title: Judo at the 1998 Asian Games – Women's +78 kg
text: # Judo at the 1998 Asian Games – Women's +78 kg
  
  The women's +78 kilograms (Heavyweight) competition at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok was held on 10 December 1998 at the Thammasat Gymnasium 1.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)
  
  | Date | Time | Event |
  | - | - | - |
  | Thursday, 10 December 1998 | 14:00 | Quarterfinals |
  | Thursday, 10 December 1998 | 14:00 | Repechage |
  | Thursday, 10 December 1998 | 14:00 | Semifinals |
  | Thursday, 10 December 1998 | 14:00 | Finals |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Legend
  
  * DEC — Won by decision
  * IPP — Won by ippon
  * WO — Won by walkover
  * YUK — Won by yuko
  
  ### Main bracket
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | Şirin Kubaýewa (TKM) | | | |
  | Lee Hsiao-hung (TPE) | YUK | Lee Hsiao-hung (TPE) | WO | | |
  | Lee Hyun-kyung (KOR) | | | | Lee Hsiao-hung (TPE) | |
  | Paradawdee Pestonyee (THA) | | | | Yuan Hua (CHN) | IPP |
  | Miho Ninomiya (JPN) | IPP | Miho Ninomiya (JPN) | | | |
  | | | Yuan Hua (CHN) | IPP | | |
  
  ### Repechage
  
  | Bronze medals | Bronze medals |
  | - | - |
  | Lee Hyun-kyung (KOR) | |
  | Miho Ninomiya (JPN) | DEC |
  | Paradawdee Pestonyee (THA) | WO |
  | Şirin Kubaýewa (TKM) | |
  