2003 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Decathlon
Encyclopedia
These are the official results of the men's decathlon
competition at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics
in Paris
, France
. There were a total number of 20 participating athletes, including eight non-finishers. The competition started on Monday 26 August 2003 and ended on Tuesday 27 August 2003.
Decathlon
The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...
competition at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics
2003 World Championships in Athletics
The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...
in Paris
Paris
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, France
France
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. There were a total number of 20 participating athletes, including eight non-finishers. The competition started on Monday 26 August 2003 and ended on Tuesday 27 August 2003.
Medalists
| Gold |  Tom PappasTom Pappas Tom Pappas is an American track & field decathlete.Pappas won the gold medal at the 2003 World Championships held outside Paris, France, and was rated number 1 in the world that year by Track & Field News. He is a four-time US champion and was the 1999 NCAA champion while attending the University... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA) |
| Silver |  Roman ŠebrleRoman Šebrle Roman Šebrle is an athlete from the Czech Republic. He is considered to be one of the best decathlon athletes of all time. Originally a high jumper, he competes in decathlon and heptathlon for team TJ Dukla Praha and is a world record holder in the decathlon... Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... (CZE) |
| Bronze |  Dmitriy KarpovDmitriy Karpov Dmitriy Karpov is an athlete from Kazakhstan who competes in decathlon and heptathlon... Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe... (KAZ) |
Schedule
- Monday 26 August
- 100 m
- Long jump
- Shot put
- High jump
- 400 m
- Tuesday 27 August
- 110 m hurdles
- Discus throw
- Pole vault
- Javelin throw
- 1,500 m
Records
| World record Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not... |
9026 | 27 May 2001 |  GötzisGötzis Götzis is a town in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg, district Feldkirch.The town is well-known for its annual hypo-combined events meeting, the so called Hypo-Meeting, where some of the world's leading decathletes and heptathletes gather in the Mösle stadium... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
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| Event record Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not... |
8902 | 7 August 2001 |  Edmonton, Canada |
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Decathlon | Points | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 10.80 | 7.62 | 16.11 | 2.09 | 47.58 | 13.99 | 46.94 | 5.10 | 65.90 | 4:44.31 | 8750 | ||
| 11.00 | 7.64 | 15.47 | 2.06 | 47.90 | 14.25 | 47.47 | 4.80 | 69.79 | 4:34.45 | 8634 | ||
| 10.72 | 7.75 | 15.51 | 2.12 | 47.33 | 13,95 | 47.38 | 4.40 | 47.53 | 4:37.70 | 8374 | ||
| 4 | align=left | | 11.03 | 7.28 | 15.95 | 1.94 | 50.04 | 14.15 | 45.47 | 4.50 | 67.10 | 4:27.63 | 8242 |
| 5 | align=left | | 11.20 | 7.22 | 13.99 | 2.03 | 48.95 | 14.15 | 46.13 | 4.90 | 59.63 | 4:28.38 | 8218 |
| 6 | align=left | | 10.99 | 7.08 | 15.43 | 1.97 | 49.54 | 14.36 | 48.36 | 5.00 | 56.50 | 4:34.63 | 8198 |
| 7 | align=left | | 11.30 | 7.39 | 12.85 | 2.00 | 48.73 | 14.40 | 46.72 | 4.80 | 59.98 | 4:25.40 | 8126 |
| 8 | align=left | | 11.19 | 7.21 | 13.87 | 1.97 | 49.95 | 14.50 | 42.68 | 5.10 | 57.55 | 4:28.84 | 8020 |
| 9 | align=left | | 10.91 | 7.22 | 15.39 | 2.03 | 49.31 | 14.76 | 43.47 | 4.30 | 59.47 | 4:34.49 | 8000 |
| 10 | align=left | | 11.10 | 6.98 | 13.89 | 1.97 | 48.98 | 14.98 | 42.70 | 4.50 | 62.69 | 4:24.68 | 7897 |
| 11 | align=left | | 10.95 | 7.55 | 14.13 | 1.91 | 48.94 | 14.72 | 41.49 | 4.50 | 54.87 | 4:51.35 | 7753 |
| 12 | align=left | | 10.99 | 7.14 | 15.30 | 2.03 | 48.75 | DSQ | 45.72 | 5.30 | 61.14 | 4:30.77 | 7503 |
| — | align=left | | 11.16 | 7.22 | 15.21 | 2.06 | 50.49 | 14.28 | 44.59 | 4.90 | DNS | — | DNF |
| — | align=left | | 11.46 | 6.69 | 14.57 | 1.94 | 51.63 | 14.54 | 36.21 | NM | DNS | — | DNF |
| — | align=left | | 11.32 | 6.76 | 14.35 | 2.09 | 49.79 | DNS | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| — | align=left | |bgcolor=#F2F5A9|10.50 | 7.70 | 15.05 | 1.97 | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| — | align=left | | 10.85 | 7.18 | 15.55 | 1.97 | DSQ | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| — | align=left | | 10.83 | 6.96 | 13.13 | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| — | align=left | | 11.09 | 6.78 | 14.14 | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| — | align=left | | 11.11 | 6.15 | 15.29 | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
See also
- 2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's decathlon
- 2003 Decathlon Year Ranking2003 Decathlon Year RankingThis page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2003 in the men's decathlon. One of the main events during this season were the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France, where the competition started on Monday August 26, 2003 and ended on Tuesday August 27, 2003.-Records:-2003 World...
- 2003 Hypo-Meeting2003 Hypo-MeetingThe 29th edition of the annual Hypo-Meeting took place on 31 May and 1 June 2003 in Götzis, Austria. The track and field competition, featuring a decathlon and a heptathlon event, was part of the 2003 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge....
- Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games – Men's decathlonAthletics at the 2003 Pan American Games – Men's decathlonThe men's decathlon event of the 2003 Pan American Games took place on Tuesday 5 August and Wednesday 6 August 2003.-Medalists:-Records:-Results:-See also:*2003 Decathlon Year Ranking*2003 Hypo-Meeting...
- Athletics at the 2003 Summer Universiade – Men's decathlonAthletics at the 2003 Summer Universiade – Men's DecathlonThe men's decathlon competition at the 2003 Summer Universiade took place on 28 August and 29 August 2003 in the Daegu World Cup Stadium in Daegu, South Korea.-Medalists:-Schedule:*28 August*#100 m*#Long jump*#Shot put*#High jump*#400 m...
- Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon