| Event: | Athletics |
| Year: | 2003 |
| Venue: | Mỹ Đình National Stadium |
| Location: | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Date: | 7–12 December 2003 |
| Nations: | 11 |
| Previous: | 2001 |
| Next: | 2005 |
At the 22nd SEA Games, the athletics events were held at the Mỹ Đình National Stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam from 7 to 12 December 2003.[1] A total of 45 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 22 by female category.
Thailand easily topped the medal table, winning thirteen gold medals and 39 in total, while the host nation Vietnam came in second with eight golds and 31 altogether. The next best performing nations, the Philippines and Malaysia, were almost dead equal as each won eight events and sixteen medals overall. Singapore and Indonesia both won four golds each. Seven of the eleven nations present at the games won medals in athletics.
The quality of the performances in the events was highly variable: some competitions were closely contested at a level expected of the region, while others were far from an international standard – only one medal was awarded in the men's pole vault as only one athlete managed to clear the bar successfully.
| 100 metres (Wind: -0.2 m/s) | 10.48 | 10.50 | 10.60 | ||||
| 200 metres | 21.05 | 21.23 | 21.31 | ||||
| 400 metres | 47.06 | 47.23 | 47.31 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:50.74 | 1:52.05 | 1:52.50 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 3:56.80 | 3:57.33 | 3:59.34 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 14:15.20 | 14:18.06 | 14:21.00 | ||||
| 10,000 metres | 29:19.62 | 29:40.28 | 29:49.63 | ||||
| 110 metres hurdles | 13.92 | 14.12 | 14.29 | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 51.47 | 51.75 | 52.04 | ||||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:50.78 | 8:52.47 | 8:52.53 | ||||
| 4×100 metres relay | Ekkachai Janthana Vissanu Sophanich Seksan Wongsala Sittichai Suwonprateep | 40.05 | Lin Jingze Hamkah Afik U. K. Shyam Poh Seng Song | 40.86 | Ahmad Sumarsono Sakeh Kurais John Herman Muray Suryo Agung Wibowo | 40.91 | |
| 4×400 metres relay | Banjong Lachua Suwijack Kong Tong Apisit Kuttiyawan Narong Nilploy | 3:09.33 | Jimar Aing Ronnie Marfil Ernie Candelario Rodrigo Tanuan | 3:10.20 | Nguyễn Tinh Tú Nguyễn Đăng Trường Nguyễn Văn Tăng Nguyễn Minh Toàn | 3:14.76 | |
| Marathon | 2:21.03 | 2:21.51 | 2:23.35 | ||||
| 20 km walk | 1:31:57 | 1:33:30 | 1:37:00 | ||||
| High jump | 2.15 m | 2.10 m | not awarded | ||||
| Pole vault | 4.80 m | only one athlete cleared a height | |||||
| Long jump | 7.65 m | 7.52 m | 7.34 m | ||||
| Triple jump | 15.76 m | 15.33 m | 15.11 m | ||||
| Shot put | 17.28 m | 16.56 m | 16.48 m | ||||
| Discus throw | 56.49 m | 55.71 m | 49.38 m | ||||
| Hammer throw | 55.28 m | 50.89 m | 49.11 m | ||||
| Javelin throw | 67.11 m | 66.27 m | 65.70 m | ||||
| Decathlon | 6668 pts | 6542 pts | 6381 pts | ||||
| 100 metres (Wind: +2.1 m/s) | 11.51w | 11.55w | 11.59w | ||||
| 200 metres | 23.19 | 23.49 | 23.66 | ||||
| 400 metres | 51.83 | 55.32 | 55.44 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:10.92 | 2:11.48 | 2:12.73 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:19.48 | 4:27.73 | 4:27.74 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 16:09.39 | 16:10.57 | 16:12.73 | ||||
| 10,000 metres | 34:48.28 | 34:48.93 | 34:59.62 | ||||
| 100 metres hurdles (Wind: +2.2 m/s) | 13.45 w | 13.64 w | 13.78 w | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 57.62 | 57.78 | 1:01.79 | ||||
| 4×100 metres relay | Sujirat Sukka Orranut Klomdee Jutama Tawoncharoen Nongnuch Sanrat | 44.82 | Mai Thị Phương Hoàng Thị Duyên Vũ Thị Hương Lê Ngọc Phương | 45.57 | Dedeh Erawati Irene Truitje Joseph Deysie Natalia Sumigar Supiati | 45.86 | |
| 4×400 metres relay | Nguyễn Thị Tình Dương Thị Hồng Hạnh Vũ Thị Hương Nguyễn Thị Nụ | 3:38.06 | Kay Khine Lwin Myint Myint Aye Moe Moe Khine Lai Lai Win | 3:43.66 | Jutama Tawoncharoen Saipin Kaewsorn Saowalee Kaewchuy Wassana Winatho | 3:44.05 | |
| Marathon | 2:52:28 | 2:53:53 | 2:56:40 | ||||
| 20 km walk | 1:39:25 | 1:44.01 | 1:55.06 | ||||
| High jump | 1.86 m | 1.83 m | 1.80 m | ||||
| Pole vault | 3.95 m | 3.80 m | 3.60 m | ||||
| Long jump | 6.21 m | 6.10 m | 5.97 m | ||||
| Triple jump | 13.44 m | 13.42 m | 13.29 m | ||||
| Shot put | 18.20 m | 17.96 m | 15.41 m | ||||
| Discus throw | 49.91 m | 49.10 m | 48.81 m | ||||
| Hammer throw | 49.79 m | 47.35 m | 47.27 m | ||||
| Javelin throw | 53.23 m | 51.66 m | 50.29 m | ||||
| Heptathlon | 5274 pts | 4925 pts | 4673 pts |
| width=220 | Date | width=50 | Time | width=100 | Event |
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| Thursday, 11 December 2003 | ? | Final |
| width=40 | Rank | width=250 | Athlete | width=80 | Time | width=50 | Notes |
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| 14:15.20 | [2] | ||||||
| 14:18.06 | |||||||
| 14:21.00 | |||||||
| 4 | 14:35.74 | ||||||
| 5 | 14:39.85 | ||||||
| 6 | 14:44.02 | ||||||
| 7 | 14:52.11 | ||||||
| 8 | 14:52.62 | ||||||
| 9 | 15:09.57 | ||||||
| 10 | 15:11.93 | ||||||
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