2003 Ekiti State gubernatorial election, Results
A total of five candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. PDP candidate Ayo Fayose won election for a first tenure, defeating AD Incumbent Governor, Niyi Adebayo, and three other candidates.


2003 Ekiti State gubernatorial election, Results
The total number of registered voters in the state was 981,753. However, only 43.47% (i.e. 426,731) of registered voters participated in the exercise.


2003 El Nogal Club bombing
The 2003 El Nogal Club bombing was a terrorist attack that occurred in Bogotá, Colombia. On February 7, 2003, a car containing 200 kg of explosives that was parked in a garage on the third floor of the multi-story El Nogal club, an elite, high-class social and business club, exploded, killing 36 people and wounding more than 200. There were approximately 600 people in the building at the time of the explosion. The attack was the worst in Colombia for more than a decade.


2003 El Nogal Club bombing
No group publicly claimed responsibility for the bombing. The United Nations adopted Security Council Resolution 1465 on February 13, 2003 condemning the attack.


2003 El Nogal Club bombing
Colombian Vice President Francisco Santos Calderón blamed the guerrilla group FARC, saying that there was "not the slightest doubt" that they were responsible and that the government had enough evidence of its involvement. Colombian authorities and investigators, with the aid of ATF members from the U.S., inspected the scene and the remains of the car bomb. Colombian prosecutors linked FARC to the bombing through the participation of, among others, John Freddy Arellan, a squash instructor who died in the bombing.


2003 El Nogal Club bombing
According to the government, Arellan had recently acquired membership in the club and drove the car containing the explosives, a vehicle which had been bought in late 2002 using false documents, into the parking area. The government claimed Arrellan would have been employed by FARC's "Javier Paz", not knowing that the bomb would be detonated with him and his uncle still inside the club.


2003 El Nogal Club bombing
On March 10, 2003, FARC denied any responsibility in the attack and described it as "state terrorism", claiming that the government of Colombia planted the bomb in order to unite the country against them.


2003 El Nogal Club bombing
In March 2008, Colombian authorities released documents said to be found in a computer belonging to the slain FARC commander "Raúl Reyes", including a February 13, 2003 message in which "Reyes" called the attack a "formidable act" and mentioned the "political convenience of denying responsibilities".


2003 El Paso mayoral election
The 2003 El Paso mayoral election was held on May 3, 2003 to elect the mayor of El Paso, Texas. It saw the election of Joe Wardy, who unseated incumbent mayor Raymond Caballero.


2003 El Paso mayoral election
This was the first El Paso mayoral election held under new rules which saw a shift from the previous system under which a nonpartisan primary was followed by a general election of the top-two finishers to a new system in which a runoff is held only if no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the first round. This was the last El Paso mayoral election to a two-year term, as terms were to be extended to four-years beginning with the subsequent 2005 election.


2003 El Paso mayoral election
No runoff was required, as Wardy secured a majority of the vote in the initial round.


2003 Elite League speedway season
The 2003 Elite League speedway season was the 69th season of the top division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).


2003 Elite League speedway season, Season summary
In 2003, the league decreased to eight teams, after the King's Lynn dropped to the Premier League and reverted back to their traditional name of Stars. They also lost the promotion of Nigel Wagstaff who took over at Oxford, which resulted in Oxford Cheetahs taking over the Silver Machine name from King's Lynn. King's Lynn's leading riders Nicki Pedersen and Sebastian Ułamek also switched to Oxford. Freddie Eriksson went to Ipswich. Oxford also brought in former World Champion Greg Hancock from Coventry but lost Leigh Adams and Lukáš Dryml to Poole.


2003 Elite League speedway season, Season summary
Poole's decision to recruit Adams and Dryml was instrumental because they went on to claim the title. Adams finished top of the league averages and he was backed up by their five time World Champion Tony Rickardsson and the vastly improved form of Magnus Zetterström. Poole went on to complete the double by winning the Knockout Cup.


2003 Elite League speedway season, Play-offs
Semi-Final decided over one leg. Grand Final decided by aggregate scores over two legs.


2003 Elite League speedway season, Play-offs, Final, Second leg
The Poole Pirates were declared League Champions, winning on aggregate 100-79.


2003 Elite League speedway season, Elite League Knockout Cup
The 2003 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 65th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Poole Pirates were the winners of the competition.


2003 Elite League speedway season, Elite League Knockout Cup, Final, Second leg
The Poole Pirates were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 90-88.


2003 Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council election
Elections to Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.


2003 Emperor's Cup, Overview
It was contested by 80 teams, and Júbilo Iwata won the championship.


2003 Emperor's Cup, Results, Final
Júbilo Iwata won the championship and guaranteed a place in the 2004 AFC Champions League after Kyoto Purple Sanga were relegated to Division 2.


2003 Emperor's Cup Final
2003 Emperor's Cup Final was the 83rd final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 2004. Júbilo Iwata won the championship.


2003 Emperor's Cup Final, Overview
Júbilo Iwata won their 2nd title, by defeating Cerezo Osaka 1–0 with Gral goal.


2003 Empress's Cup, Overview
It was contested by 23 teams, and Tasaki Perule FC won the championship.


2003 Empress's Cup Final
2003 Empress's Cup Final was the 25th final of the Empress's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 25, 2004. Tasaki Perule FC won the championship.


2003 Empress's Cup Final, Overview
Defending champion Tasaki Perule FC won their 3rd title, by defeating Nippon TV Beleza on a penalty shoot-out. Tasaki Perule FC won the title for 2 years in a row.


2003 England rugby union tour of Australasia, Matches, The test with All Blacks
New Zealand: 15. Doug Howlett, 14.Joe Rokocoko, 13.Ma'a Nonu, 12.Tana Umaga, 11.Caleb Ralph, 10.Carlos Spencer, 9.Justin Marshall, 8.Rodney So'oialo, 7.Richie McCaw, 6.Reuben Thorne (capt), 5.Ali Williams, 4.Chris Jack, 3.Greg Somerville, 2.Anton Oliver, 1.Dave Hewett, – replacements: 16.Keven Mealamu, 19.Jerry Collins, 22.Mils Muliaina       –  No entry : 17.Carl Hoeft, 18.Brad Thorn, 19.Jerry Collins, 21.Dan CarterEngland: 15.Josh Lewsey, 14.Jason Robinson, 13.Will Greenwood, 12.Mike Tindall, 11.Ben Cohen, 10.Jonny Wilkinson, 9.Kyran Bracken, 8.Lawrence Dallaglio , 7.Neil Back , 6.Richard Hill, 5.Ben Kay, 4.Martin Johnson (capt. ), 3.Jason Leonard, 2.Steve Thompson, 1.Graham Rowntree,  – replacements: 17.Phil Vickery, 19.Joe Worsley, 22.Dan Luger       –  No entry: 16.Dorian West, 18.Steve Borthwick, 20.Andy Gomarsall, 21.Paul Grayson


2003 England rugby union tour of Australasia, Matches, The Test with Wallabies
Australia: Chris Latham, 14.Wendell Sailor, 13.Morgan Turinui, 12.Steve Kefu, 11.Joe Roff, 10.Nathan Grey, 9.George Gregan (capt), 1.Bill Young, 2.Jeremy Paul, 3.Patricio Noriega, 4.David Giffin, 5.Nathan Sharpe, 6.David Lyons, 7.Phil Waugh, 8.Toutai Kefu,  – replacements: 16.Brendan Cannon, 17.Ben Darwin, 18.Dan Vickerman, 21.Mat Rogers, 22.Lote Tuqiri     –  No entry : 19.Daniel Heenan, 20.Chris WhitakerEngland:


2003 England rugby union tour of Australasia, Matches, The Test with Wallabies
15.Josh Lewsey, 14.Jason Robinson, 13.Will Greenwood, 12.Mike Tindall, 11.Ben Cohen, 10.Jonny Wilkinson, 9.Kyran Bracken, 8.Lawrence Dallaglio, 7.Neil Back, 6.Richard Hill, 5.Ben Kay, 4.Martin Johnson (capt. ), 3.Phil Vickery, 2.Steve Thompson, 1.Trevor Woodman,  – replacements: 18.Steve Borthwick, 19.Joe Worsley, 20.Matt Dawson       –  No entry: 16.Mark Regan, 17.Jason Leonard, 21.Alex King, 22.Dan Luger


2003 England rugby union tour of Australasia, Match Reports, vs New Zealand
In the first half both teams scored two penalties to leave the half time score at 6–6. In the second half England scored two more penalties to go 12–6 up. England then had two men, Lawrence Dallaglio and Neil Back, sin binned. Despite this Wilkinson extended England's lead with a drop goal. New Zealand scored a consolation try, with a blatant forward pass, and conversion with England winning 15–13.


2003 England rugby union tour of Australasia, Touring party, Three-quarters
Jason Robinson, Will Greenwood, Mike Tindall, Ben Cohen, Dan Luger, Jamie Noon, Stuart Abbott, James Simpson-Daniel


2003 England rugby union tour of Australasia, Touring party, Forwards
Lawrence Dallaglio, Neil Back, Richard Hill, Ben Kay, Martin Johnson, Jason Leonard, Steve Thompson, Graham Rowntree, Phil Vickery, Trevor Woodman, Joe Worsley, Matt Dawson


2003 English Greyhound Derby
The 2003 William Hill Greyhound Derby took place during May and June with the final being held on 28 June 2003 at Wimbledon Stadium.


2003 English Greyhound Derby
The final resulted in the disqualification of Droopys Hewitt trained by Andy Iaonnou a first season trainer and former head man to Nick Savva. A sample taken by the stewards (the usual practice) in the third round was tested as positive and after a six-month court battle the National Greyhound Racing Club stewards finally prevailed and stripped the Derby title from Droopys Hewitt and awarded it to second place Farloe Verdict. The winner Farloe Verdict received £75,000.


2003 English Greyhound Derby, Final result, Distances
¾, short head, 3¼, head (lengths)The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. One length is equal to 0.08 of one second.


2003 English Greyhound Derby, Competition report
Wimbledon Stadium underwent £70,000 track improvements following public criticism during and after the 2002 English Greyhound Derby.


2003 English Greyhound Derby, Competition report
The first round consisted of 34 heats and ante-post favourite Top Savings justified his odds by going fastest with a 28.40 win. Micks Mystic the Scottish Derby champion was a notable elimination. Top Savings was fastest again in round two on slower going recording 28.89 beating Larkhill Bullet. Farloe Verdict and Droopys Corleone remained unbeaten. Top Savings was denied a third successive fastest round time by stayer Maxie Rumble. The Prestige champion went ten spots faster in 28.79 sec. Droopys Corleone won again but Farloe Verdict lost his unbeaten record when finishing runner up to Top Savings with Larkhill Bullet in third.


2003 English Greyhound Derby, Competition report
In the quarter-final Man of Cash won his third successive race in a fast 28.53 from Farloe Verdict. Droopys Corleone won heat two before Droopys Hewitt defeated Top Savings in the third quarter. Larkhill Bullet claimed the fourth and final heat. In the first semi-final Top Savings beat Farloe Pocket and Droopys Hewitt in 28.64. Droopys Corleone and Maxie Rumble failed to make the final. Larkhill Bullet claimed the easier semi-final from Farloe Verdict and Man of Cash.


2003 English Greyhound Derby, Competition report
In the final Man of Cash was first to show but moved off allowing Droopys Hewitt inside at the first bend, kennelmates Larkhill Bullet and Top Savings clashed putting paid to their chances and first bend bunching left Droopys Hewitt clear to win. Farloe Verdict and Top Savings both ran on well. Droopys Hewitt was subsequently disqualified following a positive drugs test and stripped of the title and prize money.


2003 English National Badminton Championships
The 2003 English National Badminton Championships were held in Burgess Hill, Sussex, from 1-3 February, 2003.


2003 English National Badminton Championships
Julia Mann won her eighth singles title equalling the record set by Gillian Gilks.


2003 English cricket season
The 2003 English cricket season was the 104th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. It was notable for the first official County Championship of the oldest county club, Sussex, and the first Twenty20 championship, the Twenty20 Cup.


2003 English cricket season
South Africa toured England to compete in a test series which was drawn 2-2. Zimbabwe also toured England to compete in a two match test series with England. England won 2-0.


2003 Ennis shooting
The 2003 Ennis shooting occurred on June 14, 2003, when 44-year-old George Harold Davis opened fire on a group of people outside a bar in downtown Ennis, in Madison County, Montana, then engaged police officers in a high-speed chase and shootout. Davis killed one man and injured six other bystanders at the bar. He was then chased by a sheriff's deputy and highway patrol officer. The chase terminated on the Idaho/Montana state border. Davis was arrested and sentenced to eleven life terms, the longest prison sentence in Montana state history. The chase and shootout were captured on dashboard cameras installed within the two pursuing patrol vehicles.


2003 Ennis shooting, Details, Shooting begins
In the early hours of the morning, around 2:00 a.m., on Saturday, June 14, 2003, 44-year-old George Harold Davis drank alone at the Silver Dollar Saloon bar, on Main Street in Ennis, Madison County, Montana. After buying multiple alcoholic beverages and getting heavily intoxicated, Davis got more and more frustrated and was unable to pay for the drinks. He left the bar and walked over to his car, a gold Ford Taurus, which was parked just outside. He retrieved a .45 semi-automatic pistol from the vehicle and then opened fire on people outside the bar. He seriously injured six people and fatally shot 27-year-old Jamie Roberts. After the shooting, Davis fled the scene in his car and drove for nearly two-hundred miles toward Ravalli County, Montana.


2003 Ennis shooting, Details, Police chase and shootout
At around 8:00 a.m. Ravalli County sheriff deputy Bernie Allestad spotted Davis speeding on U.S. Highway 93. Allestad pulled over Davis, who immediately leapt out of his vehicle and opened fire on Allestad. Allestad returned fire but was shot in the shoulder and became badly wounded. Davis was also hit in the abdomen during the brief shootout, but he managed to escape and speed away. Davis then entered Missoula County, Montana, where he encountered Missoula County sheriff deputy David Conway and tried to run him off the road in a head-on collision. Conway dodged the collision and chased after Davis.


2003 Ennis shooting, Details, Police chase and shootout
Montana Highway Patrol officer Jason Hildenstab also joined in the pursuit. Hildenstab took the lead and chased after Davis at speeds of one-hundred miles an hour. Davis proceeded to head towards the Idaho border in an attempt to lose the police. Hildenstab was driving on fumes as he had not had time to fill up with gas for the day when he was called to respond. As Hildenstab approached Davis' car to potentially ram him, Davis slammed on his brakes and Hildenstab rear-ended the vehicle.


2003 Ennis shooting, Details, Police chase and shootout
Davis spun his vehicle around, exited his car, crouched behind his rear bumper and opened fire on Hildenstab with his .45 semi-automatic pistol. Hildenstab returned fire behind the rear of his patrol vehicle and avoided being hit from the gunfire. Conway then arrived and opened fire with a 12-gauge shotgun. Upon Conway's arrival, Davis fled the scene. Hildenstab's patrol vehicle became disabled and began releasing smoke, as it had been badly shot up by Davis during the shootout. Hildenstab abandoned his wrecked car and both he and Conway chased after Davis in Conway's patrol vehicle.


2003 Ennis shooting, Details, Police chase and shootout
Conway and Hildenstab pursued Davis westbound along U.S. Highway 12 towards the Idaho border. Former veteran US Army and 25-year veteran Idaho state trooper Stan Wiggins, Sr., who was accompanied by a game warden, was then informed by Conway to set up spike strips on the highway to stop Davis from escaping. Wiggins carried out the instruction and Davis drove directly over the spike strips. His vehicle came to a stop and Davis opened the door of his car. As he did, Conway accelerated his patrol vehicle towards Davis. Davis opened fire at the patrol vehicle as it approached him.


2003 Ennis shooting, Details, Police chase and shootout
Conway charged his vehicle at Davis at sixty-miles an hour and rammed into the side of the car. Davis was injured and lost his handgun during the collision and Hildenstab broke his leg. Both Conway and Hildenstab survived, as did Davis. Davis was arrested by Conway, Wiggins and the game warden, who rushed over to his car after the crash. Davis was too wounded to resist arrest. When he was in custody, he said to Conway, "Did you guys have fun?"


2003 Ennis shooting, Victims
Jamie L. Roberts (September 20, 1975 – June 14, 2003) a 27-year-old construction worker of Ennis was the only fatality of Davis's shooting spree. Roberts was born in Red Wing, Minnesota and is survived by his wife and daughter.


2003 Ennis shooting, Victims
Six other bystanders were injured outside the bar in Ennis. All of the casualties were out of hospital by July 3, 2003.


2003 Ennis shooting, Perpetrator
George Harold Davis (born June 20, 1958) was identified as the man responsible for the shooting rampage in Ennis. He was a proponent of white supremacy and anti-Semitism. He was also a trained killer and a paramilitary veteran, who had served as a mercenary in Nicaragua.


2003 Ennis shooting, Perpetrator
Davis was born in Leavenworth, Kansas, and moved to Washington in the early 1990s. Prior to the shooting, Davis had only recently moved to the Ennis area from Washington. At the time of his shooting spree in Ennis, Davis worked as a ranch hand on a nearby ranch. Davis had also worked as a carpet installer in Washington throughout the 1990s.


2003 Ennis shooting, Perpetrator
Davis had a prior criminal history on record. Between 1994 and 1997, Davis received four separate restraining orders in Olympia, Washington, including one for harassing a staff member of The Olympian. He reportedly wrote a letter to an Olympian reporter, saying the newspaper was a "criminal organization which was psychologically controlled by the Jews" and that "only white supremacism can save nature's finest."


2003 Ennis shooting, Perpetrator
Davis also sent them a newsletter from the neo-Nazi group, National Alliance, which said, "We must halt the flow of Third World immigrants across our borders, and we must take whatever other steps are necessary to reclaim our cities from the hordes of non-Whites who have invaded them during the past 50 years."


2003 Ennis shooting, Perpetrator
A woman from the Washington area with whom Davis had tried to start a relationship, claimed to have received neo-Nazi literature from him at her work and home address. She also got a restraining order against Davis at the time.


2003 Ennis shooting, Aftermath
Davis was arrested and sentenced to eleven life terms, the longest prison sentence in Montana state history. He will never be released from prison and is not eligible for parole. The reason for his rampage remains unclear. One possibility is because of a sudden medication withdrawal. Davis said he abruptly stopped taking the antidepressant drug Paxil in the days leading up to the shooting. His defense attorney Ed Sheehy Jr. argued that heavy drinking and withdrawals from the drug led to the shootings.


2003 Ennis shooting, Aftermath
But prosecutors argued that Davis was unrepentant for the shootings, and was simply looking for excuses for his actions. Madison County Attorney Bob Zenker described Davis as evil, a racist and a cop hater. He argued that Davis could not blame the shootings on medication and alcohol. Davis had no clear answer to why he carried out the rampage and claimed that he didn't even remember the shootings. He is currently imprisoned in Montana State Prison.


2003 Ennis shooting, Aftermath
The chase and shootout with Davis was recorded by dashboard cameras installed within Conway and Hildenstab's patrol vehicles. The footage has been widely reported in the media and has been shown on many television documentaries, including: World's Most Amazing Videos, Most Shocking, Hot Pursuit, Police In Pursuits, World's Wildest Police Videos, 16×9 and Under Fire.


2003 Enugu State gubernatorial election
The 2003 Enugu State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on April 19, 2003. The PDP nominee Chimaroke Nnamani won the election, defeating Onu Solomon of the NRP.


2003 Enugu State gubernatorial election
Chimaroke Nnamani emerged PDP candidate. He picked Okechukwu Ezewata Itanyi as his running mate. Onu Solomon was the NRP candidate with Walter Obiorah Oji as his running mate.


2003 Enugu State gubernatorial election, Electoral system
The Governor of Enugu State is elected using the plurality voting system.


2003 Enugu State gubernatorial election, Primary election, PDP primary
The PDP primary election was won by Chimaroke Nnamani. He picked Okechukwu Ezewata Itanyi as his running mate.


2003 Enugu State gubernatorial election, Primary election, NRP primary
The NRP primary election was won by Onu Solomon. He picked Walter Obiorah Oji as his running mate.


2003 Enugu State gubernatorial election, Results
A total number of 13 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.


2003 Enugu State gubernatorial election, Results
The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,479,542. Total number of votes cast was 1,215,809, while number of valid votes was 1,207,114. Rejected votes were 8,695.


2003 Enyimba International F.C. season
The Nigerian football (soccer) club Enyimba won the 2003 African Champions League title, beating Ismaily SC of Egypt.


2003 Enyimba International F.C. season
In the first round on April 13, 2003, Enyimba defeated Satellite FC of Guinea, winning 3–0 in Aba. In the second leg in Conakry, Enyimba thrashed the Guineans 5–2. The Peoples' Elephant won the tie 8–2 on aggregate.


2003 Enyimba International F.C. season
The second round match held on the 18th of May in Aba against ASC Jeanne d'Arc of Senegal ended 4–0 to Enyimba. The second leg at the Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium in Dakar ended goalless as the Senegalese failed to score. Enyimba therefore qualified for the group state of the competition with a 4-0 aggregate victory.


2003 Enyimba International F.C. season
After the draw for the group stage in Cairo, Egypt, Enyimba was drawn in group A with Simba FC of Tanzania, ASEC Mimosas of Côte d'Ivoire and Ismaily of Egypt.


2003 Enyimba International F.C. season
In the first group match in Aba, Enyimba beat Simba  3–0. This victory sent a wrong signal to both players and officials who perhaps thought that the team had indeed arrived. This was not to be, as the Peoples Elephant received the greatest defeat in their history; a 6-1 demolition against Ismali in Ismailia, Egypt.


2003 Enyimba International F.C. season
This loss turned out to be the tonic the club needed. Enyimba at the end of the day qualified for the semi-final of the competition beating ASEC Mimosa 3–1 in Aba and 2–0 in Abidjan. They lost to Simba 1-2 but defeated Ismaili with a 4–2 victory in Aba. Enyimba thus topped the group with 12 points after 6 matches, while Ismaili came second with 11 points.


2003 Enyimba International F.C. season
In the Semi-finals, Enyimba held Union Sportive de la Medina of Algeria to a 1–1 draw in Algiers and in the return leg the Algerians nearly upstaged The Peoples' Elephant as they opened  the scoring in the 5th minute of the game. However, Enyimba equalized before the end of the first half. In the second half, the Algerians held on until the 85th minute when Michael Ochei, who equalized in the first leg again came to the rescue with the much needed goal to crush the stubborn USMA team.


2003 Enyimba International F.C. season
This victory set up the final with the same Ismaily who also qualified for the finals. In the first leg played in Aba, the People's Elephant triumphed against the Egyptians with a 2–0 victory. The second leg perhaps looked easy for the Egyptians who felt they would re-enact the 6-1 demolition of the quarter-final. But they were in for the greatest shock of their lives as the Kadiri Ikhana-touted side lost to the Egyptians by a lone goal through a controversial penalty. Enyimba emerged victorious with a 2-1 aggregate and Captain Romanus Orjinta lifted the trophy to high heavens.


2003 Enyimba International F.C. season
This defeat was to the Egyptians, unacceptable and the Egyptian media were so disappointed that they went as far as going off air in the live television coverage, thereby preventing the entire Africa and the rest of the world from watching the cup presentation. Enyimba players and their hundreds of supporters who came in chartered planes were held at the Ismailia stadium for over three hours after the match on the advice of the Egyptian police who first cleared the fans who had laid ambush outside the stadium waiting to attack the new African champions.


2003 Enyimba International F.C. season
Back home in Nigeria, the entire nation went wild with jubilation as everybody, irrespective of their club affiliation were ecstatic. To them Nigeria had won. The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo honored the golden boys of Enyimba with a state banquet.


2003 Enyimba International F.C. season
Back home in Aba and Abia state, the club financier and state Governor, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu declared a public holiday in honor of The Peoples Elephant. In appreciation of the promise he made to the players and officials, a grand reception was organized while the team, in a carnival went round the entire state to have personal contact with their fans. The Governor gave out one Kia Car to each player and official while the Club Chairman; Felix Anyansi-Agwu got a Jeep.


2003 Enyimba International F.C. season, Next season
While many thought the victory of Enyimba was a flash in the pan, the club re-enacted the victory in 2004, beating Etoile Sportive Du Sahel of Tunisia in the finals in Abuja. This was after defeating the same Tunisians’ in February in the Champion of Champions (Super Cup).


2003 Enyimba International F.C. season, Next season
Both legs had ended 2-1 and in the ensuring penalty shootout, Enyimba's reserve Goalkeeper; Dele Aiyenugba came in as a last minute substitute and saved two penalties. Dele had earlier in the Semi-final match against Esperance, also of Tunisia secured victory for Enyimba through another penalty shoot out. Dele Aiyenugba thus became a household name in the country.


2003 Epping Forest District Council election
Elections to Epping Forest Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. This election saw the best performance in terms of seats and vote share for the Liberal Democrats.


2003 Epsom Derby
The 2003 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 7 June 2003. It was the 224th running of the Derby, and it was won by Kris Kin. The winner was ridden by Kieren Fallon and trained by Sir Michael Stoute. The pre-race favourite Refuse To Bend finished thirteenth.


2003 Epsom Derby, Full result
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. shd = short-head; hd = head; nk = neck.† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.


2003 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, Two-year-old races
Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 2002.


2003 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, The road to Epsom
Early-season appearances in 2003 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.


2003 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, Subsequent Group 1 wins
Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.


2003 Epsom Derby, Subsequent breeding careers, Other Stallions
Kris Kin (1st) - Sired fairly useful flat and jumps winners before being exported to ItalyAlamshar (3rd) - Exported to Japan - Relocated to Ireland - Returned to Japan - Minor flat and jumps winnersThe Great Gatsby (2nd) - Exported to RussiaBalestrini (5th) - Exported to AustraliaGraikos (8th) - Exported to IranMagistretti (9th) - Exported to IndiaFranklins Gardens (14th) - Minor jumps runnersDunhill Star (15th) - Exported to Pakistan


2003 Erewash Borough Council election
The 2003 Erewash Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Erewash Borough Council in Derbyshire, England. The whole council was up for election.


2003 Esiliiga
The 2003 Esiliiga is the 13th season of the Esiliiga, second-highest Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992.


2003 Esiliiga, Promotion playoff
FC Valga beat JK Tervis Pärnu 5–2 on aggregate. Vaga stayed in Meistriliiga, Tervis in Esiliiga.


2003 Esiliiga, Relegation playoff
FC TVMK II Tallinn beat FC Merkuur Tartu 6–2 on aggregate. TVMK II promoted to Esiliiga, Merkuur relegated to Second Division.


2003 Estonian European Union membership referendum
The 2003 Estonian European Union membership referendum took place on 14 September 2003 to decide whether Estonia should join the European Union (EU). Just over two-thirds of voters voted Yes and Estonia joined the EU on 1 May 2004.


2003 Estonian European Union membership referendum, Background
Membership of the European Union was one of the main objectives of Estonian foreign policy since independence in 1991. Estonia was invited to begin negotiations to join the EU in 1997 and was formally invited to join at a summit in Copenhagen in December 2002. The Parliament of Estonia then announced that a referendum on membership of the EU would be held in mid September 2003.


2003 Estonian European Union membership referendum, Referendum question
The question to be voted on in the referendum was agreed by the Government of Estonia in December 2002. It was:


2003 Estonian European Union membership referendum, Referendum question
Are you in favour of the accession to the European Union and passage of the Act on Amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of Estonia?


2003 Estonian European Union membership referendum, Campaign
Opinion polls in the first half of 2003 showed only lukewarm support for membership. This persuaded leading politicians including President Arnold Rüütel, Prime Minister Juhan Parts and the Speaker of Parliament Ene Ergma to start campaigning hard for a Yes vote.


2003 Estonian European Union membership referendum, Campaign
The economy was one of the main issues used by both sides in the referendum campaign. Supporters of joining the EU said that it would fuel growth and create more jobs, while opponents said that EU entry would slow the growth of the Estonian economy. Opponents also argued that Estonia should not go straight from one union, the Soviet Union, into the EU.


2003 Estonian European Union membership referendum, Campaign
The Yes campaign had strong media, political and financial backing with the Estonian Centre Party being the only leading party against entry into the EU. Posters for the Yes campaign predominated, with one poster handed out by the Res Publica Party calling for Estonians to vote Yes 'for access to millions of sexier men'. As the vote neared, polls showed increasing support for the Yes camp with one poll showing 70% support for EU entry.


2003 Estonian Figure Skating Championships
The 2003 Estonian Figure Skating Championships (Estonian: Eesti Meistrivõistlused) were held in Tallinn from December 7 to 9, 2002. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.


2003 Estonian Figure Skating Championships, Junior results
The 2003 Estonian Junior Figure Skating Championships took place in Tallinn from January 10 through 12, 2003.


2003 Estonian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Estonia on 2 March 2003. Two opposing parties won the most seats, with both the Centre Party and Res Publica Party winning 28 seats in the Riigikogu. Res Publica was able to gain enough support in negotiations after the elections to form a coalition government.


2003 Estonian parliamentary election, Background
Before the elections the government of Estonia was a coalition of the centre-right Estonian Reform Party and the more left-wing Centre Party, with Siim Kallas from the Reform Party of Estonia as Prime Minister. On 26 November 2002 the President of Estonia, Arnold Rüütel, set 2 March 2003 as the election date. 947 candidates from 11 political parties contested the election as well as 16 independents.


2003 Estonian parliamentary election, Campaign
Opinion polls showed the Centre Party led by the mayor of Tallinn, Edgar Savisaar, with a small lead in the run up to the election. They were expected to gain support from among those who had not benefited from the rapid economic reforms that had taken place over the last decade. However their populism and their lack of a clear policy on whether Estonia should join the European Union meant they were likely to struggle to form a coalition after the election.


2003 Estonian parliamentary election, Campaign
The leading critics of the Centre Party were from the new conservative Res Publica Party, which had only been formed in 2002. Res Publica's campaign focused on the need to address crime and corruption and they portrayed themselves as being a change to the older political parties. Res Publica had performed strongly in the 2002 local elections after being formed from the youth wings of some of the other right wing political parties.


2003 Estonian parliamentary election, Campaign
A leading issue in the election was the tax system with the Centre Party pledging to scrap the flat tax and change it to a progressive tax system. Both Res Publica and the Reform Party opposed this, with the Reform Party calling for the tax rate to be cut significantly. The personalities of the various party leaders were also a significant part of the campaign, with opponents particularly attacked the Centre Party leader Edgar Savisaar. Savisaar had quit as Interior Minister in 1995 after being accused of taping rival politicians and during the campaign the media raised questions over the financing of his campaign.


2003 Estonian parliamentary election, Results
The results saw the Centre Party win the most votes but they were only 0.8% ahead of the new Res Publica party. As a result, both parties won 28 seats, which was a disappointment for the Centre Party who had expected to win the most seats. Altogether the right of centre parties won 60 seats, compared to only 41 for the left wing, and so were expected to form the next government. Voter turnout was higher than expected at 58%. The Russian minority parties lost representation in parliament, with most of such voter switching to Estonian parties of the left (Estonian Centre Party) or some to the non-nationalist right (Reform Party).


2003 Estonian parliamentary election, Aftermath
Both the Centre and Res Publica parties said that they should get the chance to try and form the next government, while ruling out any deal between themselves. President Rüütel had to decide who he should nominate as Prime Minister and therefore be given the first chance at forming a government. On the 2 April he invited the leader of the Res Publica party, Juhan Parts to form a government and after negotiations a coalition government composed of Res Publica, the Reform Party and the People's Union of Estonia was formed on the 10 April.


2003 Estoril Open
The 2003 Estoril Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Estoril Court Central in Oeiras in Portugal that was part of the International Series of the 2003 ATP Tour and of Tier IV of the 2003 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from 7 April until 13 April 2003. Nikolay Davydenko and Magüi Serna won the singles title.


2003 Estoril Open, Finals, Men's Doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi /  Max Mirnyi defeated  Lucas Arnold /  Mariano Hood 6–1, 6–2


2003 Estoril Open, Finals, Women's Doubles
Petra Mandula /  Patricia Wartusch defeated  Maret Ani /  Emmanuelle Gagliardi 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–2


2003 Estoril Open – Men's Doubles
Karsten Braasch and Andrei Olhovskiy were the defending champions but did not compete that year.


2003 Estoril Open – Men's Doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi won in the final 6–1, 6–2 against Lucas Arnold and Mariano Hood.


2003 Estoril Open – Men's Singles
David Nalbandian was the defending champion but did not compete that year.


2003 Estoril Open – Men's Singles
Nikolay Davydenko won in the final 6–4, 6–3 against Agustín Calleri.


2003 Estoril Open – Women's Doubles
Elena Bovina and Zsófia Gubacsi were the defending champions, but Bovina decided to compete in Charleston at the same week. Gubacsi teamed up with Katarina Dašković and lost in first round to wildcards Vanessa Menga and Ana Catarina Nogueira.


2003 Estoril Open – Women's Doubles
Petra Mandula and Patricia Wartusch won the title by defeating Maret Ani and Emmanuelle Gagliardi 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–2 in the final.


2003 Estoril Open – Women's Singles
Magüi Serna was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, by defeating qualifier Julia Schruff 6–4, 6–1 in the final.


2003 Etobicoke gas explosion
The 2003 Etobicoke gas explosion was a disaster which occurred on April 24, 2003, after a backhoe operated by Enbridge contractor Precision Utility breached a pipeline on Bloor Street in the Etobicoke district of Toronto, Ontario. The resulting explosion destroyed a two-story mixed commercial and residential building, killing seven people and injuring another four. Enbridge and several other companies were fined for the disaster in 2011. A memorial garden was dedicated at the site of the explosion in 2008.


2003 Etobicoke gas explosion, Cause
On April 24, 2003, road work was being conducted to fix flooding concerns. Enbridge contracted Precision Utility to locate natural gas pipelines along Bloor Street, west of Kipling Avenue. A pipeline leading into a plaza was not identified and an employee struck the pipeline with a backhoe, causing natural gas to leak into the basement of a two-story strip mall with businesses and residential housing. The workers immediately noticed the error and went to their vehicles to obtain tools to fix the leak.


2003 Etobicoke gas explosion, Explosion
At around 1:30pm, the gas leaking out from the pipeline ignited, destroying the strip mall and damaging nearby buildings. The explosion also caused a fire which also damaged an adjacent house. 100 people and 25 fire trucks were used to extinguish the fire. Windows in stores across the street were blown out, windshields were damaged on cars and one vehicle was destroyed.


2003 Etobicoke gas explosion, Explosion
Seven people were killed in the explosion. Robert Fairley was a resident of the building while Adele Brown, Elizabeth Roy and Lillian Guglietti were clients at a salon in the strip mall. Dora Carambelas, Tina Kirkimtzis, and Irene Miyama were also in the building when it exploded. Four people were also injured by falling debris.


2003 Etobicoke gas explosion, Explosion
After Hurricane Hazel, this explosion was the second-highest loss of life for a single event in Etobicoke. This is also the highest loss of life for an incident involving a pipeline in Canadian history.


2003 Etobicoke gas explosion, Outcome
In April 2004, charges were laid concerning this incident but were dismissed in 2007. The dismissal was appealed and the case was reconsidered in 2011. Warren Bitulithic Limited pled guilty to one charge under the Technical Standards and Safety Act in 2006. The charge was for damaging a natural gas pipeline without permission. The company was fined $225 000.


2003 Etobicoke gas explosion, Outcome
Enbridge pled guilty to one charge under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act and fined $350 000. They also pled guilty to another charge under the Technical Standards and Safety Act, requiring Enbridge to pay another $350 000 fine. The charges were for not evacuating gas services and not locating and marking the gas services before excavation. Four additional charges placed against Enbridge were withdrawn. Precision Utility pled guilty and was fined $200 000 for not properly supervising an employee while they were locating the natural gas lines.


2003 Etobicoke gas explosion, Outcome
An investigation by the Ministry of Labour found that the Precision employee did not use locate the pipelines by using available information and did not act when they should have noticed the presence of natural gas. Each fine included a victim surcharge where an additional 25% of their fines would be paid to help the victims of this incident.


2003 Etobicoke gas explosion, Outcome
By 2011 townhouses had been built on the site of the explosion. Milano’s Pizza, one of the businesses in the strip-mall, reopened across the street. Peter Roy, the son of Elizabeth Roy, campaigned for gas companies to regularly install excess flow valves on pipelines to protect against runaway gas and high flow rates. He reported that Enbridge has begun doing this on their projects. Volunteers also established a scholarship for a student attending Humber College who is going to have a job in the gas sector.


2003 Etobicoke gas explosion, Outcome
Five years after the explosion, a memorial plaque, garden and two benches were placed at the site of the explosion during a memorial service. The service was organised by then-Toronto City Councillor Peter Milczyn.


2003 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
The 2003 Euro Beach Soccer Cup was the fifth Euro Beach Soccer Cup. Held in April 2003, it was one of Europe's two major beach soccer championships at the time in Liège, Belgium. Portugal won the championship, claiming their third successive title and fourth overall, with France finishing second. This was the first time the final was not between Portugal and Spain since the tournament was established in 1998. Spain beat Germany in the third place play off to finish third and fourth respectively. This was the first time the host nation had not featured in the top four places.


2003 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Eight teams participated in the tournament who played in a straightforward knockout tournament, starting with the quarter finals, with extra matches deciding the nations who finished in fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth place.


2003 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, Matches, Fifth to eighth place deciding matches
The following matches took place between the losing nations in the quarter finals to determine the final standings of the nations finishing in fifth to eighth place. The semi finals occurred on the same day of the semi finals of the main tournament and the play offs took place on the day of the final.


2003 Euro Beach Soccer League
The 2003 Euro Beach Soccer League, was the sixth edition of the Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL), the premier beach soccer competition contested between European men's national teams, known as the European Pro Beach Soccer League at the time, occurring annually since its establishment in 1998. The league was organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) between July 6 and August 31, 2003 in nine different nations across Europe.


2003 Euro Beach Soccer League
This was the last time the tournament would be held under the Pro title, as the following season the tournament was renamed and shortened to the Euro Beach Soccer League.


2003 Euro Beach Soccer League
Following the preceding season, BSWW continued organising the nations of the EBSL across two distinct groups based on ability. This season the two groups were renamed as Division A, the top tier group, comprising the best nations of the Europe and Division B, the lower tier group, consisting of teams with lesser ability than those in A; these replaced the Southern and Northern "divisions" established in 2002. Each team competed in their respective division to try and earn a place in the season-finale event, the Superfinal, in which the league title was then contested directly.


2003 Euro Beach Soccer League
Spain, having won three successive titles from 1999 to 2001, successfully reclaimed the title by defeating France in extra-time in the final. This was the fourth European title won by the Spanish. Portugal, who entered as defending champions, lost in the Superfinal semi-finals, ultimately finishing in third place.


2003 Euro Beach Soccer League
The league also doubled as the qualification process for the 2004 Beach Soccer World Championship. The nations finishing in first, second, third and fourth place qualified.


2003 Euro Beach Soccer League, Teams
This season 9 nations took part in the Euro Beach Soccer League whom were and were distributed as follows:


2003 Euro Beach Soccer League, Teams, Superfinal berths
There were six berths available in this season's Superfinal. The table summarises in what positions nations needed to finish in their respective divisions in order to qualify to the Superfinal, what round of the Superfinal they would enter finishing in said positions, and the seeding they would receive.


2003 Euro Beach Soccer League, Teams, Superfinal berths
AllocationsThe amount of qualification spots available in the Superfinal from each division reflected the abilities of the nations in the respective tiers.


2003 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division A
Division A consisted of five rounds of fixtures known as stages, with one stage hosted in each of the five countries participating as shown. Four teams took part in each, with each team taking part in a total of four of the five stages. In each stage, the teams played each other once. The nation who earned the most points at the end of the stage was crowned stage winners.


2003 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division A
At the end of the five stages all results were tallied up in a final league table.


2003 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division A, Stage 1
The first stage took place in Estoril, Portugal. The hosts claimed the opening stage of Division A.


2003 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division A, Stage 2
The second stage took place in Brighton, England. Portugal won their second stage of the season.


2003 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division A, Stage 3
The third stage took place in Marseille, France. Spain won the stage.


2003 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division A, Stage 4
The fourth stage took place in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy. A second stage victory was claimed by Spain.


2003 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division A, Stage 5
The fifth and final stage took place in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Spain. The hosts won their third consecutive stage title of the season.


2003 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division A, Final Division A table
The top four Division A teams qualified to the Superfinal, fifth place exited this year's competition. Finishing first and second in the division table earned those teams byes straight into the semi-finals of the Superfinal, whilst finishing in third and fourth qualified those nations to the quarter-finals.


2003 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division A, Final Division A table
Spain were crowned winners of the division and earned the bye into the Superfinal semi-finals along with runners-up Portugal.


2003 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division B
The second tier consisted of four rounds of fixtures known as stages, with one stage hosted in each of the four countries participating as shown. All four teams took part in each stage. In every round of fixtures the teams played each other once. The nation who earned the most points at the end of the stage was crowned stage winners.


2003 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division B
Germany were originally due to participate and host a stage but ultimately withdrew before the competition began.


2003 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division B
At the end of the four stages all results were tallied up in a final league table.


2003 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division B, Stage 1
The first stage took place in Stavanger, Norway. The hosts were winners of the event.


2003 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division B, Stage 2
The second stage took place in Linz, Austria. Hosts Austria won the event based on their head-to-head record with Switzerland.


2003 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division B, Stage 3
The third stage took place in Bern, Switzerland. Norway were crowned stage champions based on their head-to-head record with Belgium.


2003 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division B, Stage 4
The fourth and next to last stage took place in Knokke, Belgium. Switzerland claimed the final stage of Division B.


2003 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division B, Final Division B table
The top two Division B teams qualified to the Superfinal, entering at the quarter-final stage. The remaining Division B nations exited this season's EBSL.


2003 Euro Beach Soccer League, Division B, Final Division B table
Switzerland were crowned winners, with runners-up Norway also successfully qualifying for the season-ending event.


2003 Euro Beach Soccer League, Superfinal, Qualified teams
This is a summary of the teams who qualified for the Superfinal.


2003 Euro Beach Soccer League, Superfinal, Results
This season the Superfinal was played as a straight knockout tournament. Four of the six teams contesting the title started in the quarter-finals, whilst the top two nations from Division A received a bye and started in the semi-finals. The teams played one match per round until the final when the winner of the 2003 Euro Beach Soccer League was crowned. The losers of the quarter and semi-finals played in consolation matches to determine their final league placements.


2003 Euro Beach Soccer League, Superfinal, Results
Unlike in previous years, Monte Carlo, Monaco was unable to host the event. After also failing to organise the Superfinal in Cannes, France, Knokke, Belgium was finally confirmed as the season-finale hosts, following on from being the venue of the final stage of Division B.


2003 Euro Beach Soccer League, Superfinal, Superfinal final standings
Spain beat France in the final to win their fourth Euro Beach Soccer League title and successfully reclaim their crown after losing it to Portugal last year.


2003 Euro Beach Soccer League, Superfinal, Superfinal final standings
Finishing in the top four positions also earned those nations qualification straight into the upcoming World Cup.


2003 Euro Formula 3000 Series
The 2003 Euro Formula 3000 Series was scheduled over 10 rounds and contested over 9 rounds. 10 different teams, 26 different drivers competed. All teams raced with Lola T99/50 chassis with Zytek engines.


2003 Euro Formula 3000 Series, Race calendar
The season was scheduled to start at Autódromo do Estoril on 27 April, but the round was cancelled by promoter.


2003 Euro-Asia Masters Challenge – Event 1
The 2003 Euro-Asia Masters Challenge – Event 1 was an invitational professional non-ranking snooker held in Hong Kong in August 2003.


2003 Euro-Asia Masters Challenge – Event 1
Featuring eight players in two groups of four, James Wattana defeated Ken Doherty 6–4 in the final to win the £30,000 prize.


2003 Euro-Asia Masters Challenge – Event 2
The 2003 Euro-Asia Masters Challenge – Event 2 was an invitational professional non-ranking snooker held in Thailand in August 2003.


2003 Euro-Asia Masters Challenge – Event 2
Following on from the first leg played immediately before it, this edition also featured the same format of eight players in two groups of four. Ken Doherty defeated Marco Fu 5–2 in the final to win the £30,000 prize.


2003 Euroleague Final Four
The 2003 Euroleague Final Four was the concluding Euroleague Final Four tournament of the 2002–03 Euroleague season. The event was held from May 9 until May 11, 2003 and was hosted at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain. FC Barcelona won their first Euroleague title in their hometown city after beating Montepaschi Siena in the championship game.


2003 European 10,000m Challenge
The 2003 European 10,000m Cup was the 7th edition of the annual 10,000 metres competition between European athletes, which was held at Agios Kosmas Stadium in Athens, Greece on 12 April. A total of 66 athletes (36 men and 30 women) from 17 European nations entered the competition, plus three Kenyan pacemakers running as guests.


2003 European 10,000m Challenge
Portugal won both the men's and women's team events with combined times of 1:24:43.85 and 1:36:27.97 hours, led by men's individual runner-up Eduardo Henriques and women's individual winner Fernanda Ribeiro. Ismaïl Sghyr of France won the men's individual race in 27:45.14 minutes.


2003 European 10,000m Challenge, Results, Men's team
Athletes in  italics  did not score for their team but received medals


2003 European 10,000m Challenge, Results, Women's team
Athletes in  italics  did not score for their team but received medals


2003 European Amateur Team Championship
The 2005 European Amateur Team Championship took place 1–5 July at Royal The Hague Golf & Country Club in Wassenaar, 10 kilometres north of the city center of  The Hague, Netherlands. It was the 23rd men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.


2003 European Amateur Team Championship
The course was designed in 1938, by Harry Colt and C.H. Alison and is situated in an undulating dune landscape.


2003 European Amateur Team Championship
Each team consisted of 6 players, playing two rounds of stroke-play over two days, counting the five best scores each day for each team.


2003 European Amateur Team Championship
Four-time-winners team Ireland won the opening 36-hole competition, with a 4-under-par score of 716, 11 strokes ahead of team Norway on 2nd place and host nation Netherlands another two strokes behind. Defending champions team Scotland did not make it to the quarter finals, finishing tenth. 1999 champions Italy missed the quarter finals on a tiebreaker, with the same qualifying score as England and Sweden on tied 7th place.


2003 European Amateur Team Championship
There was no official award for the lowest individual score, but individual leaders were Justin Kehoe, Ireland, and Torstein Nevestad, Norway, each with a 5-under-par score of 139, one stroke ahead of Alex Smith, Wales.


2003 European Amateur Team Championship
The eight best teams formed flight A, in knock-out match-play over the next three days. The teams were seeded based on their positions after the stroke play. The first placed team were drawn to play the quarter final against the eight placed team, the second against the seventh, the third against the sixth and the fourth against the fifth. Teams were allowed to use six players during the team matches, selecting four of them in the two morning foursome games and five players in to the afternoon single games. Games all square at the 18th hole were declared halved, if the team match was already decided.


2003 European Amateur Team Championship
The eight teams placed 9–16 in the qualification stroke-play formed flight B, to play similar knock-out play, with one foursome game and four single games in each match, to decide their final positions.


2003 European Amateur Team Championship
The four teams placed 17–20 formed flight C, to play each other in a round-robin system, with one foursome game and four single games in each match, to decide their final positions.


2003 European Amateur Team Championship
Team Spain won the gold medal, earning their second title in four years, beating team England in the final 5–2.


2003 European Amateur Team Championship
Team Sweden earned the bronze on third place, after beating France 4–3 in the bronze match.


2003 European Amateur Team Championship, Teams
20 nation teams contested the event, three teams lesser than at the previous event two years earlier. Each team consisted of six players.


2003 European Amateur Team Championship, Results
* Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the best total of the two non-counting scores of the two rounds.


2003 European Amateur Team Championship, Results
Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score.


2003 European Athletics Indoor Cup
The 2003 European Athletics Indoor Cup was held on 15 February 2003 at the Arena Leipzig in Leipzig, Germany. It was the inaugural edition of the indoor track and field meeting for international teams, which featured the eight top performing nations from the 2002 European Cup. The event was held before a sell-out crowd of 3069 people and athletes gave a positive reaction to the competition, with 60 metres winner Jason Gardener remarking that "The public, the organisation and the facilities are very good here". This reception led to Leipzig being awarded the hosting rights to the 2004 European Athletics Indoor Cup by the European Athletic Association. Spain won the men's section of the team competition, while Russia took the top women's honours.


2003 European Athletics Indoor Cup
The competition comprised nineteen athletics events, ten for men and nine for women. The 400 metres races and medley relays were held in a dual final format, with finishing times determining the ultimate final rankings. The international team points totals were decided by their athletes' finishing positions, with each representative's performance contributing towards their national overall score.


2003 European Athletics Junior Championships
The 2003 European Athletics Junior Championships was held in Tampere, Finland from 23 to 27 July 2003. A total of 44 events were contested; 22 by men and 22 by women. Germany had the biggest medal haul with nine golds and a total of 26, closely followed by Russia (also 9 golds but 24 medals in total). Great Britain was third with 17 medals, while Romania was fourth with ten medals. Four championship records were set at the competition, although three were as a result of using lighter implements in the men's throwing events.


2003 European Athletics Junior Championships
Nelson Évora was a stand-out performer, having won both the long jump and triple jump. Ivet Lalova of Bulgaria did the sprint double in the women's 100 metres and 200 metres, while Sophie Krauel showed her versatility by taking golds in the 100 metres hurdles and the long jump. The long-distance track events also provided opportunities for athletes to double up, as Inna Poluškina and Marius Ionescu both left the competition with a gold and a silver medal.


2003 European Athletics Junior Championships
The men's javelin throw offered the chance for the hosts to demonstrate their ability in the country's favourite athletics event – the Finnish men swept the podium through the efforts of  Teemu Wirkkala, Tero Järvenpää, and Antti Ruuskanen. In the women's 2000 m steeplechase, Catalina Oprea set a world record in the rarely competed event, despite falling over mid-race. This was the last time that the women's 2000 metres steeplechase was held, as it was replaced by a 3000 m version in 2005.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships
The 4th European Athletics U23 Championships were held in Bydgoszcz, Poland at the Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium between 17 and 20 July 2003.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships, Results, Women's
†: In the 1500 metres event, Rasa Drazdauskaitė from Lithuania ranked initially 2nd (4:12.16), but was disqualified for infringement of IAAF doping rules.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 816 athletes from 46 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 10,000 metres
The men's 10,000 metres event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 18 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 10,000 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 11 athletes from 7 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 17 and 19 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 100 metres, Results, Heats
17 JulyQualified: first 2 in each heat and 2 best to the Final


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 100 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles
The men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 18 and 20 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
18 JulyQualified: first 3 in each heat and 4 best to the Semifinal


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 18 and 20 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 1500 metres, Results, Heats
18 JulyQualified: first 4 in each heat and 4 best to the Final


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 1500 metres, Results, Heats, Heat 1
†: Ed Jackson, United Kingdom, in final according to the decision of the Jury of Appeal.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 1500 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 20 kilometres walk
The men's 20 kilometres race walk event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, on 19 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 20 kilometres walk, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 11 athletes from 6 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 18 and 20 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 200 metres, Results, Heats
18 JulyQualified: first 2 in each heat and 2 best to the Final


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 200 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 17 and 19 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase, Results, Heats
17 JulyQualified: first 4 in each heat and 4 best to the Final


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
The men's 4 x 100  metres relay event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 19 and 20 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay, Results, Heats
19 JulyQualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 best to the Final


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 49 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The men's 4 x 400 metres relay event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 20 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 32 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 17 and 20 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 400 metres, Results, Heats
18 JulyQualified: first 2 in each heat and 2 best to the Final


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 400 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles
The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 17, 18, and 19 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
17 JulyQualified: first 3 in each heat and 4 best to the Semifinal


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 5000 metres
The men's 5000 metres event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 20 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 5000 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 17 and 19 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 800 metres, Results, Heats
17 JulyQualified: first 2 in each heat and 2 best to the Final


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 800 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's decathlon
The men's decathlon event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 17 and 18 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's decathlon, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's discus throw
The men's discus throw event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 17 and 19 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's discus throw, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 23 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's hammer throw
The men's hammer throw event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 19 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's hammer throw, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 11 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's high jump
The men's high jump event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 18 and 20 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's high jump, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's javelin throw
The men's javelin throw event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 18 and 20 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's javelin throw, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's long jump
The men's long jump event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 19 and 20 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's long jump, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's pole vault
The men's pole vault event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 18 and 20 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's pole vault, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's shot put
The men's shot put event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 18 and 20 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's shot put, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's triple jump
The men's triple jump event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 17 and 19 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's triple jump, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 10,000 metres
The women's 10,000 metres event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 19 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 10,000 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 100 metres
The women's 100 metres event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 17 and 19 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 100 metres, Results, Heats
17 JulyQualified: first 2 in each heat and 2 best to the Final


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 100 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles
The women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 18 and 20 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
18 JulyQualified: first 3 in each heat and 4 best to the Final


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 1500 metres
The women's 1500 metres event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 17 and 19 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 1500 metres, Results, Final
†: Rasa Drazdauskaitė ranked initially 2nd (4:12.16), but was disqualified for infringement of IAAF doping rules.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 1500 metres, Results, Heats
17 JulyQualified: first 4 in each heat and 4 best to the Final


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 1500 metres, Results, Heats, Heat 1
†: Rasa Drazdauskaitė initially reached the final (4:14.90), but was disqualified later for infringement of IAAF doping rules.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 1500 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 20 kilometres walk
The women's 20 kilometres race walk event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, on 18 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 20 kilometres walk, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 12 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 200 metres
The women's 200 metres event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 18 and 20 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 200 metres, Results, Heats
18 JulyQualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 best to the Final


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 200 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 10 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase
The women's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 19 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
The women's 4 x 100 metres relay event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 19 and 20 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay, Results, Heats
19 JulyQualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 best to the Final


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 38 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
The women's 4 x 400 metres relay event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 20 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 5 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 400 metres
The women's 400 metres event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 18 and 19 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 400 metres, Results, Heats
18 JulyQualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 best to the Final


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 400 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles
The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 18 and 19 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
18 JulyQualified: first 2 in each heat and 2 best to the Final


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 5000 metres
The women's 5000 metres event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 20 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 5000 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 10 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 800 metres
The women's 800 metres event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 18 and 20 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 800 metres, Results, Heats
18 JulyQualified: first 2 in each heat and 2 best to the Final


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 800 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's discus throw
The women's discus throw event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 19 and 20 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's discus throw, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's hammer throw
The women's hammer throw event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 17 and 20 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's hammer throw, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's heptathlon
The women's heptathlon event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 17 and 18 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's heptathlon, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 12 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's high jump
The women's high jump event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 19 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's high jump, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's javelin throw
The women's javelin throw event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 19 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's javelin throw, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's long jump
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2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's long jump
The women's long jump event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 18 and 19 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's long jump, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's pole vault
The women's pole vault event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 17 and 19 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's pole vault, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's shot put
The women's shot put event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 19 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's shot put, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's triple jump
The women's triple jump event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 18 and 20 July.


2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's triple jump, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.


2003 European Baseball Championship
The 2003 European Baseball Championship was won and hosted by the Netherlands.


2003 European Beach Volleyball Championships
The 2003 European Beach Volleyball Championships were held from August 29 to September 1, 2003 in Alanya, Turkey. It was the eleventh official edition of the men's event, which started in 1993, while the women competed for the tenth time. For the first time the event was incorporated in the new CEV European Beach Volleyball Tour, a combined Grand Prix of three tournaments. The first one was staged in Zagreb, Croatia (June 20 to June 22), the second one in Rethymnon, Greece (July 9 to July 13).


2003 European Championship of Ski Mountaineering
The 2003 European Championship of Ski Mountaineering was the fifth European Championship of ski mountaineering and was held in the Tatra Mountains, Slovakia, from March 28, 2003 to March 30, 2003. The competition was organized by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions (ISMC) of the Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA).


2003 European Championship of Ski Mountaineering, Results, Combination ranking
combination ranking including the results of the individual and team races


2003 European Cross Country Championships
The 10th European Cross Country Championships were held at Edinburgh in Scotland on 14 December 2003. Serhiy Lebid took his fourth title in the men's competition and Paula Radcliffe her second title in the women's race.


2003 European Cup (athletics)
The 2003 European Cup was the 24th edition of the European Cup of athletics.


2003 European Curling Championships
The 2003 European Curling Championships were held in Courmayeur, Italy December 5–13.


2003 European Fencing Championships
The 2003 European Fencing Championships were held in Bourges, France. The event took place from 29 June to 3 July 2003.


2003 European Figure Skating Championships
The 2003 European Figure Skating Championships was a senior international figure skating competition in the 2002–03 season. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The event was held at the Malmö Ice in Malmö, Sweden from January 20 to 26, 2003. The compulsory dance was the Tango Romantica.


2003 European Figure Skating Championships, Qualifying
The competition was open to skaters from European ISU member nations who had reached the age of 15 before 1 July 2002. The corresponding competition for non-European skaters was the 2003 Four Continents Championships. National associations selected their entries based on their own criteria. Based on the results of the 2002 European Championships, each country was allowed between one and three entries per discipline.


2003 European Figure Skating Championships, Competition notes
Due to the large number of participants, the ladies' qualifying round was split into groups A and B.


2003 European Grand Prix
The 2003 European Grand Prix (formally the Allianz Grand Prix of Europe) was a Formula One motor race held on 29 June 2003 at the Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany. It was the ninth race of the 2003 Formula One season. The 60-lap race was won Ralf Schumacher driving in a Williams car. Juan Pablo Montoya, also driving for Williams finished second, with Rubens Barrichello third in a Ferrari.


2003 European Grand Prix, Race report
Approximately 123,000 people attended the race. For 25 laps of the European Grand Prix, Kimi Räikkönen looked set to win from his first pole position and regain his championship lead. Then his McLaren’s Mercedes engine broke down and instead it was Ralf Schumacher who came through to score his first win of the year.


2003 European Grand Prix, Race report
Having taken pole, Räikkönen soon built a lead over Ralf Schumacher. He was nine seconds clear when he made his first refuelling stop on the 16th lap, with Michael Schumacher another ten seconds further back. Ralf led briefly for Williams and ran until lap 21 before pitting, but this was still insufficient to keep Räikkönen out of the lead. Ralf Schumacher was still 4.8 seconds behind when the Räikkönen's Mercedes engine blew up, making him the first retirement of the race.


2003 European Grand Prix, Race report
On the 43rd lap Juan Pablo Montoya and Michael Schumacher collided while fighting for second place. Montoya had gradually reeled in Schumacher until they were side-by-side on the rundown to the Dunlop Kurve. Schumacher ran up the kerb and tagged Montoya’s Williams as it passed the German's Ferrari for second place. As Schumacher spun and sat stranded, his Ferrari’s rear wheels spinning in the gravel, Montoya continued. By the time three marshals and fireman pushed the Ferrari from its dangerous spot on the corner’s apex, Schumacher was down to sixth.


2003 European Grand Prix, Race report
“Michael was quick on the straights, but in the corners he was very slow,” said Montoya. “He was on the inside and I was on the outside. I thought I gave him plenty of room. I wasn’t going to give him all the track, but I thought it was all right.”


2003 European Grand Prix, Race report
Schumacher agreed that Montoya had given him enough room and after a stewards’ enquiry, no action was taken. Ferrari’s Ross Brawn was not content with the situation, but Williams technical director Patrick Head remarked that, had Montoya been penalised, it would effectively have been a declaration that overtaking was no longer allowed in Formula One racing.


2003 European Grand Prix, Race report
Then, on the 57th lap, McLaren's David Coulthard suddenly had to swerve around Fernando Alonso approaching the chicane, and spun into retirement. “Alonso braked ten metres earlier than he had the lap before,” said Coulthard. “He was dealing inconsistently with problems, as his rear tyres looked completely worn out. But I just got caught out.” The Spaniard continued, and was very nearly caught on the final lap by the recovering world champion. The stewards investigated the incident after a report was filed to them by the FIA race director Charlie Whiting. They spoke to both Alonso and Coulthard and members of their respective teams. After a review of telemetry and video data, no driver was imposed a penalty.


2003 European Grand Prix, Race report
Williams’ haul of points from a race in which McLaren went home with none moved them up into second place in the constructors’ championship. Sir Frank Williams was careful to play down talk of a championship challenge for his team. But with Ferrari only 13 points ahead, everyone within the team believed that they had a chance of challenging before the season was over.


2003 European Judo Championships
The 2003 European Judo Championships were the 14th edition of the European Judo Championships, and were held in Düsseldorf, Germany from 16 May to 18 May 2003.


2003 European Junior Badminton Championships
The 2003 European Junior Badminton Championships were the 18th tournament of the European Junior Badminton Championships. They were held in Esbjerg, Denmark, from 12–19 April 2003.


2003 European Junior Canoe Slalom Championships
The 2003 European Junior Canoe Slalom Championships  were the 5th edition of the European Junior Canoe Slalom Championships. The event took place in Hohenlimburg, Germany from 10 to 13 July 2003 under the auspices of the European Canoe Association (ECA). A total of 8 medal events took place.


2003 European Junior Swimming Championships
The 2003 European Junior Swimming Championships were held in Glasgow 31 July-3 August.


2003 European Karate Championships
The 2003 European Karate Championships, the 38th edition, was held  in Bremen, Germany from 9 to 11 May 2003.


2003 European Nations Cup
The European Nations Cup returned in 2003, being the first tournament since England last won it in 1996. The last European Nations Cup held, in 1996, followed traditional structures presented from previous tournaments, involving just three nations, England, France and Wales, all teams only playing each other once.


2003 European Nations Cup
The 2003 tournament saw a revised structure, with Ireland, Scotland and Russia all joining. The new structure formed the basis of two groups of three, each nation playing a total of two games, where the winner of each group meets in a final.


2003 European Open (snooker)
The 2003 European Open was a professional snooker tournament and the fifth of eight WPBSA ranking events in the 2002/2003 season, following the Welsh Open. It was held from 11 to 16 March 2003 at the Palace Hotel in Torquay, England. This marked the first and only time when any of the editions of this tournament was not held outside the British Isles. Ronnie O'Sullivan won his 12th ranking title by defeating Stephen Hendry 9–6 in the final. O'Sullivan went on to win back-to-back ranking titles – his next coming at the 2003 Irish Masters, just two weeks later, where he triumphed over John Higgins in a deciding frame.


2003 European Open (snooker), Tournament summary
Defending champion Stephen Hendry was the number 1 seed with World Champion Peter Ebdon seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.


2003 European Promotion Cup for Junior Men
The 2003 European Promotion Cup for Junior Men was the fourth edition of the basketball European Promotion Cup for U18 men's teams, today known as FIBA U18 European Championship Division C. It was played in Malta from 26 to 30 August 2003. Albania men's national under-18 basketball team won the tournament.


2003 European Promotion Cup for Junior Women
The 2003 European Promotion Cup for Junior Women was the fourth edition of the basketball European Promotion Cup for U18 women's teams, today known as FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division C. It was played in Iceland from 5 to 9 August 2003. The host team, Iceland, won the tournament.


2003 European Race Walking Cup
The 2003 European Race Walking Cup was held in Cheboksary, Russia, on May 17–18, 2003.


2003 European Race Walking Cup
Complete results were published. Medal winners were published on the Athletics Weekly website,


2003 European Race Walking Cup, Participation
The participation of 244 athletes (158 men/86 women) from 27 countries is reported.


2003 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
The 19th Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships were held in Riesa, Germany, from 04 to 06 April 200337 groups and 17 individual gymnasts took part in this European Championships. Medals were contested in three disciplines: senior groups, junior groups and senior individual finals.


2003 European Road Championships
The 2003 European Road Championships were held in Athens, Greece, between August 15 and August 17, 2003. Regulated by the European Cycling Union. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men and women under 23.


2003 European Seniors Tour
The 2003 European Seniors Tour was the 12th season of the European Seniors Tour, the professional golf tour for men aged 50 and above operated by the PGA European Tour.


2003 European Seniors Tour, Tournament results
The numbers in brackets after the winners' names show the number of career wins they had on the European Seniors Tour up to and including that event. This is only shown for players who are members of the tour.


2003 European Seniors Tour, Tournament results
For the tour schedule on the European Senior Tour's website, including links to full results, click .


2003 European Seniors Tour, Leading money winners
There is a complete list on the official site .


2003 European Sevens Championship
The 2003 European Sevens Championship was a rugby sevens competition, with the final held in Heidelberg, Germany (16 / 17 August 2003). It was the second edition of the European Sevens championship. This event was organised by rugby's European governing body, the FIRA – Association of European Rugby (FIRA-AER). In the final Portugal beat France 26 - 21.


2003 European Sevens Championship, Qualification
Nine one-day qualifying rugby sevens competitions took place in Amsterdam, Netherlands (17 May 2003), Prague, Czech Republic (24 May 2003), Lunel, France (24 May 2003), Sopot, Poland (31 May 2003), Makarska, Croatia (7 June 2003), Madrid, Spain (14 June 2003), Lisbon, Portugal (21 June 2003), Budapest, Romania (28 June 2002), and Tbilisi, Georgia (28 June 2003). Following these competitions twelve teams consisting of Georgia, France, Portugal, Germany, Scotland, Croatia, Romania, Ukraine, Poland, Spain, Czech Republic, and Netherlands were deemed to have qualified for the European Sevens Championship hosted in Heidelberg, Germany (16-17 August 2003). However, before the tournament commenced Scotland withdrew and Switzerland replaced them.


2003 European Short Course Swimming Championships
The European SC (Short Course) Swimming Championships 2003 were held in the National Aquatic Centre in Blanchardstown, Fingal between 11 and 14 December.


2003 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships
The 2003 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between 17 and 19 January 2003 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.


2003 European Team Gymnastics Championships
The 2003 European Team Gymnastics Championships was the second edition of the European Team Gymnastics Championships. The competition formed teams of athletes representing different nations, combining events from men's and women's artistic gymnastics, as well as rhythmic gymnastics. The event was held from May 3 to May 4 in Moscow, Russia. The competition was organized by the European Union of Gymnastics.


2003 European Tour
The 2003 European Tour was the 32nd season of golf tournaments since the European Tour officially began in 1972.


2003 European Tour
The Order of Merit was won for the first time by South African Ernie Els.


2003 European Tour, Schedule
The table below shows the 2003 European Tour schedule which was made up of 45 tournaments counting towards the Order of Merit, which included the four major championships and three World Golf Championships, and three non-counting "Approved Special Events".


2003 European Tour, Schedule
There were four new tournaments to the European Tour in 2003, the Nordic Open and three dual-ranking events, the Aa St Omer Open, BMW Russian Open and Mallorca Classic. Lost from the tour schedule were the English Open, Great North Open and the dual-ranking North West of Ireland Open.


2003 European Tour, Order of Merit
In 2003, the European Tour's money list was known as the "Order of Merit". It was calculated in euro, although around half of the events had prize funds which were fixed in other currencies, mostly either British pounds or U.S. dollars. In these instances the amounts were converted into euro at the exchange rate for the week that the tournament was played. The top 10 golfers in 2003 were:


2003 European Touring Car Championship
The 2003 FIA European Touring Car Championship was the second European Touring Car Championship season.


2003 European Touring Car Championship
The season began at Barcelona on 6 April, and finished at Monza after twenty races over ten meetings.


2003 European Touring Car Championship, Results and standings, Standings, Drivers' Championship
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.


2003 European Union Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 2003 European Union Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Strasbourg, France from June 10 to June 14. The 1st ever edition of the annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.


2003 European Weightlifting Championships
The 2003 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Loutraki, Greece. It was the 82nd edition of the event.


2003 European Winter Throwing Challenge
The 2003 European Winter Throwing Challenge was held on 1 and 2 March at Stadio Polivalente Gioia Tauro in Gioia Tauro, Italy. It was the third edition of the athletics competition for throwing events organised by the European Athletics Association. A total of 137 athletes from 24 countries entered the competition.


2003 European Winter Throwing Challenge
The competition featured men's and women's contests in shot put, discus throw, javelin throw and hammer throw. Several events were split into two groups due to the number of entries. Russia and Germany were the top performing nations at the competition. Russia won the women's division on points and had the largest medal haul with one gold, four silver and three bronze medals. Germany topped the men's points table and was the only nation to win two gold medals at the challenge. The host nation, Italy, ranked third in both the men's and women's categories.


2003 European Winter Throwing Challenge
Three medallists in Gioia Tauro went on to reach the podium at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics. Women's hammer throwers Manuela Montebrun and Olga Kuzenkova were world bronze and silver medallists, respectively, while Steffi Nerius (women's javelin winner at this competition) took the bronze on the global stage.


2003 European Women Sevens Championship
The 2003 European Women Sevens Championship – the first edition of the European Women's Sevens Championship. It took place on 24 May 2003 at Lunel.


2003 European Women Sevens Championship
It was Spain who take home the first European Women's Sevens Championship after defeating France 21-12.


2003 European Wrestling Championships
The 2003 European Wrestling Championships were held in the men's Greco-Roman in Belgrade and men's freestyle style, and the women's freestyle in Riga.


2003 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival
The 2003 Winter European Youth Olympic Winter Festival was an international multi-sport event held between 25 and 31 January 2003, in Bled, Slovenia.


2003 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival
The 2003 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival (French: Festival olympique de la jeunesse européenne 2003) was the seventh edition of multi-sport event for European youths between the ages of 12 and 18. It was held in Paris, France from 27 July to 3 August, with the opening and closing ceremonies at the Charléty Stadium. A total of ten sports were contested, featuring around 2000 athletes from 48 nations.


2003 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival
The hosting of the competition formed part of the buildup for the Paris bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics.


2003 European heat wave
The 2003 European heat wave led to what was, at the time, the hottest summer on record in Europe since at least 1540. France was hit especially hard. The heat wave led to health crises in several countries and combined with drought to create a crop shortfall in parts of Southern Europe. Peer-reviewed analysis places the European death toll at more than 70,000.