# Taekwondo at the 1998 Asian Games

Taekwondo took place from December 7 to December 10 at the 1998 Asian Games in Thammasat University, Gymnasium 7, Bangkok, Thailand. Each country (except the host nation) was limited to having 6 men and 6 women for the entire competition.

## Medalists
### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Finweight (−50 kg) | Park Hee-kang South Korea | Nguyễn Duy Khương Vietnam | Wirat Pimthon Thailand |
| Finweight (−50 kg) | Park Hee-kang South Korea | Nguyễn Duy Khương Vietnam | Kishor Shrestha Nepal |
| Flyweight (−54 kg) | Hồ Nhất Thống Vietnam | Satriyo Rahadhani Indonesia | Anuarbek Amankulov Kazakhstan |
| Flyweight (−54 kg) | Hồ Nhất Thống Vietnam | Satriyo Rahadhani Indonesia | Rodolfo Abratique Philippines |
| Bantamweight (−58 kg) | Mehdi Bibak Iran | Jatupol Yodanyamaneewong Thailand | Liu Chuang China |
| Bantamweight (−58 kg) | Mehdi Bibak Iran | Jatupol Yodanyamaneewong Thailand | Thamer Al-Mershad Kuwait |
| Featherweight (−64 kg) | Kang Nam-won South Korea | Donald Geisler Philippines | Bijan Moghanloo Iran |
| Featherweight (−64 kg) | Kang Nam-won South Korea | Donald Geisler Philippines | Hsu Chi-hung Chinese Taipei |
| Lightweight (−70 kg) | Kim Byung-uk South Korea | Sung Chen-hsien Chinese Taipei | Kriangkrai Noikoed Thailand |
| Lightweight (−70 kg) | Kim Byung-uk South Korea | Sung Chen-hsien Chinese Taipei | Hiroshi Kanai Japan |
| Welterweight (−76 kg) | Ryu Keun-moo South Korea | Majid Aflaki Iran | Adilkhan Sagindykov Kazakhstan |
| Welterweight (−76 kg) | Ryu Keun-moo South Korea | Majid Aflaki Iran | Mohammad Al-Fararjeh Jordan |
| Middleweight (−83 kg) | Kang Dong-kuk South Korea | Hussein Al-Tahleh Jordan | Prawes Sattakom Thailand |
| Middleweight (−83 kg) | Kang Dong-kuk South Korea | Hussein Al-Tahleh Jordan | Majid Amintorabi Iran |
| Heavyweight (+83 kg) | Kim Je-kyoung South Korea | Ibrahim Aqil Jordan | Hassan Aslani Iran |
| Heavyweight (+83 kg) | Kim Je-kyoung South Korea | Ibrahim Aqil Jordan | Nguyễn Văn Hùng Vietnam |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Finweight (−43 kg) | Jang Jung-eun South Korea | Nguyễn Thị Xuân Mai Vietnam | Li Huang China |
| Finweight (−43 kg) | Jang Jung-eun South Korea | Nguyễn Thị Xuân Mai Vietnam | Chi Shu-ju Chinese Taipei |
| Flyweight (−47 kg) | Tang Hui-wen Chinese Taipei | Usa Sinlapajarn Thailand | Juana Wangsa Putri Indonesia |
| Flyweight (−47 kg) | Tang Hui-wen Chinese Taipei | Usa Sinlapajarn Thailand | Yuan Guiru China |
| Bantamweight (−51 kg) | Lee Ji-won South Korea | Nootcharin Sukkhongdumnoen Thailand | Sapana Malla Nepal |
| Bantamweight (−51 kg) | Lee Ji-won South Korea | Nootcharin Sukkhongdumnoen Thailand | Trần Hiếu Ngân Vietnam |
| Featherweight (−55 kg) | Chen Yi-an Chinese Taipei | Sabita Rajbhandari Nepal | Soo Lai Yin Malaysia |
| Featherweight (−55 kg) | Chen Yi-an Chinese Taipei | Sabita Rajbhandari Nepal | Raveevadee Pansombut Thailand |
| Lightweight (−60 kg) | Hsu Chih-ling Chinese Taipei | Lee Sun-hee South Korea | Yoriko Okamoto Japan |
| Lightweight (−60 kg) | Hsu Chih-ling Chinese Taipei | Lee Sun-hee South Korea | Nelia Sy Philippines |
| Welterweight (−65 kg) | Cho Hyang-mi South Korea | Alaa Kutkut Jordan | Chen Zhong China |
| Welterweight (−65 kg) | Cho Hyang-mi South Korea | Alaa Kutkut Jordan | Kao Ching-yi Chinese Taipei |
| Middleweight (−70 kg) | Lee Hee-young South Korea | He Lumin China | Sivaporn Meyer Thailand |
| Middleweight (−70 kg) | Lee Hee-young South Korea | He Lumin China | Khúc Liễu Châu Vietnam |
| Heavyweight (+70 kg) | Jung Myoung-sook South Korea | Lee Wan Yuen Malaysia | Sinta Berliana Heru Indonesia |
| Heavyweight (+70 kg) | Jung Myoung-sook South Korea | Lee Wan Yuen Malaysia | Margarita Bonifacio Philippines |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Korea (KOR) | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Vietnam (VIE) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Iran (IRI) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | Jordan (JOR) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Nepal (NEP) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Kuwait (KUW) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 |