# 1988 IAAF World Women's Road Race Championships

The 1988 IAAF World Women's Road Race Championships was the sixth edition of the annual international road running competition organised by the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF). The competition was hosted by Australia on 20 March 1988 in Adelaide and featured one race only: a 15K run for women. There were individual and team awards available, with the national team rankings being decided by the combined finishing positions of a team's top three runners. Countries with fewer than three finishers were not ranked. This was the only time that the event was held in the first half of the year.
Norway's Ingrid Kristiansen defended her title with a winning time of 48:24 minutes. Wang Xiuting of China was runner-up nearly two minutes behind and was shortly followed by Zoya Ivanova, who took third place ten seconds later. Ivanova led a Soviets to a comfortable win in the team competition with a total of 21 points coming from her, Yekaterina Khramenkova and Lyudmila Matveyeva. China, entering the competition for the first time took second in the team race through Wang, fourth-placed Zhong Huandi and Wang Huabi in 25th. Portugal, the defending team champions, were led to third place by Conceição Ferreira.

## Results
### Individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time (m:s) |
| | Ingrid Kristiansen | Norway (NOR) | 48:24 |
| | Wang Xiuting | China (CHN) | 50:18 |
| | Zoya Ivanova | Soviet Union (URS) | 50:28 |
| 4 | Zhong Huandi | China (CHN) | 50:29 |
| 5 | Malin Wästland | Sweden (SWE) | 50:42 |
| 6 | Yekaterina Khramenkova | Soviet Union (URS) | 50:43 |
| 7 | Lizanne Bussières | Canada (CAN) | 50:46 |
| 8 | Conceição Ferreira | Portugal (POR) | 50:51 |
| 9 | Tani Ruckle | Australia (AUS) | 50:59 |
| 10 | Jocelyne Villeton | France (FRA) | 51:00 |
| 11 | Marty Cooksey | United States (USA) | 51:07 |
| 12 | Lyudmila Matveyeva | Soviet Union (URS) | 51:30 |
| 13 | Albertina Dias | Portugal (POR) | 51:38 |
| 14 | Maria Curatolo | Italy (ITA) | 51:46 |
| 15 | Kerstin Pressler | West Germany (FRG) | 51:49 |
| 16 | Albertina Machado | Portugal (POR) | 51:55 |
| 17 | Susan Schneider | United States (USA) | 51:56 |
| 18 | Ann Ross | New Zealand (NZL) | 52:03 |
| 19 | Yuki Tamura | Japan (JPN) | 52:12 |
| 20 | Małgorzata Birbach | Poland (POL) | 52:19 |
| 21 | Sinikka Keskitalo | Finland (FIN) | 52:25 |
| 22 | Bente Moe | Norway (NOR) | 52:36 |
| 23 | Marina Rodchenkova | Soviet Union (URS) | 52:37 |
| 24 | Kellie Archuletta | United States (USA) | 52:43 |
| 25 | Wang Huabi | China (CHN) | 52:44 |
| 26 | Päivi Tikkanen | Finland (FIN) | 52:56 |
| 27 | Grete Kirkeberg | Norway (NOR) | 52:59 |
| 28 | Delilah Asiago | Kenya (KEN) | 53:00 |
| 29 | Susan Crehan | Great Britain (GBR) | 53:00 |
| 30 | Jane Ngotho | Kenya (KEN) | 53:06 |
| 31 | Gabriela Wolf | West Germany (FRG) | 53:18 |
| 32 | Sirkku Kumpulainen | Finland (FIN) | 53:25 |
| 33 | Sheila Purves | Hong Kong (HKG) | 53:29 |
| 34 | Jane Welzel | United States (USA) | 53:31 |
| 35 | Kazue Kojima | Japan (JPN) | 53:40 |
| 36 | Janeth Mayal | Brazil (BRA) | 53:43 |
| 37 | Rose Lambe | Ireland (IRL) | 53:49 |
| 38 | Cassandra Mihailovic | France (FRA) | 53:53 |
| 39 | Anni Müller | Austria (AUT) | 53:59 |
| 40 | Christina Mai | West Germany (FRG) | 54:08 |
| 41 | ? | | |
| 42 | ? | | |
| 43 | Maria Guida | Italy (ITA) | 54:14 |
| 44 | Sandra Branney | Great Britain (GBR) | 54:18 |
| 45 | Griselda González | Argentina (ARG) | 54:29 |
| 46 | Eva Svensson | Sweden (SWE) | 54:35 |
| 47 | Kerry Schreiber | Australia (AUS) | 54:39 |
| 48 | Stefania Colombo | Italy (ITA) | 54:44 |
| 49 | Patricia Griffin | Ireland (IRL) | 54:45 |
| 50 | Linda Milo | Belgium (BEL) | 54:45 |
| 51 | Veronique Vauzelle | France (FRA) | 54:52 |
| 52 | Sissel Grottenberg | Norway (NOR) | 55:02 |
| 53 | Lesley Morton | New Zealand (NZL) | 55:16 |
| 54 | Shireen Barbour | Great Britain (GBR) | 55:25 |
| 55 | Bettina Sabatini | Italy (ITA) | 55:27 |
| 56 | Stella-Maris Selles | Argentina (ARG) | 55:46 |
| 57 | Glenys Kroon | New Zealand (NZL) | 55:47 |
| 58 | Susan Sirma | Kenya (KEN) | 55:54 |
| 59 | Viviene Van Buggenhout | Belgium (BEL) | 55:58 |
| 60 | Coral Farr | Australia (AUS) | 56:10 |
| 61 | Maryse Justin | Mauritius (MRI) | 57:00 |
| 62 | Martine Van De Gehuchte | Belgium (BEL) | 57:04 |
| 63 | Carolyn Naisby | Great Britain (GBR) | 57:07 |
| 64 | Yuko Gordon | Hong Kong (HKG) | 57:11 |
| 65 | ? | | |
| 66 | Wendy Breed | New Zealand (NZL) | 57:54 |
| 67 | Jenny Lund | Australia (AUS) | 57:59 |
| DNF | Sabine Knetsch | West Germany (FRG) | DNF |
| DNF | Grażyna Kowina | Poland (POL) | DNF |
| DNF | Satu Levelä | Finland (FIN) | DNF |
| DNF | Li Xiuxia | China (CHN) | DNF |
| DNF | Silvana Pereira | Brazil (BRA) | DNF |
| DNF | Rizoneide Vanderlei | Brazil (BRA) | DNF |

### Team

| Team | Points |
| Soviet Union (URS) Zoya Ivanova Yekaterina Khramenkova Lyudmila Matveyeva | 21 pts |
| China (CHN) Wang Xiuting Zhong Huandi Wang Huabi | 31 pts |
| Portugal (POR) Conceição Ferreira Albertina Dias Albertina Machado | 37 pts |