2002 IIHF World Championship

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The 2002 IIHF World Championship was an international men's ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation, featuring top national teams competing for the world title.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf IIHF World Championship
international ice hockey tournament
bronzeMedalist Sweden men's national ice hockey team
category senior national teams
champion Slovakia men's national ice hockey team
competitionFormat group stage and playoffs
continent Europe
editionNumber 66
endDate 2002-05-11
finalCity Gothenburg NERFINISHED
finalMatchLoser Russia men's national ice hockey team
finalMatchWinner Slovakia men's national ice hockey team
finalScore 4–3
finalVenue Scandinavium
fourthPlace Finland men's national ice hockey team
fourthPlaceCountry Finland
gender men's
goldMedalist Slovakia men's national ice hockey team
governingBody International Ice Hockey Federation
hostCity Gothenburg NERFINISHED
Jönköping NERFINISHED
Karlstad NERFINISHED
hostCountry Sweden
hostNation Sweden
level top division
nextEdition 2003 IIHF World Championship
notable first IIHF World Championship title for Slovakia
numberOfHostCities 3
numberOfTeams 16
numberOfVenues 3
officialLanguage English
French
organizer International Ice Hockey Federation
partOf IIHF World Championship series
previousEdition 2001 IIHF World Championship
ruleSet IIHF rules
runnerUpCountry Russia
season 2001–02 ice hockey season
silverMedalist Russia men's national ice hockey team
sport ice hockey
startDate 2002-04-26
thirdPlaceCountry Sweden
typeOfCompetition world championship
winnerCountry Slovakia
year 2002


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