# Wushu at the 1998 Asian Games

Wushu was contested by both men and women at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand from December 16 to December 19, 1998. It was competed in the disciplines of Taijiquan, Changquan, Nanquan and sanshou. All events were held at Thammasat Gymnasium 6. Changquan event consisted of Changquan, one long weapon discipline and one short weapon discipline.

## Schedule

| ● | Round | ● | Last round | R | Round of 16 | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | 16th Wed | 17th Thu | 18th Fri | 19th Sat |
| Men's changquan | ● | ● | ● | |
| Men's nanquan | | ● | | |
| Men's taijiquan | ● | | | |
| Men's sanshou 52 kg | R | ¼ | ½ | F |
| Men's sanshou 56 kg | R | ¼ | ½ | F |
| Men's sanshou 60 kg | ¼ | ¼ | ½ | F |
| Men's sanshou 65 kg | R | ¼ | ½ | F |
| Men's sanshou 70 kg | ¼ | ½ | ½ | F |
| Women's changquan | ● | ● | ● | |
| Women's nanquan | | ● | | |
| Women's taijiquan | | | ● | |

## Medalists
### Men's taolu

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Changquan details | Wu Gang China | Mark Robert Rosales Philippines | Shared silver |
| Changquan details | Wu Gang China | Oh Poh Soon Malaysia | Shared silver |
| Nanquan details | Lang Rongbiao China | Leung Yat Ho Hong Kong | Voradej Puangthong Thailand |
| Nanquan details | Lang Rongbiao China | Leung Yat Ho Hong Kong | Ho Ro Bin Malaysia |
| Nanquan details | Lang Rongbiao China | Leung Yat Ho Hong Kong | Picasso Tan Singapore |
| Taijiquan details | Chan Ming-shu Chinese Taipei | Toshiya Watanabe Japan | Nguyễn Anh Minh Vietnam |

### Men's sanshou

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 52 kg details | Xing Zhijie China | Rolly Chulhang Philippines | Teerawat Donniart Thailand |
| 52 kg details | Xing Zhijie China | Rolly Chulhang Philippines | Phoukhong Khamsounthone Laos |
| 56 kg details | Zheng Kunyou China | Pichit Jaisak Thailand | Roger Chulhang Philippines |
| 56 kg details | Zheng Kunyou China | Pichit Jaisak Thailand | Yeh Chun-chang Chinese Taipei |
| 60 kg details | Sun Xunchang China | Komsan Thongtup Thailand | Nurlan Zhunuspekov Kazakhstan |
| 60 kg details | Sun Xunchang China | Komsan Thongtup Thailand | Wang Yeh-hao Chinese Taipei |
| 65 kg details | You Bangmeng China | Hsu Chin-kun Chinese Taipei | Trần Đức Trang Vietnam |
| 65 kg details | You Bangmeng China | Hsu Chin-kun Chinese Taipei | Dias Zhamash Kazakhstan |
| 70 kg details | Xiao Xiaobang China | Hossein Ojaghi Iran | Oon Srikolam Thailand |
| 70 kg details | Xiao Xiaobang China | Hossein Ojaghi Iran | Jerome Lumabas Philippines |

### Women's taolu

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Changquan details | Liu Qinghua China | Nguyễn Thúy Hiền Vietnam | Yuri Kaminiwa Japan |
| Nanquan details | Ng Siu Ching Hong Kong | Lei Fei Macau | Cho Yu-chiao Chinese Taipei |
| Taijiquan details | Gao Jiamin China | Fan Xueping China | Jainab Indonesia |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Iran (IRI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Macau (MAC) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Laos (LAO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 11 | 12 | 17 | 40 |

## Participating nations

A total of 106 athletes from 17 nations competed in wushu at the 1998 Asian Games:
* Cambodia (2)
* China (10)
* Chinese Taipei (11)
* Hong Kong (8)
* Indonesia (1)
* Iran (7)
* Japan (8)
* Kazakhstan (4)
* Laos (4)
* Macau (7)
* Malaysia (3)
* Mongolia (5)
* Nepal (5)
* Philippines (8)
* Singapore (5)
* Thailand (8)
* Vietnam (10)