1996 Asian Winter Games
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| Nations participating | 15 | ||
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| Athletes participating | 453 | ||
| Events | 43 in 8 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | 4 February | ||
| Closing ceremony | 11 February | ||
| Officially opened by |
Jiang Zemin President of China | ||
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The 3rd Asian Winter Games were held from February 4 to 11, 1996 in Harbin, People's Republic of 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 People's Republic of 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 People's Republic of China in 1996 and the 4th games would be held in South Korea in 1999.
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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.
- Alpine Skiing
- Biathlon
- Cross-Country Skiing
- Figure Skating
- Freestyle Skiing
- Ice Hockey
- Short Track Speed Skating
- Speed Skating
Demonstration sport only:
Participating nations
Names are arranged in alphabetical order by their IOC country codes.
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Medal table
* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  | 15 | 7 | 15 | 37 |
| 2 |  | 14 | 9 | 8 | 31 |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 8 | 14 | 10 | 32 |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 8 | 10 | 8 | 26 |
| 5 |  | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (5 nations) | 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.
