List of IIHF World Junior Championship medalists

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The IIHF World Junior Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for national under-20 ice hockey teams from around the world. It is traditionally held from late December to the beginning of January. The main tournament features the top ten ranked hockey nations in the world, comprising the "Top Division", from which a world champion is crowned. There are also three lower pools—Divisions I, II and III—that each play separate tournaments playing for the right to be promoted to a higher pool with the last place team facing relegation to a lower pool. [1]

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The first official tournament was held in 1977. Prior to that, there had been invitational tournaments in 1974, 1975 and 1976 that were not sanctioned by the IIHF. [2]

As of 2025, 49 official tournaments have been staged, while the 2022 tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] Historically, the tournament has been dominated by Canada (20 gold medals) and the Soviet Union/CIS/Russia (13 gold medals). The USSR won the first four official tournaments, while the Canadians put together five straight championships between 1993 and 1997, and another five straight from 2005 to 2009.

Medalists

The winners by season listed below.

Unofficial tournaments

YearGold medal icon.svg GoldSilver medal icon.svg SilverBronze medal icon.svg Bronze4th placeHost city (cities)Host country (countries)
1974 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Leningrad Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1975 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Winnipeg and Brandon
Minneapolis, Bloomington and Fargo
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
1976 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Tampere, Turku, Pori and Rauma Flag of Finland.svg  Finland

Official tournaments

Key
YearGold medal icon.svg GoldSilver medal icon.svg SilverBronze medal icon.svg Bronze4th placeHost city (cities)Host country (countries)
1977 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (1)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (1)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia (1)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (1) Zvolen and Banská Bystrica Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
1978 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (2)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (1)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (1)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia (1) Montreal, Quebec City, Chicoutimi, Hull and Cornwall [4] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1979 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (3)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia (1)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (1)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (2) Karlstad and Karlskoga Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
1980 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (4)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (1)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (2)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia (2) Helsinki and Vantaa Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
1981 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (1)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (2)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (1)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia (3) Füssen, Landsberg and Kaufbeuren Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
1982 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (1)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia (2)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (1)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (1) Bloomington, Minneapolis and Duluth
Winnipeg and Kenora
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1983 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (5)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia (3)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (2)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (1) Leningrad Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1984 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (6)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (3)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia (2)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (1) Norrköping and Nyköping Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
1985 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (2)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia (4)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (2)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (3) Helsinki and Turku Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
1986 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (7)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (2)Flag of the United States.svg  United States (1)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia (4) Hamilton, Toronto and London Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1987 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland [a] (1)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia [a] (5)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden [a] (3)Flag of the United States.svg  United States (1) Piešťany, Topoľčany, Trenčín and Nitra Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
1988 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (3)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (1)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (2)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia (5) Moscow Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1989 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (8)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (2)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia (3)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (2) Anchorage and Eagle River Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
1990 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (4)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (2)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia (4)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (4) Helsinki and Turku Flag of Finland.svg  Finland [b]
1991 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (5)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (3)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia (5)Flag of the United States.svg  United States (2) Saskatoon Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1992 Flag of the CIS (UEFA Euro 1992).svg  CIS [7] (1)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (3)Flag of the United States.svg  United States (2)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (5) Füssen and Kaufbeuren Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1993 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (6)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (4) Czech Republic and Slovakia [8] (6)Flag of the United States.svg  United States (3) Gävle, Uppsala and Falun Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
1994 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (7)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (5)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (1)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (6) Ostrava and Frýdek-Místek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
1995 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (8)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (1)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (4)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (7) Red Deer, Edmonton and Calgary Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1996 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (9)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (6)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (2)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (1) Boston, Amherst and Marlborough Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
1997 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (10)Flag of the United States.svg  United States (1)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (3)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (2) Geneva and Morges Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
1998 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (2)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (2)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland (1)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (3) Helsinki and Hämeenlinna Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
1999 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (1)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (3)Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (1)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (2) Winnipeg, Brandon and Selkirk Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2000 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (1)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (3)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (3)Flag of the United States.svg  United States (4) Skellefteå and Umeå Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
2001 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (2)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (4)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (4)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (3) Moscow and Podolsk Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
2002 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (2)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (4)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (3)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland (1) Pardubice and Hradec Králové Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
2003 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (3)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (5)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (4)Flag of the United States.svg  United States (5) Halifax and Sydney Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2004 Flag of the United States.svg  United States (1)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (6)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (5)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (4) Helsinki and Hämeenlinna Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
2005 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (11)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (4)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (1)Flag of the United States.svg  United States (6) Grand Forks and Thief River Falls Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
2006 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (12)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (5)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (6)Flag of the United States.svg  United States (7) Vancouver, Kelowna and Kamloops Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2007 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (13)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (6)Flag of the United States.svg  United States (3)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (4) Leksand and Mora Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
2008 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (14)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (7)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (4)Flag of the United States.svg  United States (8) Pardubice and Liberec Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
2009 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (15)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (8)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (5)Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (1) Ottawa Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2010 Flag of the United States.svg  United States (2)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (7)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (5)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland (2) Saskatoon and Regina Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2011 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (4)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (8)Flag of the United States.svg  United States (4)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (5) Buffalo and Lewiston [9] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
2012 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (2)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (7)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (5)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (8) Calgary and Edmonton Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2013 Flag of the United States.svg  United States (3)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (9)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (6)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (3) Ufa Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
2014 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (3)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (10)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (7)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (4) Malmö Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
2015 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (16)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (8)Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (2)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (6) Toronto and Montreal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2016 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (4)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (9)Flag of the United States.svg  United States (5)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (7) Helsinki Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
2017 Flag of the United States.svg  United States (4)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (9)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (8)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (8) Montreal and Toronto [10] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2018 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (17)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (11)Flag of the United States.svg  United States (6)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (5) Buffalo and Orchard Park [11] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
2019 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (5)Flag of the United States.svg  United States (2)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (9)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland (3) Vancouver and Victoria Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2020 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (18)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (10)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (6)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (9) Ostrava and Třinec Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
2021 Flag of the United States.svg  United States (5)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (10)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (7)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (1) Edmonton Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2022 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (19)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (5)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (7)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia (6) Edmonton Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2023 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (20)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia (1)Flag of the United States.svg  United States (7)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (9) Halifax and Moncton Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2024 Flag of the United States.svg  United States (6)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (12)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia (2)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (10) Gothenburg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
2025 Flag of the United States.svg  United States (7)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (6)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia (3)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (10) Ottawa Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2026 Minneapolis and Saint Paul Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
2027 Alberta (Cities TBD) [12] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2028 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
2029 Quebec City and Trois-Rivières [13] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

Medal table

Map of countries' best results Iihf best results.png
Map of countries' best results

The unofficial tournaments held prior to 1977 are not included in this table.

Countries in italics no longer compete at the World Championships.

CountryGold medal icon.svg GoldSilver medal icon.svg SilverBronze medal icon.svg BronzeMedals
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2010535
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Flag of the CIS.svg  CIS
Total 
4
8
1
13
10
3
0
13
9
2
0
11
23
13
1
37
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 72716
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 56718
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 212721
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Total 
2
0
2
1
5
6
3
6
9
6
11
17
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 0022
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 0011
Total494949147

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 During the final game of the tournament, Canada and the Soviet Union became engaged in a violent bench-clearing brawl while Canada was leading 4–2. Consequently, the game was declared null and void, and both teams were ejected from the tournament; while the Soviets were out of medal contention, Canada was playing for the gold medal and were guaranteed at least a bronze. [5] [6]
  2. Canada was hosting the tournament every 3 or 4 years. In 1990, Canada decided to switch years with Finland.

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