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events were held at the

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, from 6 – 8 December 2003. The

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races were held outside of the stadium, taking place in neighbouring

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. A total of 35 events were contested, of which 22 by male and 13 by female athletes.

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topped the medal table with nine golds and 23 medals in total – more than double their nearest competitor. The hosts Italy took second place on the medal table with four golds and nine medals in total.

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was the next most successful nation, having won four golds in men's track events, although they also secured a silver in the men's 4×100 metres relay – an event the country is historically weak at. Compared to previous editions, several changes were made to the events programme: the men's 20 m road walk was replaced with a 10,000 m track walk, while the women's programme saw the addition of the

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and 5000 m track walk. The women's

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contest was dropped for this addition. Wind and downpours of rain affected much of the competition, with

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remarking that "the conditions are just above miserable".Zeldis, Jen (2003-12-08)
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. Armed Forces Sports (USA). Retrieved on 2010-07-25. As a result, performances were below usual standards and although seven new Games records were set, five of these were in newly introduced events. Mihaela Botezan of

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was the only Games record-breaker at the Angelo Massimino stadium, completing the

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in 15:10.69, while the other Games record was broken by Francesco Ingargiola in the men's marathon in Palermo.

Records

Medal summary

Men

Women

* † Note:

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represented the USA as a member of the

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, although she holds

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n nationality.

Medal table

Omolade Akinremi at the 2003 Military World Games

References

;Results
CISM Military World Games - Athletics results
GBRAthletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-25.
3rd Military World Gamesarchived
. CISM. Retrieved on 2014-11-21.

External links

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