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| Host city | Saint-Denis, France |
|---|---|
| Nations | 198 |
| Athletes | 1679 |
| Dates | 23–31 August 2003 |
| Opened by | Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin |
| Main venue | Stade de France |
The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the streets of Paris and the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.
1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
1 Jerome 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.
1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007
1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007
Note: * Indicates medalists who ran in preliminary rounds.
1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump |
Hestrie Cloete South Africa |
2.06 (WL, AR) |
Marina Kuptsova Russia |
2.00 | Kajsa Bergqvist Sweden |
2.00 |
| Pole vault |
Svetlana Feofanova Russia |
4.75 (CR) |
Annika Becker Germany |
4.70 (SB) |
Yelena Isinbayeva Russia |
4.65 |
| Long jump |
Eunice Barber France |
6.99 (SB) |
Tatyana Kotova Russia |
6.74 | Anju Bobby George India |
6.70 (SB) |
| Triple jump |
Tatyana Lebedeva Russia |
15.18 (SB) |
Françoise Mbango Etone Cameroon |
15.05 (AR) |
Magdelín Martínez Italy |
14.90 (NR) |
| Shot put |
Svetlana Krivelyova Russia |
20.63 | Nadzeya Astapchuk Belarus |
20.12 (PB) |
Vita Pavlysh Ukraine |
20.08 (SB) |
| Discus throw |
Irina Yatchenko Belarus |
67.32 (SB) |
Anastasia Kelesidou Greece |
67.14 (SB) |
Ekaterini Voggoli Greece |
66.73 (PB) |
| Hammer throw |
Yipsi Moreno Cuba |
73.33 | Olga Kuzenkova Russia |
71.71 | Manuela Montebrun France |
70.92 |
| Javelin throw |
Mirela Manjani Greece |
66.52 (WL) |
Tatyana Shikolenko Russia |
63.28 | Steffi Nerius Germany |
62.70 |
| Heptathlon |
Carolina Klüft Sweden |
7001 (WL) |
Eunice Barber France |
6755 (SB) |
Natallia Sazanovich Belarus |
6524 (SB) |
| Swedish Carolina 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)
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* 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 | |
