# 1998 Asian Taekwondo Championships

The 1998 Asian Taekwondo Championships are the 13th edition of the Asian Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from May 15 to May 17, 1998.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Finweight −50 kg | Lee Hou-kun Chinese Taipei | Mohammad Al-Hamed Jordan | Kim Byung-tae South Korea |
| Finweight −50 kg | Lee Hou-kun Chinese Taipei | Mohammad Al-Hamed Jordan | Trần Quang Vinh Vietnam |
| Flyweight −54 kg | Choi Man-yong South Korea | Nguyễn Duy Khương Vietnam | Nick Tsioulos Australia |
| Flyweight −54 kg | Choi Man-yong South Korea | Nguyễn Duy Khương Vietnam | Liu Huasheng China |
| Bantamweight −58 kg | Kim Eui-chul South Korea | Meng Fan-an Chinese Taipei | Liu Chuang China |
| Bantamweight −58 kg | Kim Eui-chul South Korea | Meng Fan-an Chinese Taipei | S. Sinnathurai Singapore |
| Featherweight −64 kg | Kang Nam-won South Korea | Mohammad Taghi Khazraei Iran | Chen Shih-kai Chinese Taipei |
| Featherweight −64 kg | Kang Nam-won South Korea | Mohammad Taghi Khazraei Iran | Sarawanan Subramaniam Malaysia |
| Lightweight −70 kg | Kim Byung-uk South Korea | Chang Shih-lung Chinese Taipei | Vahid Abdollahi Iran |
| Lightweight −70 kg | Kim Byung-uk South Korea | Chang Shih-lung Chinese Taipei | Mohammad Al-Ruz Jordan |
| Welterweight −76 kg | Ryu Keun-moo South Korea | Ali Tajik Iran | Chang Chu-tien Chinese Taipei |
| Welterweight −76 kg | Ryu Keun-moo South Korea | Ali Tajik Iran | Mohammad Al-Fararjeh Jordan |
| Middleweight −83 kg | Kang Dong-kuk South Korea | Hussein Al-Tahleh Jordan | Robert Indonesia |
| Middleweight −83 kg | Kang Dong-kuk South Korea | Hussein Al-Tahleh Jordan | Alessandro Lubiano Philippines |
| Heavyweight +83 kg | Kim Je-kyoung South Korea | Khaled Al-Dosari Saudi Arabia | Ibrahim Aqil Jordan |
| Heavyweight +83 kg | Kim Je-kyoung South Korea | Khaled Al-Dosari Saudi Arabia | Saleh Derghami Qatar |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Finweight −43 kg | Jang Jung-eun South Korea | Khin Swee Oo Myanmar | Huang Yu-hsin Chinese Taipei |
| Finweight −43 kg | Jang Jung-eun South Korea | Khin Swee Oo Myanmar | Li Huang China |
| Flyweight −47 kg | Chi Shu-ju Chinese Taipei | Shim Hye-young South Korea | Juana Wangsa Putri Indonesia |
| Flyweight −47 kg | Chi Shu-ju Chinese Taipei | Shim Hye-young South Korea | Wong Liang Ming Singapore |
| Bantamweight −51 kg | Lee Ji-eun South Korea | Usa Sinlapajarn Thailand | Umi Alifah Indonesia |
| Bantamweight −51 kg | Lee Ji-eun South Korea | Usa Sinlapajarn Thailand | Al-Yasar Matar Jordan |
| Featherweight −55 kg | Trần Hiếu Ngân Vietnam | Nootcharin Sukkhongdumnoen Thailand | Jung Jae-eun South Korea |
| Featherweight −55 kg | Trần Hiếu Ngân Vietnam | Nootcharin Sukkhongdumnoen Thailand | Xu Shen China |
| Lightweight −60 kg | Chen Yi-an Chinese Taipei | Nelia Sy Philippines | Lee Sun-hee South Korea |
| Lightweight −60 kg | Chen Yi-an Chinese Taipei | Nelia Sy Philippines | Zhang Huijing China |
| Welterweight −65 kg | Kim Mi-young South Korea | Chen Zhong China | Jasmin Strachan Philippines |
| Welterweight −65 kg | Kim Mi-young South Korea | Chen Zhong China | Yoriko Okamoto Japan |
| Middleweight −70 kg | He Lumin China | Khúc Liễu Châu Vietnam | Oh Jeong-hee South Korea |
| Middleweight −70 kg | He Lumin China | Khúc Liễu Châu Vietnam | Hsieh Yen-chiu Chinese Taipei |
| Heavyweight +70 kg | Jung Myoung-sook South Korea | Kao Ching-yi Chinese Taipei | Lee Wan Yuen Malaysia |
| Heavyweight +70 kg | Jung Myoung-sook South Korea | Kao Ching-yi Chinese Taipei | Hồ Thị Thanh Ơn Vietnam |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Korea | 11 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Vietnam | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | China | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | Jordan | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Iran | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Thailand | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Philippines | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Myanmar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Singapore | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Qatar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 entries) | Totals (16 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 |