See main article: 2003 World Archery Championships.
The women's individual compound competition at the 2003 World Archery Championships took place in July 2003 in New York City, United States. 69 archers entered the competition. Following a qualifying 144 arrow FITA round, the top 64 archers qualified for the 6-round knockout tournament, drawn according to their qualification round scores. The semi-finals and finals then took place on 20 July.[1] [2]
The following archers were the leading 8 qualifiers: