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2003 Netball World Championships

2003 World Netball Championships
Tournament details
Host country  Jamaica
Dates 10 – 20 July
No. of nations 24
Final positions
Gold medal blank.svg Champions  New Zealand (4th title)
Silver medal blank.svg Runners-up  Australia
Bronze medal blank.svg Third place  Jamaica
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The 2003 World Netball Championships were held in Kingston, Jamaica between 10 and 20 July. It was the eleventh World Netball Championships. After 100 matches, the New Zealand national team, the Silver Ferns, won the tournament, defeating Australia to win the World Championship for the first time in 16 years. Jamaica, the home country, finished third.

On the first two days, there were two rounds of knockout games between the 16 unseeded nations for four spots in the championship stage of the competition. The losing 12 teams were placed in the consolation round.



The four top teams in each group qualified for the quarter-finals.




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