| Wrestling at the 1998 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Thammasat Gymnasium 1 |
| Dates | 12–18 December 1998 |
| Competitors | 175 from 20 nations |
Wrestling was one of the many sports which was held at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand between 12 and 18 December 1998. The competition took place at Thammasat Gymnasium 1.
| P | Preliminary rounds | F | Finals |
| Event↓/Date → | 12th Sat | 13th Sun | 14th Mon | 15th Tue | 16th Wed | 17th Thu | 18th Fri | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's freestyle 54 kg | P | P | F | ||||||||
| Men's freestyle 58 kg | P | P | F | ||||||||
| Men's freestyle 63 kg | P | P | F | ||||||||
| Men's freestyle 69 kg | P | P | F | ||||||||
| Men's freestyle 76 kg | P | P | F | ||||||||
| Men's freestyle 85 kg | P | P | F | ||||||||
| Men's freestyle 97 kg | P | P | F | ||||||||
| Men's freestyle 130 kg | P | P | F | ||||||||
| Men's Greco-Roman 54 kg | P | P | F | ||||||||
| Men's Greco-Roman 58 kg | P | P | F | ||||||||
| Men's Greco-Roman 63 kg | P | P | F | ||||||||
| Men's Greco-Roman 69 kg | P | P | F | ||||||||
| Men's Greco-Roman 76 kg | P | P | F | ||||||||
| Men's Greco-Roman 85 kg | P | P | F | ||||||||
| Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg | P | P | F | ||||||||
| Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg | P | P | F | ||||||||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea (KOR) | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 |  Iran (IRI) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 |  North Korea (PRK) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 8 |  Syria (SYR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
A total of 175 athletes from 20 nations competed in wrestling at the 1998 Asian Games:
China (10)
Chinese Taipei (2)
India (6) Iran (16) Japan (16) Kazakhstan (16) Kyrgyzstan (12)
Lebanon (3) Mongolia (9)
Nepal (3) North Korea (7)
Pakistan (2)
Philippines (6) South Korea (16) Syria (10)
Thailand (14)
Turkmenistan (3) Uzbekistan (16)
Vietnam (6)
Yemen (2)
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