2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon
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These are the official results of the Women's Heptathlon
competition at the 2003 World Championships
in Paris, France. There were a total number of 22 participating athletes, including four non-finishers. The competition started on Saturday 23 August 2003 and ended on Sunday 24 August 2003.
Heptathlon
A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...
competition at the 2003 World Championships
2003 World Championships in Athletics
The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...
in Paris, France. There were a total number of 22 participating athletes, including four non-finishers. The competition started on Saturday 23 August 2003 and ended on Sunday 24 August 2003.
Medalists
| Gold |  Carolina KlüftCarolina Klüft Carolina Evelyn Klüft is a Swedish athlete competing in triple jump, long jump and formerly in heptathlon and pentathlon. She won the Olympic heptathlon title in 2004... Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... (SWE) |
| Silver |  Eunice BarberEunice Barber Eunice Barber is a Sierra Leonean athlete competing in heptathlon and long jump. Barber initially competed for Sierra Leone and then for France from 1999 onwards... France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... (FRA) |
| Bronze |  Natallia SazanovichNatallia Sazanovich Natallia Sazanovich is a former Belarusian heptathlete. She won two Olympic medals, and achieved her personal best score of 6563 points at the 1996 Olympics. Sazanovich is also the 2001 World Indoor champion. She also competed at the 2004 Olympics, but withdrew after two... Belarus Belarus Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,... (BLR) |
Schedule
- Saturday August 23, 2003
- 100 m hurdles
- High Jump
- Shot Put
- 200 m
- Sunday August 24, 2003
- Long Jump
- Javelin Throw
- 800 m
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2003 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:... |
7291 | September 24, 1988 |  Seoul, South Korea |
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| Event Record | 7128 | September 1, 1987 |  Rome, Italy |
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Final ranking
| RANK | FINAL RANKING | POINTS |
|---|---|---|
 |
7001 | |
 |
6755 | |
 |
6524 | |
| 4. | 6452 | |
| 5. | 6254 | |
| 6. | 6166 | |
| 7. | 6154 | |
| 8. | 6134 | |
| 9. | 6077 | |
| 10. | 6077 | |
| 11. | 6047 | |
| 12. | 6035 | |
| 13. | 6034 | |
| 14. | 6018 | |
| 15. | 5971 | |
| 16. | 5969 | |
| 17. | 5932 | |
| 18. | 5723 | |
| — | DNF | |
| — | DNF | |
| — | DNF | |
| — | DNF |
See also
- 2003 Hypo-Meeting2003 Hypo-MeetingThe 29th edition of the annual Hypo-Meeting took place on 31 May and 1 June 2003 in Götzis, Austria. The track and field competition, featuring a decathlon and a heptathlon event, was part of the 2003 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge....
- Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games - Women's heptathlon