2023 World Rowing Championships – Women's coxless four

Women's coxless four at the 2023 World Rowing Championships
Venue	Lake Sava
Location	Belgrade, Serbia
Dates	4 September – 9 September
Competitors	56 from 14 nations
Winning time	6:41.82
Medalists
Marloes Oldenburg Hermijntje Drenth Tinka Offereins Benthe Boonstra    Netherlands   Mădălina Bereș Maria Tivodariu Magdalena Rusu Amalia Bereș    Romania   Heidi Long Rowan McKellar Helen Glover Rebecca Shorten    Great Britain
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The women's coxless four competition at the 2023 World Rowing Championships took place at Lake Sava, in Belgrade. ^[1]

Schedule

The schedule was as follows: ^[1]

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
	11:50	Final B
	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. ^[2]

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. ^[3]

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. ^[4]

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. ^[5]

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

References

1. "2023 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS | Schedule By Event". World Rowing. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
2. "Women's four – Results summary Heats" (PDF). World Rowing. 4 September 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
3. "Women's four – Results summary Repechages" (PDF). World Rowing. 5 September 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
4. "Women's four – Results summary Semifinals A/B" (PDF). World Rowing. 7 September 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
5. "Results Summary by Event Women's Coxless Four – Finals" (PDF). World Rowing. 9 September 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2023.