Speed skating at the 1996 Asian Winter Games
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Speed skating
at the 1996 Winter Asian Games
took place in the city of Harbin
, People's Republic of China
with nine events contested — five for men and four for women.
(Host nation highlighted)
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
at the 1996 Winter Asian Games
1996 Winter Asian Games
The 3rd Asian Winter Games were held from February 4 to 11, 1996 in Harbin, China. North Korea was originally scheduled to host the games in 1995, but was not able to honour its commitment...
took place in the city of Harbin
Harbin
Harbin ; Manchu language: , Harbin; Russian: Харби́н Kharbin ), is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, lying on the southern bank of the Songhua River...
, People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
with nine events contested — five for men and four for women.
Medal summary
| Men's 500m |  Takahiro HamamichiJapan (JPN) and  Jegal Sung-YeolJegal Sung-Yeol Jaegal Sung-Yeol is a former speed skater from South Korea. At the 1992 Winter Olympics, he finished 12th in the 500 m.-References:*... Republic of Korea (KOR) (tie) |
(none) | Kim Yoon Man Republic of Korea (KOR) |
| Men's 1000m | Yusuke Imai Japan (JPN) |
Kim Yoon Man Republic of Korea (KOR) |
 Vadim ChakbaevKazakhstan (KAZ) |
| Men's 1500m | Yusuke Imai Japan (JPN) |
Shinya Tanaka Japan (JPN) |
Sergey Tsybenko Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
| Men's 5000m | Mitsuru Watanabe Japan (JPN) |
Daigo Miyaki Japan (JPN) |
Evgeni Sanarov Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
| Men's 10000m | Shigekazu Nemoto Japan (JPN) |
Radik Biktchantaev Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
Evgeni Sanarov Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
| Women's 500m |  Wang ManliWang Manli Wang Manli is a Chinese ice speed skater who won a silver medal in the Women's 500 m at the 2006 Winter Olympics.-References:*... China (CHN) and Xue RuihongChina (CHN) (tie) |
(none) | Jin Hua China (CHN) |
| Women's 1000m | Chun Hee Joo Republic of Korea (KOR) |
Aki Tonoike Japan (JPN) |
Chiyo Kadota Japan (JPN) |
| Women's 1500m | Lioudmila Prokacheva Lyudmila Prokasheva Lyudmila Prokasheva is a former speed skater. Representing Kazakhstan, she won an Olympic bronze medal in the 1998 5000 metres. In 1995, she won a silver medal in the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women.-External links:*... Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
Aki Tonoike Japan (JPN) |
Eriko Seo Japan (JPN) |
| Women's 3000m | Lioudmila Prokacheva Lyudmila Prokasheva Lyudmila Prokasheva is a former speed skater. Representing Kazakhstan, she won an Olympic bronze medal in the 1998 5000 metres. In 1995, she won a silver medal in the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women.-External links:*... Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
Eriko Seo Japan (JPN) |
Saori Igami Japan (JPN) |
Medal table
| 1996 Winter Asiad - Speed Skating medal count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Country |  |
 |
 |
Total |
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
(Host nation highlighted)