| 4th European Athletics U23 Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Dates | 17–20 July 2003 |
| Host city | Bydgoszcz, Poland |
| Venue | Zawisza Stadion |
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| Level | U23 |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 44 |
| Participation | 815 athletes from 46 nations |
The 4th European Athletics U23 Championships were held in Bydgoszcz, Poland at the Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium between 17 and 20 July 2003.
Complete results and medal winners were published.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
†: In the 1500 metres event, Rasa Drazdauskaitė from Lithuania ranked initially 2nd (4:12.16), but was disqualified for infringement of IAAF doping rules.[8]
* Host nation (Poland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia (RUS) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| 2 |  Poland (POL)* | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 |  France (FRA) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 |  Greece (GRE) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 |  Germany (GER) | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 |  Belarus (BLR) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 |  Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 |  Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 |  Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 |  Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Estonia (EST) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 |  Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 19 |  Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 |  Portugal (POR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 26 |  Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (27 entries) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 | |
According to an unofficial count, 816 athletes from 46 countries participated in the event.
Albania (3)
Armenia (1) Austria (5)
Azerbaijan (2)
Belarus (44) Belgium (23)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
Bulgaria (5) Croatia (12)
Cyprus (5) Czech Republic (23)
Denmark (3) Estonia (17) Finland (33) France (61)
Georgia (1) Germany (62) Great Britain (53) Greece (27) Hungary (22)
Iceland (2) Ireland (18)
Israel (4) Italy (34) Latvia (14)
Liechtenstein (1)
Lithuania (12)
Luxembourg (1)
Macedonia (2)
Malta (2)
Moldova (5) Netherlands (18) Norway (8) Poland (68) Portugal (11) Romania (18) Russia (48)
San Marino (2)
Serbia and Montenegro (5) Slovakia (10) Slovenia (6) Spain (41) Sweden (28)
Switzerland (13) Turkey (6) Ukraine (35)