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.IAAF World Women's Road Race Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
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.1988 IAAF World Women's Road Race Championships. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
Results Individual RankAthleteCountryTime (m:s) Ingrid Kristiansen 48:24 Wang Xiuting 50:18 Zoya Ivanova 50:284 Zhong Huandi 50:295 Malin Wästland 50:426 Yekaterina Khramenkova 50:437 Lizanne Bussières 50:468 Conceição Ferreira 50:519 Tani Ruckle 50:5910 Jocelyne Villeton 51:0011 Marty Cooksey 51:0712 Lyudmila Matveyeva 51:3013 Albertina Dias 51:3814 Maria Curatolo 51:4615 Kerstin Pressler 51:4916 Albertina Machado 51:5517 Susan Schneider 51:5618 Ann Ross 52:0319 Yuki Tamura 52:1220 Małgorzata Birbach 52:1921 Sinikka Keskitalo 52:2522 Bente Moe 52:3623 Marina Rodchenkova 52:3724 Kellie Archuletta 52:4325 Wang Huabi 52:4426 Päivi Tikkanen 52:5627 Grete Kirkeberg 52:5928 Delilah Asiago 53:0029 Susan Crehan 53:0030 Jane Ngotho 53:0631 Gabriela Wolf 53:1832 Sirkku Kumpulainen 53:2533 Sheila Purves 53:2934 Jane Welzel 53:3135 Kazue Kojima 53:4036 Janeth Mayal 53:4337 Rose Lambe 53:4938 Cassandra Mihailovic 53:5339 Anni Müller 53:5940 Christina Mai 54:0841 ? 42 ? 43 Maria Guida 54:1444 Sandra Branney 54:1845 Griselda González 54:2946 Eva Svensson 54:3547 Kerry Schreiber 54:3948 Stefania Colombo 54:4449 Patricia Griffin 54:4550 Linda Milo 54:4551 Veronique Vauzelle 54:5252 Sissel Grottenberg 55:0253 Lesley Morton 55:1654 Shireen Barbour 55:2555 Bettina Sabatini 55:2756 Stella-Maris Selles 55:4657 Glenys Kroon 55:4758 Susan Sirma 55:5459 Viviene Van Buggenhout 55:5860 Coral Farr 56:1061 Maryse Justin 57:0062 Martine Van De Gehuchte 57:0463 Carolyn Naisby 57:0764 Yuko Gordon 57:1165 ? 66 Wendy Breed 57:5467 Jenny Lund 57:59DNF Sabine Knetsch DNF Grażyna Kowina DNF Satu Levelä DNF Li Xiuxia DNF Silvana Pereira DNF Rizoneide Vanderlei
Team Rank Team Points Zoya IvanovaYekaterina KhramenkovaLyudmila Matveyeva21 pts Wang XiutingZhong HuandiWang Huabi 31 pts Conceição FerreiraAlbertina DiasAlbertina Machado 37 pts
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