The 2003 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Augsburg, Germany under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the record-tying third time. It was the 28th edition. Augsburg hosted the championships previously in 1957 and 1985 when the city was part of West Germany, and matches the times hosted by Spittal, Austria (1963, 1965, 1977), Meran, Italy (1953, 1971, 1983), and Bourg St.-Maurice, France (1969, 1987, 2002).
Competitions were held at the Augsburg Eiskanal facility which was built for the 1972 Summer Olympics.
| Event | align=center bgcolor="gold" | Gold | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Points | align=center bgcolor="silver" | Silver | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Points | align=center bgcolor="CC9966" | Bronze | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 | 208.14 | 209.52 | 212.69 | |||||||||
| C1 team | Alexander Slafkovský Juraj Minčík Michal Martikán | 212.24 | Tony Estanguet Emmanuel Brugvin Patrice Estanguet | 213.92 | Tomáš Indruch Jan Mašek Stanislav Ježek | 214.41 | ||||||
| C2 | Marcus Becker Stefan Henze | 214.52 | Jaroslav Volf Ondřej Štěpánek | 221.66 | Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner | 225.17 | ||||||
| C2 team | Jaroslav Volf & Ondřej Štěpánek Jaroslav Pospíšil & Jaroslav Pollert Marek Jiras & Tomáš Máder | 234.99 | Marcus Becker & Stefan Henze André Ehrenberg & Michael Senft Kay Simon & Robby Simon | 237.74 | Andrzej Wójs & Sławomir Mordarski Jarosław Miczek & Wojciech Sekuła Marcin Pochwała & Paweł Sarna | 256.24 |
| Event | align=center bgcolor="gold" | Gold | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Points | align=center bgcolor="silver" | Silver | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Points | align=center bgcolor="CC9966" | Bronze | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1 | 197.88 | 199.69 | 199.70 | |||||||||
| K1 team | Thomas Mosimann Mathias Röthenmund Michael Kurt | 211.71 | David Backhouse Floris Braat Sam Oud | 213.80 | Thilo Schmitt Thomas Schmidt Claus Suchanek | 216.17 |
| Event | align=center bgcolor="gold" | Gold | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Points | align=center bgcolor="silver" | Silver | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Points | align=center bgcolor="CC9966" | Bronze | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1 | 224.02 | 226.81 | 228.10 | |||||||||
| K1 team | Štěpánka Hilgertová Vanda Semerádová Irena Pavelková | 251.76 | Jennifer Bongardt Claudia Bär Mandy Planert | 253.84 | Helen Reeves Heather Corrie Laura Blakeman | 256.35 |