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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | Croatia, Greece, Turkey |
| Dates | June – August, 2003 |
| Venue(s) | (in 3 host cities) |
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zagreb Challenger |  Felbabova–Novotná |  Graumann–Sutt |  Oblak–Sirk |
| Greek Open |  Gattelli–Perrotta | Celbová–Nováková |  Kuhn–Schnyder |
| Final |  Pohl–Rau | Ahmann–Vollmer | Gattelli–Perrotta |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zagreb Challenger |  Cyvas–Vasiliauskas |  Peric–Trimcevski | Kais–Nõmmsalu |
| Greek Open | Egger–Heyer |  Hoidalen–Kjemperud | Laciga–Laciga |
| Final |  Berger–Doppler | Dieckmann–Reckermann | Egger–Heyer |
| Position | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1. | Germany | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2. | Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3. | Switzerland | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 4. | Italy | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5. | Austria | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5. | Lithuania | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7. | Estonia | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8. | Croatia | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8. | Norway | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10. | Slovenia | 1 | 1 | ||
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