| Karate at the 1998 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Thammasat Gymnasium 7 |
| Dates | 15–17 December 1998 |
Karate was competed by men and women at the 1998 Asian Games in Rangsit Sports Complex, Bangkok, Thailand. Kata was contested along with Kumite. There were 11 gold medals contested for this sport. All competition took place on December 15, 16 and 17.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata | Ryoki Abe  Japan | Alaeddin Nekoufar  Iran | Abdullah Kadir  Indonesia |
| Kumite −55 kg | Muralitharan Chandra  Malaysia | Bader Al-Otaibi  Kuwait | Isfan Tanjung Indonesia |
Lê Tùng Dương  Vietnam | |||
| Kumite −60 kg | Arief Taufan Syamsuddin Indonesia | None awarded | Sambar Bahadur Gole  Nepal |
Adnan Laoundi  Syria | |||
| Kumite −65 kg | Norihide Narazaki Japan | Chen Teng-tien  Chinese Taipei | Đỗ Tuấn Cương Vietnam |
Eakarach Loongban  Thailand | |||
| Kumite −70 kg | Muniandy Rajoo Malaysia | Mehdi Amouzadeh Iran | Raafat Al-Karad Syria |
| Shizuo Shiina Japan | |||
| Kumite −75 kg | Alireza Katiraei Iran | Takahiro Niki Japan | Arivalagan Ponniah Malaysia |
| Ahmad Al-Khaledi Kuwait | |||
| Kumite +75 kg | Jaber Al-Hammad Kuwait | Ali Shaterzadeh Iran | Suresh Rao Subramaniam Malaysia |
| Chu Tien-lai Chinese Taipei |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata | Atsuko Wakai Japan | Omita Olga Ompi Indonesia | Lim Lee Lee Malaysia |
| Kumite −53 kg | Eri Fujioka Japan | Sandra Aryani Indonesia | Chang Chin-chih Chinese Taipei |
| Phạm Hồng Hà Vietnam | |||
| Kumite −60 kg | Li Wan-yu Chinese Taipei | Phạm Hồng Thắm Vietnam | Nilawati Daud Indonesia |
| Phetlada Ausabay Thailand | |||
| Kumite +60 kg | Izumi Nabeki Japan | Panadda Tamchuchaichana Thailand | Premila Supramaniam Malaysia |
| Hà Thị Kiều Trang Vietnam |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 |  Iran (IRI) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 |  Kuwait (KUW) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 |  Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 |  Syria (SYR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 |  Nepal (NEP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 11 | 10 | 20 | 41 | |
