2012 FIRS Senior Men's Inline Hockey World Championships
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |
 Colombia
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| Dates | 8–14 July |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions 
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 United States (14th title)
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Runner-up 
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 Canada
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Third place 
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 Czech Republic
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| Fourth place |
 Italy
|
| Scoring leader(s) |
Nicolas Fierro Torres (15 points) |
| MVP |
Dustin Roux
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The 2012 FIRS Senior Men's Inline Hockey World Championships was the 18th World Championships, an annual international inline hockey tournament. It took place between 8–14 July 2012 in Colombia.
United States won the tournament by defeating Canada 6–4 in the Final game to capture their 14th title; the Americans finished the tournament undefeated with a record of 6–0–0. The Czech Republic captured the bronze medal by defeating Italy 4–3 in the bronze medal game. The tournament's top scorer was Colombia's Nicolas Fierro Torres. United States' Dustin Roux was named the most valuable player of the tournament.
All games were played at the Coliseo Bicentenario in Bucaramanga, Colombia.
Each teams roster for the 2012 FIRS Senior Men's Inline Hockey World Championships consisted of at least 6 skaters (forwards, and defencemen) and 2 goaltenders, and at most 14 skaters and 2 goaltenders. All sixteen participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, had to submit a roster prior to the event.
The following 16 nations qualified for the tournament. 1 nation from Australia, 6 nations from Europe, 3 nations from North American and 6 nations from South America are represented.
The seeding in the preliminary round was based on the 2012 FIRS World Championship final rankings. The teams were grouped accordingly by seeding (in parenthesis is the corresponding final ranking).
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
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