# 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Women's K-4 500 metres

The women's K-4 500 metres competition at the 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Montemor-o-Velho took place at the Centro de Alto Rendimento de Montemor-o-Velho.

## Schedule

The schedule was as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| Saturday 25 August 2018 | 16:41 | Heats |
| Saturday 25 August 2018 | 18:06 | Semifinal |
| Sunday 26 August 2018 | 13:17 | Final |
All times are Western European Summer Time (UTC+1)

## Results
### Heats

The fastest three boats in each heat advanced directly to the final. The next four fastest boats in each heat, plus the fastest remaining boat advanced to the semifinal.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Kayakers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Anna Kárász Erika Medveczky Danuta Kozák Dóra Bodonyi | Hungary | 1:37.234 | QF |
| 2 | Mariya Povkh Anastasiia Todorova Mariia Kichasova-Skoryk Inna Hryshchun | Ukraine | 1:37.611 | QF |
| 3 | Pernille Knudsen Line Langelund Julie Funch Bolette Iversen | Denmark | 1:37.734 | QF |
| 4 | Alina Svita Nadzeya Liapeshka Maryna Litvinchuk Volha Khudzenka | Belarus | 1:38.864 | QS |
| 5 | Manon Hostens Sarah Troël Gabrielle Tuleu Léa Jamelot | France | 1:39.874 | QS |
| 6 | Emily Lewis Amy Turner Deborah Kerr Hannah Brown | Great Britain | 1:40.734 | QS |
| 7 | Irene Burgo Sofia Campana Cristina Petracca Agata Fantini | Italy | 1:41.751 | QS |
| 8 | Teresa Portela Joana Vasconcelos Francisca Laia Francisca Carvalho | Portugal | 1:41.988 | |
| 9 | María Magdalena Garro Sabrina Ameghino Brenda Rojas Micaela Maslein | South Africa | 1:44.011 | |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Kayakers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Lisa Carrington Aimee Fisher Kayla Imrie Caitlin Ryan | New Zealand | 1:35.602 | QF |
| 2 | Franziska Weber Steffi Kriegerstein Tina Dietze Conny Waßmuth | Germany | 1:36.195 | QF |
| 3 | Karolina Naja Helena Wiśniewska Anna Puławska Katarzyna Kolodziejczyk | Poland | 1:36.645 | QF |
| 4 | Kira Stepanova Vera Sobetova Svetlana Chernigovskaya Anastasia Panchenko | Russia | 1:37.152 | QS |
| 5 | Alyssa Bull Jaime Roberts Alyce Burnett Jo Brigden-Jones | Australia | 1:39.839 | QS |
| 6 | Beatriz Fragoza Brenda Rodríguez Karina Morales Maricela Rodríguez | Mexico | 1:39.936 | QS |
| 7 | Courtney Stott Michelle Russell Lisa Bissonnette Madeline Schmidt | Canada | 1:40.286 | QS |
| 8 | Sara Ouzande Isabel Contreras Alicia Heredia Begoña Lazkano | Spain | 1:41.842 | qS |

### Semifinal

The fastest three boats advanced to the final.
| Rank | Kayakers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Alyssa Bull Jaime Roberts Alyce Burnett Jo Brigden-Jones | Australia | 1:35.266 | QF |
| 2 | Alina Svita Nadzeya Liapeshka Maryna Litvinchuk Volha Khudzenka | Belarus | 1:35.496 | QF |
| 3 | Courtney Stott Michelle Russell Lisa Bissonnette Madeline Schmidt | Canada | 1:36.169 | QF |
| 4 | Kira Stepanova Vera Sobetova Svetlana Chernigovskaya Anastasia Panchenko | Russia | 1:36.486 | |
| 5 | Manon Hostens Sarah Troël Gabrielle Tuleu Léa Jamelot | France | 1:36.999 | |
| 6 | Emily Lewis Amy Turner Deborah Kerr Hannah Brown | Great Britain | 1:38.166 | |
| 7 | Beatriz Fragoza Brenda Rodríguez Karina Morales Maricela Rodríguez | Mexico | 1:39.719 | |
| 8 | Sara Ouzande Isabel Contreras Alicia Heredia Begoña Lazkano | Spain | 1:40.226 | |
| 9 | Irene Burgo Sofia Campana Cristina Petracca Agata Fantini | Italy | 1:42.656 | |

### Final

Competitors raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.
| Rank | Kayakers | Country | Time |
| | Anna Kárász Erika Medveczky Danuta Kozák Dóra Bodonyi | Hungary | 1:33.761 |
| | Lisa Carrington Aimee Fisher Kayla Imrie Caitlin Ryan | New Zealand | 1:33.771 |
| | Karolina Naja Helena Wiśniewska Anna Puławska Katarzyna Kolodziejczyk | Poland | 1:34.568 |
| 4 | Alina Svita Nadzeya Liapeshka Maryna Litvinchuk Volha Khudzenka | Belarus | 1:34.885 |
| 5 | Franziska Weber Steffi Kriegerstein Tina Dietze Conny Waßmuth | Germany | 1:36.298 |
| 6 | Mariya Povkh Anastasiia Todorova Mariia Kichasova-Skoryk Inna Hryshchun | Ukraine | 1:36.515 |
| 7 | Alyssa Bull Jaime Roberts Alyce Burnett Jo Brigden-Jones | Australia | 1:37.385 |
| 8 | Pernille Knudsen Line Langelund Julie Funch Bolette Iversen | Denmark | 1:39.245 |
| 9 | Courtney Stott Michelle Russell Lisa Bissonnette Madeline Schmidt | Canada | 1:39.645 |