These are the official results of the men's decathlon competition at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris, France. With 20 participating athletes, including eight non-finishers, the competition is notable for having the lowest number of competitors in the World Championships history. The competition started on Monday 26 August 2003 and ended on Tuesday 27 August 2003.
Medalists
edit| Gold |  Tom PappasUnited States (USA) |
| Silver |  Roman ŠebrleCzech Republic (CZE) |
| Bronze |  Dmitriy KarpovKazakhstan (KAZ) |
Schedule
edit- Monday, 26 August
- 100 m
- Long jump
- Shot put
- High jump
- 400 m
- Tuesday, 27 August
- 110 m hurdles
- Discus throw
- Pole vault
- Javelin throw
- 1,500 m
Records
edit| World record | Roman Šebrle (CZE) |
9026 | 27 May 2001 |  Götzis, Austria
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| Event record | Tomáš Dvořák (CZE) |
8902 | 7 August 2001 |  Edmonton, Canada
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Results
edit The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow. These marks were split between seven competitors with the gold medallist claiming the mark for the shot put.
| Rank | Athlete | Decathlon | Points | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||
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Tom Pappas (USA) |
10.80 | 7.62 | 16.11 | 2.09 | 47.58 | 13.99 | 46.94 | 5.10 | 65.90 | 4:44.31 | 8750 |
 |
Roman Šebrle (CZE) |
11.00 | 7.64 | 15.47 | 2.06 | 47.90 | 14.25 | 47.47 | 4.80 | 69.79 | 4:34.45 | 8634 |
 |
Dmitriy Karpov (KAZ) |
10.72 | 7.75 | 15.51 | 2.12 | 47.33 | 13.95 | 47.38 | 4.40 | 47.53 | 4:37.70 | 8374 |
| 4 | Tomáš Dvořák (CZE) |
11.03 | 7.28 | 15.95 | 1.94 | 50.04 | 14.15 | 45.47 | 4.50 | 67.10 | 4:27.63 | 8242 |
| 5 |  Laurent Hernu (FRA) |
11.20 | 7.22 | 13.99 | 2.03 | 48.95 | 14.15 | 46.13 | 4.90 | 59.63 | 4:28.38 | 8218 |
| 6 |  Lev Lobodin (RUS) |
10.99 | 7.08 | 15.43 | 1.97 | 49.54 | 14.36 | 48.36 | 5.00 | 56.50 | 4:34.63 | 8198 |
| 7 |  Qi Haifeng (CHN) |
11.30 | 7.39 | 12.85 | 2.00 | 48.73 | 14.40 | 46.72 | 4.80 | 59.98 | 4:25.40 | 8126 |
| 8 |  André Niklaus (GER) |
11.19 | 7.21 | 13.87 | 1.97 | 49.95 | 14.50 | 42.68 | 5.10 | 57.55 | 4:28.84 | 8020 |
| 9 |  Claston Bernard (JAM) |
10.91 | 7.22 | 15.39 | 2.03 | 49.31 | 14.76 | 43.47 | 4.30 | 59.47 | 4:34.49 | 8000 |
| 10 |  Vitaliy Smirnov (UZB) |
11.10 | 6.98 | 13.89 | 1.97 | 48.98 | 14.98 | 42.70 | 4.50 | 62.69 | 4:24.68 | 7897 |
| 11 |  Chiel Warners (NED) |
10.95 | 7.55 | 14.13 | 1.91 | 48.94 | 14.72 | 41.49 | 4.50 | 54.87 | 4:51.35 | 7753 |
| 12 | Paul Terek (USA) |
10.99 | 7.14 | 15.30 | 2.03 | 48.75 | DSQ | 45.72 | 5.30 | 61.14 | 4:30.77 | 7503 |
| — | Aleksandr Pogorelov (RUS) |
11.16 | 7.22 | 15.21 | 2.06 | 50.49 | 14.28 | 44.59 | 4.90 | DNS | — | DNF |
| — |  Paolo Casarsa (ITA) |
11.46 | 6.69 | 14.57 | 1.94 | 51.63 | 14.54 | 36.21 | NM | DNS | — | DNF |
| — |  Attila Zsivoczky (HUN) |
11.32 | 6.76 | 14.35 | 2.09 | 49.79 | DNS | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| — | Bryan Clay (USA) |
10.50 | 7.70 | 15.05 | 1.97 | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| — |  Kristjan Rahnu (EST) |
10.85 | 7.18 | 15.55 | 1.97 | DSQ | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| — |  Hamdi Dhouibi (TUN) |
10.83 | 6.96 | 13.13 | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| — | Erki Nool (EST) |
11.09 | 6.78 | 14.14 | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
| — |  Jón Arnar Magnússon (ISL) |
11.11 | 6.15 | 15.29 | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |