2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon

Events at the
2003 World Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmenwomen
50 km walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

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

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

Schedule

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

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

  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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