| Men's singles at the 1999 Asian Winter Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Yongpyong Dome | |||||||||
| Dates | 3–4 February 1999 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 7 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Figure skating at the 1999 Asian Winter Games | ||
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| Singles | men | women |
| Pairs | mixed | |
| Ice dancing | mixed | |
The men's singles figure skating at the 1999 Asian Winter Games was held on 3 and 4 February 1999 at the Yongpyong Indoor Ice Rink, South Korea.
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 3 February 1999 | 15:00 | Short program |
| Thursday, 4 February 1999 | 18:30 | Free skating |
| Rank | Athlete | SP | FS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  Li Chengjiang (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 1.5 |
 |  Roman Skorniakov (UZB) | 3 | 2 | 3.5 |
 | Guo Zhengxin (CHN) | 2 | 3 | 4.0 |
| 4 |  Lee Kyu-hyun (KOR) | 5 | 5 | 7.5 |
| 5 |  Seiichi Suzuki (JPN) | 8 | 4 | 8.0 |
| 6 |  Yuriy Litvinov (KAZ) | 6 | 6 | 9.0 |
| 7 | Naoki Shigematsu (JPN) | 4 | 7 | 9.0 |
| 8 | Taijin Hiraike (JPN) | 7 | 8 | 11.5 |
| 9 |  David Liu (TPE) | 9 | 9 | 13.5 |
| 10 | Park Joon-ho (KOR) | 10 | 10 | 15.0 |
| 11 |  Derek Leung (HKG) | 11 | 11 | 16.5 |
| 12 | Cheng Chung Shing (HKG) | 12 | 12 | 18.0 |
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