Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's marathon

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Men's marathon
at the 1998 Asian Games
Venue Thammasat Stadium
Dates20 December
Competitors15 from 11 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
  1994
2002  

The men's marathon competition at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand was held on 20 December. [1]

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Schedule

All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)

DateTimeEvent
Sunday, 20 December 199806:30Final

Results

Legend
RankAthleteTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Lee Bong-ju  (KOR)2:12:32
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Akira Manai  (JPN)2:13:25
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of North Korea.svg  Kim Jung-won  (PRK)2:16:30
4Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Tsutomu Sassa  (JPN)2:20:15
5Flag of Indonesia.svg  Suyono Bejo Atmojo  (INA)2:26:49
6Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Nazirdin Ahylhekor  (KGZ)2:29:38
7Flag of Thailand.svg  Meechai Choochip  (THA)2:30:48
8Flag of Thailand.svg  Jirattikarn Boonma  (THA)2:34:16
9Flag of Pakistan.svg  Waris Masih  (PAK)2:37:54
10Bandeira do Leal Senado.svg  Lam Weng Hei  (MAC)2:49:51
Flag of Nepal.svg  Laxman Adhikari  (NEP)DNF
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Hsu Gi-sheng  (TPE)DNF
Flag of Nepal.svg  Ram Bahadur Basnet  (NEP)DNF
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Kim Yi-yong  (KOR)DNF
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Sok Sao  (CAM)DNF

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