# 2018 World Rowing Championships – Women's coxless four

The women's coxless four 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 |
| Monday 10 September 2018 | 10:34 | Heats |
| Tuesday 11 September 2018 | 11:13 | Repechage |
| Thursday 13 September 2018 | 12:12 | Semifinals A/B |
| Saturday 15 September 2018 | 10:10 | Final B |
| Saturday 15 September 2018 | 12:31 | Final A |
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 | Lucy Stephan Katrina Werry Sarah Hawe Molly Goodman | Australia | 6:28.17 | SA/B |
| 2 | Olga Michałkiewicz Joanna Dittmann Monika Chabel Maria Wierzbowska | Poland | 6:33.14 | SA/B |
| 3 | Sophie Oksche Frauke Hacker Isabelle Hübener Alexandra Höffgen | Germany | 6:36.01 | SA/B |
| 4 | Jessie Loutit Karen Lefsrud Larissa Werbicki Kendra Wells | Canada | 6:38.84 | R |
| 5 | Mădălina Hegheș Iuliana Buhuș Mădălina-Gabriela Cașu Roxana Parascanu | Romania | 6:46.67 | R |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Madeleine Wanamaker Erin Boxberger Molly Bruggeman Erin Reelick | United States | 6:30.22 | SA/B |
| 2 | Guo Linlin Zhang Min Yi Liqin Wang Fei | China | 6:31.40 | SA/B |
| 3 | Ruby Tew Phoebe Spoors Georgia Perry Elizabeth Jeurissen | New Zealand | 6:34.99 | SA/B |
| 4 | Sara Parfett Caragh McMurtry Emily Ashford Josephine Wratten | Great Britain | 6:38.90 | R |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Anne Larsen Frida Sanggaard Nielsen Hedvig Rasmussen Ida Jacobsen | Denmark | 6:24.81 | SA/B |
| 2 | Ekaterina Sevostianova Anastasia Tikhanova Ekaterina Potapova Elena Oriabinskaia | Russia | 6:27.34 | SA/B |
| 3 | Veronica Calabrese Aisha Rocek Ilaria Broggini Giorgia Pelacchi | Italy | 6:29.40 | SA/B |
| 4 | Lies Rustenburg Lisanne Brandsma Elsbeth Beeres Laila Youssifou | Netherlands | 6:31.71 | R |

### Repechage

The three fastest boats advanced to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boat took no further part in the competition.
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Lies Rustenburg Lisanne Brandsma Elsbeth Beeres Laila Youssifou | Netherlands | 6:29.30 | SA/B |
| 2 | Mădălina Hegheș Iuliana Buhuș Mădălina-Gabriela Cașu Roxana Parascanu | Romania | 6:30.56 | SA/B |
| 3 | Sara Parfett Caragh McMurtry Emily Ashford Josephine Wratten | Great Britain | 6:30.87 | SA/B |
| 4 | Jessie Loutit Karen Lefsrud Larissa Werbicki Kendra Wells | Canada | 6:31.83 | |

### 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 | Madeleine Wanamaker Erin Boxberger Molly Bruggeman Erin Reelick | United States | 6:41.10 | FA |
| 2 | Lucy Stephan Katrina Werry Sarah Hawe Molly Goodman | Australia | 6:42.28 | FA |
| 3 | Ekaterina Sevostianova Anastasia Tikhanova Ekaterina Potapova Elena Oriabinskaia | Russia | 6:44.16 | FA |
| 4 | Lies Rustenburg Lisanne Brandsma Elsbeth Beeres Laila Youssifou | Netherlands | 6:45.20 | FB |
| 5 | Sara Parfett Caragh McMurtry Emily Ashford Josephine Wratten | Great Britain | 6:49.65 | FB |
| 6 | Ruby Tew Phoebe Spoors Georgia Perry Elizabeth Jeurissen | New Zealand | 6:57.51 | FB |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Anne Larsen Frida Sanggaard Nielsen Hedvig Rasmussen Ida Jacobsen | Denmark | 6:49.65 | FA |
| 2 | Olga Michałkiewicz Joanna Dittmann Monika Chabel Maria Wierzbowska | Poland | 6:52.55 | FA |
| 3 | Guo Linlin Zhang Min Yi Liqin Wang Fei | China | 6:56.39 | FA |
| 4 | Veronica Calabrese Aisha Rocek Ilaria Broggini Giorgia Pelacchi | Italy | 6:59.79 | FB |
| 5 | Sophie Oksche Frauke Hacker Isabelle Hübener Alexandra Höffgen | Germany | 7:04.60 | FB |
| 6 | Mădălina Hegheș Iuliana Buhuș Mădălina-Gabriela Cașu Roxana Parascanu | Romania | 7:05.00 | FB |

### Finals

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

#### Final B

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
| 1 | Sara Parfett Caragh McMurtry Emily Ashford Josephine Wratten | Great Britain | 6:36.43 |
| 2 | Lies Rustenburg Lisanne Brandsma Elsbeth Beeres Laila Youssifou | Netherlands | 6:37.96 |
| 3 | Ruby Tew Phoebe Spoors Georgia Perry Elizabeth Jeurissen | New Zealand | 6:38.46 |
| 4 | Veronica Calabrese Aisha Rocek Ilaria Broggini Giorgia Pelacchi | Italy | 6:39.26 |
| 5 | Mădălina Hegheș Iuliana Buhuș Mădălina-Gabriela Cașu Roxana Parascanu | Romania | 6:44.38 |
| 6 | Sophie Oksche Frauke Hacker Isabelle Hübener Alexandra Höffgen | Germany | 6:47.17 |

#### Final A

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
| | Madeleine Wanamaker Erin Boxberger Molly Bruggeman Erin Reelick | United States | 6:25.57 |
| | Lucy Stephan Katrina Werry Sarah Hawe Molly Goodman | Australia | 6:27.09 |
| | Ekaterina Sevostianova Anastasia Tikhanova Ekaterina Potapova Elena Oriabinskaia | Russia | 6:27.36 |
| 4 | Anne Larsen Frida Sanggaard Nielsen Hedvig Rasmussen Ida Jacobsen | Denmark | 6:28.78 |
| 5 | Olga Michałkiewicz Joanna Dittmann Monika Chabel Maria Wierzbowska | Poland | 6:32.05 |
| 6 | Guo Linlin Zhang Min Yi Liqin Wang Fei | China | 6:39.84 |