2002 Women's World Inline Hockey Championship

Rochester, NY, USA
July 17-23

The inaugural Women's World Championship for Inline Hockey took place in Rochester, NY, USA from July 19-23 at the ESL Sports Centre. This event was hosted by the Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports (FIRS). Here are some photos of the event and here is a page with more detailed statistics.

In a very close gold medal final game, Canada defeated the USA by a score of 2-0 to claim the World Champion title. Australia defeated Japan by a score 6-3 to claim the bronze medal.

Countries Competing

Click below for rosters...

Game Results

Friday July 19:
  AUS 0 CAN 12
  USA 8 GB 0
  JAP 3 MEX 1
  USA 12 AUS 0
  CAN 15 JAP 0

Saturday July 20
  GB 0 CAN 11
  USA 9 MEX 0
  JAP 1 AUS 1
  CAN 4 USA 2
  MEX 7 GB 2

Sunday July 21
  AUS 4 MEX 0
  GB 3 JAP 4
  AUS 4 GB 3
  CAN 11 MEX 0
  USA 5 JAP 0

Monday July 22
  GB 0 MEX 2  (5th Place Game)
  AUS 1 CAN 11
  JAP 1 USA 15

Tuesday July 23
  AUS 6 JAP 3  (Bronze Medal Game)
  USA 0 CAN 2  (Gold Medal Game)


Final Round Robin Standings:
  1. CAN  5W 0L 0T = 10pts
  2. USA  4W 1L 0T = 8pts
  3. JAP  2W 1L 1T = 5pts
  4. AUS  2W 2L 1T = 5pts
  5. MEX  1W 4L 0T = 2pts
  6. GB   0W 5L 0T = 0pts

Final Placings

Canada
United States
Australia
Japan
Mexico
Great Britain

World Championship Links

PointStreak Statistics
USA Roller Sports
First bulletin for 2002 World Inline Championships - Nov 19, 2001
News on 2002 World Roller In-Line Hockey Championships - March 11, 2002
Final notice for World Championship Registration - June 13, 2002
Page to purchase pictures

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