1998 Asian Games medal table
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File:RajamangalaStadium.jpg (used for many football matches) hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the Games.]]
The 1998 Asian Games (officially known as the 13th Asian Games) was a multi-sport event held in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6 to December 20, 1998. A total of 6,544 athletes from 41 Asian National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in these games, competing in 376 events in 36 sports.{{cite web | url=http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?GPCode=17 | title=Asian Games – Bangkok 1998 | publisher=ocasia.org | work=Olympic Council of Asia | access-date=April 23, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101107080036/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?GPCode=17 | archive-date=November 7, 2010 | url-status=dead| df=mdy-all }}
This edition of the Games marked the addition of three sports—squash, rugby union and cue sports—to the list of Asian Games sports; squash was included after seven years of lobbying by the Asian Squash Federation.{{cite web | url=http://www.sports.gov.pk/Participation/13th_Asian_Games.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090903142053/http://www.sports.gov.pk/Participation/13th_Asian_Games.htm | url-status=dead| archive-date=September 3, 2009 | title=XIII Asian Games | publisher=sports.gov.pk | work=Pakistan Sports Board | access-date=June 3, 2011 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsquash.org.uk/2009docs/WorldChampResults/AsianGames.pdf |title=World Championship Results – Asian Games |publisher=worldsquash.org |work=World Squash Federation |access-date=June 4, 2011 |format=pdf }}{{dead link|date=September 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Athletes from 33 NOCs won at least one medal, and athletes from 23 of these NOCs secured at least one gold; contingents from eight NOCs did not win any medals.{{Cite web |url=http://www.peopledaily.com.cn/english/AsianGames/daily/daily20.html#1 |title=Cleanest Asian Games Rings Down Curtain |access-date=2018-06-30 |archive-date=2018-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630133136/http://www.peopledaily.com.cn/english/AsianGames/daily/daily20.html#1 |url-status=dead }} China won the most gold medals (129) and the most medals overall (274), topping the medal table. South Korean athletes claimed 164 medals in total (including 65 gold), earning second spot on the table. Japan finished third with a total of 181 medals, including 52 gold. Host nation Thailand improved its medal-table rank compared with the last Asian Games held in Hiroshima, where it finished twelfth. In this Games Thailand ranked fourth in the medal table, with 24 gold and 90 medals overall.{{cite web | url=http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=16&GCode=1 | title=Over all medal standings – Hiroshima 1994 | publisher=ocasia.org | work=Olympic Council of Asia | access-date=June 3, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308142754/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=16&GCode=1 | archive-date=March 8, 2012 | url-status=dead| df=mdy-all }}
Medal table
File:Mahesh Bhupathi US Open 2009-2010-01-02.jpg of India won a bronze in men's singles, a bronze with Nirupama Vaidyanathan in mixed doubles and another bronze as a member of the Indian men's team.]]
File:Squash Stars Meet the Stars Session 1 cropped.jpg of Malaysia won a gold medal in women's singles squash.]]
File:Ghader-mizbani.jpg of Iran won a gold in the men's road cycling individual time trial.]]
The ranking in this table is consistent with International Olympic Committee convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won (in this context, a nation is an entity represented by a National Olympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next, and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given; they are listed alphabetically by IOC country code.{{cite web | url=http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=17&GCode=1 | title=Over all medal standings – Bangkok 1998 | publisher=ocasia.org | work=Olympic Council of Asia | access-date=April 23, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616235841/http://ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=17&GCode=1 | archive-date=June 16, 2010 | url-status=dead| df=mdy-all }}{{cite news |last=Johnson|first=Ian|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121856271893833843?mod=psp_free_today&mg=com-wsj#printMode|title=Who's on First in Medals Race|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=August 13, 2008|access-date=June 5, 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110604204831/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121856271893833843.html?mod=psp_free_today&mg=com-wsj| archive-date= 4 June 2011 | url-status= live}}
A total of 1,225 medals (378 gold, 380 silver and 467 bronze) were awarded. The total number of bronze medals is greater than the total number of gold or silver medals because two bronze medals were awarded per event in ten sports: badminton,{{cite web |url=http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/menuroot/sports/Badminton_HR.aspx?id=BD |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104042716/http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/menuroot/sports/Badminton_HR.aspx?id=BD |archive-date=January 4, 2007 | title=Badminton – Past Medals | publisher=Wayback Machine | work=doha-2006.com (2006 Asian Games' official website) | date=November 28, 2006 | access-date=June 3, 2011 }} boxing,{{cite web | url=http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/menuroot/sports/Boxing_HR.aspx?id=BX | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104050253/http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/menuroot/sports/Boxing_HR.aspx?id=BX | archive-date=January 4, 2007 | title=Boxing – Past Medals | publisher=Wayback Machine | work=doha-2006.com (2006 Asian Games' official website) | date=November 28, 2006 | access-date=June 5, 2011 }} judo,{{cite web | url=http://www.sadec.com/Asiad98/event19.html | title=XIII Asian Games, Bangkok – Judo | work=Sadec Asia Pacific | publisher=sadec.com | access-date=June 3, 2011 | url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928032817/http://www.sadec.com/Asiad98/event19.html | archive-date=September 28, 2011 }} karate (except men's and women's individual kata),{{cite web | url=http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/menuroot/sports/Karate_HR.aspx?id=KR |
archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104044918/http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/menuroot/sports/Karate_HR.aspx?id=KR | archive-date= January 4, 2007 | title=Karate – Past Medals | publisher=Wayback Machine | work=doha-2006.com (2006 Asian Games' official website) | date=November 28, 2006 | access-date=June 3, 2011}} wushu (sanshou event only),{{cite web | url=http://www.sadec.com/Asiad98/event36.html#Day11 | title=Wushu | publisher=sadec.com | work=Sadec Asia Pacific | access-date=June 5, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715223801/http://www.sadec.com/Asiad98/event36.html#Day11 | archive-date=15 July 2011 | url-status=dead}} sepak takraw (except men's and women's circle),{{cite web | url=http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/menuroot/sports/Sepaktakraw_HR.aspx?id=SE|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070105194642/http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/menuroot/sports/Sepaktakraw_HR.aspx?id=SE | archive-date=January 5, 2007 | title=Sepaktakraw – Past Medals | publisher=Wayback Machine | work=doha-2006.com (2006 Asian Games' official website) | date=November 28, 2006 | access-date=June 3, 2011}} squash,{{cite web | url=http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/menuroot/sports/Squash_HR.aspx?id=SQ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070105150001/http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/menuroot/sports/Squash_HR.aspx?id=SQ | archive-date=January 5, 2007 | title=Squash – Past Medals | date=November 28, 2006 | access-date=June 4, 2011 | publisher=Wayback Machine | work=doha-2006.com (2006 Asian Games' official website)}} table tennis,{{cite web | url=http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/menuroot/sports/TableTennis_HR.aspx?id=TT |
archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104043036/http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/menuroot/sports/TableTennis_HR.aspx?id=TT | archive-date= January 4, 2007 | title=Table tennis – Past Medals | publisher=Wayback Machine | work=doha-2006.com (2006 Asian Games' official website) | date=November 26, 2006 | access-date=June 3, 2011}} taekwondo{{cite web | url=http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/menuroot/sports/Taekwondo_HR.aspx?id=TK | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104042735/http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/menuroot/sports/Taekwondo_HR.aspx?id=TK | archive-date = January 4, 2007 | title=Taekwondo – Past Medals | publisher=Wayback Machine | work=doha-2006.com (2006 Asian Games' official website) | date=November 26, 2006 | access-date=June 3, 2011}} and tennis.{{cite web |url=http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/menuroot/sports/Tennis_HR.aspx?id=TE | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104050304/http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/menuroot/sports/Tennis_HR.aspx?id=TE | archive-date=January 4, 2007 | title=Tennis – Past Medals | publisher=Wayback Machine | work=doha-2006.com (2006 Asian Games' official website) | date=November 28, 2006 | access-date=June 3, 2011}}
In swimming there was a three-way tie in the men's 100 m freestyle event, and three bronze medals were awarded; a tie for second place in the women's 100 m freestyle event meant that no bronze was awarded.{{cite web | url=http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/menuroot/sports/Swimming_HR.aspx?id=SW | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070105150236/http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/menuroot/sports/Swimming_HR.aspx?id=SW | title=Swimming – Past Medals | publisher=Wayback Machine | work=doha-2006.com (2006 Asian Games' official website) | date=November 26, 2006 | access-date=June 4, 2011 | archive-date=January 5, 2007}} In athletics, two bronze medals were awarded in the men's high jump event.{{cite web | url=http://www.sadec.com/Asiad98/event2.html | title=Athletics – Men's High Jump (Finals) | publisher=sadec.com | work=Sadec Asia Pacific | access-date=June 5, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715223411/http://www.sadec.com/Asiad98/event2.html | archive-date=15 July 2011 | url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org.my/web/gamesrecords/asean/Malaysian_Medal_Winners_at_Asian_Games_1958_-_2006.pdf |title=Malaysian Medal Winners at Asian Games 1958 – 2006 |publisher=olympic.org.my |work=Olympic Council of Malaysia |access-date=June 5, 2011 |format=pdf |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522220313/http://www.olympic.org.my/web/gamesrecords/asean/Malaysian_Medal_Winners_at_Asian_Games_1958_-_2006.pdf |archive-date=May 22, 2012 }} In wushu, a tie for the silver-medal position in the men's changquan event (taolu discipline) resulted in no bronze being awarded; a three-way tie in the men's nanquan event (also taolu discipline) resulted in three bronze medals being awarded. In gymnastics, many shared medals were awarded. A tie for first place in the pommel horse resulted in two gold medals, and thus no silver was awarded; a tie for third place in the horizontal bar, pommel horse, rings, women's vault and women's floor exercises meant that two bronzes were awarded for each event. A four-way tie for second position in the parallel bars meant that no bronze medal was awarded.{{cite web | url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/aagm.html | title=Medalists from previous – All Asian Games – Artistic Gymnastics Men | publisher=gymnasticsresults.com | work=Gymnastics Results | access-date=June 4, 2011 | author=Azawi, Salih al | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919024226/http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/aagm.html | archive-date=September 19, 2012 | url-status=dead| df=mdy-all }}{{cite web | url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/aagw.html | title=Medalists from previous – All Asian Games – Artistic Gymnastics Women | publisher=gymnasticsresults.com | work=Gymnastics Results | access-date=June 4, 2011 | author=Azawi, Salih al | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919024034/http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/aagw.html | archive-date=September 19, 2012 | url-status=dead| df=mdy-all }}
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| host = THA
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| event = 1998 Asian Games
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| remaining_link = Remaining
| show_limit =
| gold_CHN = 129 | silver_CHN = 78 | bronze_CHN = 67
| gold_KOR = 65 | silver_KOR = 46 | bronze_KOR = 53
| gold_JPN = 52 | silver_JPN = 61 | bronze_JPN = 68
| gold_THA = 24 | silver_THA = 26 | bronze_THA = 40 | host_THA = yes
| gold_KAZ = 24 | silver_KAZ = 24 | bronze_KAZ = 30
| gold_TPE = 19 | silver_TPE = 17 | bronze_TPE = 41
| gold_IRI = 10 | silver_IRI = 11 | bronze_IRI = 13
| gold_PRK = 7 | silver_PRK = 14 | bronze_PRK = 12
| gold_IND = 7 | silver_IND = 11 | bronze_IND = 17
| gold_UZB = 6 | silver_UZB = 22 | bronze_UZB = 12
| gold_INA = 6 | silver_INA = 10 | bronze_INA = 11
| gold_MAS = 5 | silver_MAS = 10 | bronze_MAS = 14
| gold_HKG = 5 | silver_HKG = 6 | bronze_HKG = 6
| gold_KUW = 4 | silver_KUW = 6 | bronze_KUW = 4
| gold_SRI = 3 | silver_SRI = 0 | bronze_SRI = 3
| gold_PAK = 2 | silver_PAK = 4 | bronze_PAK = 9
| gold_SIN = 2 | silver_SIN = 3 | bronze_SIN = 9
| gold_QAT = 2 | silver_QAT = 3 | bronze_QAT = 3
| gold_MGL = 2 | silver_MGL = 2 | bronze_MGL = 10
| gold_MYA = 1 | silver_MYA = 6 | bronze_MYA = 4
| gold_PHI = 1 | silver_PHI = 5 | bronze_PHI = 12
| gold_VIE = 1 | silver_VIE = 5 | bronze_VIE = 11
| gold_TKM = 1 | silver_TKM = 0 | bronze_TKM = 1
| gold_KGZ = 0 | silver_KGZ = 3 | bronze_KGZ = 3
| gold_JOR = 0 | silver_JOR = 3 | bronze_JOR = 2
| gold_SYR = 0 | silver_SYR = 2 | bronze_SYR = 4
| gold_NEP = 0 | silver_NEP = 1 | bronze_NEP = 3
| gold_MAC = 0 | silver_MAC = 1 | bronze_MAC = 0
| gold_BAN = 0 | silver_BAN = 0 | bronze_BAN = 1
| gold_BRU = 0 | silver_BRU = 0 | bronze_BRU = 1
| gold_LAO = 0 | silver_LAO = 0 | bronze_LAO = 1
| gold_OMA = 0 | silver_OMA = 0 | bronze_OMA = 1
| gold_UAE = 0 | silver_UAE = 0 | bronze_UAE = 1
}}
Changes in medal standings
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| 23 December 1998
|align=left|Karate |align=left|Men's 75 kg | align=left|{{flagIOC2|UAE|1998 Asian Games}} | | –1 | | –1 |
After failing a drug test, Fakhruddin Abdulmajid Taher of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was stripped of his silver medal in the men's kumite event (60 kg category) of karate.{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19981223/35750644.html |title=OCA in quandary over re-allocation of silver medal |work=Indian Express |date=December 23, 1998 |access-date=June 3, 2011 |author=Agence France-Presse |author-link=Agence France-Presse |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080218125611/http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19981223/35750644.html |archive-date=February 18, 2008 }} This disqualification left the UAE with only a single bronze medal, placing the country joint-last in the medal table with four other nations. The silver medal was not awarded to any other athlete.{{Ref label|A|a|a}}
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Notes
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- {{Note label|A|a|a}} Initially the Olympic Council of Asia decided to give silver medals to Nepal and Syria, bronze medalists of the event. However, the decision was never carried out as both the nations were never promoted in the medal table.{{cite news | url=http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Karate+fails+to+end+12-year+medal+drought+&NewsID=267189 | title=Karate fails to end 12-year medal drought | work=The Himalayan Times | date=November 26, 2010 | access-date=June 3, 2011 | author=Chapagain, Rajendra | archive-date=April 16, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416034416/http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Karate+fails+to+end+12-year+medal+drought+&NewsID=267189 | url-status=dead }}
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References
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External links
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