| Women's 57 kg at the 1998 Asian Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Thammasat Gymnasium 1 | ||||||||||||
| Date | 8 December 1998 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Judo at the 1998 Asian Games | ||
|---|---|---|
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| 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 57 kilograms (Lightweight) competition at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand was held on 8 December 1998 at the Thammasat Gymnasium 1.
All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 8 December 1998 | 14:00 | Round 1 |
| 14:00 | Quarterfinals | |
| 14:00 | Repechage | |
| 14:00 | Semifinals | |
| 14:00 | Finals |
| Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
 Bùi Thúy Quỳnh (VIE) | |||||||||||||||
 Shen Jun (CHN) | IPP | Shen Jun (CHN) | IPP | ||||||||||||
 Rapeepat Kitnopakiat (THA) | |||||||||||||||
| Shen Jun (CHN) | KOK | ||||||||||||||
 Kie Kusakabe (JPN) | YUK |  Jung Sung-sook (KOR) | |||||||||||||
 Yang Sun-ae (PRK) | Kie Kusakabe (JPN) | ||||||||||||||
| Jung Sung-sook (KOR) | IPP | ||||||||||||||
| Shen Jun (CHN) | |||||||||||||||
 Dina Maksutova (KGZ) | IPP |  Khishigbatyn Erdenet-Od (MGL) | DEC | ||||||||||||
 Elmira Pshayeva (KAZ) | Dina Maksutova (KGZ) | IPP | |||||||||||||
 Suzanna Akhmedova (UZB) | |||||||||||||||
| Dina Maksutova (KGZ) | |||||||||||||||
 Leong Wai Kei (MAC) | Khishigbatyn Erdenet-Od (MGL) | IPP | |||||||||||||
 Oksana Kokorina (TKM) | IPP | Oksana Kokorina (TKM) | |||||||||||||
| Khishigbatyn Erdenet-Od (MGL) | IPP | ||||||||||||||
| Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Bronze medals | ||||||||
| Bùi Thúy Quỳnh (VIE) | IPP | |||||||||
| Rapeepat Kitnopakiat (THA) | Bùi Thúy Quỳnh (VIE) | Kie Kusakabe (JPN) | WAZ | |||||||
| Kie Kusakabe (JPN) | IPP | Dina Maksutova (KGZ) | ||||||||
| Elmira Pshayeva (KAZ) | ||||||||||
| Suzanna Akhmedova (UZB) | IPP | Suzanna Akhmedova (UZB) | IPP | Suzanna Akhmedova (UZB) | ||||||
| Oksana Kokorina (TKM) | Jung Sung-sook (KOR) | IPP | ||||||||
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