Short track speed skating at the 1990 Winter Asian Games took place in the city of Sapporo, Japan with ten events contested — five each for men and women. Relay events for both men and women were added in this edition of the Winter Asiad.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 500m | Wang Qiang China (CHN) |
Kim Ki-Hoon Republic of Korea (KOR) |
Wang Quanjun China (CHN) |
| Men's 1000m | Kim Ki-Hoon Republic of Korea (KOR) |
Li Won Ho Democratic People's Republic of Korea (PRK) |
Kwon Young Chui Republic of Korea (KOR) |
| Men's 1500m | Kim Ki-Hoon Republic of Korea (KOR) |
Lee Joon Ho Republic of Korea (KOR) |
Kenichi Sugio Japan (JPN) |
| Men's 3000m | Syuji Kawai Japan (JPN) |
Lee Joon Ho Republic of Korea (KOR) |
Jun Uematsu Japan (JPN) |
| Men's 5000-metre relay | Team Korea (KOR) | Team Japan (JPN) | Team China (CHN) |
| Women's 500m | Wang Xiulan China (CHN) |
Zhang Yanmei China (CHN) |
Zheng Chunyang China (CHN) |
| Women's 1000m | Wang Xiulan China (CHN) |
Lee Hyun Jung Republic of Korea (KOR) |
Chun Lee Kyung Republic of Korea (KOR) |
| Women's 1500m | Kim So Hee Republic of Korea (KOR) |
Zhang Yanmei China (CHN) |
Li Yan China (CHN) |
| Women's 3000m | Zhang Yanmei China (CHN) |
Keiko Asai Japan (JPN) |
Lee Gyong Hui Democratic People's Republic of Korea (PRK) |
| Women's 3000-metre relay | Team China (CHN) | Team Korea (KOR) | Team Japan (JPN) |
| 1990 Winter Asiad - Short Track Speed Skating medal count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Country | Total | |||
| 1 | China | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | South Korea | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | Japan | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | North Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
(Host nation highlighted)
Results of the Second Winter Asian Games
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