| Women's duet at the 1998 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Thammasat Aquatic Center | |||||||||
| Dates | 14–15 December | |||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 6 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Artistic swimming at the 1998 Asian Games | |
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| Solo | women |
| Duet | women |
The women's duet artistic swimming competition at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok was held on 14 December and 15 December at the Thammasat Aquatic Center. [1]
All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, 14 December 1998 | 12:00 | Technical routine |
| Tuesday, 15 December 1998 | 17:00 | Free routine |
| Rank | Team | Technical (35%) | Free (65%) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  Japan (JPN)Miya Tachibana Miho Takeda | 34.230 | 63.960 | 98.190 |
 |  South Korea (KOR)Jang Yoon-kyeong Yoo Na-mi | 33.670 | 62.834 | 96.504 |
 |  China (CHN)Li Min Long Yan | 33.413 | 62.530 | 95.943 |
| 4 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ)Aliya Karimova Galina Shatnaya | 30.077 | 56.810 | 86.887 |
| 5 |  Uzbekistan (UZB)Marina Abrashkina Olga Bistrova | 29.587 | 55.206 | 84.793 |
| 6 |  Thailand (THA)Katesaya Kaewsrimuang Augkana Roysuwan | 25.527 | 49.010 | 74.537 |
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