| Host city |  Singapore |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1–2 December 1999 |
| Main venue | Toa Payoh Sports Hall |
The 1999 Asian Karate Championships are the 4th edition of the Asian Karate Championships, and were held in Singapore from 1 to 2 December 1999.
| Host city | Singapore |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1–2 December 1999 |
| Main venue | Toa Payoh Sports Hall |
The 1999 Asian Karate Championships are the 4th edition of the Asian Karate Championships, and were held in Singapore from 1 to 2 December 1999.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Atsuko Wakai  Japan | Lim Lee Lee  Malaysia | Fitria Mega  Indonesia |
| Team kata | Japan | Indonesia | Malaysia |
| Kumite −48 kg | Phạm Hồng Hà  Vietnam | Hsieh Ai-chen  Chinese Taipei | Sachiko Miyamoto Japan |
| Ng Chai Lin Malaysia | |||
| Kumite −53 kg | Eri Fujioka Japan | Murugaiyan Srirajarajeswari Malaysia | Irina Tishina  Kazakhstan |
| Vũ Kim Anh Vietnam | |||
| Kumite −60 kg | Yuya Hirata Japan | Sun Hsiao-yun Chinese Taipei | Gretchen Malalad  Philippines |
| Hà Thị Kiều Trang Vietnam | |||
| Kumite +60 kg | Izumi Nabeki Japan | Natalya Solodilova Kazakhstan | June Moinjil Malaysia |
| Phạm Hồng Thắm Vietnam | |||
| Kumite open | Izumi Nabeki Japan | Premila Supramaniam Malaysia | Gretchen Malalad Philippines |
| Vũ Kim Anh Vietnam | |||
| Team kumite | Japan | Vietnam |  Hong Kong |
| Kazakhstan |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 12 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| 2 |  Iran | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | Vietnam | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | Malaysia | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 5 | Indonesia | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 |  Jordan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Saudi Arabia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 |  United Arab Emirates | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Philippines | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 14 | Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Thailand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 19 | 19 | 34 | 72 | |
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