| Dancesport at the 1998 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Thai-Japanese Stadium |
| Dates | 7–8 December 1998 |
| Competitors | 52 from 8 nations |
Dancesport at the 1998 Asian Games was held in Thai-Japanese Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand from December 7 to 8, 1998 as a demonstration sport.
There were two events at the competition, standard dance and the Latin dance,
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard |  Chinese Taipei Mark Lin Ruby Chaing |  China Shen Yi Huang Wenjuan | China Wang Yi Duan Baohua |
| Latin |  Thailand Surachai Sriprapat Weerawan Sriprapat | Chinese Taipei Danny Tsai Jenny Chiu | China Ma Chun Wang Rui |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Thailand (THA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
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China (8) Chinese Taipei (6)
Hong Kong (4)
Indonesia (4)
Malaysia (6)
Philippines (8)
Singapore (8) Thailand (8)
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