Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres
The women's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on February 10, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:The following new Olympic record was set.
| Date | Athlete | Time | OR | WR |
| 10 February | 2:22.4 | OR |
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| Kaija Mustonen | 2:22.4 | OR | ||
| Carry Geijssen | 2:22.7 | |||
| Stien Kaiser | 2:24.5 | |||
| 4 | Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl | 2:25.2 | ||
| 5 | Lāsma Kauniste | 2:25.4 | ||
| 6 | Kaija-Liisa Keskivitikka | 2:25.8 | ||
| 7 | Lyudmila Titova | 2:26.8 | ||
| 8 | Ruth Schleiermacher | 2:27.1 | ||
| 9 | Christina Lindblom-Scherling | 2:27.5 | ||
| 9 | Hildegard Sellhuber | 2:27.5 | ||
| 11 | Lidiya Skoblikova | 2:27.6 | ||
| 12 | Ans Schut | 2:28.3 | ||
| 13 | Dianne Holum | 2:28.5 | ||
| 14 | Martine Ivangine | 2:29.9 | ||
| 14 | Kari Kåring | 2:29.9 | ||
| 16 | Jeanne Ashworth | 2:30.3 | ||
| 17 | Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg | 2:30.7 | ||
| 18 | Christina Karlsson | 2:31.4 | ||
| 18 | Sachiko Saito | 2:31.4 | ||
| 20 | Ylva Hedlund | 2:31.5 | ||
| 21 | Doreen McCannell | 2:32.2 | ||
| 22 | Arja Kantola | 2:33.2 | ||
| 23 | Kaname Ide | 2:34.2 | ||
| 24 | Marcia Parsons | 2:34.4 | ||
| 25 | Jeanne Omelenchuk | 2:35.5 | ||
| 26 | Jitsuko Saito | 2:36.6 | ||
| 27 | Kim Gwi-Jin | 2:36.7 | ||
| 28 | Marie-Louise Perrenoud | 2:39.2 | ||
| 29 | Patricia Demartini | 2:40.6 | ||
| 30 | Paula Dufter | 2:45.2 |