2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships explained

9th IAAF World Indoor Championships
Size:	250
Host City:	Birmingham, United Kingdom
Nations Participating:	131
Athletes Participating:	583
Events:	28
Dates:	14–16 March
Stadium:	National Indoor Arena
Previous:	2001 Lisbon
Next:	2004 Budapest

The 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, UK from 14 to 16 March 2003. It was the first time the Championships had been held in the UK. There were a total number of 589 participating athletes from 133 countries.^[1]

Results

Men

1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2004 | 2006

60 m		6.46		6.53		6.55
200 m		20.62		20.76		20.92
400 m		45.34		45.43		45.99
400 m		45.34		45.43		45.99
800 m		1:45.69		1:45.87		1:46.54
1,500 m		3:42.59		3:42.62		3:42.71
3,000 m		7:40.97		7:42.08		7:42.56
60 m hurdles		7.47		7.49		7.52
4 × 400 m relay	Leroy Colquhoun Danny McFarlane Michael Blackwood Davian Clarke Kemel Thompson	3:04.21¹ (NR)	Jamie Baulch Timothy Benjamin Cori Henry Daniel Caines Mark Hylton Jared Deacon	3:06.12	Rafał Wieruszewski Grzegorz Zajączkowski Marcin Marciniszyn Marek Plawgo Artur Gąsiewski Piotr Rysiukiewicz	3:06.61
High jump		2.35		2.33		2.30
Pole vault		5.80		5.75		5.75 (NR)
Long jump		8.29		8.28		8.21
Triple jump		17.70		17.35		17.27
Shot put		21.24		21.23		21.13
Heptathlon		6361		6297		6196

¹ The United States (James Davis, Jerome Young, Milton Campbell, and Tyree Washington; Derrick Brew ran in the heats) originally won gold in 3:04.09, but were disqualified after Young tested positive for steroids in 2004.^[2]

Women

1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2004 | 2006

60 m	¹	7.16		7.17		7.20
200 m	²	22.54		22.80		22.81
400 m		50.83		51.11		51.13
800 m		1:58.94		1:59.39		1:59.53
1,500 m		4:01.76		4:02.66		4:02.80
3,000 m		8:40.25		8:42.12		8:42.58
60 m hurdles		7.81		7.90		7.92
4 × 400 m relay	Natalya Antyukh Yuliya Pechonkina Olesya Zykina Natalya Nazarova	3:28.45	Ronetta Smith Catherine Scott Sheryl Morgan Sandie Richards	3:31.23	Monique Hennagan Meghan Addy Brenda Taylor Mary Danner	3:31.69
High jump		2.01		1.99		1.99
Pole vault		4.80 (WR)		4.60		4.45
Long jump		6.84		6.72		6.70
Triple jump		15.01		14.88 (NR)		14.72
Shot put		20.55		20.31		19.86
Pentathlon		4933		4715		4644

¹ Zhanna Block of Ukraine originally won the 60 m in 7.04, but was disqualified in 2011 for doping offences.^[3] ^[4]
² Michelle Collins of the USA originally won the 200 m in 22.18, but was disqualified in 2005 due to the BALCO scandal.

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External links

Notes and References

http://www.iaaf.org/WIC10/news/kind=100/newsid=55746.html Record breaking gathering expected in Doha – 150 countries confirm participation
IAAF: Jerome Young is stripped of 2003 World Championship 400m gold. 24 February 2009
News: List of athletes currently serving a period of ineligibility as a result of an anti-doping rule violation under IAAF Rules. IAAF. 2 November 2012. 17 November 2012.
IAAF: Viewing IAAF World Indoor Championships > 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships > 60 Metres – women, iaaf.org