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   Tom Pappas
United States (USA)
Silver   Roman Šebrle
Czech Republic (CZE)
Bronze   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   Götzis, Austria
Event record   Tomáš Dvořák (CZE) 8902 7 August 2001   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
    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
    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
    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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