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2003 Military World Games

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2003 Military World Games
2003 Giochi mondiali militari
Host cityCatania
Country Italy
Nations87
Athletes2800
Events13
OpeningDecember 4, 2003 (2003-12-04)
ClosingDecember 11, 2003 (2003-12-11)
Opened byPresident Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Main venueCibali
The sailing competition in the Mediterranean Sea.

The 2003 Military World Games was an international multi-sport event for military personnel which was held in Catania, Italy from 4–11 December 2003. It was the third edition of the Military World Games, competition organised by the Conseil International du Sport Militaire.[1] A total of 84 nations were represented at the event, with some 2800 military servicemen and women competing in the tournament. The games opening ceremony took place at the Stadio Angelo Massimino in front of 5000 spectators.[2]

Sports

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A total of thirteen sports were contested at the 2003 Games.[3]

Games schedule

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- Ceremony C Competition F Finals
Competition schedule[3]
December → 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Opening ceremony
Basketball C F
Boxing C F
Cycling F F
Diving C C
Fencing C F
Football C C F
Judo F F
Lifesaving C
Modern pentathlon C C F
Swimming C
Sailing C
Track and field F
Volleyball C F
Closing ceremony
  • Note: The football tournament began before the Games opening ceremony, with the first matches taking place on 2 and 3 December.

Medal table

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Action from the women's high jump in the track and field competition
The basketball competition underway in Catania
Equestrian events in the modern pentathlon in Catania
The 2003 women's volleyball competition

  *   Host nation (Italy)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China31151258
2 Russia25343392
3 Italy*20141953
4 Ukraine611522
5 South Korea54514
6 Kenya4329
7 Belarus41510
8 Slovakia4116
9 Morocco4015
10 Latvia2136
11 Poland2114
12 Romania15814
13 Brazil1506
14 United Arab Emirates1326
15 Slovenia1236
16 United States1124
17 Greece1113
18 Bahrain1102
 Estonia1102
20 Canada1045
21 Czech Republic1012
 Netherlands1012
 Serbia and Montenegro1012
24 Tunisia1001
25 Hungary0639
26 Austria0347
27 France0213
28 Rwanda0101
 Sri Lanka0101
 Tanzania0101
 Turkey0101
32 Kazakhstan0033
 Sweden0033
34 Azerbaijan0022
 Belgium0022
 Finland0022
37 Algeria0011
 Botswana0011
 Colombia0011
 Cyprus0011
 Qatar0011
Totals (41 entries)120119135374
  • All information taken from Armed Forces Sports.[4]

Participation

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References

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  1. ^ The City of U Liotru and Pupi’s. CISM. Retrieved on 2010-07-25.
  2. ^ Coleman, Craig (2003-12-04). Military World Games begin in Italy Archived 2010-06-07 at the Wayback Machine. Armed Forces Sports (USA). Retrieved on 2010-07-25.
  3. ^ a b Programme Handbook (archived). CISM/Archive.org. Retrieved on 2010-07-25.
  4. ^ 3rd Military World Games. CISM. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved on 2010-07-25.
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