The 2002 Men's World Floorball Championships were the fourth men's

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. It was held from 18–25 May 2002 in Finland.

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won the tournament for a fourth time after defeating

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in the final.

Championship results

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Bronze medal match

Championship match

Placement round

5th–8th place matches

7th place match

5th place match

Leading scorers

Awards and all-star team

*Goalkeeper: Mårten Blixt *Defense: Jari-Pekka Lehtonen, Henrik Qvist *Forward: Johan Andersson,

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, Martin Olofsson *Most Valuable Player (MVP): Johan Andersson

Rankings

Official 2002 A-Division Rankings according to the

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External links

Tournament StatisticsOfficial Website
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Floorball Floorball is a type of floor hockey with five players and a goalkeeper in each team. Men and women play indoors with sticks and a plastic ball with holes. Matches are played in three twenty-minute periods. The sport of bandy also played a role ...

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