Ice hockey at the 1986 Asian Winter Games

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Ice Hockey at the 1986 Asian Winter Games took place in the city of Sapporo, Japan. Only four nations competed in the sport: China, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

[edit] Game summary

Each team was given two games with each of the other teams, for a total of six matches. A team gained two points for a win, one point for a draw and no points for a loss. The team that gained the most points was awarded the gold medal.

China gained 11 points after winning all but one match - their second match against Japan, which resulted in a draw. Japan won all of their matches against the two Koreas; together with the point from the draw with their second games with China, Japan garnered a total of 9 points. South Korea won both of their matches against the North, while the latter won no matches at all, giving them 4 and 0 points respectively.

[edit] Medal table

1986 Winter Asiad - Ice Hockey medal count
Pos Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China China 1 0 0 1
2 Flag of Japan Japan 0 1 0 1
3 Flag of South Korea South Korea 0 0 1 1

(Host nation highlighted)

[edit] References

Results of the First Winter Asian Games

Preceded by
none
Ice hockey at the Asian Winter Games
1986
Succeeded by
1990