2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's marathon
The women's marathon at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France, was held on Sunday, 31 August 2003, starting at 14:20h local time.
Medalists
| Gold | Kenya (KEN) |
| Silver | Japan (JPN) |
| Bronze | Japan (JPN) |
Abbreviations
- All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Intermediates
| Rank | Number | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 888 | 16:45 | |
| 2 | 630 | 17:17 | |
| 3 | 881 | 17:17 | |
| 4 | 797 | 17:17 | |
| 5 | 328 | 17:17 | |
| 10 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 888 | 34:02 | |
| 2 | 324 | 34:14 | |
| 3 | 630 | 34:14 | |
| 4 | 708 | 34:14 | |
| 5 | 885 | 34:15 | |
| 15 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 888 | 51:19 | |
| 2 | 885 | 51:19 | |
| 3 | 858 | 51:20 | |
| 4 | 881 | 51:20 | |
| 5 | 797 | 51:20 | |
| 20 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 888 | 1:08:59 | |
| 2 | 797 | 1:09:00 | |
| 3 | 975 | 1:09:00 | |
| 4 | 629 | 1:09:00 | |
| 5 | 881 | 1:09:00 | |
| HALF MARATHON | |||
| 1 | 885 | 1:12:46 | |
| 2 | 630 | 1:12:46 | |
| 3 | 888 | 1:12:46 | |
| 4 | 881 | 1:12:46 | |
| 5 | 182 | 1:12:46 | |
| 25 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 885 | 1:26:34 | |
| 2 | 629 | 1:26:34 | |
| 3 | 888 | 1:26:34 | |
| 4 | 858 | 1:26:34 | |
| 5 | 881 | 1:26:34 | |
| 30 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 629 | 1:44:01 | |
| 2 | 317 | 1:44:01 | |
| 3 | 858 | 1:44:01 | |
| 4 | 888 | 1:44:01 | |
| 5 | 881 | 1:44:01 | |
| 35 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 881 | 2:00:47 | |
| 2 | 629 | 2:00:51 | |
| 3 | 632 | 2:00:57 | |
| 4 | 858 | 2:01:01 | |
| 5 | 858 | 2:01:03 | |
| 40 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 881 | 2:16:45 | |
| 2 | 629 | 2:17:05 | |
| 3 | 632 | 2:17:48 | |
| 4 | 858 | 2:17:49 | |
| 5 | 858 | 2:17:57 | |
Final ranking
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2:23:55 | |||
| 2:24:14 | |||
| 2:25:09 | |||
| 4 | 2:25:25 | ||
| 5 | 2:25:31 | NR | |
| 6 | 2:26:29 | ||
| 7 | 2:26:33 | SB | |
| 8 | 2:26:49 | ||
| 9 | 2:26:53 | ||
| 10 | 2:27:26 | SB | |
| 11 | 2:28:24 | SB | |
| 12 | 2:29:24 | ||
| 13 | 2:29:25 | PB | |
| 14 | 2:29:46 | SB | |
| 15 | 2:30:15 | SB | |
| 16 | 2:30:39 | NR | |
| 17 | 2:30:44 | ||
| 18 | 2:30:49 | ||
| 19 | 2:31:01 | PB | |
| 20 | 2:31:21 | PB | |
| 21 | 2:31:23 | SB | |
| 22 | 2:31:45 | SB | |
| 23 | 2:31:55 | PB | |
| 24 | 2:32:08 | PB | |
| 25 | 2:32:26 | ||
| 26 | 2:32:27 | SB | |
| 27 | 2:32:31 | ||
| 28 | 2:33:51 | PB | |
| 29 | 2:34:12 | ||
| 30 | 2:34:19 | SB | |
| 31 | 2:34:37 | ||
| 32 | 2:34:51 | ||
| 33 | 2:34:54 | PB | |
| 34 | 2:36:20 | ||
| 35 | 2:36:29 | PB | |
| 36 | 2:37:10 | SB | |
| 37 | 2:37:14 | SB | |
| 38 | 2:37:19 | SB | |
| 39 | 2:37:56 | SB | |
| 40 | 2:38:06 | SB | |
| 41 | 2:38:22 | ||
| 42 | 2:38:26 | ||
| 43 | 2:38:38 | ||
| 44 | 2:38:39 | PB | |
| 45 | 2:39:04 | ||
| 46 | 2:39:25 | ||
| 47 | 2:39:36 | SB | |
| 48 | 2:40:34 | ||
| 49 | 2:40:45 | ||
| 50 | 2:40:59 | ||
| 51 | 2:41:13 | ||
| 52 | 2:42:56 | PB | |
| 53 | 2:43:38 | ||
| 54 | 2:45:53 | ||
| 55 | 2:46:22 | PB | |
| 56 | 2:50:21 | ||
| 57 | 2:54:16 | PB | |
| 58 | 2:54:27 | ||
| 59 | 2:55:26 | SB | |
| 60 | 3:00:53 | ||
| 61 | 3:18:35 | SB | |
| 62 | 3:21:59 | ||
| DID NOT FINISH (DNF) | |||
| — | DNF | ||
| — | DNF | ||
| — | DNF | ||
| — | DNF | ||
| — | DNF | ||
| — | DNF | ||
| DID NOT START (DNS) | |||
| — | DNS | ||
See also
- Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games – Women's marathon
- 2003 World Marathon Cup
- Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon
