The 2001 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred to as the 2001 World Junior Hockey Championships (2001 WJHC), was the 25th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. The tournament was held in Moscow and Podolsk, Russia from 26 December 2000, to 5 January 2001. The Czech Republic won the gold medal for the second consecutive year with a 2âÂÂ1 victory over Finland in the championship game, while Canada won the bronze medal with a 2âÂÂ1 overtime victory over Sweden.
<small>All times local (MSK/UTC+3).</small>
<small>All times local (MSK/UTC+3).</small>
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was relegated to Division I for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
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<small>â Overtime victory.</small>
<small>Minimum 90 minutes played.</small>
The Division I tournament was played in Landsberg and Füssen, Germany between 10 December and 16 December 2000.
was promoted to the Top Division for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
was relegated to Division II for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
The Division II tournament was played in ElektrÃÂnai and Kaunas, Lithuania between 30 December 2000, and 3 January 2001.
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<small>All times local (EET/UTC+2).</small>
was relegated to Division III for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
was promoted to Division I for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
The Division III tournament was played in Belgrade, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia between 4 January and 8 January 2001.
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<small>All times local (EET/UTC+2).</small>
was relegated to Division III Qualification for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, but did not participate again until 2003.
was promoted to Division II for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
The Division III qualification tournament was played in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg between 26 April and 28 April 2001.
was promoted to Division III of the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.