| Event: | Table tennis |
| Games: | 1998 Asian Games |
| Venue: | Thammasat Gymnasium 5 |
| Dates: | 8–16 December 1998 |
| Prev: | 1994 |
| Next: | 2002 |
Table tennis was contested in the 1998 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from December 8 to December 16, 1998. China maintained its dominance in the event and won total nine medals, with six golds. Kim Taek-soo of South Korea was the only non-Chinese player who won a gold medal, and with his medal South Korea finished second in medal table, with total eight medals. North Korea and Hong Kong both achieved one silver and one bronze, and finished tied at a third spot in a medal table rankings.[1]
| Men's singles | |||
| Men's doubles | Kong Linghui Liu Guoliang | Lee Chul-seung Oh Sang-eun | Wu Wen-chia Kuo Chih-hsiang |
Chiang Peng-lung Chang Yen-shu | |||
| Men's team | Kong Linghui Liu Guoliang Wang Liqin Yan Sen Zhang Yong | Kim Taek-soo Lee Chul-seung Oh Sang-eun Park Sang-joon | Seiko Iseki Hiroshi Shibutani Toshio Tasaki Ryo Yuzawa |
Chang Yen-shu Chiang Peng-lung Chuang Chih-yuan Kuo Chih-hsiang Wu Wen-chia | |||
| Women's singles | |||
| Women's doubles | Li Ju Wang Nan | Chan Tan Lui Song Ah Sim | Ryu Ji-hye Lee Eun-sil |
Xu Jing Chen Chiu-tan | |||
| Women's team | Li Ju Wang Nan Wu Na Yang Ying Zhang Yining | Kim Hyang-mi Kim Hyon-hui Tu Jong-sil Wi Bok-sun | Kim Moo-kyo Lee Eun-sil Lee Kyoung-sun Park Hae-jung Ryu Ji-hye |
Chan Tan Lui Song Ah Sim Tong Wun Wong Ching | |||
| Mixed doubles | Wang Liqin Wang Nan | Oh Sang-eun Kim Moo-kyo | Kim Song-hui Kim Hyon-hui |
Ryo Yuzawa Keiko Okazaki |