1999 Asian Winter Games
 Slogan: Asia, Shining brightly through Everlasting Friendship | |||
| Nations participating | 14 | ||
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| Athletes participating | 798 | ||
| Events | 43 in 4 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | January 30 | ||
| Closing ceremony | February 6 | ||
| Officially opened by | Kim Dae-jung | ||
| Main venue | Kangwon National University | ||
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The 4th Asian Winter Games were held from January 30 to February 6, 1999 in the mountainous northern province of Gangwon, South Korea.[1] The sites for the events were Yongpyong, Chuncheon and Gangneung. Skiing events were successfully staged despite the record low snowfall being experienced by the region.[2]
Mascot
The 1999 Winter Asiad mascot is a half-moon black bear cub.[3]
Sports
A total of 43 medal events in seven sports were played in the Fourth Winter Asian Games. Freestyle skiing was removed from the program while two more events were added to alpine skiing.
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Participating nations
Names are arranged in alphabetical order. A total of 22 Asian NOCs sent delegations, with those that sent only officials.
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- Non-competing nations
Venues
- Yongpyong
- Yongpyong Ski Resort - Alpine skiing
- Yongpyong Indoor Ice Rink - Short track speed skating, Figure skating
- Yongpyong Cross Country Venue - Cross-country skiing, Biathlon
- Gangneung
- Gangneung Indoor Ice Rink - Ice hockey
- Chuncheon
- Chuncheon Outdoor Ice Rink - Speed skating
Calendar
| ● | Opening ceremony | Event competitions | ● | Event finals | ● | Closing ceremony |
| January / February 1999 | 30th Sat |
31st Sun |
1st Mon |
2nd Tue |
3rd Wed |
4th Thu |
5th Fri |
6th Sat |
Gold medals |
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 Alpine skiing |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
 Biathlon |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||
 Cross-country skiing |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
 Figure Skating |
1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
 Ice hockey |
1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
 Short track speed skating |
4 | 6 | 10 | ||||||
 Speed skating |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||||
| Total gold medals | 6 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 43 | |
| Ceremonies | ● | ● | |||||||
| January / February 1999 | 30th Sat |
31st Sun |
1st Mon |
2nd Tue |
3rd Wed |
4th Thu |
5th Fri |
6th Sat |
Gold medals |
Medal table
Host nation
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  China (CHN) |
15 | 10 | 11 | 36 |
| 2 |  South Korea (KOR) |
11 | 10 | 14 | 35 |
| 3 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
10 | 8 | 7 | 25 |
| 4 |  Japan (JPN) |
6 | 14 | 9 | 29 |
| 5 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 43 | 43 | 42 | 128 | |
References
| Summer Games |  | |
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| Winter Games | ||
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