2018 World Rowing Championships – Women's quadruple sculls
# 2018 World Rowing Championships – Women's quadruple sculls

The women's quadruple sculls competition at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv took place at the Plovdiv Regatta Venue.

## Schedule

The schedule was as follows:

| Date | Time | Round |
| - | - | - |
| Sunday 9 September 2018 | 16:51 | Heats |
| Tuesday 11 September 2018 | 11:37 | Repechage |
| Thursday 13 September 2018 | 12:48 | Semifinals A/B |
| Saturday 15 September 2018 | 10:26 | Final B |
| Saturday 15 September 2018 | 13:01 | Final A |
| Saturday 15 September 2018 | 15:25 | Final C |

All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3)

## Results

### Heats

The three fastest boats in each heat advanced directly to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechage.

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Marie-Cathérine Arnold Carlotta Nwajide Franziska Kampmann Frieda Hämmerling | Germany | 6:17.90 | SA/B |
| 2 | Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne Melissa Wilson Jessica Leyden Zoe Lee | Great Britain | 6:20.04 | SA/B |
| 3 | Elizabeth Sonshine Emily Huelskamp Maureen McAuliffe Kara Soucek | United States | 6:22.15 | SA/B |
| 4 | Alena Schejbalová Helena Hlasová Miroslava Knapková Lucie Žabová | Czech Republic | 6:25.03 | R |
| 5 | Vasilisa Stepanova Olga Khalaleeva Iuliia Volgina Elena Zakhvatova | Russia | 6:33.42 | R |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Zhang Ling Wang Yuwei Lü Yang Cui Xiaotong | China | 6:16.30 | SA/B |
| 2 | Agnieszka Kobus-Zawojska Marta Wieliczko Maria Springwald Katarzyna Zillmann | Poland | 6:20.50 | SA/B |
| 3 | Tatsiana Klimovich Tatsiana Kukhta Ekaterina Karsten Krystina Staraselets | Belarus | 6:26.05 | SA/B |
| 4 | Ludovica Serafini Carmela Pappalardo Stefania Gobbi Chiara Ondoli | Italy | 6:31.70 | R |
| 5 | Marianne Madsen Hanna Inntjore Thea Helseth Inger Kavlie | Norway | 6:33.80 | R |

**Heat 3**

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Olivia van Rooijen Karolien Florijn Sophie Souwer Nicole Beukers | Netherlands | 6:17.72 | SA/B |
| 2 | Genevieve Horton Caitlin Cronin Rowena Meredith Olympia Aldersey | Australia | 6:19.69 | SA/B |
| 3 | Daryna Verkhohliad Olena Buryak Anastasiya Kozhenkova Ievgeniia Dovhodko | Ukraine | 6:20.37 | SA/B |
| 4 | Elena Logofatu Georgiana Vasile Nicoleta Pascanu Simona Geanina Radis | Romania | 6:27.24 | R |
| 5 | Marie Jacquet Camille Juillet Noémie Kober Anne-Sophie Marzin | France | 6:28.36 | R |

### Repechage

The three fastest boats advanced to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the C final.

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Elena Logofatu Georgiana Vasile Nicoleta Pascanu Simona Geanina Radis | Romania | 6:18.92 | SA/B |
| 2 | Vasilisa Stepanova Olga Khalaleeva Iuliia Volgina Elena Zakhvatova | Russia | 6:20.49 | SA/B |
| 3 | Ludovica Serafini Carmela Pappalardo Stefania Gobbi Chiara Ondoli | Italy | 6:21.10 | SA/B |
| 4 | Marie Jacquet Camille Juillet Noémie Kober Anne-Sophie Marzin | France | 6:22.52 | FC |
| 5 | Alena Schejbalová Helena Hlasová Miroslava Knapková Lucie Žabová | Czech Republic | 6:23.27 | FC |
| 6 | Marianne Madsen Hanna Inntjore Thea Helseth Inger Kavlie | Norway | 6:30.97 | FC |

### Semifinals

The three fastest boats in each semi advanced to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the B final.

**Semifinal 1**

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Agnieszka Kobus-Zawojska Marta Wieliczko Maria Springwald Katarzyna Zillmann | Poland | 6:26.01 | FA |
| 2 | Marie-Cathérine Arnold Carlotta Nwajide Franziska Kampmann Frieda Hämmerling | Germany | 6:28.84 | FA |
| 3 | Olivia van Rooijen Karolien Florijn Sophie Souwer Nicole Beukers | Netherlands | 6:30.65 | FA |
| 4 | Daryna Verkhohliad Olena Buryak Anastasiya Kozhenkova Ievgeniia Dovhodko | Ukraine | 6:34.28 | FB |
| 5 | Ludovica Serafini Carmela Pappalardo Stefania Gobbi Chiara Ondoli | Italy | 6:43.97 | FB |
| 6 | Vasilisa Stepanova Olga Khalaleeva Iuliia Volgina Elena Zakhvatova | Russia | 6:45.33 | FB |

**Semifinal 2**

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Zhang Ling Wang Yuwei Lü Yang Cui Xiaotong | China | 6:26.49 | FA |
| 2 | Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne Melissa Wilson Jessica Leyden Zoe Lee | Great Britain | 6:29.03 | FA |
| 3 | Elizabeth Sonshine Emily Huelskamp Maureen McAuliffe Kara Soucek | United States | 6:30.26 | FA |
| 4 | Genevieve Horton Caitlin Cronin Rowena Meredith Olympia Aldersey | Australia | 6:31.44 | FB |
| 5 | Tatsiana Klimovich Tatsiana Kukhta Ekaterina Karsten Krystina Staraselets | Belarus | 6:34.62 | FB |
| 6 | Elena Logofatu Georgiana Vasile Nicoleta Pascanu Simona Geanina Radis | Romania | 6:35.43 | FB |

### Finals

The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the other finals.

**Final C**

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Marie Jacquet Camille Juillet Noémie Kober Anne-Sophie Marzin | France | 6:21.62 |
| 2 | Alena Schejbalová Helena Hlasová Miroslava Knapková Lucie Žabová | Czech Republic | 6:25.91 |
| 3 | Marianne Madsen Hanna Inntjore Thea Helseth Inger Kavlie | Norway | DNS |

**Final B**

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Genevieve Horton Caitlin Cronin Rowena Meredith Olympia Aldersey | Australia | 6:19.55 |
| 2 | Tatsiana Klimovich Tatsiana Kukhta Ekaterina Karsten Krystina Staraselets | Belarus | 6:22.33 |
| 3 | Daryna Verkhohliad Olena Buryak Anastasiya Kozhenkova Ievgeniia Dovhodko | Ukraine | 6:22.49 |
| 4 | Elena Logofatu Georgiana Vasile Nicoleta Pascanu Simona Geanina Radis | Romania | 6:28.35 |
| 5 | Vasilisa Stepanova Olga Khalaleeva Iuliia Volgina Elena Zakhvatova | Russia | 6:33.90 |
| 6 | Ludovica Serafini Carmela Pappalardo Stefania Gobbi Chiara Ondoli | Italy | 6:36.23 |

**Final A**

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Agnieszka Kobus-Zawojska Marta Wieliczko Maria Springwald Katarzyna Zillmann | Poland | 6:08.96 |
| | Marie-Cathérine Arnold Carlotta Nwajide Franziska Kampmann Frieda Hämmerling | Germany | 6:11.42 |
| | Olivia van Rooijen Karolien Florijn Sophie Souwer Nicole Beukers | Netherlands | 6:11.79 |
| 4 | Zhang Ling Wang Yuwei Lü Yang Cui Xiaotong | China | 6:11.85 |
| 5 | Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne Melissa Wilson Jessica Leyden Zoe Lee | Great Britain | 6:16.45 |
| 6 | Elizabeth Sonshine Emily Huelskamp Maureen McAuliffe Kara Soucek | United States | 6:18.15 |
