These are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw event at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 27 participating athletes, with the final held on Tuesday 26 August 2003.
Medalists
| Gold |  Virgilijus AleknaLithuania (LTU) |
| Silver |  Róbert FazekasHungary (HUN) |
| Bronze |  Vasiliy KaptyukhBelarus (BLR) |
Schedule
- All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 24.08.2003 – 09:45h | 24.08.2003 – 11:35h |
| Final Round | |
| 26.08.2003 – 19:50h | |
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Qualification
- Held on Saturday 23 August 2003
| RANK | FINAL | GROUP A |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vasiliy Kaptyukh (BLR) |
65.76 m |
| 2. |  Michael Möllenbeck (GER) |
65.19 m |
| 3. |  Frantz Kruger (RSA) |
65.04 m |
| 4. | Róbert Fazekas (HUN) |
64.44 m |
| 5. |  Dmitriy Shevchenko (RUS) |
63.21 m |
| 6. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jason Tunks (CAN) |
63.00 m |
| 7. |  Mario Pestano (ESP) |
62.63 m |
| 8. |  Sergiu Ursu (ROU) |
61.98 m |
| 9. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jo Van Daele (BEL) |
61.64 m |
| 10. |  Casey Malone (USA) |
61.50 m |
| 11. | Nick Petrucci (USA) |
59.58 m |
| 12. |  Lois Maikel Martínez (CUB) |
57.87 m |
| 13. |  Gerd Kanter (EST) |
56.63 m |
| RANK | FINAL | GROUP B |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) |
68.29 m |
| 2. | Lars Riedel (GER) |
64.51 m |
| 3. | Aleksander Tammert (EST) |
63.53 m |
| 4. | Carl Brown (USA) |
63.01 m |
| 5. | Leonid Cherevko (BLR) |
62.46 m |
| 6. |  Rutger Smith (NED) |
61.55 m |
| 7. |  Diego Fortuna (ITA) |
61.46 m |
| 8. |  Libor Malina (CZE) |
61.35 m |
| 9. | Zoltán Kővágó (HUN) |
61.31 m |
| 10. | Aleksandr Borichevskiy (RUS) |
60.21 m |
| 11. | Frank Casañas (CUB) |
59.99 m |
| 12. |  Chima Ugwu (NGR) |
58.13 m |
| — |  Yuriy Bilonoh (UKR) |
NM |
| — | Gábor Máté (HUN) |
NM |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Throws | Result | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 | Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) | 69.69 | X | 66.14 | 68.75 | X | X | 69.69 m | SB |
 | Róbert Fazekas (HUN) | 66.86 | 69.01 | X | 64.94 | 65.63 | 68.78 | 69.01 m | |
 | Vasiliy Kaptyukh (BLR) | 66.51 | 66.15 | 62.79 | 63.71 | 64.72 | 62.62 | 66.51 m | SB |
| 4 | Lars Riedel (GER) | 66.28 | 63.81 | 66.28 | X | 65.51 | 62.67 | 66.28 m | |
| 5 | Michael Möllenbeck (GER) | 62.27 | 66.11 | 65.49 | 66.23 | X | X | 66.23 m | |
| 6 | Frantz Kruger (RSA) | 65.26 | 61.28 | 65.16 | 60.83 | X | X | 65.26 m | |
| 7 | Aleksander Tammert (EST) | 61.15 | 63.02 | X | 64.50 | 60.88 | 61.86 | 64.50 m | |
| 8 | Mario Pestano (ESP) | 64.39 | 63.92 | 61.97 | 61.86 | 63.29 | X | 64.39 m | |
| 9 | Carl Brown (USA) | 58.11 | 61.23 | 62.66 | 62.66 m | ||||
| 10 | Dmitriy Shevchenko (RUS) | 62.24 | 62.28 | 61.21 | 62.28 m | ||||
| 11 | Jason Tunks (CAN) | 60.61 | 60.01 | 62.21 | 62.21 m | ||||
| 12 | Leonid Cherevko (BLR) | 58.67 | X | 61.90 | 61.90 m | ||||
See also
References
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