Double Sculls Challenge Cup

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Double Sculls Challenge Cup
Venue Henley Royal Regatta, River Thames
Location Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Dates1946 – present

The Double Sculls Challenge Cup is a rowing event for men's double sculls at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to male crews from all eligible rowing clubs. Two clubs may combine to make an entry.

On the centenary of the regatta in 1939 a Centenary Double Sculls event was introduced. The crews in the final were Jack Beresford and Dick Southwood of Thames Rowing Club against Giorgio Scherli and Ettore Broschi of Trieste, who were the reigning European champions. The result was a dead-heat. [1] [2] [3]

Winners

Key

YearWinnersClubTime (min)Distance ahead of 2nd placeRunners-upClub
1946R E Panelo
E D Chafuen
Buenos Aires RC8.84 L G G Newton
H L Warren
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
1947W E C Horwood
D C H Garrod
Quintin Boat Club 8.234 LF Vrba
J Vavrena
Cesky Athletic Club, Czech.
1948 B Piessens
WA Collet
Belgian Royal RF8.22 LW E C Horwood
D C H Garrod
Quintin Boat Club
1949 E W Parsner
A Larsen
DFDS Rowing Club, Denmark7.392+12 LJ W Bown
K W Tingate
Loughborough
Birmingham Rowing Club
1950 E W Parsner
A Larsen
DFDS Roklubb, Denmark8.21EJ B Brown
K W Tinegate
Loughborough
Birmingham Rowing Club
1951P Bradley
R D Burnell
Leander Club 8.412 LB G Davies
A A P Kemp
Reading Rowing Club
1952 R M A George
J Van Stichel
UNdL & A, Belgium7.37E John Rodgers
Murray Riley
Sydney Rowing Club, Australia
1953 E Schriever
P Stebler
Seeclub, Zurich7.37EC E Poynter
W T J Baker
Bedford Rowing Club
1954 E Schriever
P Stebler
Seeclub Zurich, Switzerland8.46E W G Beech
KW Tinegate
Birmingham Rowing Club
1955 H Zhylin
I Emchuk
Club Burevestnik, USSR7.5512 LH Vollmer
T Keller
Grasshopper Club, Zurich
1956 S C Rand
E H Rand
Royal Air Force7.471+12 L A J Marsden
D V Melvin
London Rowing Club
1957 A Berkutov
Y Tyukalov
Club Krasnoe Z, USSR7.41EG W Baker
M A Spracklen
Marlow Rowing Club
Royal Air Force
1958 A Berkutov
Y Tyukalov
Trud Club, Leningrad,USSR7.21EG W Baker
M A Spracklen
Marlow Rowing Club
1959 C G V Davidge
S A Mackenzie
Leander Club 7.552+34 L G C Justicz
N J Birkmyre
Birmingham Rowing Club
Bristol Ariel Rowing Club
1960 G C Justicz
N J Birkmyre
Birmingham Rowing Club
Bristol Ariel Rowing Club
7.171+34 L Bernard Monnereau
René Duhamel
CNeAdRouen, France
1961 G C Justicz
N J Birkmyre
Birmingham Rowing Club
Bristol Ariel Rowing Club
7.381+34 L A Berkutov
Y Tyukalov
Trud & Dynamo, USSR
1962 G C Justicz
N J Birkmyre
Leander Club 7.39EDN Joyce
A Maclehose
Exeter College, Oxford
Corpus Christi
1963MB Alwin
W van der Togt
Rv Willem III & Skadi7.302 LB Monnereau
R Duhamel
CN de Rouen, France
1964 G C Justicz
N J Birkmyre
Leander Club 7.3234LH Frederiksen
IJ Kruse
Dansk SR, Denmark
1965 M Studach
M Bürgin
Grasshopper Club, Zurich7.11+23 LM Haake
J Bruckhandler
TSC Berlin, Germany
1966M Haake
J Bruckhandler
TSC Berlin, Germany7.203+34 L NP Cooper
AV Cooke
Leander Club
1967 M Studach
M Bürgin
Grasshopper Club, Zurich7.471+14 LK Schabitz
J Bohmer
SG Dynamo, Potsdam
1968P A Barry
R Findlay
Tideway Scullers
NP Bank
9.182 L AJ Cowley
NS Drake
St Ives Rowing Club
1969D Oswald
M Bürgin
Grasshopper RC, Zurich7.353 L AJ Cowley
NS Drake
St Ives Rowing Club
1970T McKibbon
J Van Blom
Long Beach RA, USA7.433+12 L PJ Webb
AV Cooke
Nottingham & Union Rowing Club
1971MA Brigden
CA Brigden
Walton Rowing Club 8.211 LB Balmer
GG Parsonage
Scottish Argonauts BC
1972 P G R Delafield
T J Crooks
Leander Club 7.241+23 LL Klecatsky
JW Dietz
New York Athletic Club USA
1973 M J Hart
C L Baillieu
Leander Club
Cambridge University Boat Club
7.114+12 LU Isler
H Ruckstuhl
See Club Stafa & Zurich
1974 G Korshikov
A Timoshinin
Dynamo Club, USSR7.232+12 LU Isler
HE Ruckstahl
See Club Stafa & Zurich
1975 M J Hart
C L Baillieu
Leander Club 7.23EP Levy
KB Gee
Weybridge Rowing Club
Molesey Boat Club
1976R Prentice
MS Spencer
London Rowing Club 7.222 LJH van Drooge
R Nolet
ASR Nereus, Holland
1977 M J Hart
C L Baillieu
Leander Club 7.20ERG Stone
CR Wood
Harvard University, USA
1978 M J Hart
C L Baillieu
Leander Club 7.44EMS Spencer
R Prentice
Poplar Blackwall and District Rowing Club
1979J Clark
C L Baillieu
Thames Tradesmen's Rowing Club
Leander Club
7.32EAC Rudkin
I Gold
Bewl Bridge
Poplar Blackwall and District Rowing Club
1980P Walter
B Ford
Victoria City RC, Canada7.272 LC Allsopp
C Wood
Hartford Bridge-Univ Wash, USA
1981ER Sims
S G Redgrave
Maidenhead Rowing Club
Marlow Rowing Club
8.16EAM Riddle
BA May
Dart Amateur RC
Staines Boat Club
1982DA Clift
S G Redgrave
Marlow Rowing Club 7.553+12 l.NA Staite
J Spencer-Jones
Evesham Rowing Club
Bewdley
1983J Spencer-Jones
C L Baillieu
Bewdley
Leander Club
7.273 LP Johnson
NA Staite
Tees Rowing Club
Evesham Rowing Club
1984M Espersen
L Kruse
Bagsvaerd & Kolding Rks7.251+14 L T J Crooks
H P Matheson
Kingston Rowing Club
Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association
1985 B Eltang
L Kruse
Kolding & Danske Rk, Denmark7.143+14 LBA Lewis
G Springer
Dirty Dozen RC, USA
1986JI Parks
DM Chernoff
Charles River RA, USA7.323+12 LRC Luke
L Hancock
Llandaff Rowing Club
Derwent Rowing Club
1987N Couprina
V Dosenko
Dinamo Moscow, USSR7.21EJDM Scrivener
R Henderson
Lea Rowing Club
1988AC Rudkin
APS Kittermaster
Tideway Scullers
Barclays
7.2612 LJDM Scrivener
R Henderson
Lea Rowing Club
1989 R Floryn
N Rienks
Die Leythe & Okeanos, Holland7.45 LP Luzek
I Gruza
Dukla Praha, Czechoslovakia
1990AC Rudkin
APS Kittermaster
Tideway Scullers
Barclays
8.281+34 LMB Alloway
CF Williams
Tideway Scullers
1991 B Eltang
H Bang
Danske & Fana Roklubs, Norway7.32ERC Luke
CJ Skuse
Leander Club
1992DC Dickerson
TD Hallett
Mic Mac
Frdrcton, Can
6.571+14 LD Kruyswyk
P Wiltenburg
Groninger & Amsterdam
1993EWM Kittoe
RF Redpath
London Rowing Club
Tyrian
7.322 ft (0.61 m)IW Hopkins
M Pollecutt
Molesey Boat Club
1994G Mitring
J Dani
MTK-Gyori Vizugyi Se, Hungary7.72+12 LP Urig
C Handle
Wormser RC & Karlstadt, Germany
1995 MD Free
PT Antonie
Tweed Heads RC
Melbourne University Boat Club
6.582 ft (0.61 m)B Jamieson
DJ Gleeson
Augusta RC, USA
1996G Walker
G Lewis
Potomac BC & National TC, USA7.73 LD Schildhauer
IRW Weighell
1997 MD Free
D Free
Tweed Heads RC, Australia6.58EBA Klein
RJ Weaver
Undine Barge Club, USA
1998Y Desaviere
F Kowal
France7.173 LG M Ruckman
R S C Tucker
Augusta SC, USA
1999I M McGowan
N V Peterson
Augusta SC, USA7.443 L C P Groom
R S Tucker
Augusta SC, USA
2000 Bo Kaliszan
Bertil Samuelson
Danmarks Rocenter7.28EM K Langridge
P J C Wells
Leander Club
Queen Elizabeth HS
2001 T Kucharski
R Sycz
AZS Gorzow
AZS, Poland
7.264 LP P Gardner
I P Lawson
Leander Club
2002 S. Vieilledent
A. Hardy
R. C. de Cannes, France7.324 LA. Haller
T. Peto
Szegedi Vizisport, Hungary
2003B. Mueller
M. Weiss
Heilbronner R.C., Germany7.183 LM.S. Inglis
T. Pascall
Mosman R.C., Australia
2004P. Lorinczy
K. Szabo
Hungary7.472+23 LS. D. Goodbrand
G. B. Blanchard
2005 M. J. Hunter
J. W. Lindsay-Fynn
London Rowing Club
Leander Club
7.26E I. M. Snijders
A. F. Snijders
Holland
2006 M. W. Wells
S. C. Rowbotham
Leander Club
University of London
7.08NRO L. Špik
I. Čop
Slovenia
2007 L. Špik
I. Čop
Slovenia7.335 LM. Sloma
M. Brzezinski
Poland
2008W. D. Pierarini
E. M. Hovey
Cal. R.C. USA7.351+14 LP. F. Graves
T. H. Graves
USA
2009 M. C. Trott
N. Cohen
Waiariki R.C. New Zealand7.421 L M. W. Wells
S. C. Rowbotham
Leander Club
2010 C. Berrest
J. Bahain
Club France, France7.38NRO M. W. Wells
R. M. Bateman
Leander Club
2011 M. W. Wells
R. M. Bateman
Leander Club 6.522+12 L D. W. Crawshay
S. M. Brennan
Australian Institute of Sport, Australia
2012 J. E. Collins
A. J. Sinclair
Leander Club 7.354+14 LA. Bernsten
H. G. E. Grepperud
Oslo Kraftsenter, Norway
2013 M.A.N. Arms
R.W. Manson
New Zealand6:482 L W.P. Lucas
M.K. Langridge
London Rowing Club
Leander Club
2014 S. Delayre
J. Azou
France7:173 ft (0.91 m) J. E. Collins
J.F.L. Walton
Leander Club
2015 J. E. Collins
J.F.L. Walton
Leander Club 7:232+13 L J.M. Thompson
J.E. Smith
South Africa
2016N.C. Middleton
J.R.A. Beaumont
Leander Club 7:274+12 LG. Fistravec
D. Fridman
Veslaški Klub Maribor, Slovenia
Tiberias Rowing Club, Israel
2017 J.W. Storey
C.W. Harris
Waiariki R.C. New Zealand6:491+14 LP.H. Houin
J.A. Azou
Club France
2018 Angus Groom
Jack Beaumont
Leander Club 6:4615 L Paul O'Donovan
Gary O'Donovan
Ireland
2019 John Collins
Graeme Thomas
Leander Club
Agecroft
6.441L John Storey
Chris Harris
New Zealand
2020No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic [4]
2021 Fintan McCarthy
Paul O'Donovan
Skibbereen RC
University College, Cork [5]
7.131+34 LSam Meijer
Matt Haywood
Tideway Scullers School
Nottingham Rowing Club
2022 Jack Cleary
Caleb Antill
Rowing Australia [6] 6.5613 LSam Meijer
Matt Haywood
Tideway Scullers School
Nottingham Rowing Club
2023 Aleix Garcia
Rodrigo Conde
Club Natació Banyoles & Club Remo do Miño, Spain [7] 7.195 LAidan Thompson
John Collins
Twickenham Rowing Club
Leander Club

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