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The women's individual recurve competition at the 2003 World Archery Championships took place in July 2003 in New York City, United States. 138 archers entered the competition. Following a qualifying 144 arrow FITA round the top 64 archers qualified for the 6-round knockout tournament, drawn according to their qualification round scores. The semi-finals and finals then took place on 20 July.^[1]

The following archers were the leading 8 qualifiers:

	1st round					2nd round					3rd round					Quarterfinal
	1	Park Sung-hyun	166
	64	Anna Pouttseva	148
						1	Park Sung-hyun	167
						32	Alexandra Fouace	160
	33	Almudena Gallardo	149
	32	Alexandra Fouace	154
											1	Park Sung-hyun	170
											17	Jennifer Nichols	165
	17	Jennifer Nichols	152
	48	Zelma Novelo	145
						17	Jennifer Nichols	164
						16	Natalia Nasaridze	162
	49	Dolores Cekada	137
	16	Natalia Nasaridze	143
																1	Park Sung-hyun	115
																8	Xu Linlin	97
	9	Park Mi-kyung	159
	56	Karin Larsson	155
						9	Park Mi-kyung	156
						24	Khatuna Poutkaradze	158
	41	Kirsten Lewis	148
	24	Khatuna Poutkaradze	156
											24	Khatuna Poutkaradze	158
											8	Xu Linlin	158*
	25	Evangelia Psarra	155
	40	Olga Pilipova	151
						25	Evangelia Psarra	161
						8	Xu Linlin	168
	57	Jeannette Riis	147
	8	Xu Linlin	150

	1st round					2nd round					3rd round					Quarterfinal
	5	Alison Williamson	155
	60	Fabienne Bourdon	147
						5	Alison Williamson	154
						28	Margarita Galinovskaya	162
	37	Sayoko Kawauchi	156
	28	Margarita Galinovskaya	158
											28	Margarita Galinovskaya	156
											21	Yuan Shu-chi	155
	21	Yuan Shu-chi	157
	44	Tsai Ching-wen	155
						21	Yuan Shu-chi	153
						12	Nataliya Burdeyna	149
	53	Iwona Marcinkiewicz	154
	12	Nataliya Burdeyna	160
																28	Margarita Galinovskaya	110
																4	Zhang Juanjuan	109
	13	Elena Dostai	162
	52	Peng Shin-hui	154
						13	Elena Dostai	161
						20	Małgorzata Sobieraj	159
	45	Katsiaryna Muliuk	149
	20	Małgorzata Sobieraj	153
											13	Elena Dostai	160
											4	Zhang Juanjuan	164
	29	Petra Ericsson	153
	36	Cornelia Pfohl	147
						29	Petra Ericsson	157
						4	Zhang Juanjuan	159
	61	Shamini Ganesan	132
	4	Zhang Juanjuan	156

	1st round					2nd round					3rd round					Quarterfinal
	3	Natalia Valeeva	157
	62	Aurore Trayan	156
						3	Natalia Valeeva	158
						30	Bérengère Schuh	155
	35	Marie-Pier Beaudet	144
	30	Bérengère Schuh	154
											3	Natalia Valeeva	163
											19	Tetyana Dorokhova	152
	19	Tetyana Dorokhova	160
	46	Yukari Kawasaki	148
						19	Tetyana Dorokhova	165
						51	Kathleen Loesch	151
	51	Kathleen Loesch	155
	14	Reena Kumari	151
																3	Natalia Valeeva	105
																6	Lee Hyun-jeong	109
	11	Guo Dan	154
	54	Bheigyabati Chanu	136
						11	Guo Dan	156
						22	Dola Banerjee	160
	43	Anna Mozhar	143
	22	Dola Banerjee	149
											22	Dola Banerjee	156
											6	Lee Hyun-jeong	161
	27	Justyna Mospinek	152*
	38	Elpida Romantzi	152
						27	Justyna Mospinek	148
						6	Lee Hyun-jeong	157
	59	Tai Jui-hsien	155
	6	Lee Hyun-jeong	160

	1st round					2nd round					3rd round					Quarterfinal
	7	Lin Sang	153
	58	Victoria Beloslyudtseva	145
						7	Lin Sang	155
						26	Helen Palmer	160
	39	Derya Sarialtin	145
	26	Helen Palmer	159
											26	Helen Palmer	156
											42	Kateryna Palekha	160
	23	Chekrovolu Swuro	151
	42	Kateryna Palekha	162
						42	Kateryna Palekha	160
						10	Erika Reyes	155
	55	Anja Hitzler	145
	10	Erika Reyes	155
																42	Kateryna Palekha	103
																2	Yun Mi-jin	114
	15	Sayami Matsushita	150
	50	Jade Beatty	153
						50	Jade Beatty	153
						18	Yulia Lobzhenidze	159
	47	Wiebke Nulle	130
	18	Yulia Lobzhenidze	155
											18	Yulia Lobzhenidze	159
											2	Yun Mi-jin	164
	31	Lana Needham	142
	34	Natalia Bolotova	154
						34	Natalia Bolotova	152
						2	Yun Mi-jin	163
	63	Kristina Esebua	151
	2	Yun Mi-jin	154

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Park Sung-hyun	115
	8	Xu Linlin	97
						1	Park Sung-hyun	111
						28	Margarita Galinovskaya	104
	28	Margarita Galinovskaya	110
	4	Zhang Juanjuan	109
											1	Park Sung-hyun	111
											2	Yun Mi-jin	116
	3	Natalia Valeeva	105
	6	Lee Hyun-jeong	109
						6	Lee Hyun-jeong	107			Third place
						2	Yun Mi-jin	107*
	42	Kateryna Palekha	103								28	Margarita Galinovskaya	102
	2	Yun Mi-jin	114								6	Lee Hyun-jeong	107