2003 Military World Games
| Host city | Catania | ||
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| Country |
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| Nations participating | 87 | ||
| Athletes participating | 2800 | ||
| Events | 13 | ||
| Opening ceremony | December 4, 2003 | ||
| Closing ceremony | December 11, 2003 | ||
| Officially opened by | President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi | ||
| Main venue | Cibali | ||
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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
A total of thirteen sports were contested at the 2003 Games.[3]
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Games schedule
| - | Ceremony | C | Competition | F | Finals |
| December → | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
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| 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
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)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 31 | 15 | 12 | 58 |
| 2 |  | 25 | 34 | 33 | 92 |
| 3 | | 20 | 14 | 19 | 53 |
| 4 |  | 6 | 11 | 5 | 22 |
| 5 |  | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 |  | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 |  | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 |  | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 |  | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 |  | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 |  | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 |  | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 |
| 13 |  | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 |  | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 15 |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 |  | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 |  | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 20 |  | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 21 |  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 24 |  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 |  | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 26 |  | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 27 |  | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 28 |  | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 32 |  | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 34 |  | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
.svg.png){kind=small} | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 37 |  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (41 nations) | 120 | 119 | 135 | 374 | |
- All information taken from Armed Forces Sports.[4]
Participation
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References
- ↑ The City of U Liotru and Pupi’s. CISM. Retrieved on 2010-07-25.
- ↑ Coleman, Craig (2003-12-04). Military World Games begin in Italy. Armed Forces Sports (USA). Retrieved on 2010-07-25.
- 1 2 Programme Handbook (archived). CISM/Archive.org. Retrieved on 2010-07-25.
- ↑ 3rd Military World Games. CISM. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved on 2010-07-25.
External links
- Archived official website
- CISM website
- Archived news of US performances
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