This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2003 hammer throw 2003 World Athletics Championships in Paris, France , where the final of the men's competition was held on Tuesday August 25, 2003. The women had their final three days later, on Thursday August 28, 2003.
2003 World Year Ranking [ edit ] Rank Mark Athlete Venue Date Note 1 84.86 m Koji Murofushi (JPN ) Prague, Czech Republic 2003-06-29 AR 2 84.32 m Ivan Tikhon (BLR ) Stayki , Belarus 2003-08-08 PB 3 84.19 m Adrián Annus (HUN ) Szombathely , Hungary2003-08-10 NR 4 82.28 m Ilya Konovalov (RUS ) Tula, Russia 2003-07-10 PB 5 81.81 m Libor Charfreitag (SVK ) Prague, Czech Republic 2003-06-29 NR 6 81.74 m Andrey Skvaruk (UKR ) Kyiv , Ukraine 2003-07-04 7 81.35 m Igor Astapkovich (BLR ) Minsk, Belarus 2003-07-11 Wojciech Kondratowicz (POL ) Bydgoszcz , Poland 2003-07-13 PB 9 81.21 m Primož Kozmus (SLO ) Zagreb, Croatia 2003-08-03 10 80.89 m Maciej Palyszko (POL ) Bydgoszcz , Poland 2003-07-13 PB 11 80.83 m Karsten Kobs (GER ) Nikíti , Greece 2003-08-01 12 80.67 m Péter Botfa (HUN ) Zalaegerszeg , Hungary2003-06-14 PB 13 80.51 m Patric Suter (SUI ) Löffingen , Germany2003-09-17 NR 14 80.44 m Christophe Épalle (FRA ) Saint-Étienne , France2003-05-10 15 80.20 m Olli-Pekka Karjalainen (FIN ) Helsinki, Finland 2003-08-09 16 80.13 m Aleksey Zagornyi (RUS ) Tula, Russia 2003-07-10 17 79.90 m Vadim Devyatovski (BLR ) Minsk, Belarus 2003-08-08 18 79.62 m Sergey Kirmasov (RUS ) Moscow, Russia 2003-07-26 19 79.52 m Alexandros Papadimitriou (GRE ) Nikíti , Greece 2003-08-01 20 79.35 m Oleksandr Krykun (UKR ) Kyiv , Ukraine 2003-05-11 21 79.20 m Stuart Rendell (AUS ) Canberra, Australia 2003-02-22 22 79.07 m Nicolas Figère (FRA ) Chelles , France2003-10-01 23 78.89 m Vadim Khersontsev (RUS ) Moscow, Russia 2003-07-26 24 78.83 m David Söderberg (FIN ) Lahti, Finland 2003-07-02 PB 25 78.81 m Krisztián Pars (HUN ) Szombathely , Hungary2003-09-13
2003 World Year Ranking [ edit ] Rank Mark Athlete Venue Date Note 1 75.14 m Yipsi Moreno (CUB ) Savona, Italy 2003-07-17 PB 2 74.98 m Olga Kuzenkova (RUS ) Tula, Russia 2003-08-09 3 74.50 m Manuela Montebrun (FRA ) Villeneuve d'Ascq , France2003-06-15 PB 4 72.96 m Iryna Sekachova (UKR ) Koncha-Zaspa , Ukraine 2003-05-23 PB 5 72.03 m Gu Yuan (CHN ) Shanghai , PR China 2003-09-12 PB 6 71.99 m Mihaela Melinte (ROM ) Firenze , Italy2003-06-22 7 71.93 m Susanne Keil (GER ) Fränkisch-Crumbach , Germany2003-06-08 PB 8 71.38 m Kamila Skolimowska (POL ) Bydgoszcz , Poland 2003-07-20 9 71.33 m Anna Mahon (USA ) Walnut , United States2003-04-19 10 71.12 m Bronwyn Eagles (AUS ) Adelaide, Australia 2003-02-06 AR 11 70.69 m Yunaika Crawford (CUB ) Havana, Cuba 2003-05-28 PB 12 70.67 m Zhao Wei (CHN ) Nanning , PR China 2003-04-05 PB 13 70.60 m Zhang Wenxiu (CHN ) Nanning , PR China 2003-04-05 PB 14 70.50 m Erin Gilreath (USA ) Marietta, Georgia , United States2003-12-28 PB 15 70.43 m Ester Balassini (ITA ) Padua, Italy 2003-07-05 PB 16 70.42 m Betty Heidler (GER ) Mannheim, Germany 2003-06-21 PB 17 70.02 m Olga Tsander (BLR ) Brest, Belarus 2003-04-30 18 69.98 m Alexandra Papayeoryiou (GRE ) Bucharest, Romania 2003-08-09 NR 19 69.79 m Candice Scott (TRI ) Sacramento , United States2003-06-14 PB 20 69.72 m Aldenay Vasallo (CUB ) Havana, Cuba 2003-06-21 PB 21 69.59 m Yelena Konevtseva (RUS ) Tula, Russia 2003-08-09 PB 22 69.33 m Andrea Bunjes (GER ) Schönau , Germany2003-06-21 PB 23 69.24 m Lisa Misipeka (ASA ) Burnaby , Canada2003-06-08 NR 24 69.17 m Alla Davydova (RUS ) Valencia, Spain 2003-05-24 PB 25 69.05 m Liu Yinghui (CHN ) Daegu, South Korea 2003-08-26 PB
Yuriy Sedykh (URS)
Stuttgart, West Germany 
Koji Murofushi (JPN)
Ivan Tikhon (BLR)
Adrián Annus (HUN)
Ilya Konovalov (RUS)
Libor Charfreitag (SVK)
Andrey Skvaruk (UKR)
Wojciech Kondratowicz (POL)
Primož Kozmus (SLO)
Patric Suter (SUI)
Christophe Épalle (FRA)
Olli-Pekka Karjalainen (FIN)
Alexandros Papadimitriou (GRE)
Stuart Rendell (AUS)
Mihaela Melinte (ROM)
Yipsi Moreno (CUB)
Gu Yuan (CHN)
Anna Mahon (USA)
Ester Balassini (ITA)
Candice Scott (TRI)
Lisa Misipeka (ASA)