The world record progression 3000 m speed skating women as recognised by the International Skating Union:
| Name | Result | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zofia Nehringowa | 6:52.8 | 8 February 1931 | Warsaw |
| Zofia Nehringowa | 6:22.4 | 9 February 1935 | Warsaw |
| Kit Klein | 6:12.0 | 1 February 1936 | Stockholm |
| Laila Schou Nilsen | 5:29.6 | 30 January 1937 | Davos |
| Zoya Kholshevnikova | 5:29.1 | 30 January 1949 | Moscow |
| Tatyana Karelina | 5:26.7 | 11 February 1951 | Medeo |
| Olga Akifyeva | 5:22.2 | 16 February 1951 | Medeo |
| Rimma Zhukova | 5:21.3 | 8 January 1952 | Medeo |
| Rimma Zhukova | 5:13.8 | 23 January 1953 | Medeo |
| Inga Artamonova | 5:06.0 | 28 January 1962 | Medeo |
| Lidia Skoblikova | 5:05.9 | 15 January 1967 | Oslo |
| Stien Kaiser | 5:04.8 | 29 January 1967 | Davos |
| Stien Kaiser | 4:56.8 | 5 March 1967 | Inzell |
| Stien Kaiser | 4:54.6 | 3 February 1968 | Davos |
| Ans Schut | 4:52.0 | 2 February 1969 | Grenoble |
| Ans Schut | 4:50.4 | 9 February 1969 | Davos |
| Ans Schut | 4:50.3 | 23 February 1969 | Inzell |
| Stien Kaiser | 4:46.5 | 16 January 1971 | Davos |
| Tamara Kuznetsova | 4:44.69 | 12 January 1975 | Medeo |
| Nancy Swider | 4:40.85 | 13 March 1976 | Inzell |
| Galina Stepanskaya | 4:40.59 | 16 March 1976 | Medeo |
| Galina Stepanskaya | 4:31.00 | 23 March 1976 | Medeo |
| Gabi Schönbrunn | 4:21.70 | 28 March 1981 | Medeo |
| Andrea Schöne | 4:20.91 | 23 March 1984 | Medeo |
| Karin Kania | 4:18.02 | 21 March 1986 | Medeo |
| Yvonne van Gennip | 4:16.85 | 19 March 1987 | Heerenveen |
| Gabi Zange | 4:16.76 | 5 December 1987 | Calgary |
| Yvonne van Gennip | 4:11.94 | 23 February 1988 | Calgary |
| Gunda Kleemann | 4:10.80 | 9 December 1990 | Calgary |
| Gunda Niemann | 4:09.32 | 25 March 1994 | Calgary |
| Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann | 4:07.80 | 7 December 1997 | Heerenveen |
| Claudia Pechstein | 4:07.13 | 13 December 1997 | Hamar |
| Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann | 4:05.08 | 14 March 1998 | Heerenveen |
| Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann | 4:01.67 | 27 March 1998 | Calgary |
| Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann | 4:00.51 | 30 January 2000 | Calgary |
| Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann | 4:00.26 | 17 February 2001 | Hamar |
| Claudia Pechstein | 3:59.27 | 2 March 2001 | Calgary |
| Claudia Pechstein | 3:57.70 | 10 February 2002 | Salt Lake City |
| Cindy Klassen | 3:55.75 | 12 November 2005 | Calgary |
| Cindy Klassen | 3:53.34 | 18 March 2006 | Calgary |
| Martina Sáblíková | 3:53.31 | 2 March 2019 | Calgary |
| Martina Sáblíková | 3:52.02 | 9 March 2019 | Salt Lake City |
References
- ^ "ISU Speed Skating Results - Live". ISU - International Skating Union. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- Historical World Records. International Skating Union.
- "Evolution of the world record 3000 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.