Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games – Women's 5000 metres

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{{Infobox sports competition event

|event = Women's 5000 metres

|games = 1998 Asian Games

|venue = Thammasat Stadium

|dates = 18 December

|competitors = 12

|nations = 11

|gold = Supriyati Sutono

|goldNOC = INA

|silver = Sunita Rani

|silverNOC = IND

|bronze = Michiko Shimizu

|bronzeNOC = JPN

|prev =

|next = 2002

}}

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The women's 5000 metres competition at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand was held on 18 December at the Thammasat Stadium. This was the first time that this event was contested at the Asian Games replacing the 3000 metres.{{cite web |title=13th Asian Games |url=http://sportfieber.pytalhost.com/l/leichtathletik/1998/1998.13th%20Asian%20Games.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006095641/http://sportfieber.pytalhost.com/l/leichtathletik/1998/1998.13th%20Asian%20Games.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 October 2014 |work=sportfieber.pytalhost.com |accessdate=15 July 2020}}