| Judo at the 1998 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Thammasat Gymnasium 1 |
| Dates | 7–10 December 1998 |
| Competitors | 184 from 25 nations |
The Judo competition at the 1998 Asian Games was contested in fourteen weight classes, seven each for men and women, held at the Thammasat University in Thailand.
| P | Preliminary rounds & Repechage | F | Finals |
| Event↓/Date → | 7th Mon |
8th Tue |
9th Wed |
10th Thu | ||||
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| Men's 60 kg | P | F | ||||||
| Men's 66 kg | P | F | ||||||
| Men's 73 kg | P | F | ||||||
| Men's 81 kg | P | F | ||||||
| Men's 90 kg | P | F | ||||||
| Men's 100 kg | P | F | ||||||
| Men's +100 kg | P | F | ||||||
| Women's 48 kg | P | F | ||||||
| Women's 52 kg | P | F | ||||||
| Women's 57 kg | P | F | ||||||
| Women's 63 kg | P | F | ||||||
| Women's 70 kg | P | F | ||||||
| Women's 78 kg | P | F | ||||||
| Women's +78 kg | P | F | ||||||
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra lightweight (−60 kg) |
Kazuhiko Tokuno Japan
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Yang Bo China
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Nurbol Suleimenov Kazakhstan
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Hyun Seung-hoon South Korea
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| Half lightweight (−66 kg) |
Yukimasa Nakamura Japan
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Ivan Baglayev Kazakhstan
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Erdenebaataryn Uuganbayar Mongolia
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Arash Miresmaeili Iran
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| Lightweight (−73 kg) |
Khaliuny Boldbaatar Mongolia
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Kenzo Nakamura Japan
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Kim Dae-wook South Korea
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Andrey Shturbabin Uzbekistan
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| Half middleweight (−81 kg) |
Cho In-chul South Korea
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Kwak Ok-chol North Korea
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Kazem Sarikhani Iran
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| Ruslan Seilkhanov Kazakhstan
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| Middleweight (−90 kg) |
Yoo Sung-yeon South Korea
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Yoshio Nakamura Japan
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Kamol Muradov Uzbekistan
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| Dashzevegiin Pürevsüren Mongolia
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| Half heavyweight (−100 kg) |
Kosei Inoue Japan
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Armen Bagdasarov Uzbekistan
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Farhad Maabi Iran
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| Park Sung-keun South Korea
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| Heavyweight (+100 kg) |
Shinichi Shinohara Japan
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Mahmoud Miran Iran
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Ochiryn Odgerel Mongolia
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| Pan Song China
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra lightweight (−48 kg) |
Tomoe Makabe Japan
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Cha Hyon-hyang North Korea
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Gao Lijuan China
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Nuanchan Tangprapassorn Thailand
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| Half lightweight (−52 kg) |
Kye Sun-hui North Korea
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Kim Hye-sook South Korea
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Li Ying China
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| Kazue Nagai Japan
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| Lightweight (−57 kg) |
Khishigbatyn Erdenet-Od Mongolia
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Shen Jun China
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Kie Kusakabe Japan
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| Jung Sung-sook South Korea
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| Half middleweight (−63 kg) |
Wang Xianbo China
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Nami Kimoto Japan
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Wu Mei-ling Chinese Taipei
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| Kim Hwa-soo South Korea
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| Middleweight (−70 kg) |
Lim Jung-sook South Korea
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Miki Amao Japan
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Chen Chiu-ping Chinese Taipei
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| Song Jianfeng China
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| Half heavyweight (−78 kg) |
Tang Lin China
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Varvara Massyagina Kazakhstan
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Kang Min-jeong South Korea
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| Sambuugiin Dashdulam Mongolia
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| Heavyweight (+78 kg) |
Yuan Hua China
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Lee Hsiao-hung Chinese Taipei
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Miho Ninomiya Japan
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| Paradawdee Pestonyee Thailand
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 |  China (CHN) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 |  South Korea (KOR) | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 |  Mongolia (MGL) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 |  North Korea (PRK) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 |  Iran (IRI) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 10 |  Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 14 | 14 | 28 | 56 | |
A total of 184 athletes from 25 nations competed in judo at the 1998 Asian Games:
China (12) Chinese Taipei (10)
Hong Kong (5)
India (5)
Indonesia (3) Iran (7) Japan (14)
Jordan (3) Kazakhstan (11)
Kuwait (4)
Kyrgyzstan (9)
Laos (2)
Lebanon (2)
Macau (6) Mongolia (13) North Korea (7)
Palestine (5)
Philippines (5) South Korea (14)
Syria (3)
Tajikistan (7) Thailand (14)
Turkmenistan (10) Uzbekistan (9)
Vietnam (4)