The women's World Hockey Championship tournament is also governed by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Official world competition was first held in 1990.

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Venue
1990				Ottawa
1992	Canada	United States	Finland	Tampere
1994	Canada	United States	Finland	Lake Placid
1997	Canada	United States	Finland	Kitchener
1999	Canada	United States	Finland	Espoo/Vantaa
2000	Canada	United States	Finland	Mississauga
2001	Canada	United States		Minneapolis
2003	Cancelled due to SARS crisis in host nation of China
2004 Details	Canada	United States	Finland	Halifax/Dartmouth
2005 Details	United States	Canada		Linköping/Norrkoping