| 10th FIH Women's World Cup Perth 2002 | |||
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 Official logo | |||
| Tournament details | |||
| Host country | Australia | ||
| City | Perth | ||
| Dates | 24 November – 8 December | ||
| Teams | 16 | ||
| Venue(s) | Perth Hockey Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Argentina (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Netherlands | ||
| Third place |  China | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 72 | ||
| Goals scored | 247 (3.43 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  Pietie Coetzee (9 goals) | ||
| Best player | Luciana Aymar | ||
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The 2002 Women's Hockey World Cup was the 10th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup field hockey tournament. It was held from 24 November to 8 December 2002 in Perth, Western Australia.
Argentina won the tournament for the first time after defeating the Netherlands 4–3 in the final on penalty strokes after a 1–1 draw. China won the third place match by defeating defending champions Australia 2–0 to claim their first ever World Cup medal.
For this tournament, the participating nations were increased from the standard 12 (as in the 6 previous editions) to 16.