Speed skating at the 1999 Asian Winter Games
| Speed skating at the 1999 Asian Winter Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Chuncheon Outdoor Ice Rink |
| Dates | 2–5 February 1999 |
| Competitors | 51 from 5 nations |
Speed skating at the 1999 Winter Asian Games took place in the city of Chuncheon, Gangwon, South Korea with nine events contested — five for men and four for women.
Schedule
[edit]| ● | Race | ● | Last race | ● | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | 2nd Tue | 3rd Wed | 4th Thu | 5th Fri |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 500 m | ● | ● | ||
| Men's 1000 m | F | |||
| Men's 1500 m | F | |||
| Men's 5000 m | F | |||
| Men's 10000 m | F | |||
| Women's 500 m | ● | ● | ||
| Women's 1000 m | F | |||
| Women's 1500 m | F | |||
| Women's 3000 m | F |
Medalists
[edit]Men
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | Shoji Kato Japan | Jaegal Sung-yeol South Korea | Kazuya Nishioka Japan |
| 1000 m | Choi Jae-bong South Korea | Lee Kyou-hyuk South Korea | Chun Joo-hyun South Korea |
| 1500 m | Choi Jae-bong South Korea | Chun Joo-hyun South Korea | Hiromichi Ito Japan |
| 5000 m | Radik Bikchentayev Kazakhstan | Mun Jun South Korea | Kazuki Sawaguchi Japan |
| 10000 m | Toshihiko Itokawa Japan | Liu Guangbin China | Mun Jun South Korea |
Women
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | Xue Ruihong China | Yang Chunyuan China | Wang Manli China |
| 1000 m | Xue Ruihong China | Yang Chunyuan China | Li Xuesong China |
| 1500 m | Song Li China | Kanae Kobayashi Japan | Aki Narita Japan |
| 3000 m | Aki Narita Japan | Yuri Horikawa Japan | Song Li China |
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 |  South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
Participating nations
[edit]A total of 51 athletes from 5 nations competed in speed skating at the 1999 Asian Winter Games:
China (10)
Japan (18)
Kazakhstan (6)
Mongolia (1)
South Korea (16)
