2003 IAAF World Athletics Final
The 1st IAAF World Athletics Final was held at the Stade Louis II, in Monte Carlo, Monaco on 13 September and 14 September 2003. It was the series finale for the 2003 IAAF World Outdoor Meetings and the successor tournament to the 2002 IAAF Grand Prix Final.
The hammer throw event for men and women had to take place in Szombathely, Hungary a week previous as the Monaco stadium was not large enough to hold the event.
One of the biggest shocks came in the pole vault where current world record holder Yelena Isinbayeva failed to take a medal after only managing to clear 4.50 metres.
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | Bernard Williams |
10.04 | John Capel |
10.05 | Uchenna Emedolu |
10.08 |
| 200 m | Joshua Johnson |
20.35 | Shawn Crawford |
20.37 | Stéphan Buckland |
20.44 |
| 400 m | Jerome Young |
45.25 | Michael Blackwood |
45.25 | Alleyne Francique |
45.67 |
| 800 m | Wilfred Bungei |
1:45.97 | Joseph Mutua |
1:46.13 | André Bucher |
1:46.28 |
| 1500 m | Paul Korir |
3:40.09 | Alex Kipchirchir |
3:40.21 | Ivan Heshko |
3:40.72 |
| 3000 m | Kenenisa Bekele |
7:36.98 | John Kibowen |
7:38.21 | Abraham Chebii |
7:39.28 |
| 5000 m | Eliud Kipchoge |
13:23.34 | Richard Limo |
13:23.95 | Gebregziabher Gebremariam |
13:24.13 |
| 110 m hurdles | Allen Johnson |
13.11 | Terrence Trammell |
13.17 | Staņislavs Olijars |
13.25 |
| 400 m hurdles | Félix Sánchez |
47.80 | Kemel Thompson |
48.50 | Danny McFarlane |
48.66 |
| 3000 m s'chase | Saif Saaeed Shaheen |
7:57.38 | Paul Kipsiele Koech |
7:57.42 | Ezekiel Kemboi |
8:11.79 |
| Pole vault | Tim Lobinger |
5.91 m | Okkert Brits |
5.86 m | Dmitri Markov |
5.76 m |
| High jump | Yaroslav Rybakov |
2.30 m | Stefan Holm |
2.30 m | Jamie Nieto |
2.30 m |
| Long jump | Dwight Phillips |
8.31 m | Hussein Taher Al-Sabee |
8.30 m | Ignisious Gaisah |
8.26 m NR |
| Triple jump | Christian Olsson |
17.55 m | Walter Davis |
17.09 m | Kenta Bell |
16.95 m |
| Shot put | Christian Cantwell |
20.93 m | Yuriy Bilonoh |
20.53 m | Andrei Mikhnevich |
20.51 m |
| Discus throw | Virgilijus Alekna |
68.30 m | Róbert Fazekas |
66.08 m | Vasiliy Kaptyukh |
65.85 m |
| Javelin throw | Sergey Makarov |
85.66 m | Jan Železný |
84.33 m | Boris Henry |
81.00 m |
| Hammer throw | Adrián Annus |
82.10 m | Libor Charfreitag |
81.22 m | Ivan Tikhon |
80.84 m |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | Chryste Gaines |
10.86 | Christine Arron |
11.04 | Torri Edwards |
11.06 |
| 200 m | Muriel Hurtis |
22.41 | Anastasiya Kapachinskaya |
22.57 | Torri Edwards |
22.58 |
| 400 m | Ana Guevara |
49.34 | Lorraine Fenton |
50.29 | Tonique Williams |
50.87 |
| 800 m | Maria de Lurdes Mutola |
1:59.59 | Kelly Holmes |
1:59.92 | Mina Aït Hammou |
1:59.97 |
| 1500 m | Süreyya Ayhan |
3:57.72 | Jackline Maranga |
4:01.48 | Hayley Tullett |
4::01.60 |
| 3000 m | Edith Masai |
8:36.82 | Yelena Zadorozhnaya |
8:37.40 | Joanne Pavey |
8:37.89 |
| 5000 m | Elvan Abeylegesse |
14:56.25 | Derartu Tulu |
14:56.93 | Tirunesh Dibaba |
14:57.87 |
| 100 m hurdles | Gail Devers |
12.45 | Glory Alozie |
12.66 | Miesha McKelvy |
12.69 |
| 400 m hurdles | Sandra Glover |
53.65 | Andrea Blackett |
54.28 | Ionela Târlea |
54.44 |
| Pole vault | Tatyana Polnova |
4.68 m | Svetlana Feofanova |
4.60 m | Stacy Dragila |
4.50 m |
| High jump | Hestrie Cloete |
2.01 m | Vita Palamar |
2.01 m | Kajsa Bergqvist |
1.99 m |
| Long jump | Eunice Barber |
7.05 m NR | Tatyana Kotova |
6.92 m | Grace Upshaw |
6.60 m |
| Triple jump | Tatyana Lebedeva |
15.13 m | Yamilé Aldama |
14.99 m | Françoise Mbango Etone |
14.83 m |
| Shot put | Vita Pavlysh |
19.86 m | Svetlana Krivelyova |
19.66 m | Nadzeya Astapchuk |
19.51 m |
| Discus throw | Věra Pospíšilová |
65.42 m | Aretha Hill |
65.20 m | Ekaterini Voggoli |
63.55 m |
| Javelin throw | Tatyana Shikolenko |
64.47 m | Steffi Nerius |
64.25 m | Nikolett Szabó |
62.88 m |
| Hammer throw | Yipsi Moreno |
73.42 m | Olga Kuzenkova |
71.16 m | Mihaela Melinte |
69.27 m |
Medals table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 21 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 11 | |
| 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals (37 entries) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 105 | |