| Women's 3000 metres at the 1986 Asian Winter Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Makomanai Open Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 4 March 1986 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 4 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Speed skating at the 1986 Asian Winter Games | ||
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| 500 m | men | women |
| 1000 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10000 m | men | |
The women's 3000 metres at the 1986 Asian Winter Games was held on 4 March 1986 in Sapporo, Japan.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows.
| World Record |  Andrea Schöne (GDR) | 4:20.91 | Alma-Ata, Soviet Union | 23 March 1984 |
| Games Record | — | — | — | — |
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 |  Keiko Asao (JPN) | 4:44.98 | GR |
 | Natsue Seki (JPN) | 4:48.20 | |
 |  Han Chun-ok (PRK) | 4:49.44 | |
| 4 |  Wang Xiuli (CHN) | 4:49.53 | |
| 5 | Bai Jiaxin (CHN) | 4:50.39 | |
| 6 | Zhang Qing (CHN) | 4:51.22 | |
| 7 | Chizuko Horata (JPN) | 4:52.16 | |
| 8 | Song Hwa-son (PRK) | 4:52.66 | |
| 9 | Pak Gum-hyon (PRK) | 4:54.67 | |
| 10 |  Lee Kyung-ja (KOR) | 4:56.44 | |
| 11 | Wang Xiaoyan (CHN) | 4:58.52 | |
| 12 | Kim Hyeon-na (KOR) | 5:01.32 | |
| 13 | Hong Ok-nam (PRK) | 5:04.06 |
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