The fastest 800 m athletes of 2003

The star of the season First out, first in! Wilfred Bungei celebrates his convincing win at the Fanny Blankers-Koen games in Hengelo. After running solo for most of the race he managed to stay well clear of all his rivals. On top of that he set a new track record as well. In the weeks that followed he dominated the distance with wins at Seville, Ostrava and Lausanne. Wilfred Bungei already won a silver medal in Edmonton 2001 behind Bucher. In 2002 he broke 1:43 and was the second fastest athlete of the year. In 2003 he looked more than ready to really win a major championship. Unluckily though he fell ill during the Kenyan trials and was unable to earn qualification for the World Championships in Paris. He gained sweet revenge in Brussels a few weeks later where he beat all his rivals in the fastest time of the season.

#	Athlete	Nat	Time	Date	Venue
1	Wilfred Bungei	KEN	1.42.52	05-09-2003	Bruxelles
2	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi	RSA	1.42.89	05-09-2003	Bruxelles
3	Hezekiél Sepeng	RSA	1.43.12	05-09-2003	Bruxelles
4	Wilson Kipketer	DEN	1.43.28	05-09-2003	Bruxelles
5	Joseph Mutua	KEN	1.43.52	05-09-2003	Bruxelles
6	Yuriy Borzakovskiy	RUS	1.43.68	05-09-2003	Bruxelles
7	Japheth Kimutai	KEN	1.43.71	26-07-2003	Nairobi
8	Justus Koech	KEN	1.44.16	26-07-2003	Nairobi
9	Mehdi Baala	FRA	1.44.17	15-06-2003	Villeneuve d'Ascq
10	Bram Som	NED	1.44.22	07-06-2003	Sevilla
11	André Bucher	SUI	1.44.23	05-09-2003	Bruxelles
12	David Krummenacker	USA	1.44.30	04-07-2003	Paris
13	Nicholas Wachira	KEN	1.44.34	26-07-2003	Nairobi
14	Antonio Reina	ESP	1.44.37	04-07-2003	Paris
15	Djabir Saïd-Guerni	ALG	1.44.60	15-08-2003	Zürich B
16	Florent Lacasse	FRA	1.44.61	06-06-2003	Torino
17	Michael Rotich	KEN	1.44.75	02-08-2003	Heusden-Zolder A
18	Joeri Jansen	BEL	1.44.95	12-06-2003	Ostrava
19	Andrea Longo	ITA	1.44.96	07-09-2003	Rieti
20	Graham Davidson	RSA	1.44.98	09-06-2003	Rehlingen r1
21	William Yiampoy	KEN	1.45.01	28-03-2003	Roodepoort
22	Khadevis Robinson	USA	1.45.03	25-06-2003	Luzern
23	Achraf Tadili	CAN	1.45.05	06-08-2003	Santo Domingo
24	Abdoulaye Wagne	SEN	1.45.08	06-08-2003	Castres
25	William Chirchir	KEN	1.45.14	27-06-2003	Oslo
26	Vincent Kemboi	KEN	1.45.20	25-06-2003	Luzern
27	Amine Laalou	MAR	1.45.20	17-07-2003	Algiers
28	Dimitriy Bogdanov	RUS	1.45.28	07-06-2003	Sevilla
29	James McIlroy	GBR	1.45.30	15-08-2003	Zürich B
30	Nicolas Aïssat	FRA	1.45.31	04-07-2003	Paris
31	Khalid Tighazouine	MAR	1.45.32	19-07-2003	Cuxhaven
32	Werner Botha	RSA	1.45.33	25-06-2003	Arnhem
33	Gary Reed	CAN	1.45.34	25-06-2003	Luzern
34	Osmar dos Santos	BRA	1.45.35	14-06-2003	São Paulo h1
35	René Herms	GER	1.45.39	15-06-2003	Dortmund
36	Ivan Heshko	UKR	1.45.41	15-06-2003	Dortmund
37	Arthémon Hatungimana	BDI	1.45.44	06-08-2003	Castres
38	Rizak Dirshe	SWE	1.45.45	19-07-2003	Cuxhaven
39	Bryan Woodward	USA	1.45.46	08-08-2003	Budapest
40	Rui Silva	POR	1.45.48	19-07-2003	Madrid
41	Jean-Patrick Nduwimana	BDI	1.45.51	12-06-2003	Ostrava
42	Henry Rotich	KEN	1.45.54	26-07-2003	Nairobi
43	Jimmy Lomba	FRA	1.45.56	09-06-2003	Rehlingen r1
44	Manuel Olmedo	ESP	1.45.57	07-06-2003	Sevilla
45	Nils Schumann	GER	1.45.57i	02-02-2003	Stuttgart
46	Berhanu Alemu	ETH	1.45.63	28-08-2003	Paris h2
47	Kenneth Kimwetich	KEN	1.45.68	24-06-2003	Trikala
48	Derrick Peterson	USA	1.45.69	05-07-2003	Brunswick r2
49	Mouhcine Chehibi	MAR	1.45.73	17-07-2003	Algiers
50	Tom Omey	BEL	1.45.75	09-06-2003	Rehlingen r1
51	Fouad Chouki	FRA	1.45.77	08-07-2003	Sotteville
52	Neil Speaight	GBR	1.45.81	08-04-2003	Potchefstroom
53	Kris McCarthy	AUS	1.45.86	02-08-2003	Heusden-Zolder A
54	Gregory Konchellah	KEN	1.45.88	06-06-2003	Torino
55	David Lelei	KEN	1.45.89	24-06-2003	Trikala
56	Alex Kipchirchir	KEN	1.45.93	01-07-2003	Lausanne
57	Samuel Mwera	TAN	1.45.94	10-09-2003	Rovereto B
58	Anthony Kabara	KEN	1.45.96	05-07-2003	Brunswick r2
59	Juan Carlos Higuero	ESP	1.46.00	10-08-2003	San Sebastian
60	Bernard Lagat	KEN	1.46.00	10-08-2003	Berlin
61	Ricky Soos	GBR	1.46.06	08-08-2003	London
62	Ismail Ahmed Ismail	SUD	1.46.15	08-08-2003	Budapest
63	Samuel Burley	USA	1.46.17	02-08-2003	Heusden-Zolder B
64	Abdou Adam	QAT	1.46.20	23-09-2003	Manila
65	Fabiano Peçanha	BRA	1.46.20	15-06-2003	São Paulo
66	Anthony Whiteman	GBR	1.46.21	03-08-2003	Lappeenranta
67	Bonolo Maboa	RSA	1.46.25	28-03-2003	Roodepoort
68	Sylas Kimutai	KEN	1.46.31	25-06-2003	Arnhem
69	Christian Obrist	ITA	1.46.35	06-06-2003	Torino
70	Timothy Kiptanui	KEN	1.46.37	10-09-2003	Rovereto B
71	João Pires	POR	1.46.37	26-07-2003	Funchal
72	Eugenio Barrios	ESP	1.46.38	07-06-2003	Sevilla
73	Jackson Langat	KEN	1.46.41	11-06-2003	Sacramento h1
74	Jesse Strutzel	USA	1.46.45	06-08-2003	Santo Domingo
75	Mohammed Al Salhi	KSA	1.46.48	28-08-2003	Paris h8
76	Wilson Kirwa	FIN	1.46.50	03-08-2003	Lappeenranta
77	Rickard Pell	SWE	1.46.50	25-06-2003	Arnhem
78	Jonathan Johnson	USA	1.46.51	14-06-2003	Sacramento
79	Abdulrahman Sulaiman	QAT	1.46.51	06-08-2003	Castres
80	Adem Hecini	ALG	1.46.55	17-07-2003	Algiers
81	Marc Sylvester	USA	1.46.56	18-05-2003	Knoxville
82	Glody Dube	BOT	1.46.57	25-06-2003	Arnhem
83	Abdesslam Kennouche	ALG	1.46.60	06-08-2003	Castres
84	Gert-Jan Liefers	NED	1.46.62	25-06-2003	Arnhem
85	Robbie Stevens	RSA	1.46.62	18-05-2003	Knoxville
86	Nthambe Maswi	KEN	1.46.64	25-07-2003	Nairobi h1
87	Mindaugas Norbutas	LTU	1.46.64	19-07-2003	Cuxhaven
88	Mike East	GBR	1.46.65	29-06-2003	Glasgow
89	John Litei	KEN	1.46.70	06-06-2003	Torino
90	Norberto Téllez	CUB	1.46.71	28-06-2003	Alcala de Henares
91	Jebreh Harris	USA	1.46.72	04-06-2003	Cottbus A
92	Floyd Thompson	USA	1.46.78	22-06-2003	Stanford
93	Eliud Njubi	KEN	1.46.79	14-06-2003	Amagasaki
94	Ramil Aritkulov	RUS	1.46.83	10-08-2003	Tula
95	Grzegorz Krzosek	POL	1.46.84	29-06-2003	Poznan
96	Willy Rotich	KEN	1.46.87	30-07-2003	Tallinn
97	Peter Etoot	KEN	1.46.88	18-05-2003	Knoxville
98	Otukile Lekote	BOT	1.46.88o	25-01-2003	Lexington
99	Yassine Bensghir	MAR	1.46.89	07-06-2003	Leuven
100	Rashid Mohamed	BRN	1.46.91	16-07-2003	La-Roche-Sur-Yon
101	Fernando Almeida	POR	1.46.92	28-06-2003	Alcala de Henares
102	Chriss Moss	GBR	1.46.92	08-08-2003	Budapest
103	Sergey Kozhevnikov	RUS	1.46.93	31-05-2003	Kalamáta
104	Salem Al Badri	QAT	1.46.95	23-09-2003	Manila
105	Christian Neunhäuserer	ITA	1.46.95	11-07-2003	Roma
106	Pavlos Farrouggias	GRE	1.47.01	24-06-2003	Trikala
107	Daniel Caulfield	IRL	1.47.03	05-07-2003	Brunswick r2
108	Nathan Brannen	CAN	1.47.04	11-06-2003	Sacramento h1
109	Pawel Czapiewski	POL	1.47.05	09-08-2003	Szczecin
110	Moise Joseph	HAI	1.47.05	14-06-2003	Sacramento
111	Siakha Bamba	CIV	1.47.09	06-08-2003	Castres
112	Toby Henkels	USA	1.47.09	11-06-2003	Victoria
113	Juha Kukkamo	FIN	1.47.09	03-08-2003	Lappeenranta
114	Nabil Madi	ALG	1.47.15	17-07-2003	Algiers
115	Antoine Martiak	FRA	1.47.15	06-08-2003	Castres
116	Joel Marwa	KEN	1.47.15	25-07-2003	Nairobi h2
117	Paskar Owor	UGA	1.47.15	26-06-2003	Strasbourg
118	Sotiris Papadias	GRE	1.47.16	31-05-2003	Kalamáta
119	Jean Balan	USA	1.47.22	18-05-2003	Knoxville
120	Christian Köhler	GER	1.47.22	19-07-2003	Cuxhaven
121	Stephan Frosch	GER	1.47.23	03-08-2003	Leverkusen
122	Lulu Basinyi	BOT	1.47.24	08-04-2003	Potchefstroom
123	Roman Hanzel	SVK	1.47.24	30-07-2003	Tallinn
124	Arnoud Okken	NED	1.47.24	24-05-2003	Nijmegen 1
125	Maksim Adamovich	RUS	1.47.26	08-06-2003	Tula
126	Torsten Kühn	GER	1.47.26	03-08-2003	Leverkusen
127	Hudson de Souza	BRA	1.47.27	25-07-2003	Pergine Valsugana
128	Ricky Etheridge	PUR	1.47.30	12-07-2003	Walnut
129	Panayotis Stroubakos	GRE	1.47.30	03-08-2003	Thessaloniki
130	Sadjad Moradi	IRI	1.47.31	08-08-2003	Budapest B
131	Hiroshi Sasano	JPN	1.47.32	23-07-2003	Gent A
132	Andrey Zadorozhniy	RUS	1.47.32	08-06-2003	Tula
133	James Karanu	KEN	1.47.33	12-04-2003	Fayetteville
134	Isaac Sang	KEN	1.47.34	04-06-2003	Cottbus A
135	Juan de Dios Jurado	ESP	1.47.38	03-08-2003	Jérez
136	Robert Rono	KEN	1.47.38	06-06-2003	Nairobi
137	Zach Whitmarsh	CAN	1.47.38i	15-02-2003	Seattle
138	Timothy Dunne	USA	1.47.39	11-06-2003	Sacramento h1
139	Juan Carlos Esteso	ESP	1.47.39	06-09-2003	Córdoba
140	Miroslaw Formela	POL	1.47.40	03-08-2003	Malmö
141	David Freeman	PUR	1.47.40o	25-01-2003	Lexington
142	Paul Korir	KEN	1.47.40	09-06-2003	Chania
143	Toni Mohr	GER	1.47.40	13-06-2003	Kassel r1
144	Zbigniew Graczyk	POL	1.47.42	31-05-2003	Biala Podlaska
145	Abdulkabir Louraibi	BRN	1.47.43	23-07-2003	Gent A
146	Mohammad Al-Azemi	KUW	1.47.44	08-08-2003	Budapest
147	Juan Van Deventer	RSA	1.47.44	31-01-2003	Potchefstroom
148	Ehsan Mohajershojaei	IRI	1.47.45	10-08-2003	Szombathely B
149	Daniel Ruiz	ESP	1.47.46	07-06-2003	Sevilla
150	Peter Roko	SUD	1.47.48	30-10-2003	Hyderabad
151	Farid Essaki	MAR	1.47.50	16-07-2003	La Roche-sur-Yon
152	Sherridan Kirk	TRI	1.47.50	06-08-2003	Santo Domingo
153	James Nolan	IRL	1.47.50	10-09-2003	Rovereto B
154	Mike Stember	USA	1.47.52	19-04-2003	Walnut r7
155	Fred Sharpe	USA	1.47.53o	08-03-2003	Ames
156	Edward Mutai	KEN	1.47.55	07-06-2003	Leuven
157	Jesse O'Connell	USA	1.47.56	14-06-2003	Sacramento
158	Rashid Ramzi	BRN	1.47.56	07-09-2003	Amman
159	Aldwyn Sappleton	JAM	1.47.57	12-06-2003	Sacramento s1
160	Matthew Shone	GBR	1.47.57	08-08-2003	Budapest
161	Isaiah Nkuna	RSA	1.47.62	14-02-2003	Stellenbosch
162	Stefan Beumer	NED	1.47.63	24-05-2003	Nijmegen 1
163	Lee Jae-Hoon	KOR	1.47.63	05-06-2003	Daejeon
164	Mounir Yemmouni	FRA	1.47.63	06-07-2003	Bondoufle
165	Cornelius Chirchir	KEN	1.47.64i	21-02-2003	Birmingham B
166	Reyes Estévez	ESP	1.47.66	15-07-2003	Salamanca
167	Alexandre Padovani	FRA	1.47.67	06-07-2003	Bondoufle
168	Nahashon Ruto	KEN	1.47.68	27-07-2003	Pyrgos
169	Yuri Koldin	RUS	1.47.69	08-06-2003	Tula
170	Evans Ndungu	KEN	1.47.69	12-07-2003	Nairobi
171	Roman Oravec	CZE	1.47.70	08-08-2003	Budapest
172	Gareth Hyett	NZL	1.47.72	02-08-2003	Heusden-Zolder B
173	Jacob Koczman	USA	1.47.72	19-07-2003	Bloomington
174	Miguel Quesada	ESP	1.47.73	13-08-2003	Brasschaat
175	Joseph Lee	USA	1.47.75i	14-03-2003	Fayetteville h2
176	Thomas Planque	FRA	1.47.75	26-06-2003	Strasbourg
177	Michael Chepkonga	KEN	1.47.76	12-07-2003	Nairobi
178	Brian Berryhill	USA	1.47.77	05-07-2003	Watford
179	Marcio de Oliveira	BRA	1.47.80	15-06-2003	São Paulo
180	Oleg Lobanov	UKR	1.47.81	22-06-2003	Velenje
181	Jason Stewart	NZL	1.47.81	15-06-2003	Dortmund
182	Alibey Sükürov	AZE	1.47.82	10-08-2003	Istanbul
183	Franek Haschke	GER	1.47.85	10-08-2003	Berlin
184	Elkana Kosgei	KEN	1.47.87	23-08-2003	Hechtel
185	Gezahegn Alemu	ETH	1.47.89	05-07-2003	Uden
186	Mike Inge	USA	1.47.89	22-06-2003	Stanford
187	Artem Mastrov	RUS	1.47.89	10-08-2003	Tula
188	Michael Taylor	USA	1.47.89	19-04-2003	Walnut r5
189	Ioan Zaizan	ROU	1.47.90	10-08-2003	Bucuresti
190	Nathan Kahan	BEL	1.47.91	13-08-2003	Brasschaat
191	Volodymyr Kovalyk	UKR	1.47.91	04-07-2003	Kiev
192	Peter Biwott	KEN	1.47.93	15-06-2003	Warszawa
193	Sergio Gallardo	ESP	1.47.93	19-07-2003	Madrid
194	Andrew Neugebauer	USA	1.47.93	26-04-2003	Des Moines
195	Yeimer López	CUB	1.47.94	06-07-2003	Padova
196	Grant Robison	USA	1.47.96	12-07-2003	Walnut