# 2023 World Rowing Championships – Women's coxless four

The women'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 | 10:54 | Heats |
| Tuesday 5 September 2023 | 12:08 | Repechages |
| Thursday 7 September 2023 | 10:55 | Semifinals A/B |
| Saturday 9 September 2023 | 10:26 | Final C |
| Saturday 9 September 2023 | 11:50 | Final B |
| Saturday 9 September 2023 | 14:39 | Final A |
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

## Results
### Heats

The fastest three 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 | Marloes Oldenburg Hermijntje Drenth Tinka Offereins Benthe Boonstra | Netherlands | 6:38.45 | SA/B |
| 2 | Molly Bruggeman Kelsey Reelick Madeleine Wanamaker Claire Collins | United States | 6:40.65 | SA/B |
| 3 | Julie Poulsen Marie Johannesen Frida Sanggaard Nielsen Astrid Steensberg | Denmark | 6:43.03 | SA/B |
| 4 | Piper Battersby Rebecca Zimmerman Kristen Siermachesky Kristina Walker | Canada | 6:45.71 | R |
| 5 | Iria Jarama Izaskun Echaniz María Fernanda Núñez Olivia Del Castillo | Spain | 7:10.65 | R |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Heidi Long Rowan McKellar Helen Glover Rebecca Shorten | Great Britain | 6:39.50 | SA/B |
| 2 | Giorgia Patten Katrina Werry Sarah Hawe Lucy Stephan | Australia | 6:43.52 | SA/B |
| 3 | Natalie Long Sanita Pušpure Imogen Magner Eimear Lambe | Ireland | 6:47.99 | SA/B |
| 4 | Sophie Leupold Lena Osterkamp Melanie Göldner Luisa Schade | Germany | 6:52.06 | R |
| 5 | Mildred Mercado Palacios Davanih Plata Alvarado Lilian Armenta Ayub Maite Arrillaga Garay | Mexico | 6:57.69 | R |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Mădălina Bereș Maria Tivodariu Magdalena Rusu Amalia Bereș | Romania | 6:40.40 | SA/B |
| 2 | Zhang Shuxian Liu Xiaoxin Wang Zifeng Xu Xingye | China | 6:44.67 | SA/B |
| 3 | Davina Waddy Ella Cossill Jackie Gowler Phoebe Spoors | New Zealand | 6:47.23 | SA/B |
| 4 | Olga Michałkiewicz Zuzanna Lesner Weronika Kazmierczak Joanna Dittmann | Poland | 6:58.67 | R |

### Repechages

The three fastest boats in each repechage advanced to the AB semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the C final.
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Piper Battersby Rebecca Zimmerman Kristen Siermachesky Kristina Walker | Canada | 6:36.83 | SA/B |
| 2 | Sophie Leupold Lena Osterkamp Melanie Göldner Luisa Schade | Germany | 6:38.80 | SA/B |
| 3 | Olga Michałkiewicz Zuzanna Lesner Weronika Kazmierczak Joanna Dittmann | Poland | 6:39.11 | SA/B |
| 4 | Iria Jarama Izaskun Echaniz María Fernanda Núñez Olivia Del Castillo | Spain | 6:41.27 | FC |
| 5 | Mildred Mercado Palacios Davanih Plata Alvarado Lilian Armenta Ayub Maite Arrillaga Garay | Mexico | 6:48.99 | FC |

### Semifinals A/B

The three fastest 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 | Marloes Oldenburg Hermijntje Drenth Tinka Offereins Benthe Boonstra | Netherlands | 6:52.72 | FA |
| 2 | Mădălina Bereș Maria Tivodariu Magdalena Rusu Amalia Bereș | Romania | 6:53.98 | FA |
| 3 | Giorgia Patten Katrina Werry Sarah Hawe Lucy Stephan | Australia | 7:05.02 | FA |
| 4 | Davina Waddy Ella Cossill Jackie Gowler Phoebe Spoors | New Zealand | 7:09.93 | FB |
| 5 | Olga Michałkiewicz Zuzanna Lesner Weronika Kazmierczak Joanna Dittmann | Poland | 7:20.10 | FB |
| 6 | Sophie Leupold Lena Osterkamp Melanie Göldner Luisa Schade | Germany | 7:27.84 | FB |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Heidi Long Rowan McKellar Helen Glover Rebecca Shorten | Great Britain | 7:06.29 | FA |
| 2 | Molly Bruggeman Kelsey Reelick Madeleine Wanamaker Claire Collins | United States | 7:11.66 | FA |
| 3 | Zhang Shuxian Liu Xiaoxin Wang Zifeng Xu Xingye | China | 7:13.62 | FA |
| 4 | Julie Poulsen Marie Johannesen Frida Sanggaard Nielsen Astrid Steensberg | Denmark | 7:16.74 | FB |
| 5 | Natalie Long Sanita Pušpure Imogen Magner Eimear Lambe | Ireland | 7:19.45 | FB |
| 6 | Piper Battersby Rebecca Zimmerman Kristen Siermachesky Kristina Walker | Canada | 7:23.13 | 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 | Iria Jarama Izaskun Echaniz María Fernanda Núñez Olivia Del Castillo | Spain | 6:46.67 | 13 |
| 2 | Mildred Mercado Palacios Davanih Plata Alvarado Lilian Armenta Ayub Maite Arrillaga Garay | Mexico | 6:53.50 | 14 |

#### Final B

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Total rank |
| 1 | Davina Waddy Ella Cossill Jackie Gowler Phoebe Spoors | New Zealand | 6:40.62 | 7 |
| 2 | Julie Poulsen Marie Johannesen Frida Sanggaard Nielsen Astrid Steensberg | Denmark | 6:42.16 | 8 |
| 3 | Natalie Long Sanita Pušpure Imogen Magner Eimear Lambe | Ireland | 6:43.86 | 9 |
| 4 | Piper Battersby Rebecca Zimmerman Kristen Siermachesky Kristina Walker | Canada | 6:45.01 | 10 |
| 5 | Sophie Leupold Lena Osterkamp Melanie Göldner Luisa Schade | Germany | 6:52.14 | 11 |
| 6 | Olga Michałkiewicz Zuzanna Lesner Weronika Kazmierczak Joanna Dittmann | Poland | 6:52.65 | 12 |

#### Final A

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| | Marloes Oldenburg Hermijntje Drenth Tinka Offereins Benthe Boonstra | Netherlands | 6:41.82 |
| | Mădălina Bereș Maria Tivodariu Magdalena Rusu Amalia Bereș | Romania | 6:43.29 |
| | Heidi Long Rowan McKellar Helen Glover Rebecca Shorten | Great Britain | 6:44.31 |
| 4 | Molly Bruggeman Kelsey Reelick Madeleine Wanamaker Claire Collins | United States | 6:47.39 |
| 5 | Giorgia Patten Katrina Werry Sarah Hawe Lucy Stephan | Australia | 6:48.23 |
| 6 | Zhang Shuxian Liu Xiaoxin Wang Zifeng Xu Xingye | China | 6:49.81 |