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.
Major events
World
Regional
World records
Men
Women
Awards
Men
Women
Men's best year performances
Women's best year performances
Marathon
Men's competition
Pan American Games
Best year performances
Women's competition
Pan American Games
Best year performances
Deaths
- April 22 — Mike Larrabee, American athlete (b. 1933)
- April 25 — Samson Kitur (37), Kenyan middle-distance runner (b. 1966)
- April 28 — Juha Tiainen (47), Finnish hammer thrower (b. 1955)
- September 24 — Benson Masya (33), Kenyan long-distance runner (b. 1970)
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