Ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice ...

was featured as part of the

2003 Asian Winter Games The 5th Asian Winter Games ( ja, 第5回アジア冬季競技大会, Dai 5-kai Ajia tōkikyōgitaikai) took place from February 1 to 8, 2003 in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Mascot The 2003 Winter Asiad mascot is ''Winta'', a black woodpecker. Venues ...

. Japan won the men's event by defeating all of the other teams,

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

also won all its games until they lost the final game to Japan. China took third position after beating South Korea.

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...

got fifth place and

Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million ...

got sixth place after losing all its games.AWAGOC News
In women's

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice ...

, Kazakhstan won all its games and the gold medal, in a league system with five teams playing. Japan won the silver medal, and China the bronze.

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and T ...

took fourth place and the

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

was in fifth place.

Schedule

Medalists

Medal table

Final standing

Men

Women

References

External links

The 5th Winter Asian Games AOMORI 2003
{{Asian Winter Games Ice hockey 2003 Asian Winter Games events

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