2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon

These are the official results of the men's decathlon competition at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris, France. With 20 participating athletes, including eight non-finishers, the competition is notable for having the lowest number of competitors in the World Championships history. The competition started on Monday 26 August 2003 and ended on Tuesday 27 August 2003.

Medalists

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Gold United States Tom Pappas
United States (USA)
Silver Czech Republic Roman Šebrle
Czech Republic (CZE)
Bronze Kazakhstan Dmitriy Karpov
Kazakhstan (KAZ)

Schedule

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Monday, 26 August
  1. 100 m
  2. Long jump
  3. Shot put
  4. High jump
  5. 400 m
Tuesday, 27 August
  1. 110 m hurdles
  2. Discus throw
  3. Pole vault
  4. Javelin throw
  5. 1,500 m

Records

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World record  Roman Šebrle (CZE) 9026 27 May 2001 Austria Götzis, Austria
Event record  Tomáš Dvořák (CZE) 8902 7 August 2001 Canada Edmonton, Canada

Results

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  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow. These marks were split between seven competitors with the gold medallist claiming the mark for the shot put.
Rank Athlete Decathlon Points
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Tom Pappas (USA) 10.80 7.62 16.11 2.09 47.58 13.99 46.94 5.10 65.90 4:44.31 8750
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Roman Šebrle (CZE) 11.00 7.64 15.47 2.06 47.90 14.25 47.47 4.80 69.79 4:34.45 8634
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Dmitriy Karpov (KAZ) 10.72 7.75 15.51 2.12 47.33 13.95 47.38 4.40 47.53 4:37.70 8374
4  Tomáš Dvořák (CZE) 11.03 7.28 15.95 1.94 50.04 14.15 45.47 4.50 67.10 4:27.63 8242
5  Laurent Hernu (FRA) 11.20 7.22 13.99 2.03 48.95 14.15 46.13 4.90 59.63 4:28.38 8218
6  Lev Lobodin (RUS) 10.99 7.08 15.43 1.97 49.54 14.36 48.36 5.00 56.50 4:34.63 8198
7  Qi Haifeng (CHN) 11.30 7.39 12.85 2.00 48.73 14.40 46.72 4.80 59.98 4:25.40 8126
8  André Niklaus (GER) 11.19 7.21 13.87 1.97 49.95 14.50 42.68 5.10 57.55 4:28.84 8020
9  Claston Bernard (JAM) 10.91 7.22 15.39 2.03 49.31 14.76 43.47 4.30 59.47 4:34.49 8000
10  Vitaliy Smirnov (UZB) 11.10 6.98 13.89 1.97 48.98 14.98 42.70 4.50 62.69 4:24.68 7897
11  Chiel Warners (NED) 10.95 7.55 14.13 1.91 48.94 14.72 41.49 4.50 54.87 4:51.35 7753
12  Paul Terek (USA) 10.99 7.14 15.30 2.03 48.75 DSQ 45.72 5.30 61.14 4:30.77 7503
 Aleksandr Pogorelov (RUS) 11.16 7.22 15.21 2.06 50.49 14.28 44.59 4.90 DNS DNF
 Paolo Casarsa (ITA) 11.46 6.69 14.57 1.94 51.63 14.54 36.21 NM DNS DNF
 Attila Zsivoczky (HUN) 11.32 6.76 14.35 2.09 49.79 DNS DNF
 Bryan Clay (USA) 10.50 7.70 15.05 1.97 DNF DNF
 Kristjan Rahnu (EST) 10.85 7.18 15.55 1.97 DSQ DNF
 Hamdi Dhouibi (TUN) 10.83 6.96 13.13 DNS DNF
 Erki Nool (EST) 11.09 6.78 14.14 DNS DNF
 Jón Arnar Magnússon (ISL) 11.11 6.15 15.29 DNS DNF

See also

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References

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