Judo at the 1998 Asian Games – Women's +78 kg
# 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) | |
