1999 Asian Winter Games

Multi-sport event in Gangwon, South Korea IV Asian Winter Games 1999 Asian Winter Games logo (fair use).svg 180px Asia, Shining brightly through Everlasting Friendship Kangwon Province, South Korea 14 799 43 in 4 sports January 30, 1999 February 6, 1999 Kim Dae-jungPresident of South Korea Yoo Sun-hee강원 동계아시안게임 화려한 개막 https://news.kbs.co.kr/news/pc/view/view.do?ncd=3797015 kbs.co.kr Korean Broadcasting System 17 January 2026 Yongpyong Indoor Ice Rink Bangkok 1998 Busan 2002 Harbin 1996 Aomori 2003 kangwonasiad.or.kr (Archived) The 4th Asian Winter Games (제4회 동계 아시안 게임), also known as Kangwon 1999 (강원 1999 no), were held from January 30 to February 6, 1999, in the province of Kangwon (now Gangwon), South Korea.Olympic Council of Asia's Official Website 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 Marketing Mascot 200px|thumb|left|Gomdori, the official mascot of the games The 1999 Winter Asiad mascot is Gomdori (곰돌이), a half-moon black bear cub.http://www.aldaver.com/other.html#wasiads Logos and Mascots of Selected Sport Games and Sports 2006-11-26 2017-07-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20170730205348/http://www.aldaver.com/other.html#wasiads usurped Venues Yongpyong Yongpyong Resort – Alpine skiing and organizing committee Yongpyong Indoor Ice Rink – Short track speed skating, figure skating, opening and closing ceremonies Provincial nordic venue – Cross-country skiing and Biathlon Kangnung (Gangneung) Kangnung Indoor Ice Rink – Ice hockey Chunchon (Chuncheon) Chunchon Outdoor Ice Rink – Speed skating Games Sports 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. 22em Alpine skiing 6 Biathlon 6 Cross country skiing 6 Figure skating 4 Ice hockey 2 Short-track speed skating 10 Speed skating 9 Participating National Olympic Committees Names are arranged in alphabetical order. A total of 14 Asian NOCs sent delegations, with those that sent only officials. 22em CHN 1999 Asian Winter Games 147 TPE 1999 Asian Winter Games 11 HKG 1999 Asian Winter Games 4 IND 1999 Asian Winter Games 8 IRI 1999 Asian Winter Games 11 JPN 1999 Asian Winter Games 101 KAZ 1999 Asian Winter Games 74 KUW 1999 Asian Winter Games KGZ 1999 Asian Winter Games 1 LIB 1999 Asian Winter Games 2 MGL 1999 Asian Winter Games PAK 1999 Asian Winter Games 2 KOR 1999 Asian Winter Games 102 UZB 1999 Asian Winter Games 7 Non-competing nations 22em Calendar  ● Opening ceremony   Event competitions ● Event finals ● Closing ceremony January / February 199930thSat31stSun1stMon2ndTue3rdWed4thThu5thFri6thSatGoldmedals15px Alpine skiing111111615px Biathlon222615px Cross-country skiing111111615px Figure Skating13415px Ice hockey11215px Short-track speed skating461015px Speed skating22239Total gold medals61046610143Ceremonies●●January / February 199930thSat31stSun1stMon2ndTue3rdWed4thThu5thFri6thSatGoldmedals Medal table KOR flagIOC2 1999 Asian Winter Games 15 10 11 11 10 14 yes 10 8 7 6 14 9 1 1 1 See also 1997 Winter Universiade 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games 2018 Winter Olympics 2024 Winter Youth Olympics References 제4회 강원 동계아시아경기대회 공식보고서 (The 4th Kangwon Asian Winter Games Official Report) 30 August 1999 The 4th Kangwon Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee Korean External links 1999 Asian Winter Games Official website Harbin Asian Winter GamesKangwon IV Asian Winter Games (1999) Aomori 1999 Asian Winter Games A Asian Category:Asian Winter Games by year A A Category:Sports competitions in Pyeongchang County Category:Sports competitions in Gangneung Category:Sports competitions in Chuncheon Category:Multi-sport events in South Korea Category:January 1999 sports events in Asia Category:February 1999 sports events in Asia