# Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's coxed four

The women's coxed four 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 | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Gerlinde DoberschützCarola HornigBirte SiechMartina Walther | Sylvia Rose | East Germany | 7:11.01 | QA |
| 2 | Olya StoichkovaMariana StoyanovaKatia TodorovaTeodora ZarevaVioleta Zareva | Greta Georgieva | Bulgaria | 7:11.59 | R |
| 3 | Hu YadongYang XiaoZhang XianghuaZhou Shouying | Li Ronghua | China | 7:17.15 | R |
| 4 | Heather ClarkeTricia SmithJane TregunnoJennifer Walinga | Lesley Thompson-Willie | Canada | 7:31.02 | R |
| 5 | Gang Min-heungGuk In-sukLee Gwang-sunPark Mi-jeong | Nam Sang-ran | South Korea | 8:09.58 | R |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Mihaela ArmasescuAdriana BazonDoina Șnep-BălanMarioara Trașcă | Ecaterina Oancia | Romania | 7:21.43 | QA |
| 2 | Reda RibinskaitėMarina SuprunElena TereshinaIrina Teterina | Valentina Khokhlova | Soviet Union | 7:28.73 | R |
| 3 | Elżbieta JankowskaCzesława Kościańska-SzczepińskaElwira LorenzZyta Jarka | Grażyna Błąd | Poland | 7:29.72 | R |
| 4 | Elizabeth BradleyJennifer CorbetCynthia EckertSarah Gengler | Kim Santiago | United States | 7:33.42 | R |
| 5 | Joanne GoughKate GroseFiona JohnstonSusan Smith | Alison Norrish | Great Britain | 7:38.01 | R |

### Repechage
#### Repechage heat 1

| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Svetla DurchovaMiglena MikhalevaTeodora ZarevaVioleta Zareva | Greta Georgieva | Bulgaria | 7:20.78 | QA |
| 2 | Joanne GoughKate GroseFiona JohnstonSusan Smith | Alison Norrish | Great Britain | 7:25.63 | QA |
| 3 | Heather ClarkeTricia SmithJane TregunnoJennifer Walinga | Lesley Thompson-Willie | Canada | 7:29.71 | QB |
| 4 | Elżbieta JankowskaCzesława Kościańska-SzczepińskaElwira LorenzZyta Jarka | Grażyna Błąd | Poland | 7:32.55 | QB |

#### Repechage heat 2

| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Hu YadongYang XiaoZhang XianghuaZhou Shouying | Li Ronghua | China | 7:23.80 | QA |
| 2 | Elizabeth BradleyJennifer CorbetCynthia EckertSarah Gengler | Kim Santiago | United States | 7:28.01 | QA |
| 3 | Reda RibinskaitėMarina SuprunElena TereshinaIrina Teterina | Valentina Khokhlova | Soviet Union | 7:35.22 | QB |
| 4 | Gang Min-heungGuk In-sukLee Gwang-sunPark Mi-jeong | Nam Sang-ran | South Korea | 8:13.07 | QB |

### Finals
#### Final B

| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time |
| 7 | Heather ClarkeTricia SmithJane TregunnoJennifer Walinga | Lesley Thompson-Willie | Canada | 7:19.86 |
| 8 | Elżbieta JankowskaCzesława Kościańska-SzczepińskaElwira LorenzZyta Jarka | Grażyna Błąd | Poland | 7:22.59 |
| 9 | Reda RibinskaitėMarina SuprunElena TereshinaIrina Teterina | Valentina Khokhlova | Soviet Union | 7:27.20 |
| 10 | Gang Min-heungGuk In-sukLee Gwang-sunPark Mi-jeong | Nam Sang-ran | South Korea | 8:07.71 |

#### Final A

| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
| | Gerlinde DoberschützCarola HornigBirte SiechMartina Walther | Sylvia Rose | East Germany | 6:56.00 | OB |
| | Hu YadongYang XiaoZhang XianghuaZhou Shouying | Li Ronghua | China | 6:58.78 | |
| | Herta AnitașVeronica NeculaDoina Șnep-BălanMarioara Trașcă | Ecaterina Oancia | Romania | 7:01.13 | |
| 4 | Svetla DurchovaMiglena MikhalevaTeodora ZarevaVioleta Zareva | Greta Georgieva | Bulgaria | 7:02.27 | |
| 5 | Elizabeth BradleyJennifer CorbetCynthia EckertSarah Gengler | Kim Santiago | United States | 7:09.12 | |
| 6 | Joanne GoughKate GroseFiona JohnstonSusan Smith | Alison Norrish | Great Britain | 7:10.80 | |

## Final classification

| Rank | Rowers | Nation |
| | Martina Walther Gerlinde Doberschütz Carola Hornig Birte Siech Sylvia Rose | East Germany |
| | Zhang Xianghua Hu Yadong Yang Xiao Zhou Shouying Li Ronghua | China |
| | Marioara Trașcă Veronica Necula Herta Anitaș Doina Șnep-Bălan Ecaterina Oancia Mihaela Armasescu (heats) Adriana Bazon (heats) | Romania |
| 4 | Teodora Zareva Violeta Zareva Miglena Mikhaleva Svetla Durchova Greta Georgieva Olya Stoichkova (heats) Mariana Stoyanova (heats) Katia Todorova (heats) | Bulgaria |
| 5 | Jennifer Corbet Sarah Gengler Elizabeth Bradley Cynthia Eckert Kim Santiago | United States |
| 6 | Fiona Johnston Kate Grose Joanne Gough Susan Smith Alison Norrish | Great Britain |
| 7 | Heather Clarke Tricia Smith Lesley Thompson-Willie Jane Tregunno Jennifer Walinga | Canada |
| 8 | Grażyna Błąd Elżbieta Jankowska Zyta Jarka Elwira Lorenz Czesława Kościańska-Szczepińska | Poland |
| 9 | Valentina Khokhlova Reda Ribinskaitė Elena Tereshina Irina Teterina Marina Suprun | Soviet Union |
| 10 | Gang Min-heung Guk In-suk Lee Gwang-sun Nam Sang-ran Park Mi-jeong | South Korea |