Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Women's 3000 metres
The women's 3000 metres in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place on 23 February, at the Olympic Oval. 25 competitors from 14 nations participated in the event.Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
The following new world and olympic records was set during the competition.
| Date | Pair | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
| 23 February | Pair 1 | Andrea Ehrig | | 4:12.09 | OR | WR |
| 23 February | Pair 4 | Yvonne van Gennip | | 4:11.94 | OR | WR |
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Behind | Notes |
| Yvonne van Gennip | | 4:11.94 | | |
| Andrea Ehrig | | 4:12.09 | | |
| Gabi Zange | | 4:16.92 | | |
| 4 | Karin Kania | | 4:18.80 | | |
| 5 | Erwina Ryś-Ferens | | 4:22.59 | +10.59 | |
| 6 | Svetlana Boyko | | 4:22.90 | +10.96 | |
| 7 | Seiko Hashimoto | | 4:23.29 | +11.35 | |
| 7 | Yelena Lapuga | | 4:23.29 | +11.35 | |
| 9 | Yelena Tumanova | | 4:24.07 | +12.13 | |
| 10 | Jasmin Krohn | | 4:25.06 | +13.12 | |
| 11 | Jane Goldman | | 4:25.26 | +13.32 | |
| 12 | Anja Mischke | | 4:26.30 | +14.36 | |
| 13 | Elena Belci | | 4:27.21 | +15.27 | |
| 14 | Emese Hunyady | | 4:27.56 | +15.62 | |
| 15 | Ariane Loignon | | 4:28.55 | +16.61 | |
| 16 | Marieke Stam | | 4:28.92 | +16.98 | |
| 17 | Han Chun-ok | | 4:29.16 | +17.22 | |
| 18 | Natsue Seki | | 4:29.77 | +17,83 | |
| 19 | Mary Docter | | 4:29.93 | +17.99 | |
| 20 | Leslie Bader | | 4:30.09 | +18.15 | |
| 21 | Zhang Qing | | 4:30.19 | +18.25 | |
| 22 | Kim Young-ok | | 4:30.60 | +18.66 | |
| 23 | Song Hwa-Son | | 4:31.05 | +19.11 | |
| 24 | Marie-France van Helden | | 4:32.34 | +20.40 | |
| 25 | Minna Nystedt | | 4:35.35 | +23.41 | |
| 26 | Chantal Côté | | 4:35.74 | +23.80 | |
| 27 | Stéphanie Dumont | | 4:38.03 | +26.09 | |
| 28 | Choi Hye-sook | | 4:42.26 | +30.32 | |
| - | Ingrid Paul | | DQ | | |
