The 2002 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred as the 2002 World Junior Hockey Championships (2002 WJHC), was the 26th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. The tournament was held in Pardubice and Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, from December 25, 2001 to January 4, 2002.
Russia won the gold medal with a 5âÂÂ4 come-from-behind victory over Canada in the championship game, while Finland won the bronze medal with a 5âÂÂ1 victory over Switzerland.
<small>All times local (CET/UTC+1).</small>
<small>All times local (CET/UTC+1).</small>
was relegated to Division I for the 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
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<small>â Overtime victory. â¡ Shootout victory.</small>
<small>Minimum 40% of team's ice time.</small>
The Division I tournament was played in Kapfenberg and Zeltweg, Austria between December 9 and December 15, 2001.
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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.
The Division II tournament was played in Zagreb, Croatia between December 30, 2001 and January 3, 2002.
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<small>All times local (CET/UTC+1).</small>
, , , and were promoted to Division I for the 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Due to a restructuring of the tournament, no team was relegated from Division II, which in the 2003 tournament consisted of 12 teams in 2 groups.
The Division III tournament was played in Belgrade, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia between January 5 and January 9, 2002.
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<small>All times local (EET/UTC+2).</small>
Due to a restructuring of the tournament, all teams were promoted to Division II for the 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, which consisted of 12 teams in 2 groups.