The 2003 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Augsburg, Germany under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the record-tying third time. It was the 28th edition. Augsburg hosted the championships previously in 1957 and 1985 when the city was part of West Germany, and matches the times hosted by Spittal, Austria (1963, 1965, 1977), Meran, Italy (1953, 1971, 1983), and Bourg St.-Maurice, France (1969, 1987, 2002).
Competitions were held at the Augsburg Eiskanal facility which was built for the 1972 Summer Olympics.
| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 |  Michal Martikán (SVK) |
208.14 |  Tony Estanguet (FRA) |
209.52 |  Stefan Pfannmöller (GER) |
212.69 |
| C1 team | Slovakia Alexander Slafkovský Juraj Minčík Michal Martikán |
212.24 | France Tony Estanguet Emmanuel Brugvin Patrice Estanguet |
213.92 |  Czech RepublicTomáš Indruch Jan Mašek Stanislav Ježek |
214.41 |
| C2 | Germany Marcus Becker Stefan Henze |
214.52 | Czech Republic Jaroslav Volf Ondřej Štěpánek |
221.66 | Slovakia Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner |
225.17 |
| C2 team | Czech Republic Jaroslav Volf & Ondřej Štěpánek Jaroslav Pospíšil & Jaroslav Pollert Marek Jiras & Tomáš Máder |
234.99 | Germany Marcus Becker & Stefan Henze André Ehrenberg & Michael Senft Kay Simon & Robby Simon |
237.74 |  PolandAndrzej Wójs & Sławomir Mordarski Jarosław Miczek & Wojciech Sekuła Marcin Pochwała & Paweł Sarna |
256.24 |
| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1 | Fabien Lefèvre (FRA) |
197.88 |  David Ford (CAN) |
199.69 |  Helmut Oblinger (AUT) |
199.70 |
| K1 team |  SwitzerlandThomas Mosimann Mathias Röthenmund Michael Kurt |
211.71 |  NetherlandsDavid Backhouse Floris Braat Sam Oud |
213.80 | Germany Thilo Schmitt Thomas Schmidt Claus Suchanek |
216.17 |
| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1 | Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE) |
224.02 | Jennifer Bongardt (GER) |
226.81 |  Rebecca Giddens (USA) |
228.10 |
| K1 team | Czech Republic Štěpánka Hilgertová Vanda Semerádová Irena Pavelková |
251.76 | Germany Jennifer Bongardt Claudia Bär Mandy Planert |
253.84 |  United KingdomHelen Reeves Heather Corrie Laura Blakeman |
256.35 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Slovakia (SVK) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
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