansson | Iceland | 15.53 | |
| 4 | Magnus Hallgrimsson | Iceland | 15.31 | |
| 5 | Ángel Moreno | Andorra | 11.87 | |
| 6 | Nichola Camilleri | Malta | 11.82 |
June 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnus Hallgrimsson | Iceland | 59.01 | |
| Petros Mitsides | Cyprus | 52.29 | |
| Georges Aresti | Cyprus | 52.03 | |
| 4 | Odimm Thorstansson | Iceland | 48.99 | |
| 5 | Ángel Moreno | Andorra | 42.43 | |
| 6 | Mario Mifsud | Malta | 33.27 |
June 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panyiotis Kalogerou | Cyprus | 72.10 | |
| Gabriele Mazza | San Marino | 66.50 | |
| Antoine Collette | Luxembourg | 65.83 | |
| 4 | Ioannis Stylianou | Cyprus | 62.72 | |
| 5 | René Michlig | Liechtenstein | 62.09 | |
| 6 | Moïse Louisy-Louis | Monaco | 61.36 | |
| 7 | Guðmundur Jónsson | Iceland | 60.55 | |
| 8 | Jean-Paul Callus | Malta | 52.62 | |
| 9 | Adrià Pérez | Andorra | 51.01 | |
| 10 | Edwin Zammit | Malta | 44.28 |
| Heats – June 3 Wind: Heat 1: +0.5 m/s, Heat 2: +0.8 m/s
| Final – June 3 Wind: +1.6 m/s
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| Heats – June 5 Wind: Heat 1: -0.2 m/s, Heat 2: -1.6 m/s
| Final – June 7 Wind: 0.0 m/s
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June 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Androulla Sialou | Cyprus | 52.66 | GR |
| Tanya Blake | Malta | 54.46 | |
| Alissa Kallinikou | Cyprus | 54.92 | |
| 4 | Charlene Attard | Malta | 57.66 | |
| 5 | Irène Tiéndrebeogo | Monaco | 57.69 | |
| 6 | Lucille Maes | Monaco | 1:00.11 | |
| 7 | Imma Sabaté | Andorra | 1:05.16 | |
| Silja Úlfarsdóttir | Iceland | DNF |
June 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanya Blake | Malta | 2:07.21 | |
| Anne Christofidou | Cyprus | 2:08.74 | |
| Martine Nobili | Luxembourg | 2:12.63 | |
| 4 | Caroline Mangion | Monaco | 2:15.16 | |
| 5 | Gavriela Sofokleous | Cyprus | 2:16.19 | |
| 6 | Friða Rún Þórðardóttir | Iceland | 2:23.55 |
June 7
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanya Blake | Malta | 4:29.01 | NR |
| Elisa Vagnini | San Marino | 4:31.35 | |
| Gavriela Sofokleous | Cyprus | 4:35.08 | |
| 4 | Friða Rún Þórðardóttir | Iceland | 4:41.11 | |
| 5 | Martha Ernstdóttir | Iceland | 4:43.65 | |
| 6 | Silvia Felipo | Andorra | 4:54.80 | |
| 7 | Lisa Camilleri | Malta | 5:02.86 | |
| Anne Christofidou | Cyprus | DNF |
June 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friða Rún Þórðardóttir | Iceland | 17:10.14 | |
| Martha Ernstdóttir | Iceland | 17:12.66 | |
| Giselle Camilleri | Malta | 17:26.96 | |
| 4 | Silvia Felipo | Andorra | 18:12.70 | |
| 5 | Mariana Weber | Monaco | 18:37.73 | |
| 6 | Stephanie Sofocleous | Cyprus | 18:49.36 | |
| Carol Galea | Malta | DNF | ||
| Elisa Vagnini | San Marino | DNF |
June 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Galea | Malta | 36:13.97 | |
| Silvia Felipo | Andorra | 38:29.43 | |
| Mariana Weber | Monaco | 39:27.77 |
June 5
Wind: +1.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evmorfia Baourda | Cyprus | 13.99 | |
| Xenia Herodotou | Cyprus | 15.16 | |
| Vilborg Jóhannsdóttir | Iceland | 15.36 | |
| 4 | Sigurbjörg Ólafsdóttir | Iceland | 16.50 | |
| Vicky Barbera | Andorra | DNF |
June 7
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus | Stella Charalambous, Eleni Artymata, Melina Menelaou, Marilia Gregoriou | 47.71 | |
| Malta | Therese Mallia, Celine Pace, Deirdre Farrugia, Suzanne Spiteri | 48.05 | |
| Iceland | Vilborg Jóhannsdóttir, Sigurbjörg Ólafsdóttir, Silja Úlfarsdóttir, Sunna Gestsdóttir | 50.28 |
June 7
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus | Anne Christofidou, Gavriela Sofokleous, Theodora Kyriacou, Alissa Kallinikou | 3:44.48 | GR |
| Malta | Charlene Attard, Suzanne Spiteri, Celine Pace, Tanya Blake | 3:45.69 | NR |
| Iceland | Sigurbjörg Ólafsdóttir, Vilborg Jóhannsdóttir, Sunna Gestsdóttir, Silja Úlfarsdóttir | 3:53.19 | |
| 4 | Monaco | Pauline Maes, Lucille Maes, Caroline Mangion, Irène Tiéndrebeogo | 3:57.20 |
June 7
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irene Charalambous | Cyprus | 6.38 | GR |
| Sunna Gestsdóttir | Iceland | 6.30 | NR |
| Rebecca Camilleri | Malta | 5.86 | |
| 4 | Sigurbjörg Ólafsdóttir | Iceland | 5.78 | |
| 5 | Evangelia Louca | Cyprus | 5.59 | |
| 6 | Montserrat Pujol | Andorra | 5.48 | |
| 7 | Lara Gerada | Malta | 5.38 | |
| 8 | Vicky Barbera | Andorra | 5.20 |
June 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Diikiti | Cyprus | 12.89 | GR |
| Thomaida Polidorou | Cyprus | 12.22 | |
| Lara Gerada | Malta | 11.90 | |
| 4 | Rakel Tryggvadóttir | Iceland | 11.82 | |
| 5 | Montserrat Pujol | Andorra | 11.72 | |
| 6 | Lucia Gualandra | San Marino | 11.50 | |
| 7 | Laura Rossell | Andorra | 11.04 | |
| Rebecca Camilleri | Malta | DQ |
June 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Klatsia | Cyprus | 41.38 | |
| Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir | Iceland | 40.94 | |
| Halla Hemisdóttir | Iceland | 40.23 | |
| 4 | Jennifer Pace Hickey | Malta | 31.42 | |
| 5 | Antonella Cachia | Malta | 28.78 | |
| 6 | Elena Villalón | Andorra | 25.20 |
June 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigrún Fjeldstedottir | Iceland | 47.80 | |
| Vigdís Guðjónsdóttir | Iceland | 47.36 | |
| Carla Lella | Cyprus | 45.90 | |
| 4 | Johanna Heeb | Liechtenstein | 43.58 | |
| 5 | Eleni Mavroudi | Cyprus | 38.21 | |
| 6 | Jennifer Pace Hickey | Malta | 36.53 | NR |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyprus | 18 | 11 | 7 | 36 |
| 2 | Iceland | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Malta | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Andorra | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Monaco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | San Marino | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 87 | |
Andorra (14) Cyprus (43) Iceland (20) Liechtenstein (4) Luxembourg (13) Malta (29) (Host team) Monaco (18) San Marino (9)
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