Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's quadruple sculls
The women's quadruple sculls 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 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 advanced directly to the "A" final. 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 advanced to the "A" final. The remaining 4 boats 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 | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6:23.22 | |||
| 2 | 6:26.95 | |||
| 3 | 6:35.55 | |||
| 4 | 6:41.03 | |||
| 5 | 6:49.29 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6:31.40 | |||
| 2 | 6:42.93 | |||
| 3 | 6:43.56 | |||
| 4 | 6:45.27 | |||
| 5 | 6:47.13 |
Repechage
Repechage heat 1
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6:26.14 | |||
| 2 | 6:37.46 | |||
| 3 | 6:38.95 | |||
| 4 | 6:44.15 |
Repechage heat 2
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6:27.75 | |||
| 2 | 6:33.36 | |||
| 3 | 6:39.10 | |||
| 4 | 6:41.24 |
Finals
Final B
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
| 7 | 6:38.70 | ||
| 8 | 6:40.91 | ||
| 9 | 6:41.28 | ||
| 10 | 6:43.16 |
Final A
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
| 6:21.06 | |||
| 6:23.47 | |||
| 6:23.81 | |||
| 4 | 6:24.10 | ||
| 5 | 6:41.86 | ||
| 6 | 6:43.79 |
Final classification
| Rank | Rowers | Nation |
| Kerstin Förster Kristina Mundt Beate Schramm Jana Sorgers | ||
| Irina Kalimbet Svitlana Maziy Inna Frolova Antonina Zelikovich | ||
| Anișoara Bălan Anişoara Minea Veronica Cogeanu Doina Robu /Elisabeta Lipă | ||
| 4 | Pavlina Khristova Galina Anakhrieva Iskra Velinova Krasimira Tocheva | |
| 5 | Hana Krejčová Ľubica Novotníková-Kurhajcová Blanka Mikysková Irena Soukupová | |
| 6 | Marie-Anne Vandermoere Ann Haesebrouck Lucia Focque Annelies Bredael | |
| 7 | Jos Compaan Marjan Pentenga Nicolette Wessel Marijke Zeekant | |
| 8 | Erika Bertényi Ildikó Cserey Anikó Kapócs Katalin Sarlós | |
| 9 | Sherry Cassuto Angie Herron Jennie Marshall Anne Martin | |
| 10 | Monique Coupat Christine Dubosquelle-Jullien Christine Gossé Chantal Lafon |