2003 in the sport of athletics
Event Athlete Nation Performance Place Date
10 Kilometres ( road ) Paula Radcliffe United Kingdom 30:21 San Juan , Puerto Rico 23 February
Marathon Paula Radcliffe United Kingdom 2:15:25 London , Great Britain 13 April
3000 m steeplechase Gulnara Samitova-Galkina Russia 9:08.33 Tula , Russia 10 August
400 m hurdles Yuliya Pechonkina Russia 52.34 m Tula , RUS 8 August
Pole vault Yelena Isinbaeva Russia 4.82 m Gateshead , Great Britain 13 July
World records -- Women
This article contains an overview of the sport of athletics, including track and field, cross country and road running, in the year 2003. The foremost competition of the year was the 2003 World Championships in Athletics, followed by the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships. At regional level, athletics was featured at two major games that were held that year: the 2003 Pan American Games and the 2003 All-Africa Games.