# 2023 World Rowing Championships – Men's coxless four

The men's coxless four competition at the 2023 World Rowing Championships took place at Lake Sava, in Belgrade.

## Schedule

The schedule was as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| Monday 4 September 2023 | 11:09 | Heats |
| Tuesday 5 September 2023 | 12:15 | Repechages |
| Thursday 7 September 2023 | 11:15 | Semifinals A/B |
| Saturday 9 September 2023 | 10:33 | Final C |
| Saturday 9 September 2023 | 12:00 | Final B |
| Saturday 9 September 2023 | 14:54 | Final A |
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

## Results
### Heats

The fastest two boats in each heat advanced directly to the AB semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechages.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Justin Best Nicholas Mead Michael Grady Liam Corrigan | United States | 6:01.51 | SA/B |
| 2 | Alexander Hill Spencer Turrin Jack Hargreaves Alexander Purnell | Australia | 6:03.76 | SA/B |
| 3 | Maksym Boklazhenko Mykola Mazur Oleh Kravchenko Serhiy Hryn | Ukraine | 6:08.37 | R |
| 4 | Joel Schürch Tim Roth Patrick Brunner Kai Schätzle | Switzerland | 6:13.74 | R |
| 5 | Henry Torr Luc Daffarn James Mitchell Sandro Torrente | South Africa | 6:17.06 | R |
| 6 | Fionnan Mc Quillan-Tolan Adam Murphy Jack Dorney John Kearney | Ireland | 6:22.23 | R |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Oliver Wilkes David Ambler Matthew Aldridge Freddie Davidson | Great Britain | 6:03.65 | SA/B |
| 2 | Thibaud Turlan Guillaume Turlan Benoit Brunet Teo Rayet | France | 6:06.00 | SA/B |
| 3 | Mihaita Tiganescu Mugurel Vasile Semciuc Stefan Berariu Florin Lehaci | Romania | 6:07.99 | R |
| 4 | Paolo Covini Alessandro Bonamoneta Davide Verità Alfonso Scalzone | Italy | 6:12.39 | R |
| 5 | Magnus Valbirk Kaare Mortensen Christian Soendergaard Bastian Secher | Denmark | 6:16.49 | R |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Niki van Sprang Ruben Knab Ralf Rienks Rik Rienks | Netherlands | 5:59.50 | SA/B |
| 2 | Ollie Fitzroy Maclean Logan Ullrich Tom Murray Matt Macdonald | New Zealand | 6:00.41 | SA/B |
| 3 | Łukasz Posyłajka Mateusz Wilangowski Mikołaj Burda Michał Szpakowski | Poland | 6:09.59 | R |
| 4 | Theis Hagemeister Malte Großmann Mark Hinrichs Soenke Kruse | Germany | 6:10.83 | R |
| 5 | Li Wenlei Chen Xianfeng Xu Qiao Cai Pengpeng | China | 6:13.52 | R |

### Repechages

The three fastest boats in each repechage advanced to the AB semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the C final.

#### Repechage 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Mihaita Tiganescu Mugurel Vasile Semciuc Stefan Berariu Florin Lehaci | Romania | 5:54.48 | SA/B |
| 2 | Maksym Boklazhenko Mykola Mazur Oleh Kravchenko Serhiy Hryn | Ukraine | 5:55.61 | SA/B |
| 3 | Magnus Valbirk Kaare Mortensen Christian Soendergaard Bastian Secher | Denmark | 5:57.32 | SA/B |
| 4 | Theis Hagemeister Malte Großmann Mark Hinrichs Soenke Kruse | Germany | 5:57.56 | FC |
| 5 | Fionnan Mc Quillan-Tolan Adam Murphy Jack Dorney John Kearney | Ireland | 6:03.69 | FC |

#### Repechage 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Paolo Covini Alessandro Bonamoneta Davide Verità Alfonso Scalzone | Italy | 5:55.28 | SA/B |
| 2 | Joel Schürch Tim Roth Patrick Brunner Kai Schätzle | Switzerland | 5:55.51 | SA/B |
| 3 | Henry Torr Luc Daffarn James Mitchell Sandro Torrente | South Africa | 5:56.34 | SA/B |
| 4 | Łukasz Posyłajka Mateusz Wilangowski Mikołaj Burda Michał Szpakowski | Poland | 5:56.36 | FC |
| 5 | Li Wenlei Chen Xianfeng Xu Qiao Cai Pengpeng | China | 6:03.63 | FC |

### Semifinals A/B

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

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Justin Best Nicholas Mead Michael Grady Liam Corrigan | United States | 6:25.99 | FA |
| 2 | Niki van Sprang Ruben Knab Ralf Rienks Rik Rienks | Netherlands | 6:28.48 | FA |
| 3 | Thibaud Turlan Guillaume Turlan Benoit Brunet Teo Rayet | France | 6:30.40 | FA |
| 4 | Paolo Covini Alessandro Bonamoneta Davide Verità Alfonso Scalzone | Italy | 6:33.81 | FB |
| 5 | Maksym Boklazhenko Mykola Mazur Oleh Kravchenko Serhiy Hryn | Ukraine | 6:40.81 | FB |
| 6 | Magnus Valbirk Kaare Mortensen Christian Soendergaard Bastian Secher | Denmark | 6:44.85 | FB |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Oliver Wilkes David Ambler Matthew Aldridge Freddie Davidson | Great Britain | 6:26.39 | FA |
| 2 | Ollie Fitzroy Maclean Logan Ullrich Tom Murray Matt Macdonald | New Zealand | 6:31.14 | FA |
| 3 | Alexander Hill Spencer Turrin Jack Hargreaves Alexander Purnell | Australia | 6:38.28 | FA |
| 4 | Mihaita Tiganescu Mugurel Vasile Semciuc Stefan Berariu Florin Lehaci | Romania | 6:44.95 | FB |
| 5 | Joel Schürch Tim Roth Patrick Brunner Kai Schätzle | Switzerland | 6:47.32 | FB |
| 6 | Henry Torr Luc Daffarn James Mitchell Sandro Torrente | South Africa | 6:55.35 | FB |

### Finals

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

#### Final C

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Total rank |
| 1 | Łukasz Posyłajka Mateusz Wilangowski Mikołaj Burda Michał Szpakowski | Poland | 5:58.76 | 13 |
| 2 | Li Wenlei Chen Xianfeng Xu Qiao Cai Pengpeng | China | 6:02.32 | 14 |
| 3 | Fionnan Mc Quillan-Tolan Adam Murphy Jack Dorney John Kearney | Ireland | 6:02.82 | 15 |
| 4 | Theis Hagemeister Malte Großmann Mark Hinrichs Soenke Kruse | Germany | 6:03.24 | 16 |

#### Final B

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Total rank |
| 1 | Mihaita Tiganescu Mugurel Vasile Semciuc Stefan Berariu Florin Lehaci | Romania | 6:03.08 | 7 |
| 2 | Joel Schürch Tim Roth Patrick Brunner Kai Schätzle | Switzerland | 6:05.44 | 8 |
| 3 | Paolo Covini Alessandro Bonamoneta Davide Verità Alfonso Scalzone | Italy | 6:06.44 | 9 |
| 4 | Henry Torr Luc Daffarn James Mitchell Sandro Torrente | South Africa | 6:08.96 | 10 |
| 5 | Maksym Boklazhenko Mykola Mazur Oleh Kravchenko Serhiy Hryn | Ukraine | 6:10.68 | 11 |
| 6 | Magnus Valbirk Kaare Mortensen Christian Soendergaard Bastian Secher | Denmark | 6:11.07 | 12 |

#### Final A

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| | Oliver Wilkes David Ambler Matthew Aldridge Freddie Davidson | Great Britain | 6:04.35 |
| | Justin Best Nicholas Mead Michael Grady Liam Corrigan | United States | 6:06.37 |
| | Ollie Fitzroy Maclean Logan Ullrich Tom Murray Matt Macdonald | New Zealand | 6:08.44 |
| 4 | Niki van Sprang Ruben Knab Ralf Rienks Rik Rienks | Netherlands | 6:12.38 |
| 5 | Alexander Hill Spencer Turrin Jack Hargreaves Alexander Purnell | Australia | 6:20.09 |
| 6 | Thibaud Turlan Guillaume Turlan Benoit Brunet Teo Rayet | France | 6:24.94 |