2011 Asian Winter Games

The Asian Winter Games is a multi-sport event held every four years for members of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) which features winter events. The Japanese Olympic Committee first suggested the idea of holding a winter version of the Asian Games in 1982. Their efforts were rewarded when they were finally given hosting rights for the first edition that was held in Sapporo in 1986, as the city had the infrastructure and expertise gained from hosting of the 1972 Winter Olympics. From having only seven member nations of the Olympic Council of Asia taking part in the first edition, the number of nations competing in the Winter Asiad has consistently grown. In the most recent Asian Winter Games in Changchun, 27 out of the 45 members fielded a record number of competitors, while all 45 NOCs sent delegations for the first time ever in Winter Asiad history.

List of Asian Winter Games

The number of gold medal per delegation is indicated in brackets.

Year	Games	Host city	1st place	2nd place	3rd place
1986	I	Sapporo	Japan (29)	China (4)	South Korea (1)
1990	II	Sapporo	Japan (18)	China (9)	South Korea (6)
1996	III	Harbin	China (15)	Kazakhstan (14)	Japan (8)
1999	IV	Gangwon	China (15)	South Korea (11)	Kazakhstan (10)
2003	V	Aomori	Japan (27)	South Korea (10)	China (9)
2007	VI	Changchun	China (19)	Japan (13)	South Korea (9)
2011	VII	Astana – Almaty	Kazakhstan
2017	VIII	Sapporo – Obihiro