{"id":226,"date":"2003-12-28T16:13:12","date_gmt":"2003-12-28T16:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/track\/?p=226"},"modified":"2011-12-28T16:45:56","modified_gmt":"2011-12-28T16:45:56","slug":"2003","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/track\/800m\/2003","title":{"rendered":"The 800m event 2003"},"content":{"rendered":"

2003 saw the World Championships in Paris as the ‘premiere’ event of the season. This event in itself produced a massive shock when the much unheralded Sa\u00efd-Guerni Djabir of Algeria, blasted past Yuriy Borzakovskiy, the highly fancied Russian, to take top spot. Mbulaeni Mulaudzi of South Africa grabbed 3rd ahead of the World Record Holder, Wilson Kipketer of Denmark.<\/p>\n

Wilfred Bungei of Kenya, went on to post the fastest time for the year and was World Leader throughout the year, posting 1:42.52 towards the end of the season. Unfotunately,the Kenyan was unable to attend the Paris 800m due to illness.<\/p>\n

On the Women’s side, Maria de Lourdes Mutola of Mozambique, had a most successful season, remaining unbeaten to claim the Golden League Jackpot, as well as taking the World title in Paris at a canter.<\/p>\n

Jolande Ceplak the form athlete of 2002, was not in the same condition as the year before and with Stephane Graf struggling to return to form after an operation to remove a cyst, there was no real competition for Mutola throughout the season.<\/p>\n

Coming into 2004 Graf retired and one can only hope that a new challenger to Mutola can emerge.<\/p>\n

Below the Top 20 Men for 2003 and the Top 10 Women<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
The Year’s Top 20 Male : 800m athletes 2003<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pos<\/td>\nTime<\/td>\nAthlete Name<\/td>\nCountry<\/td>\nDate run<\/td>\nVenue<\/td>\nSeason start PB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
01<\/td>\n1:42.52<\/td>\nWilfred Bungei<\/td>\nKEN<\/td>\n05 Sept<\/td>\nBruxelles<\/td>\n1:42.34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
02<\/td>\n1:42.89*<\/span><\/td>\nMbulaeni Mulaudzi<\/td>\nRSA<\/td>\n05 Sept<\/td>\nBruxelles<\/td>\n1:43.81<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
03<\/td>\n1:43.12<\/td>\nHezeki\u00e9l Sepeng<\/td>\nRSA<\/td>\n05 Sept<\/td>\nBruxelles<\/td>\n1:42.69 NR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04<\/td>\n1:43.28<\/td>\nWilson Kipketer<\/td>\nDEN<\/td>\n05 Sept<\/td>\nBruxelles<\/td>\n1:41.11 WR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
05<\/td>\n1:43.52<\/td>\nJoseph Mutua<\/td>\nKEN<\/td>\n05 Sept<\/td>\nBruxelles<\/td>\n1:43.33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
06<\/td>\n1:43.68<\/td>\nYuriy Borzakovskiy<\/td>\nRUS<\/td>\n05 Sep<\/td>\nBruxelles<\/td>\n1:42.47 NR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
07<\/td>\n1:43.71A<\/td>\nJapheth Kimutai<\/td>\nKEN<\/td>\n26 Jul<\/td>\nNairobi<\/td>\n1:42.76<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
08<\/td>\n1:44.16A *<\/span><\/td>\nJustus Koech<\/td>\nKEN<\/td>\n26 Jul<\/td>\nNairobi<\/td>\n1:46.10A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09<\/td>\n1:44.17<\/td>\nMehdi Baala<\/td>\nFRA<\/td>\n15 Jun<\/td>\nVilleneuve d’Ascq<\/td>\n1:43.15
\n<\/span>NR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n1:44.22<\/td>\nBram Som<\/td>\nNED<\/td>\n7 Jun<\/td>\nSevilla<\/td>\n1:43.98<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\n1:44.23<\/td>\nAndr\u00e9 Bucher<\/td>\nSUI<\/td>\n5 Sep<\/td>\nBruxelles<\/td>\n1:42.75 NR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\n1:44.30<\/td>\nDavid Krummenacker<\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n4 Jul<\/td>\nSaint-Denis<\/td>\n1:43.92<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\n1:44.34A*<\/span><\/td>\nNicholas Wachira<\/td>\nKEN<\/td>\n26 Jul<\/td>\nNairobi<\/td>\n1:44.44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\n1:44.37<\/td>\nAntonio Manu Reina<\/td>\nESP<\/td>\n4 Jul<\/td>\nSaint-Denis<\/td>\n1:43.83
\n<\/span>NR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\n1:44.60<\/td>\nDjabir Sa\u00efd-Guerni<\/td>\nALG<\/td>\n15 Aug<\/td>\nZ\u00fcrich<\/td>\n1:43.09<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\n1:44.61*<\/span><\/td>\nFlorent Lacasse<\/td>\nFRA<\/td>\n6 Jun<\/td>\nTorino<\/td>\n1:45.53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\n1:44.75*<\/span><\/td>\nMichael Rotich<\/td>\nKEN<\/td>\n2 Aug<\/td>\nHeusden<\/td>\n1:42.47 NR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\n1:44.95<\/td>\nJoeri Jansen<\/td>\nBEL<\/td>\n30 Aug<\/td>\nOstrava<\/td>\n1:44.38
\n<\/span>NR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\n1:44.96<\/td>\nAndrea Longo<\/td>\nITA<\/td>\n7 Sep<\/td>\nRieti<\/td>\n1:43.22 NR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\n1:44.98*<\/span><\/td>\nGraham Davidson<\/td>\nRSA<\/td>\n9 Jun<\/td>\nRehlingen<\/td>\n1:47.70A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n* = new
\nPB<\/span><\/td>\n		NR = National Record<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nA = Altitude<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
The Year’s
\nTop 10 Women : 800m athletes 2003<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pos<\/td>\nTime<\/td>\nAthlete Name<\/td>\nCountry<\/td>\nDate run<\/td>\nVenue<\/td>\nSeason start PB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
01<\/td>\n1:55.55<\/td>\nMaria de Lourdes Mutola<\/td>\nMOZ<\/td>\n19 Jul<\/td>\nMadrid<\/td>\n1:55.19 NR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
02<\/td>\n1:57.44<\/td>\nJolanda Ceplak<\/td>\nSLO<\/td>\n11 Jul<\/td>\nRoma<\/td>\n1:55.19 NR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
03<\/td>\n1:57.82*<\/span>NR<\/td>\nMina A\u00eft Hamou<\/td>\nCUB<\/td>\n11 Jul<\/td>\nRoma<\/td>\n2:00.47<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04<\/td>\n1:57.99<\/td>\nStephanie Graf<\/td>\nAUT<\/td>\n11 July<\/td>\nRoma<\/td>\n1:56.64 NR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
05<\/td>\n1:58.05*<\/span><\/td>\nNatalya Khrushchelyova<\/td>\nRUS<\/td>\n08 Jun<\/td>\nTula<\/td>\n1:59.77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
06<\/td>\n1:58.47*<\/span><\/td>\nSvetlana Klyuka<\/td>\nRUS<\/td>\n27 Jul<\/td>\nMoskva<\/td>\n2:00.97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
07<\/td>\n1:58.61<\/td>\nJearl Miles Clark<\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n24 May<\/td>\nEugene<\/td>\n1:56.40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
08<\/td>\n1:58.69<\/td>\nKelly Holmes<\/td>\nGBR<\/td>\n5 Sep<\/td>\nBruxelles<\/td>\n1:56.21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09<\/td>\n1:58.71*<\/span><\/td>\nLarisa Zhao<\/td>\nRUS<\/td>\n08 Jun<\/td>\nTula<\/td>\n1:59.85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n1:58.75*<\/span><\/td>\nSvetlana Cherkasova<\/td>\nRUS<\/td>\n08 Jun<\/td>\nTula<\/td>\n2:01.51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n* = new
\nPB<\/span><\/td>\n		NR = National Record<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nA = Altitude<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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