Biathlon at the 1999 Asian Winter Games
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Biathlon at the 1999 Asian Winter Games took place in the Provincial Nordic venue, around the resort town of Yongpyong, Kangwon, South Korea with six events contested — three for men and three for women.
| Biathlon at the 1999 Asian Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Provincial Nordic Venue |
| Dates | 1–5 February 1999 |
| Competitors | 34 from 5 nations |
Schedule
| F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | 1st Mon | 2nd Tue | 3rd Wed | 4th Thu | 5th Fri |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 10 km sprint | F | ||||
| Men's 20 km individual | F | ||||
| Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay | F | ||||
| Women's 7.5 km sprint | F | ||||
| Women's 15 km individual | F | ||||
| Women's 4 × 6 km relay | F |
Medalists
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km sprint |
Zhang Qing China |
Dmitriy Pozdnyakov Kazakhstan |
Dmitriy Pantov Kazakhstan |
| 20 km individual |
Zhang Qing China |
Dmitriy Pozdnyakov Kazakhstan |
Dmitriy Pantov Kazakhstan |
| 4 × 7.5 km relay |
Kazakhstan Alexey Karevskiy Sergey Abdukarov Dmitriy Pantov Dmitriy Pozdnyakov |
 JapanTakashi Shindo Shinji Ebisawa Hideki Yamamoto Hidenori Isa |
 South KoreaSon Hae-kwon Shin Byung-kook Choi Neung-chul Jeon Jae-won |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 km sprint |
Yu Shumei China |
Margarita Dulova Kazakhstan |
Sun Ribo China |
| 15 km individual |
Yu Shumei China |
Liu Xianying China |
Margarita Dulova Kazakhstan |
| 4 × 7.5 km relay |
Kazakhstan Galina Avtayeva Margarita Dulova Yelena Dubok Lyudmila Guryeva |
China Yu Shumei Sun Ribo Liu Xianying Kong Yingchao |
South Korea Kim Ja-youn Kim Mi-young Yoo Jea-sun Choi Mi-jung |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Participating nations
A total of 34 athletes from 5 nations competed in biathlon at the 1999 Asian Winter Games:
China (8)
Japan (7)
Kazakhstan (9)
Mongolia (1)
South Korea (9)
