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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001061166-03-000049
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20030513
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030515

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001050797
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	APPAREL & OTHER FINISHED PRODS OF FABRICS & SIMILAR MATERIAL [2300]
		IRS NUMBER:				930498284
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OR
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		14375 NW SCIENCE PARK DRIVE
		CITY:			PORTLAND
		STATE:			OR
		ZIP:			97229
		BUSINESS PHONE:		503 985 4000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6600 NORTH BALTIMORE
		CITY:			PORTLAND
		STATE:			OR
		ZIP:			97203

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BANY SARAH
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001079780

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-23939
		FILM NUMBER:		03706572

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6600 NORTH BALTIMORE
		CITY:			PORTLAND
		STATE:			OR
		ZIP:			97203
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5032863676

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6600 NORTH BALTIMORE
		CITY:			PORTLAND
		STATE:			OR
		ZIP:			97203
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        <issuerName>COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR CO</issuerName>
<issuerTradingSymbol>COLM</issuerTradingSymbol></issuer><reportingOwner><reportingOwnerId><rptOwnerCik>1079780</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>BANY SARAH</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>  </rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>  </rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>  </rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>  </rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>  </rptOwnerZipCode>
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nonDerivativeSecurity><securityTitle><value>Common Stock</value></securityTitle><transactionDate><value>2003-05-13</value></transactionDate><transactionCoding><transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType><transactionCode>S</transactionCode><equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved></transactionCoding><transactionAmounts><transactionShares><value>2500</value></transactionShares><transactionValue><value>47.3398</value></transactionValue><transactionAcquiredDisposedCode><value>D</value></transactionAcquiredDisposedCode></transactionAmounts><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>1236138</value></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>I</value></directOrIndirectOwnership><natureOfOwnership><value>By children's trust.</value><footnoteId id="F1"/></natureOfOwnership></ownershipNature></nonDerivativeSecurity><footnotes><footnote id="F1">Includes (a) 132,000 shares held in trust for the benefit of the reporting person's child
ren for which the reporting person's spouse is the trustee, and (b) 1,104,138 shares held in three grantor retained annuity trusts for which the reporting person is the trustee and income beneficiary.  44,445 shares previously held by reporting person's spouse are now held jointly by reporting person and spouse as tenants in common.  Accordingly, these shares are now included in &amp;quot;direct&amp;quot; ownership amount.  </footnote></footnotes><ownerSignature><signatureName>Carl K. Davis Attorney-in-fact</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-05-15</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

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