Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Women's 3000 metres explained

Event:	Women's 3000 metres speed skating
Games:	1968 Winter
Venue:	L'Anneau de Vitesse
Date:	12 February 1968
Competitors:	26
Nations:	12
Longnames:	yes
Win Value:	4:56.2 OR
Gold:	Ans Schut
Goldnoc:	NED
Silver:	Kaija Mustonen
Silvernoc:	FIN
Bronze:	Stien Kaiser
Bronzenoc:	NED
Prev:	1964
Next:	1972

The women's 3000 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on 12 February, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse.^{[1] [2]}

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:^{[3] [4]}

The following new Olympic record was set.

Results

^[1]

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			4:56.2	OR
			5:01.0
			5:01.3
4			5:03.9
5			5:05.1
6			5:08.0
7			5:09.8
8			5:12.5
9			5:13.3
10			5:14.0
11			5:14.9
12			5:16.0
13			5:17.2
14			5:17.6
15			5:19.3
16			5:19.6
17			5:20.6
18			5:21.5
19			5:27.0
20			5:27.8
21			5:27.9
22			5:29.5
			5:29.5
24			5:30.7
25			5:41.7
26			5:49.0

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rapport Officiel Xes Jeux Olympiques D'Hiver 1968 Grenoble. LA84 Foundation. Comité d'organisation des Xemes jeux olympiques d'hiver. 1968. January 29, 2014.
2. Web site: Speed Skating at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Women's 3,000 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418124330/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1968/SSK/womens-3000-metres.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 31 January 2018 . sports-reference.com.
3. Web site: ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records. International Skating Union. January 29, 2014.
4. Web site: ISU - Speed Skating - Records - Olympic Records. International Skating Union. January 29, 2014.