| Women's 78 kg at the 1998 Asian Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Thammasat Gymnasium 1 | ||||||||||||
| Date | 10 December 1998 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Judo at the 1998 Asian Games | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Men | Women | |
| 60 kg | 48 kg | |
| 66 kg | 52 kg | |
| 73 kg | 57 kg | |
| 81 kg | 63 kg | |
| 90 kg | 70 kg | |
| 100 kg | 78 kg | |
| +100 kg | +78 kg | |
The women's 78 kilograms (Half heavyweight) competition at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok was held on 10 December 1998 at the Thammasat Gymnasium 1.
All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 10 December 1998 | 14:00 | Round 1 |
| 14:00 | Quarterfinals | |
| 14:00 | Repechage | |
| 14:00 | Semifinals | |
| 14:00 | Finals |
| Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
 Tang Lin (CHN) | IPP | ||||||||||||||
 Kanjana Mekhanon (THA) | Tang Lin (CHN) | DEC | |||||||||||||
 Noriko Anno (JPN) | |||||||||||||||
| Tang Lin (CHN) | KOK | ||||||||||||||
 Sambuugiin Dashdulam (MGL) | |||||||||||||||
| Sambuugiin Dashdulam (MGL) | DEC | ||||||||||||||
 Kang Min-jeong (KOR) | |||||||||||||||
| Tang Lin (CHN) | IPP | ||||||||||||||
 Varvara Massyagina (KAZ) | |||||||||||||||
 Louize Bourached (LIB) | |||||||||||||||
| Varvara Massyagina (KAZ) | WO | ||||||||||||||
| Varvara Massyagina (KAZ) | KOK | ||||||||||||||
 Yeh Wen-hua (TPE) | |||||||||||||||
 Olga Znamenskaýa (TKM) | |||||||||||||||
| Yeh Wen-hua (TPE) | WAZ | ||||||||||||||
| Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Bronze medals | ||||||||
| Kanjana Mekhanon (THA) | ||||||||||
| Noriko Anno (JPN) | IPP | Noriko Anno (JPN) | Kang Min-jeong (KOR) | IPP | ||||||
| Kang Min-jeong (KOR) | WAZ | Yeh Wen-hua (TPE) | ||||||||
| Louize Bourached (LIB) | Olga Znamenskaýa (TKM) | |||||||||
| Olga Znamenskaýa (TKM) | WO | Sambuugiin Dashdulam (MGL) | YUK | |||||||
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