1999 Asian Winter Games
Multi-sport event in Gangwon, South Korea
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The 4th Asian Winter Games (Korean: 제4회 동계 아시안 게임), also known as Kangwon 1999 (강원 1999), were held from January 30 to February 6, 1999, in the province of Kangwon (now Gangwon), South Korea.[2] The games were staged in three different clusters in the province which were Yongpyong, Kangnung (Gangneung) and Chunchon (Chuncheon). The name Yongpyong was derived from the Yongpyong Resort.
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| Host city | Kangwon Province, South Korea |
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| Motto | Asia, Shining brightly through Everlasting Friendship |
| Nations | 14 |
| Athletes | 799 |
| Events | 43 in 4 sports |
| Opening | January 30, 1999 |
| Closing | February 6, 1999 |
| Opened by | Kim Dae-jung President of South Korea |
| Torch lighter | Yoo Sun-hee[1] |
| Main venue | Yongpyong Indoor Ice Rink |
| Website | kangwonasiad.or.kr (Archived) |
| Summer | |
| Winter | |
On December 2, 1993, the Olympic Council of Asia announced that South Korea would host the 4th Asian Winter Games in 1999. South Korea initially aimed to host the previous games in 1996 but lost the voting process and awarded the 1999 edition instead.
Development and preparations
Marketing
Mascot
The 1999 Winter Asiad mascot is Gomdori (곰돌이), a half-moon black bear cub.[3]
Venues
Yongpyong
- Yongpyong Resort – Alpine skiing and organizing committee
- Yongpyong Indoor Ice Rink – Short track speed skating, figure skating, opening and closing ceremonies
- Provincial nordic venue – Cross-country skiing and Biathlon
Kangnung (Gangneung)
- Kangnung Indoor Ice Rink – Ice hockey
Chunchon (Chuncheon)
- Chunchon Outdoor Ice Rink – Speed skating
Games
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.
Alpine skiing (6) ()
Biathlon (6) ()
Cross-country skiing (6) ()
Figure skating (4) ()
Ice hockey (2) ()
Short-track speed skating (10) ()
Speed skating (9) ()
Participating National Olympic Committees
Names are arranged in alphabetical order. A total of 14 Asian NOCs sent delegations, with those that sent only officials.
China (147)
Chinese Taipei (11)
Hong Kong (4)
India (8)
Iran (11)
Japan (101)
Kazakhstan (74)
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan (1)
Lebanon (2)
Mongolia
Pakistan (2)
South Korea (102)
Uzbekistan (7)
- Non-competing nations
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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 (South Korea)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 15 | 10 | 11 | 36 |
| 2 |  South Korea* | 11 | 10 | 14 | 35 |
| 3 |  Kazakhstan | 10 | 8 | 7 | 25 |
| 4 |  Japan | 6 | 14 | 9 | 29 |
| 5 |  Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 43 | 43 | 42 | 128 | |