Medalists

Gold	Jaouad Gharib Jaouad Gharib Jaouad Gharib is a Moroccan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon. Winner of the 2003 World Championships and 2005 World Championships over the distance, he is also notable because he only began running seriously at the age of twenty-two... Morocco Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...  (MAR)
Silver	Julio Rey Julio Rey José Julio Rey is a Spanish long-distance runner who mostly concentrates on the marathon race. He was banned from competition for 2 years after testing positive for mesterolone at the 1999 Rotterdam Marathon.... Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...  (ESP)
Bronze	Stefano Baldini Stefano Baldini Stefano Baldini is a retired Italian athlete and the 2004 Olympic and former European champion in the marathon.... Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...  (ITA)

Abbreviations

• All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds

  DNS	did not start
  NM	no mark
  WR	world record
  AR	area record
  NR	national record
  PB	personal best
  SB	season best

Records

Standing records prior to the 2003 World Athletics Championships
World Record World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking....		2:05:38	April 14, 2002	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... , United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Event Record		2:10:03	August 14, 1983	Helsinki, Finland
Season Best		2:06:33	April 6, 2003	Paris, France
Broken records at the 2003 World Athletics Championships
Event Record		2:08:31	August 30, 2003	Paris, France

Intermediates

Final ranking

See also

• Men's Pan American Games Marathon (2003)
• 2003 Marathon Year Ranking
• Men's Olympic Marathon (2004)
  Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon
  The Men's Marathon event at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place on August 29, 2004 in the streets of Athens, Greece. The streets were recently painted for the event, which provided an excellent road surface for the athletes. Drawing upon the ancient origins of the race, the marathon began in...