1996 Asian Winter Games
| File:1996 Asian Winter Games logo.svg | |
| Host city | Harbin, Heilongjiang, China |
|---|---|
| Nations | 15 |
| Athletes | 453 |
| Events | 43 in 8 sports |
| Opening | 4 February 1996 |
| Closing | 11 February 1996 |
| Opened by | Jiang Zemin President of China |
| Main venue | Baqu Arena |
| Summer | |
| Winter | |
The 3rd Asian Winter Games (Chinese: 第三届亚洲冬季运动会; pinyin: Dì sān jiè yàzhōu dōngjì yùndònghuì), also known as Harbin 1996 (Chinese: 哈尔滨1996), were held from February 4 to 11, 1996 in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.[1] North Korea's Samjiyon was the original host for the games scheduled in 1995, but withdrew in August 1992. After the withdrawal, South Korea and then China submitted bids respectively. The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) decided to elect the host cities for these 3rd games and the next 4th games simultaneously. On December 2, 1993, The OCA announced that the 3rd games would be held in China in 1996 and the 4th games would be held in South Korea in 1999.
Mascot
The 1996 Winter Asiad mascot is Doudou, a character inspired by the pea plant.[2]
Sports
A total of 43 events in eight medal sports were held in the Third Winter Asian Games. Figure skating was reinstated and Freestyle skiing was added to the program.
- File:Alpine skiing pictogram.svg Alpine skiing (4) ()
- File:Biathlon pictogram.svg Biathlon (6) ()
- File:Cross country skiing pictogram.svg Cross-country skiing (6) ()
- File:Figure skating pictogram.svg Figure skating (4) ()
- File:Freestyle skiing pictogram.svg Freestyle skiing (2) ()
- File:Ice hockey pictogram.svg Ice hockey (2) ()
- File:Short track speed skating pictogram.svg Short-track speed skating (10) ()
- File:Speed skating pictogram.svg Speed skating (9) ()
Demonstration sport only:
Participating nations
Names are arranged in alphabetical order.
- File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (280)
- File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei (113)
- File:Flag of Hong Kong (1959–1997).svg Hong Kong (15)
- File:Flag of India.svg India (2)
- File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran (4)
- File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan (9)
- File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan (2)
- File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait (1)
- File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992–2023).svg Kyrgyzstan (2)
- File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon (1)
- File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia (2)
- File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (2)
- File:Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg South Korea (127)
- File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan (1)
- File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan (1)
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- Non-competing nations
- Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees (by highest to lowest)
Medal table
* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (CHN)* | 15 | 7 | 15 | 37 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 14 | 9 | 8 | 31 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan (JPN) | 8 | 14 | 10 | 32 |
| 4 | File:Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg South Korea (KOR) | 8 | 10 | 8 | 26 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 45 | 41 | 42 | 128 | |
References
- 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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- ↑ World of Chinese Stamps and Philatelic Items Archived 2006-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Logos and Mascots of Selected Sport Games and Sports". Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2006-11-26.
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