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{{Infobox sport event
| name           = 2003 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
| image          = 
| size           = 
| caption        = 
| date_start     = 24 September 2003
| date_end       = 29 September 2003
| competitors    = 
| broadcasters   = 
| nations        = 
| winners        = 
| prize_money    = 
| other          = 
| format         = FIG rules
| venue          = 
| location       = {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Budapest]], Hungary
| prev           = [[2002 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|New Orleans 2002]]
| next           = [[2005 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|Baku 2005]]
}}

The XXVI World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, during September 24–29, 2003.

== Medal winners ==
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|width=240}}
|- bgcolor="DFDFDF"
| colspan="4" align="center"| '''Team Competition'''
|-
! scope=row style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|All-Around}}<br />{{DetailsLink|#Team All-Around}}
| valign="top" | {{Flagcountry|RUS}}<br />[[Alina Kabaeva]]<br />[[Vera Sessina]]<br />[[Olga Kapranova]]<br />[[Irina Tchachina]]
| valign="top" | {{Flagcountry|UKR}}<br />[[Anna Bessonova]]<br />[[Tamara Yerofeeva]]<br />[[Natalia Godunko]]
| valign="top" | {{Flagcountry|BLR}}<br />[[Inna Zhukova]]<br />[[Svetlana Rudalova]]<br />[[Liubov Charkashyna]]<br />[[Valeria Kurylskaya]]
|- bgcolor="DFDFDF"
| colspan="4" align="center"| '''Individual Finals'''
|-
! scope=row style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|All-Around}}<br />{{DetailsLink|#Individual All-Around}}
| {{Flagathlete|[[Alina Kabaeva]]|RUS}}
| {{Flagathlete|[[Anna Bessonova]]|UKR}}
| {{Flagathlete|[[Irina Tchachina]]|RUS}}
|-
! scope=row style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|Hoop}}<br />{{DetailsLink|#Individual Hoop}}
| {{Flagathlete|[[Anna Bessonova]]|UKR}}
| {{Flagathlete|[[Alina Kabaeva]]|RUS}}
| {{Flagathlete|[[Irina Tchachina]]|RUS}}
|-
! scope=row style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|Ball}}<br />{{DetailsLink|#Individual Ball}}
| {{Flagathlete|[[Alina Kabaeva]]|RUS}}
| {{Flagathlete|[[Anna Bessonova]]|UKR}}
| {{Flagathlete|[[Inna Zhukova]]|BLR}}
|-
! scope=row style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|Clubs}}<br />{{DetailsLink|#Individual Clubs}}
| {{Flagathlete|[[Anna Bessonova]]|UKR}}
| {{Flagathlete|[[Irina Tchachina]]|RUS}}
| {{Flagathlete|[[Alina Kabaeva]]|RUS}}
|-
! scope=row style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|Ribbon}}<br />{{DetailsLink|#Individual Ribbon}}
| {{Flagathlete|[[Alina Kabaeva]]|RUS}}
| {{Flagathlete|[[Anna Bessonova]]|UKR}}
| {{Flagathlete|[[Elizabeth Paysieva]]|BUL}}
|- bgcolor="DFDFDF"
| colspan="4" align="center"| '''Groups Finals'''
|-
! scope=row style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|All-Around}}<br />{{DetailsLink|#Groups All-Around}}
| {{Flagcountry|RUS}}<br />[[Olesia Beluguina]]<br />[[Natalia Lavrova]]<br />[[Tatiana Kurbakova]]<br />[[Olessia Manurova]]<br />[[Elena Murzina]]<br />[[Elena Posevina]]
| {{Flagcountry|BUL}}
| {{Flagcountry|BLR}}
|-
! scope=row style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|5 Ribbons}}<br />{{DetailsLink|#Groups 5 Ribbons}}
| {{Flagcountry|RUS}}<br />[[Olesia Beluguina]]<br />[[Natalia Lavrova]]<br />[[Tatiana Kurbakova]]<br />[[Olessia Manurova]]<br />[[Elena Murzina]]<br />[[Elena Posevina]]
| {{Flagcountry|BUL}}
| {{Flagcountry|ITA}}<br />[[Elisa Blanchi]]<br />[[Marinella Falca]]<br />[[Daniela Masseroni]]<br />[[Pamela Mastroianni]]<br />[[Francesca Pasinetti]]<br />[[Elisa Santoni]]
|-
! scope=row style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|3 Hoops + 2 Balls}}<br />{{DetailsLink|#Groups 3 Hoops + 2 Balls}}
| {{Flagcountry|RUS}}<br />[[Olesia Beluguina]]<br />[[Natalia Lavrova]]<br />[[Tatiana Kurbakova]]<br />[[Olessia Manurova]]<br />[[Elena Murzina]]<br />[[Elena Posevina]]
| {{Flagcountry|BUL}}
| {{Flagcountry|ITA}}<br />[[Elisa Blanchi]]<br />[[Marinella Falca]]<br />[[Daniela Masseroni]]<br />[[Pamela Mastroianni]]<br />[[Francesca Pasinetti]]<br />[[Elisa Santoni]]
|}

==Individual Events==
===Individual All-Around===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Place || Nation || Name || Total
|- bgcolor=gold
| 1 || [[Image:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|]] || [[Alina Kabaeva]] || 106.475
|- bgcolor=silver
| 2 || [[Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg|30px|]] || [[Anna Bessonova]] || 106.150
|- bgcolor=cc9966
| 3 || [[Image:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|]] || [[Irina Tchachina]] || 105.775
|-
| 4 || [[Image:Flag of Belarus.svg|30px|]] || [[Inna Zhukova]] || 98.825
|-
| 5 || [[Image:Flag of Bulgaria.svg|30px|]] || [[Elizabeth Paisieva]] || 97.650
|-
| 6 || [[Image:Flag of Belarus.svg|30px|]] || [[Svetlana Rudalova]] || 97.125
|-
| 7 || [[Image:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg|30px|]] || [[Aliya Yussupova]] || 97.000
|-
| 8 || [[Image:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg|30px|]] || [[Dinara Gimatova]] || 94.075
|-
| 9 || [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|30px|]] || [[Eleni Andriola]] || 93.050
|-
| 10 || [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|30px|]] || [[Mary Sanders]] || 91.800
|-
| 11 || [[Image:Flag of Spain.svg|30px|]] || [[Jennifer Colino]]|| 91.200
|-
| 12 || [[Image:Flag of Germany.svg|30px|]] || [[Lisa Ingildeeva]] || 90.475
|-
| 13 || [[Image:Flag of Spain.svg|30px|]] || [[Almudena Cid Tostado]] || 90.050
|-
| 14 || [[Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg|30px|]] || [[Tamara Yerofeeva]] || 89.875
|-
| 15 || [[Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg|30px|]] || [[Zhong Ling (gymnast)|Zhong Ling]] || 89.500
|-
| 16 || [[Image:Flag of Canada.svg|30px|]] || [[Alexandra Orlando]] || 88.700
|-
| 17 || [[Image:Flag of Italy.svg|30px|]] || [[Laura Zacchilli]] || 87.450
|-
| 18 || [[Image:Flag of Israel.svg|30px|]] || [[Katerina Pisetsky]] || 87.300
|-
| 19 || [[Image:Flag of Italy.svg|30px|]] || [[Susanna Marchesi]] || 86.275
|-
| 20 || [[Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg|30px|]] || [[Sun Dan (gymnast)|Sun Dan]] || 85.275
|-
| 21 || [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|30px|]] || [[Theodora Pallidou]] || 85.000
|-
| 22 || [[Image:Flag of Poland.svg|30px|]] || [[Magdalena Markowska]]|| 84.575
|-
| 23 || [[Image:Flag of Israel.svg|30px|]] || [[Irina Risenzon]] || 84.400
|-
| 24 || [[Image:Flag of Bulgaria.svg|30px|]] || [[Silviya Miteva]] || 83.550
|-
| 25 || [[Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg|30px|]] || [[Dominika Červenková]] || 83.025
|-
| 26 || [[Image:Flag of Finland.svg|30px|]] || [[Maria Ringinen]]|| 82.825
|-
| 27 || [[Image:Flag of Japan.svg|30px|]] || [[Yukari Murata]] || 82.650
|-
| 28 || [[Image:Flag of Poland.svg|30px|]] || [[Joanna Mitrosz]] || 80.250
|-
| 29 || [[Image:Flag of Chile.svg|30px|]] || [[Andrea Catalina Abarca]]|| 80.000
|-
| 30 || [[Image:Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg|30px|]] || [[Hannah McKibbin]] || 79.450
|}

===Individual Hoop===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Place || Nation || Name || Result
|- bgcolor=gold
| 1 || [[Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg|30px|]] || [[Anna Bessonova]] || 26.375
|- bgcolor=silver
| 2 || [[Image:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|]] || [[Alina Kabaeva]] || 25.900
|- bgcolor=cc9966
| 3 || [[Image:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|]] || [[Irina Tchachina]] || 25.200
|-
| 4 || [[Image:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg|30px|]] || [[Aliya Yusupova]] || 24.250
|-
| 5 || [[Image:Flag of Bulgaria.svg|30px|]] || [[Elizabeth Paysieva]] || 24.200
|-
| 6 || [[Image:Flag of Belarus.svg|30px|]] || [[Inna Zhukova]] || 24.050
|-
| 7 || [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|30px|]] || [[Mary Sanders]] || 23.475
|-
| 8 || [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|30px|]] || [[Stergiani Pantazi]]|| 23.325
|}

===Individual Ball===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Place || Nation || Name || Result
|- bgcolor=gold
| 1 || [[Image:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|]] || [[Alina Kabaeva]]|| 26.675
|- bgcolor=silver
| 2 || [[Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg|30px|]] || [[Anna Bessonova]] || 26.550
|- bgcolor=cc9966
| 3 || [[Image:Flag of Belarus.svg|30px|]] || [[Inna Zhukova]]  || 25.875
|-
| 4 || [[Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg|30px|]] || [[Tamara Yerofeeva]] || 25.700
|-
| 5 || [[Image:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|]] || [[Irina Tchachina]] || 25.625
|-
| 6 || [[Image:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg|30px|]] || [[Aliya Yusupova]] || 25.325
|-
| 7 || [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|30px|]] || [[Eleni Andriola]] || 23.675
|-
| 8 || [[Image:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg|30px|]] || [[Dinara Gimatova]]|| 23.525
|}

===Individual Clubs===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Place || Nation || Name || Result
|- bgcolor=gold
| 1 || [[Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg|30px|]] || [[Anna Bessonova]]|| 27.225
|- bgcolor=silver
| 2 || [[Image:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|]] || [[Irina Tchachina]] || 27.000
|- bgcolor=cc9966
| 3 || [[Image:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|]] || [[Alina Kabaeva]] || 26.475
|-
| 4 || [[Image:Flag of Belarus.svg|30px|]] || [[Inna Zhukova]]|| 25.550
|-
| 5 || [[Image:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg|30px|]] || [[Aliya Yusupova]] || 24.725
|-
| 6 || [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|30px|]] || [[Eleni Andriola]] || 23.950
|-
| 7 || [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|30px|]] || [[Mary Sanders]]|| 23.775
|-
| 8 || [[Image:Flag of Spain.svg|30px|]] || [[Almudena Cid Tostado]] || 23.650
|}

===Individual Ribbon===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Place || Nation || Name || Result
|- bgcolor=gold
| 1 || [[Image:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|]] || [[Alina Kabaeva]] || 26.525
|- bgcolor=silver
| 2 || [[Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg|30px|]] || [[Anna Bessonova]] || 26.375
|- bgcolor=cc9966
| 3 || [[Image:Flag of Bulgaria.svg|30px|]] || [[Elizabeth Paysieva]] || 24.225
|-
| 4 || [[Image:Flag of Russia.svg|30px|]] || [[Irina Tchachina]] || 23.825
|-
| 5 || [[Image:Flag of Belarus.svg|30px|]] || [[Inna Zhukova]] || 23.725
|-
| 6 || [[Image:Flag of Belarus.svg|30px|]] || [[Svetlana Rudalova]] || 22.800
|-
| 7 || [[Image:Flag of Greece.svg|30px|]] || [[Eleni Andriola]] || 22.000
|-
| 8 || [[Image:Flag of Italy.svg|30px|]] || [[Laura Zacchilli]] || 21.600
|}

==Groups Finals==
===Groups All-Around===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Place ||  Nation || Result
|- bgcolor=gold
| 1 ||{{Flag|Russia|size=30px}}|| 50.325 
|- bgcolor=silver
| 2 ||{{Flag|Bulgaria|size=30px}}|| 50.175
|- bgcolor=cc9966
| 3 ||{{Flag|Belarus|size=30px}}|| 46.450 
|-
| 4 ||{{Flag|Italy|size=30px}}|| 46.450
|-
| 5 ||{{Flag|Ukraine|size=30px}}|| 45.625
|-
| 6 ||{{Flag|Spain|size=30px}}|| 45.150
|-
| 7 ||{{Flag|China|size=30px}}|| 44.150
|-
| 8 ||{{Flag|Greece|size=30px}}|| 42.675
|-
| 9 ||{{Flag|Brazil|size=30px}}|| 41.800
|-
| 10 ||{{Flag|Poland|size=30px}}|| 40.675
|-
| 11 ||{{Flag|Hungary|size=30px}}|| 40.250
|-
| 12 ||{{Flag|Canada|size=30px}}|| 39.350
|-
| 13 ||{{Flag|Germany|size=30px}}|| 39.150
|-
| 14 ||{{Flag|France|size=30px}}|| 39.025
|-
| 15 ||{{Flag|Switzerland|size=30px}}|| 37.950
|-
| 16 ||{{Flag|Japan|size=30px}}|| 35.100
|-
| 17 ||{{Flag|Austria|size=30px}}|| 34.875
|-
| 18 ||{{Flag|South Korea|size=30px}}|| 32.575
|-
| 19 ||{{Flag|Lithuania|size=30px}}|| 32.075
|-
| 20 ||{{Flag|Finland|size=30px}}|| 31.750
|-
| 21 ||{{Flag|Estonia|size=30px}}|| 31.000
|-
| 22 ||{{Flag|Slovakia|size=30px}}|| 30.700
|-
| 23 ||{{Flag|Chile|size=30px}}|| 24.675
|}

===Groups 5 Ribbons===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Place ||  Nation || Result
|- bgcolor=gold
| 1 ||{{Flag|Russia|size=30px}}|| 25.200 
|- bgcolor=silver
| 2 ||{{Flag|Bulgaria|size=30px}}|| 24.950
|- bgcolor=cc9966
| 3 ||{{Flag|Italy|size=30px}}|| 23.550 
|-
| 4 ||{{Flag|China|size=30px}}|| 22.950
|-
| 5 ||{{Flag|Belarus|size=30px}}|| 22.650
|-
| 6 ||{{Flag|Spain|size=30px}}|| 22.250
|-
| 7 ||{{Flag|Greece|size=30px}}|| 21.500
|-
| 8 ||{{Flag|Ukraine|size=30px}}|| 20.800
|-
|}

===Groups 3 Hoops + 2 Balls===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Place ||  Nation || Result
|- bgcolor=gold
| 1 ||{{Flag|Russia|size=30px}}|| 25.275 
|- bgcolor=silver
| 2 ||{{Flag|Bulgaria|size=30px}}|| 25.200
|- bgcolor=cc9966
| 3 ||{{Flag|Italy|size=30px}}|| 24.700 
|-
| 4 ||{{Flag|Ukraine|size=30px}}|| 23.500
|-
| 5 ||{{Flag|Belarus|size=30px}}|| 23.375
|-
| 6 ||{{Flag|Greece|size=30px}}|| 21.975
|-
| 7 ||{{Flag|Spain|size=30px}}|| 21.800
|-
| 8 ||{{Flag|Poland|size=30px}}|| 20.200
|-
|}

== Medal table ==
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | flag_template  = Flagcountry
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_RUS = 7 | silver_RUS = 2 | bronze_RUS = 3
 | gold_UKR = 2 | silver_UKR = 4 | bronze_UKR = 0
 | gold_BUL = 0 | silver_BUL = 3 | bronze_BUL = 1
 | gold_BLR = 0 | silver_BLR = 0 | bronze_BLR = 3
 | gold_ITA = 0 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 2
}}

==References==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080417222702/http://www.swisstiming.com/dnav/dgrs.cgi?EventID=grs_wc2k3i]
https://web.archive.org/web/20080927032230/http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,5187-188044-205266-nav-list,00.html

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