The 20 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme for women at the 1988 Winter Olympics, in Calgary, Canada. It was the second and final time the event took place at the Olympics, with it being replaced by the 30km event. The competition was held on 25 February 1988 at the Canmore Nordic Centre.
Results Rank Name Country Time 1 Tamara Tikhonova 55:53.6 2 Anfisa Reztsova 56:12.8 3 Raisa Smetanina 57:22.1 4 Christina Gilli-Brügger 57:37.4 5 Simone Opitz 57:54.3 6 Manuela Di Centa 57:55.2 7 Kerstin Moring 58:17.2 8 Marianne Dahlmo 58:31.1 9 Anna-Lena Fritzon 58:37.4 10 Marie-Helene Westin 58:39.4 11 Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi 58:45.6 12 Marjo Matikainen 58:50.7 13 Alžbeta Havrančíková 58:51.4 14 Evi Kratzer 58:56.1 15 Simone Greiner-Petter 59:01.2 16 Karin Thomas 59:17.2 17 Viera Klimková 59:22.5 18 Marit Elveos 59:33.2 19 Guidina Dal Sasso 59:40.4 20 Anette Bøe 59:45.8 21 Lis Frost 59:59.6 22 Karin Lamberg-Skog 1:00:34.6 23 Dorcas DenHartog-Wonsavage 1:00:48.6 24 Marit Wold 1:00:55.0 25 Leslie Thompson 1:01:04.1 26 Carol Gibson 1:01:12.0 27 Marie-Andrée Masson 1:01:12.6 28 Jaana Savolainen 1:01:26.8 29 Stefania Belmondo 1:01:36.9 30 Marianne Irniger 1:01:51.5 31 Jean McAllister 1:02:02.8 32 Eija Hyytiäinen 1:02:06.9 33 Ľubomíra Balážová 1:02:25.0 34 Ivana Rádlová 1:02:25.4 35 Karin Jäger 1:02:34.6 36 Elena Desderi 1:02:54.8 37 Cornelia Sulzer 1:03:01.2 38 Susann Kuhfittig 1:03:05.8 39 Rodica Drăguş 1:03:06.0 40 Madonna Harris 1:03:09.6 41 Birgit Kohlrusch 1:03:16.2 42 Betsy Youngman 1:03:31.3 43 Nancy Fiddler 1:03:57.5 44 Angela Schmidt-Foster 1:04:21.9 45 Stefanie Birkelbach 1:04:40.5 46 Adina Țuțulan-Șotropa 1:05:48.6 47 Tang Yuqin 1:06:50.1 48 Mihaela Cârstoi 1:06:59.5 49 Piroska Abos 1:07:33.1 50 Hildegard Embacher 1:07:35.1 51 Davaagiin Enkhee 1:08:14.5 52 Louise McKenzie 1:11:07.3 Margot Kober Sonja Bilgeri Nina Gavrylyuk
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