# Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's quadruple sculls

The women's quadruple sculls competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Han River Regatta Course, South Korea.

## Competition format

The competition consisted of two main rounds (heats and finals) as well as a repechage. The 10 boats were divided into two heats for the first round, with 5 boats in each heat. The winner of each heat (2 boats total) advanced directly to the "A" final (for 1st through 6th place). The remaining 8 boats were placed in the repechage. The repechage featured two heats, with 4 boats in each heat. The top two boats in each repechage heat (4 boats total) advanced to the "A" final. The remaining 4 boats (3rd and 4th placers in the repechage heats) were eliminated from medal contention and competed in the "B" final for 7th through 10th place.
All races were over a 2000 metre course, unlike previous Games in which women used a 1000 metre course.

## Results
### Heats
#### Heat 1

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Galina AnakhrievaPavlina KhristovaKrasimira TochevaIskra Velinova | Bulgaria | 6:23.22 | QA |
| 2 | Anișoara BălanVeronica CochelaAnişoara MineaDoina Robu | Romania | 6:26.95 | R |
| 3 | Inna FrolovaIrina KalimbetSvitlana MaziyAntonina Zelikovich | Soviet Union | 6:35.55 | R |
| 4 | Hana KrejčováBlanka MikyskováĽubica Novotníková-KurhajcováIrena Soukupová | Czechoslovakia | 6:41.03 | R |
| 5 | Monique CoupatChristine Dubosquelle-JullienChristine GosséChantal Lafon | France | 6:49.29 | R |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Kerstin FörsterKristina MundtBeate SchrammJana Sorgers | East Germany | 6:31.40 | QA |
| 2 | Sherry CassutoAngie HerronJennie MarshallAnne Martin | United States | 6:42.93 | R |
| 3 | Annelies BredaelLucia FocqueAnn HaesebrouckMarie-Anne Vandermoere | Belgium | 6:43.56 | R |
| 4 | Jos CompaanMarjan PentengaNicolette WesselMarijke Zeekant | Netherlands | 6:45.27 | R |
| 5 | Erika BertényiIldikó CsereyAnikó KapócsKatalin Sarlós | Hungary | 6:47.13 | R |

### Repechage
#### Repechage heat 1

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Anișoara BălanVeronica CochelaAnişoara MineaDoina Robu | Romania | 6:26.14 | QA |
| 2 | Annelies BredaelLucia FocqueAnn HaesebrouckMarie-Anne Vandermoere | Belgium | 6:37.46 | QA |
| 3 | Jos CompaanMarjan PentengaNicolette WesselMarijke Zeekant | Netherlands | 6:38.95 | QB |
| 4 | Monique CoupatChristine Dubosquelle-JullienChristine GosséChantal Lafon | France | 6:44.15 | QB |

#### Repechage heat 2

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Inna FrolovaIrina KalimbetSvitlana MaziyAntonina Zelikovich | Soviet Union | 6:27.75 | QA |
| 2 | Hana KrejčováBlanka MikyskováĽubica Novotníková-KurhajcováIrena Soukupová | Czechoslovakia | 6:33.36 | QA |
| 3 | Sherry CassutoAngie HerronJennie MarshallAnne Martin | United States | 6:39.10 | QB |
| 4 | Erika BertényiIldikó CsereyAnikó KapócsKatalin Sarlós | Hungary | 6:41.24 | QB |

### Finals
#### Final B

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
| 7 | Jos CompaanMarjan PentengaNicolette WesselMarijke Zeekant | Netherlands | 6:38.70 |
| 8 | Erika BertényiIldikó CsereyAnikó KapócsKatalin Sarlós | Hungary | 6:40.91 |
| 9 | Sherry CassutoAngie HerronJennie MarshallAnne Martin | United States | 6:41.28 |
| 10 | Monique CoupatChristine Dubosquelle-JullienChristine GosséChantal Lafon | France | 6:43.16 |

#### Final A

| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
| | Kerstin FörsterKristina MundtBeate SchrammJana Sorgers | East Germany | 6:21.06 |
| | Inna FrolovaIrina KalimbetSvitlana MaziyAntonina Zelikovich | Soviet Union | 6:23.47 |
| | Anișoara BălanVeronica CochelaElisabeta LipăAnişoara Minea | Romania | 6:23.81 |
| 4 | Galina AnakhrievaPavlina KhristovaKrasimira TochevaIskra Velinova | Bulgaria | 6:24.10 |
| 5 | Hana KrejčováBlanka MikyskováĽubica Novotníková-KurhajcováIrena Soukupová | Czechoslovakia | 6:41.86 |
| 6 | Annelies BredaelLucia FocqueAnn HaesebrouckMarie-Anne Vandermoere | Belgium | 6:43.79 |

## Final classification

| Rank | Rowers | Nation |
| | Kerstin Förster Kristina Mundt Beate Schramm Jana Sorgers | East Germany |
| | Irina Kalimbet Svitlana Maziy Inna Frolova Antonina Zelikovich | Soviet Union |
| | Anișoara Bălan Anişoara Minea Veronica Cogeanu Doina Robu (heats)/Elisabeta Lipă (final) | Romania |
| 4 | Pavlina Khristova Galina Anakhrieva Iskra Velinova Krasimira Tocheva | Bulgaria |
| 5 | Hana Krejčová Ľubica Novotníková-Kurhajcová Blanka Mikysková Irena Soukupová | Czechoslovakia |
| 6 | Marie-Anne Vandermoere Ann Haesebrouck Lucia Focque Annelies Bredael | Belgium |
| 7 | Jos Compaan Marjan Pentenga Nicolette Wessel Marijke Zeekant | Netherlands |
| 8 | Erika Bertényi Ildikó Cserey Anikó Kapócs Katalin Sarlós | Hungary |
| 9 | Sherry Cassuto Angie Herron Jennie Marshall Anne Martin | United States |
| 10 | Monique Coupat Christine Dubosquelle-Jullien Christine Gossé Chantal Lafon | France |