Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games – Women's 5000 metres explained

Event:	Women's 5000 metres
Games:	1998 Asian Games
Venue:	Thammasat Stadium
Dates:	18 December
Competitors:	12
Nations:	11
Gold:	Supriyati Sutono
Goldnoc:	INA
Silver:	Sunita Rani
Silvernoc:	IND
Bronze:	Michiko Shimizu
Bronzenoc:	JPN
Next:	2002

See main article: Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games.

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.^[1]

Schedule

All times are Indochina Time

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Friday, 18 December 1998	16:10	Final

Results

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		15:54.45
		15:54.47
		15:55.36
4		15:58.21
5		16:08.14
6		16:26.03
7		16:50.87
8		17:44.93
9		17:56.63
10		18:29.05
11		18:54.49
12		18:56.12

External links

• Results

Notes and References

1. Web site: 13th Asian Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006095641/http://sportfieber.pytalhost.com/l/leichtathletik/1998/1998.13th%20Asian%20Games.htm . dead . 6 October 2014 . sportfieber.pytalhost.com . 15 July 2020.