2002 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
The 2002 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 39th staging of the All-Ireland championship since its establishment in 1964. The championship began 7 June and ended on 15 September 2002.
Limerick were the defending champions and retained their title for a third successive year after defeating Galway by 3-17 to 0-8 in the final.Teams
Team summaries
Results
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
FinalQuarter-finals
Semi-finals
FinalsSemi-final
FinalSemi-finals
Final;Top scorers overall
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Mark Keane | Limerick | 2-37 | 43 | 6 | 7.16 |
| 2 | Barry Lambert | Wexford | 1-32 | 35 | 4 | 8.75 |
| 3 | Andrew O'Shaughnessy | Limerick | 4-09 | 21 | 6 | 3.50 |
| 4 | Eoin Kelly | Tipperary | 0-19 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 |
| 5 | Ger Farragher | Limerick | 0-18 | 18 | 2 | 9.00 |
| 6 | David O'Callaghan | Dublin | 1-13 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 |
| 7 | Eoin Foley | Limerick | 2-09 | 15 | 6 | 2.50 |
| 8 | Rory Hanniffy | Offaly | 3-04 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 |
| 9 | Rory Jacob | Wexford | 2-06 | 12 | 4 | 3.00 |
| 9 | Paul Braniff | Down | 1-09 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |
;Top scorers in a single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Ger Farragher | Galway | 0-13 | 13 | Wexford |
| 2 | Mark Keane | Limerick | 1-09 | 12 | Antrim |
| 3 | Barry Lambert | Wexford | 1-08 | 11 | Dublin |
| 4 | David O'Callaghan | Dublin | 1-07 | 10 | Offaly |
| 4 | Barry Lambert | Wexford | 0-10 | 10 | Carlow |
| 5 | Barry Lambert | Wexford | 0-10 | 10 | Carlow |
| 6 | Rory Hanniffy | Offaly | 2-03 | 9 | Laois |
| 6 | Mark Keane | Limerick | 1-06 | 9 | Galway |
| 6 | Eoin Kelly | Waterford | 0-09 | 9 | Tipperary |
| 7 | Michael Cordial | Offaly | 2-02 | 8 | Laois |
| 7 | Andrew O'Shaughnessy | Limerick | 2-02 | 8 | Galway |
| 7 | Paul Braniff | Down | 1-05 | 8 | Derry |
| 7 | Mark Keane | Limerick | 0-08 | 8 | Cork |
| 7 | Eoin Kelly | Tipperary | 0-08 | 8 | Waterford |
Miscellaneous
