The IIHF Women's World Hockey Championship is the premier international tournament in Women's ice hockey. It is governed by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

The official world competition was first held in 1990. With the inception of women's hockey in the Winter Olympics in 1998, the tournament is not held in Olympic years. In 1995 and 1996, in lieu of the world championship, the IIHF Pacific Rim Women's Hockey Championship or Pacific Rim Championships were held.

[edit] Tournaments

Year	Host City/Country		Final				Third Place Match
			Champion	Score	Second Place		Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
1990	Ottawa, Canada		Canada	5-2	United States		Finland	6-3	Sweden
1992	Tampere, Finland		Canada	8-0	United States		Finland	5-4	Sweden
1994	Lake Placid, United States		Canada	6-3	United States		Finland	8-1	China
1997	Kitchener, Canada		Canada	4-3 (OT)	United States		Finland	3-0	China
1999	Espoo & Vantaa, Finland		Canada	3-1	United States		Finland	8-2	Sweden
2000	Mississauga, Canada		Canada	3-2 (OT)	United States		Finland	7-1	Sweden
2001	Minneapolis, United States		Canada	3-2	United States		Russia	2-1	Finland
2003	Beijing, China		Cancelled due to SARS outbreak in China
2004	Halifax & Dartmouth, Canada		Canada	2-0	United States	Finland	3-2	Sweden
2005	Linköping & Norrköping, Sweden		United States	1-0 (SO)	Canada	Sweden	5-2	Finland
2007	Winnipeg & Selkirk, Canada		Canada	5-1	United States	Sweden	1-0	Finland
2008	Harbin, China		United States	4-3	Canada	Finland	4-1	Switzerland
2009	Vantaa & Hämeenlinna, Finland

[edit] Medal Table

Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Medals
Canada	9	2	0	11
United States	2	9	0	11
Finland	0	0	8	8
Sweden	0	0	2	2
Russia	0	0	1	1
China	0	0	0	0
Switzerland	0	0	0	0

[edit] See also

• 4 Nations Cup
• European Championships (women's ice hockey)
• Pacific Rim Championships
• Ice hockey at the Olympic Games

[edit] External links/Sources

• The Women's Hockey Web
• Müller, Stephan : International Ice Hockey Encyclopedia 1904-2005 / BoD GmbH Norderstedt, 2005 ISBN 3-8334-4189-5