The 2002 IIHF World Championship was held between 26 April and 11 May 2002 in Gothenburg, Karlstad and Jönköping, Sweden. It was the 66th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

Qualification Tournament

Far Eastern Qualification for the tournament took place between October 15 and October 17, 2001 in Harbin, China. All times local

Venues

Final tournament

In the first round, the top three teams from each group progressed to the second round, whilst the last-placed team progressed to the consolation round.

First round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Second round

In the second round, the top three teams from each group progressed to the final round, whilst the bottom two teams were eliminated.

Group E

Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the first round.

Group F

Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the first round.

Consolation round 13–16 place

Group G

As the Far Eastern qualifier, Japan avoided relegation. Therefore, Poland and Italy were relegated to Division I for the 2003 Championships.

Final round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Match for third place

Final

Ranking and statistics

Tournament Awards

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals, then (fewer) games played.

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.