1993 IIHF World Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 Germany
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| Dates | 18 April – 2 May |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions 
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 Russia (1st title)
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Runner-up 
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 Sweden
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Third place 
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 Czech Republic
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| Fourth place |
 Canada
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 41 |
| Goals scored | 235 (5.73 per match) |
| Attendance | 226,379 (5,521 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) |
Eric Lindros 17 points
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1994 →
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The 1993 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Germany 18 April - 2 May. The games were played in Munich and Dortmund. Twelve teams took part, with the first round split into two groups of six, and the four best teams from each group advancing to the quarter-finals. This was the 57th World Championships, and Russia beat the reigning world champions Sweden to win the World Championships for the first time. The bronze medal was won by the Czech Republic, defeating Canada in their first major tournament as an independent country after their split with Slovakia at the beginning of the calendar year.
While Latvia had last competed in 1939, this year marked the World Championship debut of three national teams. Kazakhstan, Slovenia, and Ukraine, played for the first time, in Group C. Belarus, Croatia, Estonia, and Lithuania all did not make it out of the autumn qualifiers and had to wait at least another year. Also waiting until the following year was Slovakia, who made their World Championship debut in Group C1 in 1994.
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