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| Host city | Saint-Denis, France |
|---|---|
| Nations | 198 |
| Athletes | 1679 |
| Dates | 23–31 August 2003 |
| Opened by | Prime MinisterJean-Pierre Raffarin |
| Closed by | IAAF PresidentLamine Diack |
| Main venue | Stade de France |
The9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of theInternational Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the streets ofParis and theStade de France inSaint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
1Jerome Young of the United States originally finished first in 44.50, but was disqualified after he tested positive for drugs in 2004.
2 The United States (Calvin Harrison,Tyree Washington,Derrick Brew, Jerome Young) originally finished first in 2:58.88, but were disqualified after Jerome Young and Calvin Harrison both tested positive for drugs in 2004.
Note: * Indicates medalists who ran in preliminary rounds.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump details | Hestrie Cloete South Africa | 2.06 (WL, AR) | Marina Kuptsova Russia | 2.00 | Kajsa Bergqvist Sweden | 2.00 |
| Pole vault details | Svetlana Feofanova Russia | 4.75 (CR) | Annika Becker Germany | 4.70 (SB) | Yelena Isinbayeva Russia | 4.65 |
| Long jump details | Eunice Barber France | 6.99 (SB) | Tatyana Kotova Russia | 6.74 | Anju Bobby George India | 6.70 (SB) |
| Triple jump details | Tatyana Lebedeva Russia | 15.18 (SB) | Françoise Mbango Etone Cameroon | 15.05 (AR) | Magdelín Martínez Italy | 14.90 (NR) |
| Shot put details | Svetlana Krivelyova Russia | 20.63 | Nadzeya Astapchuk Belarus | 20.12 (PB) | Vita Pavlysh Ukraine | 20.08 (SB) |
| Discus throw details | Irina Yatchenko Belarus | 67.32 (SB) | Anastasia Kelesidou Greece | 67.14 (SB) | Ekaterini Voggoli Greece | 66.73 (PB) |
| Hammer throw details | Yipsi Moreno Cuba | 73.33 | Olga Kuzenkova Russia | 71.71 | Manuela Montebrun France | 70.92 |
| Javelin throw details | Mirela Manjani Greece | 66.52 (WL) | Tatyana Shikolenko Russia | 63.28 | Steffi Nerius Germany | 62.70 |
| Heptathlon details | Carolina Klüft Sweden | 7001 (WL) | Eunice Barber France | 6755 (SB) | Natallia Sazanovich Belarus | 6524 (SB) |
| SwedishCarolina Klüft won with big margin following a breaking of her personal best in six of the seven events and the totals. She was the third woman ever to score more than 7000 points. | ||||||
WR world record |AR area record |CR championship record |GR games record |NR national record |OR Olympic record |PB personal best |SB season best |WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
* Host nation (France)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| 2 | Russia (RUS) | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 | France (FRA)* | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 |  Ethiopia (ETH) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Belarus (BLR) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 |  Kenya (KEN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| South Africa (RSA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 9 |  Morocco (MAR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Greece (GRE) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 |  Algeria (ALG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Dominican Republic (DOM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ecuador (ECU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Lithuania (LTU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Mozambique (MOZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Qatar (QAT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 25 |  Spain (ESP) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 26 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 29 |  Bahamas (BAH) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 31 |  Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Estonia (EST) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 38 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 39 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Senegal (SEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (43 entries) | 46 | 46 | 46 | 138 | |
For more information about these results including in-depth results of all heats and finals that include photo finish, wind readings and reaction times see the link below.
