Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Women's 3000 metres
The women's 3000 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on 12 February, 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 |
| 12 February | 4:56.2 | OR |
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| Ans Schut | 4:56.2 | OR | ||
| Kaija Mustonen | 5:01.0 | |||
| Stien Kaiser | 5:01.3 | |||
| 4 | Kaija-Liisa Keskivitikka | 5:03.9 | ||
| 5 | Wil Burgmeijer | 5:05.1 | ||
| 6 | Lidiya Skoblikova | 5:08.0 | ||
| 7 | Christina Lindblom-Scherling | 5:09.8 | ||
| 8 | Anna Sablina | 5:12.5 | ||
| 9 | Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl | 5:13.3 | ||
| 10 | Jeanne Ashworth | 5:14.0 | ||
| 11 | Jeanne Omelenchuk | 5:14.9 | ||
| 12 | Lāsma Kauniste | 5:16.0 | ||
| 13 | Christina Karlsson | 5:17.2 | ||
| 14 | Toy Dorgan | 5:17.6 | ||
| 15 | Martine Ivangine | 5:19.3 | ||
| 16 | Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg | 5:19.6 | ||
| 17 | Kari Kåring | 5:20.6 | ||
| 18 | Doreen McCannell | 5:21.5 | ||
| 19 | Paula Dufter | 5:27.0 | ||
| 20 | Jitsuko Saito | 5:27.8 | ||
| 21 | Kaname Ide | 5:27.9 | ||
| 22 | Kim Gwi-Jin | 5:29.5 | ||
| 22 | Marcia Parsons | 5:29.5 | ||
| 24 | Arja Kantola | 5:30.7 | ||
| 25 | Marie-Louise Perrenoud | 5:41.7 | ||
| 26 | Trish Tipper | 5:49.0 |