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1999 Asian Winter Games

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IV Asian Winter Games
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Host cityKangwon Province, South Korea
MottoAsia, Shining brightly through Everlasting Friendship
Nations14
Athletes799
Events43 in 4 sports
OpeningJanuary 30, 1999
ClosingFebruary 6, 1999
Opened byKim Dae-jung
President of South Korea
Torch lighterYoo Sun-hee[1]
Main venueYongpyong Indoor Ice Rink
Websitekangwonasiad.or.kr (Archived)
Summer
Winter

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.

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

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Marketing

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Mascot

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Gomdori, the official mascot of the games

The 1999 Winter Asiad mascot is Gomdori (곰돌이), a half-moon black bear cub.[3]

Venues

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Yongpyong

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Kangnung (Gangneung)

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Chunchon (Chuncheon)

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  • Chunchon Outdoor Ice Rink – Speed skating

Games

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Sports

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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.

Participating National Olympic Committees

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Names are arranged in alphabetical order. A total of 14 Asian NOCs sent delegations, with those that sent only officials.

Non-competing nations

Calendar

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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		 Gold
medals
Image Alpine skiing 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
Image Biathlon 2 2 2 6
Image Cross-country skiing 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
Image Figure Skating 1 3 4
Image Ice hockey 1 1 2
Image Short-track speed skating 4 6 10
Image 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

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  *   Host nation (South Korea)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Image China15101136
2Image South Korea*11101435
3Image Kazakhstan108725
4Image Japan614929
5Image Uzbekistan1113
Totals (5 entries)434342128

See also

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References

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  • 제4회 강원 동계아시아경기대회 공식보고서 (The 4th Kangwon Asian Winter Games Official Report) (in Korean). The 4th Kangwon Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee. 30 August 1999.
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