Biathlon at the 1999 Asian Winter Games
| Biathlon at the 1999 Asian Winter Games | |
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| Venue | Provincial Nordic Venue |
| Dates | 1–5 February 1999 |
| Competitors | 34 from 5 nations |
Kangwon, South Korea with six events contested — three for men and three for women.
Schedule
| F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | 1st Mon |
2nd Tue |
3rd Wed |
4th Thu |
5th Fri |
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| Men's 10 km sprint | F | ||||
| Men's 20 km individual | F | ||||
| Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay | F | ||||
| Women's 7.5 km sprint | F | ||||
| Women's 15 km individual | F | ||||
| Women's 4 × 6 km relay | F |
Medalists
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km sprint |
Zhang Qing China
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| 20 km individual |
Zhang Qing China
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| 4 × 7.5 km relay |
 Dmitriy Pozdnyakov
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 JapanTakashi Shindo Shinji Ebisawa Hideki Yamamoto Hidenori Isa |
 South KoreaSon Hae-kwon Shin Byung-kook Choi Neung-chul Jeon Jae-won |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 km sprint |
Yu Shumei China
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Margarita Dulova Kazakhstan
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Sun Ribo China
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| 15 km individual |
Yu Shumei China
|
Liu Xianying China
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Margarita Dulova Kazakhstan
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| 4 × 7.5 km relay |
Kazakhstan Galina Avtayeva Margarita Dulova Yelena Dubok Lyudmila Guryeva |
 ChinaYu Shumei Sun Ribo Liu Xianying Kong Yingchao |
South Korea Kim Ja-youn Kim Mi-young Yoo Jea-sun Choi Mi-jung |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Participating nations
A total of 34 athletes from 5 nations competed in biathlon at the 1999 Asian Winter Games:
China (8)
Japan (7)
Kazakhstan (9)
Mongolia (1)
South Korea (9)
