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Tournament details | |
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Host country | United States |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | July 25 - August 1 |
Teams | 9 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Canada (1st title) |
Tournament statistics | |
Scoring leader(s) | Hugo Belanger |
The FIRS Men's World Inline Hockey Championship VIII was played between July 25 and August 1, 2002, in the American city of Rochester, New York.[1] The venue was the ESL Sports Centre. The tournament was won by Canada which claimed its first ever gold medal. It was the eighth FIRS World Championship event, and was run by the International Roller Sports Federation (FIRS).