| Women at the 1999 Asian Winter Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Gangneung Indoor Ice Rink | ||||||
| Date | 30 January – 4 February | ||||||
| Competitors | 73 from 4 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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| Ice hockey at the 1999 Asian Winter Games | ||
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The women's tournament of Ice hockey at the 1999 Asian Winter Games at Gangneung, South Korea, was held from 30 January to 4 February 1999.
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All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | +27 | 6 |
| 2 |  | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 7 | +21 | 4 |
| 3 |  | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 2 |
| 4 |  | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 57 | −55 | 0 |
| 30 January 15:00 | Kazakhstan | 17–1 (6–0, 5–0, 6–1) | | Indoor Ice Rink, Gangneung |
| 31 January 14:00 | Japan | 1–6 (0–2, 0–1, 1–3) | | Indoor Ice Rink, Gangneung |
| 1 February 17:00 | China | 15–1 (5–0, 4–1, 6–0) | | Indoor Ice Rink, Gangneung |
| 2 February 14:00 | Japan | 2–1 (1–1, 0–0, 1–0) | | Indoor Ice Rink, Gangneung |
| 4 February 14:00 | Kazakhstan | 2–10 (0–1, 0–3, 2–6) | | Indoor Ice Rink, Gangneung |
| 4 February 17:00 | Japan | 25–0 (7–0, 13–0, 5–0) | | Indoor Ice Rink, Gangneung |
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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