2002 IIHF World U20 Championship
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |
 Czech Republic
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| Dates | December 25, 2001 – January 4, 2002 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions 
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 Russia (2nd title)
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Runner-up 
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 Canada
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Third place 
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 Finland
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| Fourth place |
 Switzerland
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 34 |
| Goals scored | 201 (5.91 per match) |
| Attendance | 110,828 (3,260 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) |
Mike Cammalleri (11 points) |
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2003 →
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The 2002 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred as the 2002 World Junior Hockey Championships (2002 WJHC), was the 26th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. The tournament was held in Pardubice and Hradec Králové, Czech Republic from December 25, 2001 – January 4, 2002.
Russia won the gold medal with a 5–4 come-from-behind victory over Canada in the championship game, while Finland won the bronze medal with a 5–1 victory over Switzerland.
All times local (CET/UTC+1).
All times local (CET/UTC+1).
France was relegated to Division I for the 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
† Overtime victory. ‡ Shootout victory.
Minimum 40% of team's ice time.
The following teams took part in the Division I tournament. This group played in Kapfenberg and Zeltweg, Austria between December 9 and December 15, 2001.
Germany was promoted to the Top Division for the 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Due to a restructuring of the tournament, no team was relegated from Division I, which in the 2003 tournament consisted of 12 teams in 2 groups.
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