1996 Asian Winter Games

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III Asian Winter Games
Host cityHarbin, Heilongjiang, China
Nations15
Athletes453
Events43 in 8 sports
Opening4 February 1996
Closing11 February 1996
Opened byJiang Zemin
President of China[a]
Main venueBaqu 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

Doudou, official mascot of the 1996 Asian Winter Games

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.

Demonstration sport only:

Participating nations

Names are arranged in alphabetical order.

Non-competing nations

Medal table

  *   Host nation (China)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China*1571537
2 Kazakhstan149831
3 Japan8141032
4 South Korea810826
5 Uzbekistan0112
Totals (5 entries)454142128

Notes

  1. ^ OCA states Jiang Zemin opened the Games as "President", de jure head of state. Though Jiang Zemin was also de facto ruler as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, that title is not reflected in OCA records.

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.
  1. ^ World of Chinese Stamps and Philatelic Items Archived 2006-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Logos and Mascots of Selected Sport Games and Sports". Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2006-11-26.
Preceded by Asian Winter Games
Harbin
III Asian Winter Games (1996) 		Succeeded by