The 2002 Women's Hockey World Cup was the 10th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup. It was held from 24 November to 8 December 2002 in Perth, 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.
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