# 1988 World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women

The 49th edition of the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women took place on 12 and 13 March 1988 in Skien at the Skien Isstadion ice rink.
The titleholder is Karin Kania-Enke from East Germany.

## Distance medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 500m | Karin Kania-Enke | Seiko Hashimoto | Erwina Ryś-Ferens |
| 3000m | Karin Kania-Enke | Yvonne van Gennip | Gabi Zange-Schönbrunn |
| 1500m | Karin Kania-Enke | Yvonne van Gennip | Erwina Ryś-Ferens |
| 5000m | Yvonne van Gennip | Gabi Zange-Schönbrunn | Karin Kania-Enke |

## Classification

| Rank | Skater | Country | Points Samalog | 500m | 3000m | 1500m | 5000m |
| | Karin Kania-Enke | East Germany | 178.313 | 41.33 | 4:34.78 | 2:09.75 | 7:59.37 (3) |
| | Yvonne van Gennip | Netherlands | 180.054 | 43.14 (5) | 4:37.58 (2) | 2:09.96 (2) | 7:53.31 |
| | Erwina Ryś-Ferens | Poland | 182.682 | 42.85 (3) | 4:40.52 (5) | 2:12.76 (3) | 8:08.26 (5) |
| 4 | Gabi Zange-Schönbrunn | East Germany | 183.555 | 44.15 (14) | 4:39.74 (3) | 2:14.63 (9) | 7:59.06 (2) |
| 5 | Petra Moolhuizen | Netherlands | 184.299 | 44.54 (20) | 4:39.76 (4) | 2:13.71 (6) | 8:05.63 (4) |
| 6 | Yelena Lapuga | Soviet Union | 185.399 | 44.41 (19) | 4:43.22 (6) | 2:14.00 (7) | 8:11.20 (6) |
| 7 | Constanze Scandolo | East Germany | 185.435 | 43.62 (10) | 4:46.07 (8) | 2:12.99 (4) | 8:18.07 (8) |
| 8 | Irina Bogatova | Soviet Union | 187.375 | 43.21 (6) | 4:48.31 (9) | 2:17.50 (14) | 8:22.81 (13) |
| 9 | Leslie Bader | United States | 187.480 | 42.86 (4) | 4:49.71 (12) | 2:13.63 (5) | 8:37.92 (16) |
| 10 | Inga Gilauri | Soviet Union | 187.780 | 44.21 (15) | 4:48.92 (10) | 2:16.50 (12) | 8:19.17 (10) |
| 11 | Ariane Loignon | Canada | 188.174 | 43.53 (9) | 4:51.24 (16) | 2:18.16 (18) | 8:20.51 (12) |
| 12 | Svetlana Boyko | Soviet Union | 188.207 | 45.69 (25) | 4:45.06 (7) | 2:17.55 (15) | 8:11.57 (7) |
| 13 | Elena Belci | Italy | 188.389 | 44.79 (22) | 4:51.11 (15) | 2:15.56 (11) | 8:18.95 (9) |
| 14 | Marga Preuter | Netherlands | 188.812 | 43.82 (11) | 4:49.59 (11) | 2:20.24 (22) | 8:19.81 (11) |
| 15 | Natalie Grenier | Canada | 188.923 | 43.27 (7) | 4:51.06 (14) | 2:18.01 (16) | 8:31.40 (15) |
| 16 | Minna Nystedt | Norway | 192.245 | 45.97 (27) | 4:50.92 (13) | 2:21.20 (24) | 8:27.23 (14) |
| NC17 | Marieke Stam | Netherlands | 138.211 | 43.88 (12) | 4:52.21 (17) | 2:16.89 (13) | – |
| NC18 | Emese Nemeth-Hunyady | Austria | 138.302 | 43.28 (8) | 4:54.04 (22) | 2:18.05 (17) | – |
| NC19 | Katie Class | United States | 139.971 | 45.95 * (26) | 4:53.53 (20) | 2:15.30 (10) | – |
| NC20 | Jane Goldman | United States | 140.404 | 45.25 (24) | 4:52.55 (18) | 2:19.19 (19) | – |
| NC21 | Anja Mischke | West Germany | 140.433 | 44.26 (16) | 4:53.78 (21) | 2:21.63 (25) | – |
| NC22 | Natsue Seki | Japan | 140.629 | 45.08 (23) | 4:52.94 (19) | 2:20.18 (21) | – |
| NC23 | Aila Tartia | Finland | 141.076 | 44.77 (21) | 4:58.54 (23) | 2:19.65 (20) | – |
| NC24 | Chantal Côté | Canada | 141.870 | 44.35 (18) | 5:00.60 (24) | 2:22.26 (26) | – |
| NC25 | Ylva Fors | Sweden | 142.859 | 44.01 (13) | 5:12.08 (25) | 2:20.51 (23) | – |
| NC26 | Anette Hammarin | Sweden | 145.041 | 44.32 (17) | 5:12.97 (26) | 2:25.68 (27) | – |
| NC27 | Anje Kremer | New Zealand | 163.511 | 54.13 (28) | 5:34.75 (27) | 2:40.77 (28) | – |
| NC | Seiko Hashimoto | Japan | 86.860 | 42.17 (2) | DQ | 2:14.07 (8) | – |
    * = Fall
    DQ = Disqualified
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