The men's 81 kilograms (Half middleweight) competition at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok was held on 9 December 1998 at the Thammasat Gymnasium 1.

Schedule All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00) DateTimeEventWednesday, 9 December 1998 14:00 Round 1 14:00 Round 2 14:00 Quarterfinals 14:00 Repechage 14:00 Semifinals 14:00 Finals

Results Legend IPP — Won by ippon WAZ — Won by waza-ari WO — Won by walkover YUK — Won by yuko

Main bracket

Final

Top half

Bottom half

Repechage

References

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