Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's quadruple sculls
The women's quadruple sculls competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia took place at Lake Lanier.
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 first-place boat in 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, while the remaining 4 boats were sent to the "B" final.The boats in the "A" final competed for medals and 4th through 6th place; the boats in the "B" final competed for 7th through 10th.
All races were over a 2000 metre course.
Results
Heats
Heat 1
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6:39.32 | |||
| 2 | 6:43.76 | |||
| 3 | 6:46.00 | |||
| 4 | 6:48.58 | |||
| 5 | 6:50.93 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6:36.00 | |||
| 2 | 6:37.59 | |||
| 3 | 6:38.25 | |||
| 4 | 6:46.17 | |||
| 5 | 6:54.73 |
Repechage
Repechage 1
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6:15.45 | |||
| 2 | 6:15.92 | |||
| 3 | 6:16.85 | |||
| 4 | 6:25.54 |
Repechage 2
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6:19.11 | |||
| 2 | 6:21.23 | |||
| 3 | 6:26.27 | |||
| – |
Finals
Final B
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
| 7 | 6:24.10 | ||
| 8 | 6:24.49 | ||
| 9 | 6:25.73 | ||
| 10 | 6:31.35 |
Final A
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
| 6:27.44 | |||
| 6:30.36 | |||
| 6:30.38 | |||
| 4 | 6:30.92 | ||
| 5 | 6:31.10 | ||
| 6 | 6:35.54 |
Final classification
The following rowers took part:| Rank | Rowers | Country |
| Katrin Rutschow Jana Sorgers Kerstin Köppen Kathrin Boron | ||
| Svitlana Maziy Dina Miftakhutdynova Inna Frolova Olena Ronzhyna | ||
| Laryssa Biesenthal Diane O'Grady Kathleen Heddle Marnie McBean | ||
| Inger Pors Olsen Ulla Werner Hansen Sarah Lauritzen Dorthe Pedersen | ||
| Cao Mianying Zhang Xiuyun Liu Xirong Gu Xiaoli | ||
| Irene Eijs Meike van Driel Nelleke Penninx Eeke van Nes | ||
| Irina Fedotova Oksana Dorodnova Larisa Merk Margarita Bogdanova | ||
| Dré Thies Cécile Tucker Cathy Symon Julia Chilicki | ||
| Sally Newmarch Jane Robinson Marina Hatzakis Bronwyn Roye | ||
| Angela Tamaş Viorica Susanu Iulia Bulie Doina Robu |