Judo at the 1998 Asian Games
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The Judo
competition at the 1998 Asian Games
was contested in fourteen weight classes, seven each for men and women, held at Thammasat University
in Thailand
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Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
competition at the 1998 Asian Games
1998 Asian Games
The 13th Asian Games were held from December 6 to December 20, 1998 in Bangkok, Thailand. This was the first time that Thailand bid for the event after it shouldered the two postponed hosting rights in 1970 and 1978.-Emblem:...
was contested in fourteen weight classes, seven each for men and women, held at Thammasat University
Thammasat University
Thammasat University , or in brief TU , is Thailand's second oldest university. Officially established on 27 June 1934, the university was originally named by founder Pridi Banomyong, University of Moral Science and Politics , reflecting the political fervor of the time...
in Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
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Men's events
| Extra-lightweight (60 kg) |
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| Half-lightweight (66 kg) |
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| Lightweight (73 kg) |
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| Half-middleweight (81 kg) |
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| Middleweight (90 kg) |
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| Half-heavyweight (100 kg) |
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| Heavyweight (+100 kg) |
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Women's events
| Extra-lightweight (48 kg) |
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| Half-lightweight (52 kg) |
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| Lightweight (57 kg) |
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| Half-middleweight (63 kg) |
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| Middleweight (70 kg) |
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| Half-heavyweight (78 kg) |
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| Heavyweight (+78 kg) |
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Medals table
| 1 |  Japan |
5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 |  South Korea |
3 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 |  People's Republic of China |
3 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 |  Mongolia |
2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 |  North Korea |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Kazakhstan |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 |  Iran |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 |  Uzbekistan |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Chinese Taipei |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 10 |  Thailand |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 14 | 14 | 28 | 56 | |
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