Wushu at the 1998 Asian Games – Women's taijiquan

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Women's taijiquan
at the 1998 Asian Games
Venue Thammasat Gymnasium 6
Dates18 December 1998
Competitors10 from 7 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
  1994
2002  

The women's taijiquan competition at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand was held on 18 December at Thammasat University. [1] [2]

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Schedule

All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)

DateTimeEvent
Friday, 18 December 199820:00Final

Results

RankAthleteScore
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Gao Jiamin  (CHN)9.56
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan Xueping (CHN)9.43
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Indonesia.svg Jainab (INA)9.30
4Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lan Hsiao-chien (TPE)9.28
5Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Emi Akazawa (JPN)9.20
6Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Jen-yi (TPE)9.18
7Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tomoko Takahashi (JPN)9.18
7Flag of Singapore.svg  Tan Mui Buay  (SIN)9.18
9Flag of the Philippines.svg Jennifer Li (PHI)9.16
10Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Angie Tsang  (HKG)9.16

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References

  1. "第13回バンコクアジア競技大会《武術太極拳》競技成績一覧" [13th Bangkok Asian Games "Wushu Taijiken" Competition Results List](PDF). Japan Wushu Taijiquan Federation (in Japanese). 1998. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  2. "china takes women's taijiquan title" . Bangkok. Xinhua News Agency. 1998-12-18. 1218381. Retrieved 2021-05-29.