| Event: | Women's 48 kg |
| Games: | 1998 Asian Games |
| Venue: | Thunder Dome |
| Date: | 7 December |
| Competitors: | 7 |
| Nations: | 7 |
| Gold: | Liu Xiuhua |
| Goldnoc: | CHN |
| Silver: | Kay Thi Win |
| Silvernoc: | MYA |
| Bronze: | Sri Indriyani |
| Bronzenoc: | INA |
| Prev: | 1994 |
| Next: | 2002 |
See main article: Weightlifting at the 1998 Asian Games.
The women's 48 kilograms event at the 1998 Asian Games took place on 7 December 1998 at Thunder Dome, Maung Thong Thani Sports Complex.
The weightlifter from China won the gold, with a combined lift of 187.5 kg.
All times are Indochina Time
| width=220 | Date | width=50 | Time | width=100 | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, 7 December 1998 | 16:00 | Group A |
| width=40 | Rank | width=250 | Athlete | width=60 | Body weight | width=70 | Snatch | width=70 | Cl&Jerk | width=80 | Total (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.45 | 83.5 | 105.0 | 187.5 | ||||||||
| 48.00 | 77.5 | 105.0 | 182.5 | ||||||||
| 46.85 | 80.0 | 100.0 | 180.0 | ||||||||
| 4 | 47.65 | 77.5 | 100.0 | 177.5 | |||||||
| 5 | 47.70 | 77.5 | 95.0 | 172.5 | |||||||
| 6 | 47.65 | 75.0 | 95.0 | 170.0 | |||||||
| 7 | 47.60 | 70.0 | 95.0 | 165.0 |