| IV Asian Winter Games | |
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Slogan: Asia, Shining brightly through Everlasting Friendship |
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| Nations participating | 14 |
| Athletes participating | 798 |
| Events | 43 in 4 sports |
| Opening ceremony | January 30 |
| Closing ceremony | February 6 |
| Officially opened by | Kim Dae-jung |
The 4th Asian Winter Games were held from January 30 to February 6, 1999 in the mountainous northern province of Kangwon, South Korea.[1] The sites for the events were Yongpyeong, Chuncheon and Gangneung. Skiing events were successfully staged despite the record low snowfall being experienced by the region.[2]
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The 1999 Winter Asiad mascot is a half-moon black bear cub.[3]
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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Names are arranged in alphabetical order. A total of 22 Asian NOCs sent delegations, with those that sent only officials.
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| ● | 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 |
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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 |
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Host nation highlighted
| 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 | |
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