| Women's 10 metre platform at the 1998 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Thammasat Aquatic Center | |||||||||
| Date | 9–10 December 1998 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 6 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Diving at the 1998 Asian Games | ||
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| 3 m springboard | men | women |
| 10 m platform | men | women |
The women's 10 metre platform diving competition at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok was held on 9 and 10 December at Thammasat Aquatic Center. [1]
All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 9 December 1998 | 13:00 | Semifinal |
| Thursday, 10 December 1998 | 13:00 | Final |
| Rank | Athlete | SF | Final | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  Cai Yuyan (CHN) | 188.61 | 360.96 | 549.57 |
 | Li Na (CHN) | 187.92 | 359.88 | 547.80 |
 |  Choe Myong-hwa (PRK) | 174.15 | 325.20 | 499.35 |
| 4 | Ri Ok-rim (PRK) | 170.76 | 281.07 | 451.83 |
| 5 |  Sukrutai Tommaoros (THA) | 162.00 | 253.98 | 415.98 |
| 6 |  Lee Mee-sun (KOR) | 166.26 | 241.35 | 407.61 |
| 7 |  Natalya Popova (KAZ) | 163.26 | 211.92 | 375.18 |
| 8 |  Misako Yamashita (JPN) | 150.69 | 224.19 | 374.88 |
| 9 | Sureerat Atthainsee (THA) | 119.07 | 211.35 | 330.42 |
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