1999 Asian Winter Games

{{Infobox games

|name = IV Asian Winter Games

|logo = 1999 Asian Winter Games logo (fair use).svg

|size= 180px

|caption =

|motto = Asia, Shining brightly through Everlasting Friendship

|host_city = Kangwon Province, South Korea

|nations = 14

|athletes = 799

|events = 43 in 4 sports

|opening = January 30, 1999

|closing = February 6, 1999

|opened_by = Kim Dae-jung
{{small|President of South Korea}}

|athlete_oath =

|judge_oath =

|torch_lighter =

|stadium = Yongpyong Indoor Ice Rink

|SpreviousS = Bangkok 1998

|SnextS = Busan 2002

|Sprevious = Harbin 1996

|Snext = Aomori 2003

|website = [https://web.archive.org/web/19991001180616/http://www.kangwonasiad.or.kr:80/english/main/main.html kangwonasiad.or.kr (Archived)]

}}

The 4th Asian Winter Games ({{langx|ko|제 4 회 동계 아시안 게임|je 4 hoe dong-gye asian geim}}), also known as Kangwon 1999 ({{langx|ko|강원1999}}), were held from January 30 to February 6, 1999, in the province of Kangwon (now Gangwon), South Korea.[http://www.ocasia.org/ 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 3rd games but losted the voting process and the 1999 games are awarded for the country.

Development and preparations

=Marketing=

==Mascot==

File:4th winter asiad mascot.png

The 1999 Winter Asiad mascot is Gomdori (곰돌이), a half-moon black bear cub.{{Cite web|url=http://www.aldaver.com/other.html#wasiads|title=Logos and Mascots of Selected Sport Games and Sports|access-date=2006-11-26|archive-date=2017-07-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730205348/http://www.aldaver.com/other.html#wasiads|url-status=usurped }}

= Venues =

== [[Yongpyong Resort|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

== [[Gangneung|Kangnung (Gangneung)]] ==

Kangnung Indoor Ice Rink – Ice hockey

== [[Chuncheon|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.

{{GamesSport|Alpine skiing|Events=6}}
{{GamesSport|Biathlon|Events=6}}
{{GamesSport|Cross country skiing|Events=6}}
{{GamesSport|Figure skating|Events=4}}
{{GamesSport|Ice hockey|Events=2}}
{{GamesSport|Short-track speed skating|Events=10}}
{{GamesSport|Speed skating|Events=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.

{{flagIOC2|CHN|1999 Asian Winter Games|147}}
{{flagIOC2|TPE|1999 Asian Winter Games|11}}
{{flagIOC2|HKG|1999 Asian Winter Games|4}}
{{flagIOC2|IND|1999 Asian Winter Games|8}}
{{flagIOC2|IRI|1999 Asian Winter Games|11}}
{{flagIOC2|JPN|1999 Asian Winter Games|101}}
{{flagIOC2|KAZ|1999 Asian Winter Games|74}}
{{flagIOC2|KUW|1999 Asian Winter Games}}
{{flagIOC2|KGZ|1999 Asian Winter Games|1}}
{{flagIOC2|LIB|1999 Asian Winter Games|2}}
{{flagIOC2|MGL|1999 Asian Winter Games}}
{{flagIOC2|PAK|1999 Asian Winter Games|2}}
{{flagIOC2|KOR|1999 Asian Winter Games|102}}
{{flagIOC2|UZB|1999 Asian Winter Games|7}}

;Non-competing nations

{{BHU}}
{{flagcountry|MAC|municipal}}
{{NEP}}
{{PHI}}
{{SIN}}
{{SRI}}
{{TJK}}
{{VIE}}

Calendar

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Opening ceremony

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Event competitions

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Event finals

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Closing ceremony

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width=200\|January / February 1999 !width=32\|30th Sat !width=32\|31st Sun !width=32\|1st Mon !width=32\|2nd Tue !width=32\|3rd Wed !width=32\|4th Thu !width=32\|5th Fri !width=32\|6th Sat !width=55\|Gold medals
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align="center" \|align="left"\|15px Biathlon \| \| \|bgcolor=#ffcc00\|2 \| \|bgcolor=#ffcc00\|2 \| \|bgcolor=#ffcc00\|2 \| \|6
align="center" \|align="left"\|15px Cross-country skiing \| \|bgcolor=#ffcc00\|1 \|bgcolor=#ffcc00\|1 \|bgcolor=#ffcc00\|1 \|bgcolor=#ffcc00\|1 \|bgcolor=#ffcc00\|1 \|bgcolor=#ffcc00\|1 \| \|6
align="center" \|align="left"\|15px Figure Skating \| \| \| \| \|bgcolor=#3399ff\| \|bgcolor=#ffcc00\|1 \|bgcolor=#ffcc00\|3 \| \|4
align="center" \|align="left"\|15px Ice hockey \|bgcolor=#3399ff\| \|bgcolor=#3399ff\| \|bgcolor=#3399ff\| \|bgcolor=#3399ff\| \|bgcolor=#3399ff\| \|bgcolor=#ffcc00\|1 \|bgcolor=#3399ff\| \|bgcolor=#ffcc00\|1 \|2
align="center" \|align="left"\|15px Short-track speed skating \| \|bgcolor=#ffcc00\|4 \|bgcolor=#ffcc00\|6 \| \| \| \| \| \|10
align="center" \|align="left"\|15px Speed skating \| \| \| \|bgcolor=#ffcc00\|2 \|bgcolor=#ffcc00\|2 \|bgcolor=#ffcc00\|2 \|bgcolor=#ffcc00\|3 \| \|9
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!Total gold medals

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Medal table

{{Medals table

|caption =

|host = KOR

|flag_template = flagIOC2

|event = 1999 Asian Winter Games

|team =

|gold_CHN = 15|silver_CHN = 10|bronze_CHN = 11

|gold_KOR = 11|silver_KOR = 10|bronze_KOR = 14|host_KOR = yes

|gold_KAZ = 10|silver_KAZ = 8|bronze_KAZ = 7

|gold_JPN = 6|silver_JPN = 14|bronze_JPN = 9

|gold_UZB = 1|silver_UZB = 1|bronze_UZB = 1

}}

References

{{cite book|title=제4회 강원 동계아시아경기대회 공식보고서 (The 4th Kangwon Asian Winter Games Official Report)|date=30 August 1999|publisher=The 4th Kangwon Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee|language=Korean}}