title: Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's 100 metres
text: # Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's 100 metres
  
  The men's 100 metres competition at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand was held on 13–14 December at the Thammasat Stadium.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)
  
  | Date | Time | Event |
  | - | - | - |
  | Sunday, 13 December 1998 | 14:30 | Heats |
  | Sunday, 13 December 1998 | 16:50 | Semifinals |
  | Monday, 14 December 1998 | 16:15 | Final |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  * Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  * Wind: +2.8 m/s
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Koji Ito (JPN) | 10.03 | Q |
  | 2 | Gennadiy Chernovol (KAZ) | 10.40 | Q |
  | 3 | Saad Muftah Al-Kuwari (QAT) | 10.49 | Q |
  | 4 | Tao Wu-shiun (TPE) | 10.50 | q |
  | 5 | Chiang Wai Hung (HKG) | 10.63 | q |
  | 6 | Lương Tích Thiện (VIE) | 10.67 | q |
  | 7 | Mohamed Al-Maskari (OMA) | 10.72 | |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  * Wind: +2.5 m/s
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Yasukatsu Otsuki (JPN) | 10.33 | Q |
  | 2 | Lin Wei (CHN) | 10.39 | Q |
  | 3 | Vissanu Sophanich (THA) | 10.47 | Q |
  | 4 | Md Shafiqul Islam (BAN) | 10.79 | |
  | 5 | Mohamed Al-Aswad (UAE) | 10.81 | |
  | 6 | Kong Bona (CAM) | 11.31 | |
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  * Wind: +2.4 m/s
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Watson Nyambek (MAS) | 10.25 | Q |
  | 2 | Vitaliy Medvedev (KAZ) | 10.30 | Q |
  | 3 | William To (HKG) | 10.50 | Q |
  | 4 | Mohamed Mahbub Alam (BAN) | 10.66 | q |
  | 5 | Ram Krishna Chaudhari (NEP) | 10.84 | |
  | 6 | Thongdy Amnouayphone (LAO) | 11.10 | |
  
  **Heat 4**
  
  * Wind: +3.1 m/s
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Chintaka de Zoysa (SRI) | 10.28 | Q |
  | 2 | Reanchai Seeharwong (THA) | 10.28 | Q |
  | 3 | Zhou Wei (CHN) | 10.28 | Q |
  | 4 | Muhammad Riaz (PAK) | 10.95 | |
  | 5 | Mohammad Chaaban (LIB) | 11.37 | |
  | 6 | Aleksandr Kozlov (TJK) | 12.17 | |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  * Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  * Wind: +2.4 m/s
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Watson Nyambek (MAS) | 10.20 | Q |
  | 2 | Yasukatsu Otsuki (JPN) | 10.31 | Q |
  | 3 | Chintaka de Zoysa (SRI) | 10.34 | Q |
  | 4 | Lin Wei (CHN) | 10.42 | |
  | 5 | Vissanu Sophanich (THA) | 10.46 | |
  | 6 | Saad Muftah Al-Kuwari (QAT) | 10.54 | |
  | 7 | Chiang Wai Hung (HKG) | 10.67 | |
  | 8 | Mohamed Mahbub Alam (BAN) | 10.82 | |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  * Wind: +1.9 m/s
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Koji Ito (JPN) | 10.00 | Q, AR |
  | 2 | Reanchai Seeharwong (THA) | 10.23 | Q |
  | 3 | Vitaliy Medvedev (KAZ) | 10.31 | Q |
  | 4 | Zhou Wei (CHN) | 10.34 | q |
  | 5 | Gennadiy Chernovol (KAZ) | 10.36 | q |
  | 6 | Tao Wu-shiun (TPE) | 10.41 | |
  | 7 | William To (HKG) | 10.54 | |
  | 8 | Lương Tích Thiện (VIE) | 10.66 | |
  
  ### Final
  
  * Wind: +1.6 m/s
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Koji Ito (JPN) | 10.05 |
  | | Reanchai Seeharwong (THA) | 10.31 |
  | | Yasukatsu Otsuki (JPN) | 10.31 |
  | 4 | Watson Nyambek (MAS) | 10.32 |
  | 5 | Chintaka de Zoysa (SRI) | 10.39 |
  | 6 | Vitaliy Medvedev (KAZ) | 10.40 |
  | 7 | Gennadiy Chernovol (KAZ) | 10.41 |
  | 8 | Zhou Wei (CHN) | 10.42 |
  