| Event: | Women's lightweight quadruple sculls |
| Championship: | 2016 World Rowing Championships |
| Dates: | 22–27 August |
| Venue: | Willem-Alexander Baan |
| Location: | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Competitors: | 20 |
| Nations: | 5 |
| Win Value: | 7:10:60 |
| Gold: | Brianna Stubbs Emily Craig Imogen Walsh Eleanor Piggott |
| Gold Nation: | GBR |
| Silver: | Judith Anlauf Leonie Pieper Lena Reuss Katrin Thoma |
| Silver Nation: | GER |
| Bronze: | Xuan Xulian Zhang Weixiao Zhang Weimiao Yan Xiaohua |
| Bronze Nation: | CHN |
| Prev: | 2015 |
| Next: | 2017 |
The women's lightweight quadruple sculls competition at the 2016 World Rowing Championships in Rotterdam took place at the Willem-Alexander Baan.[1]
The schedule was as follows:[1]
| Date | Time | Round | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 22 August 2016 | 17:35 | Exhibition race | ||||
| style=background:lemonchiffon | Saturday 27 August 2016 | style=background:lemonchiffon | 13:10 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Final |
With fewer than seven entries in this event, boats contested a race for lanes before the final.[2]
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brianna Stubbs Emily Craig Imogen Walsh Eleanor Piggott | 6:35.11 | ||
| 2 | Judith Anlauf Leonie Pieper Lena Reuss Katrin Thoma | 6:37.51 | ||
| 3 | Xuan Xulian Zhang Weixiao Zhang Weimiao Yan Xiaohua | 6:40.33 | ||
| 4 | Ashley Amos Monica Whitehouse Morgan McGovern Emily Schmieg | 6:42.59 | ||
| 5 | Jenna Pelham Sydney Boyes Jill Moffatt Kathryn Twyman | 6:43.90 |
The final determined the rankings.[3]
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brianna Stubbs Emily Craig Imogen Walsh Eleanor Piggott | 7:10.60 | |||
| Judith Anlauf Leonie Pieper Lena Reuss Katrin Thoma | 7:12.45 | |||
| Xuan Xulian Zhang Weixiao Zhang Weimiao Yan Xiaohua | 7:21.04 | |||
| 4 | Jenna Pelham Sydney Boyes Jill Moffatt Kathryn Twyman | 7:23.57 | ||
| 5 | Ashley Amos Monica Whitehouse Morgan McGovern Emily Schmieg | 7:26.24 |