2003 in the sport of athletics

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.

World

 * World Championships in Athletics
 * World Indoor Championships
 * World Athletics Final
 * World Cross Country Championships
 * World Half Marathon Championships
 * World Youth Championships
 * World Student Games
 * Military World Games
 * Golden League
 * World Outdoor Meetings
 * World Marathon Majors

Regional

 * All-Africa Games
 * African Junior Championships
 * Asian Championships
 * Asian Cross Country Championships
 * Central Asian Games
 * Indian Ocean Island Games
 * Southeast Asian Games
 * Central American and Caribbean Championships
 * Pan American Games
 * South American Athletics Championships
 * South American Cross Country Championships
 * Balkan Games
 * European Cross Country Championships
 * European Cup
 * European Junior Championships
 * European U23 Championships
 * European Mountain Running Championships

Deaths

 * April 22 &mdash; Mike Larrabee, American athlete (b. 1933)
 * April 25 &mdash; Samson Kitur (37), Kenyan middle-distance runner (b. 1966)
 * April 28 &mdash; Juha Tiainen (47), Finnish hammer thrower (b. 1955)
 * September 24 &mdash; Benson Masya (33), Kenyan long-distance runner (b. 1970)