Back بطولة العالم لهوكى الجليد للسيدات 2000 ARZ Mistrovství světa v ledním hokeji žen 2000 Czech VM i ishockey 2000 (kvinder) Danish Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft der Frauen 2000 German Jääkiekon naisten maailmanmestaruuskilpailut 2000 Finnish Championnat du monde féminin de hockey sur glace 2000 French Wereldkampioenschap ijshockey vrouwen 2000 Dutch A-VM i ishockey for kvinner 2000 NB Чемпионат мира по хоккею с шайбой среди женщин 2000 Russian Världsmästerskapet i ishockey för damer 2000 Swedish
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Canada |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
| Dates | April 3–9, 2000 |
| Opened by | Adrienne Clarkson |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | Canada (6th title) |
Runner-up  |  United States |
Third place  |  Finland |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 148 (7.4 per game) |
| Attendance | 57,444 (2,872 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Krissy Wendell (13 points) |
The 2000 IIHF Women's World Championships was held April 3–9, 2000 in the Ontario towns of Mississauga, Barrie, Kitchener, London, Niagara Falls, Oshawa and Peterborough, Canada. Final games were played at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga. Team Canada won their sixth consecutive gold medal at the World Championships defeating the United States.[1]
In one of the closest finals competed, Canada took the tournament with a 2–1 final win, in overtime. Finland picked up their sixth consecutive bronze medal, with a win over Sweden.
This year's tournament also counted as qualification for the Salt Lake Olympics. With six automatic berths available, all four semi-finalists were assured Olympic participation. In the consolation round China defeated Germany and Russia defeated Japan, to join them.