2003 in the sport of athletics

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

2003 in athletics
Action at the World Championships in Paris
Major world eventsWorld Championships
World Indoor Championships
IAAF Athletes of the YearHicham El Guerrouj
Hestrie Cloete
← 2002
2004 →

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
Event Athlete Nation Performance Meeting Place Date
30 kilometres (road) Takayuki Matsumiya  Japan 1:28.36 Kumamoto, Japan 16 February
Marathon Paul Tergat  Kenya 2:04:55 Berlin, Germany 28 September

Women
Event Athlete Nation Performance Meeting Place Date
10 Kilometres (road) Paula Radcliffe  United Kingdom 30:21 San Juan, Puerto Rico 23 February
Marathon Paula Radcliffe  United Kingdom 2:15:25 London, Great Britain 13 April
3000 m steeplechase Gulnara Samitova-Galkina  Russia 9:08.33 Tula, Russia 10 August
400 m hurdles Yuliya Pechonkina  Russia 52.34 m Tula, RUS 8 August
Pole vault Yelena Isinbaeva  Russia 4.82 m Gateshead, Great Britain 13 July

Awards

Men
2003 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS WINNER
IAAF World Athlete of the Year  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)
European Athlete of the Year Award  Christian Olsson (SWE)
Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award  Tim Montgomery (USA)


Women
2003 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS WINNER
IAAF World Athlete of the Year  Hestrie Cloete (RSA)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year  Hestrie Cloete (RSA)
European Athlete of the Year Award  Carolina Klüft (SWE)
Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award  Gail Devers (USA)

Men's best year performances

400m Hurdles
RANK 2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Félix Sánchez (DOM) 47.25
2.  Kemel Thompson (JAM) 48.05
3.  Periklís Iakovákis (GRE) 48.17
4.  Joey Woody (USA) 48.18
5.  Bershawn Jackson (USA) 48.23


3,000m Steeplechase
RANK 2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Saif Saeed Shaheen (QAT) 7:57.38
2.  Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) 7:57.42
3.  Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) 8:02.49
4.  Bouabdellah Tahri (FRA) 8:06.91
5.  Kipkirui Misoi (KEN) 8:07.74


Pole Vault
RANK 2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
1.  Romain Mesnil (FRA) 5.95 m
2.  Aleksandr Averbukh (ISR) 5.93 m
3.  Tim Lobinger (GER) 5.91 m
4.  Giuseppe Gibilisco (ITA) 5.90 m
5.  Oscar Janson (SWE) 5.87 m


Hammer Throw


Decathlon

Women's best year performances

100 metres
RANK 2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Chryste Gaines (USA) 10.86
2.  Chandra Sturrup (BAH) 10.89
3.  Torri Edwards (USA) 10.93
4.  Debbie Ferguson (BAH) 10.97
5.  Zhanna Block (UKR) 10.99


200 metres
RANK 2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Allyson Felix (USA) 22.11
2.  Torri Edwards (USA) 22.28
3.  LaTasha Jenkins (USA) 22.31
4.  Anastasiya Kapachinskaya (RUS) 22.38
5.  Muriel Hurtis-Houairi (FRA) 22.41


Half Marathon
RANK 2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 1:05:39


100m Hurdles
RANK 2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Gail Devers (USA) 12.45
 Brigitte Foster-Hylton (JAM)
3.  Miesha McKelvy (USA) 12.51
4.  Perdita Felicien (CAN) 12.53
5.  Donica Merriman (USA) 12.65


400m Hurdles
RANK 2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS) 52.34
2.  Jana Rawlinson (AUS) 53.22
3.  Sandra Glover (USA) 53.34
4.  Andrea Blackett (BAR) 53.71
5.  Ionela Târlea (ROM) 53.87


3,000m Steeplechase
RANK 2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Gulnara Samitova-Galkina (RUS) 9:08.33
2.  Alesya Turova (BLR) 9:20.28
3.  Lyubov Ivanova (RUS) 9:24.78
4.  Yekaterina Volkova (RUS) 9:32.31
5.  Dorcus Inzikuru (UGA) 9:39.51


High Jump
RANK 2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
1.  Kajsa Bergqvist (SWE) 2.06 m
 Hestrie Cloete (RSA) 2.06 m
3.  Marina Kuptsova (RUS) 2.02 m
4.  Inga Babakova (UKR) 2.01 m
 Viktoriya Palamar (UKR) 2.01 m
 Blanka Vlašić (CRO) 2.01 m
 Amy Acuff (USA) 2.01 m
 Venelina Veneva (BUL) 2.01 m


Pole Vault
RANK 2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
1.  Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 4.82 m
2.  Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) 4.75 m
3.  Yvonne Buschbaum (GER) 4.70 m
 Tatyana Polnova (RUS)
 Annika Becker (GER)


Hammer Throw


Heptathlon
RANK 2003 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS POINTS
1.  Carolina Klüft (SWE) 7001
2.  Eunice Barber (FRA) 6755
3.  Natalya Sazanovich (BLR) 6524
4.  Yelena Prokhorova (RUS) 6452
5.  Denise Lewis (GBR) 6282

Marathon

Men's competition

Pan American Games
    RANKATHLETETIME
     Vanderlei de Lima (BRA) 2:19:08
     Bruce Deacon (CAN) 2:20:25
     Diego Colorado (COL) 2:21:48

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

    Women's competition

    Pan American Games
      RANKATHLETETIME
       Marcia Narloch (BRA) 2:39:54
       Mariela González (CUB) 2:42:55
       Erika Olivera (CHI) 2:44:52

      Best Year Performances
      RANKNAME ATHLETETIMEEVENT
      1.  Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 2:15:24 WR London Marathon
      2.  Sun Yingjie (CHN) 2:19:39 Beijing Marathon
      3.  Catherine Ndereba (KEN) 2:19:55 London Marathon
      4.  Deena Kastor (USA) 2:21:15 London Marathon
      5.  Mizuki Noguchi (JPN) 2:21:18 Osaka International Ladies Marathon
      6.  Masako Chiba (JPN) 2:21:45 Osaka Marathon
      7.  Naoko Sakamoto (JPN) 2:21:51 Osaka Marathon
      8.  Lornah Kiplagat (KEN) 2:22:22 Osaka Marathon
      9.  Margaret Okayo (KEN) 2:22:31 New York Marathon
      10.  Catherine Ndereba (KEN) 2:23:03 New York Marathon

      Deaths
      • April 22 — Mike Larrabee, American athlete (b. 1933)
      • April 25 — Samson Kitur (37), Kenyan middle-distance runner (b. 1966)
      • April 28 — Juha Tiainen (47), Finnish hammer thrower (b. 1955)
      • September 24 — Benson Masya (33), Kenyan long-distance runner (b. 1970)
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