Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games – Women's 5000 metres
| Women's 5000 metres at the 1998 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Thammasat Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | December 18, 1998 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 10,000 m walk | women | |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
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.
Results
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Supriati Sutono |  Indonesia |
15:54.45 | |
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Sunita Rani |  India |
15:54.47 | |
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Michiko Shimizu |  Japan |
15:55.36 | |
| 4 | Wang Chunmei |  China |
15:58.21 | |
| 5 | Megumi Tanaka | Japan |
16:08.14 | |
| 6 | Chan Man Yee |  Hong Kong |
16:26.03 | |
| 7 | Hong Myong-hui |  North Korea |
16:50.87 | |
| 8 | Keshani Samarakoon |  Sri Lanka |
17:44.93 | |
| 9 | Zinab Bakour |  Syria |
17:56.63 | |
| 10 | Viliwan Kaampitak |  Thailand |
18:29.05 | |
| 11 | Anna Markelova |  Turkmenistan |
18:54.49 | |
| 12 | Kanchi Maya Koju |  Nepal |
18:56.12 |