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at the

1996 Asian Winter Games The 3rd Asian Winter Games (), also known as Harbin 1996 ( zh, 哈尔滨1996), were held from February 4 to 11, 1996 in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China. North Korea's Samjiyon was the original host for the games scheduled in 1995, but withdrew in Au ...

took place in Heilongjiang Indoor Rink Harbin-Nangang in the city of

Harbin Harbin, ; zh, , s=哈尔滨, t=哈爾濱, p=Hā'ěrbīn; IPA: . is the capital of Heilongjiang, China. It is the largest city of Heilongjiang, as well as being the city with the second-largest urban area, urban population (after Shenyang, Lia ...

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with nine events contested — five for men and four for women. The events were scheduled for February 5– February 9, 1996.

Schedule

Medalists

Men

Women

Medal table

Participating nations

A total of 53 athletes from 5 nations competed in speed skating at the 1996 Asian Winter Games: * * * * *

References

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Results
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