Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Women's 1000 metres
The women's 1000 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on 11 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 |
| 11 February | 1:32.6 | OR |
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| Carry Geijssen | 1:32.6 | OR | ||
| Lyudmila Titova | 1:32.9 | |||
| Dianne Holum | 1:33.4 | |||
| 4 | Kaija Mustonen | 1:33.6 | ||
| 5 | Irina Yegorova | 1:34.4 | ||
| 6 | Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl | 1:34.5 | ||
| 7 | Jeanne Ashworth | 1:34.7 | ||
| 8 | Kaija-Liisa Keskivitikka | 1:34.8 | ||
| 9 | Kirsti Biermann | 1:35.0 | ||
| 10 | Stien Kaiser | 1:35.2 | ||
| 11 | Lāsma Kauniste | 1:35.3 | ||
| 12 | Ruth Schleiermacher | 1:35.6 | ||
| 13 | Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg | 1:36.8 | ||
| 13 | Ellie van den Brom | 1:36.8 | ||
| 15 | Christina Lindblom-Scherling | 1:36.9 | ||
| 16 | Hildegard Sellhuber | 1:37.2 | ||
| 17 | Martine Ivangine | 1:37.4 | ||
| 17 | Evi Sappl | 1:37.4 | ||
| 19 | Ylva Hedlund | 1:37.5 | ||
| 20 | Doreen McCannell | 1:37.6 | ||
| 21 | Marcia Parsons | 1:37.7 | ||
| 22 | Arja Kantola | 1:37.9 | ||
| 23 | Jenny Fish | 1:38.4 | ||
| 24 | Marie-Louise Perrenoud | 1:39.3 | ||
| 25 | Misae Takeda | 1:40.4 | ||
| 26 | Sachiko Saito | 1:41.0 | ||
| 27 | Wendy Thompson | 1:41.1 | ||
| 28 | Patricia Demartini | 1:44.6 | ||
| 29 | Trish Tipper | 1:46.5 |