Double Sculls Challenge Cup

Double Sculls Challenge Cup
Venue	Henley Royal Regatta, River Thames
Location	Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Dates	1946 – 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]}

Past winners

Key

• L = Lengths
• E = Easily
• NRO = Not rowed out

1946 to 1999

Year	Winning crew	Club	Time	Distance	Runner-up	Club	ref
1946	Rafael E. Panelo Ergasto D. Chafuen	Buenos Aires RC, ARG	8.8	4 L	Guy Newton Humphrey Warren	Trinity Hall, Cm	[4]
1947	Wally E. C. Horwood David C. H. Garrod	Quintin Boat Club	8.23	4 L	Frantisek Vrba Jaroslav Vavrena	Cesky AC, CZE	[5] [6]
1948	Ben Piessens Willy Collet	Belgian Royal RF	8.2	2 L	Wally E. C. Horwood David C. H. Garrod	Quintin Boat Club	[7]
1949	Ebbe Parsner Aage Larsen	DFDS Roklubb, DEN	7.39	2+1⁄2 L	Jack B. Brown Ken Tinegate	Loughborough BC Birmingham RC	[8]
1950	Ebbe Parsner Aage Larsen	DFDS Roklubb, DEN	8.21	E	Jack B. Brown Ken Tinegate	Loughborough BC Birmingham RC	[9]
1951	Pat Bradley Dickie Burnell	Leander Club	8.41	2 L	B. Glyn Davies A. A. Paddy Kemp	Reading Rowing Club	[10]
1952	Robert George Jos Van Stichel	UNdL & A, BEL	7.37	E	John Rodgers Murray Riley	Sydney Rowing Club, AUS
1953	Erich Schriever Peter Stebler	Seeclub, Zurich, SWI	7.37	E	C. E. 'Ted' Poynter W T J Baker	Bedford Rowing Club	[11] [12]
1954	Erich Schriever Peter Stebler	Seeclub, Zurich, SWI	8.46	E	Graham Beech Ken Tinegate	Birmingham RC	[13]
1955	Heorhiy Zhylin Igor Emchuk	Club Burevestnik, USSR	7.55	1⁄2 L	Hansruedi Vollmer Thomas Keller	Grasshopper Club, Zurich	[14]
1956	Sidney Rand Bill Rand	Royal Air Force	7.47	1+1⁄2 L	John Marsden Doug Melvin	London Rowing Club	[15]
1957	Aleksandr Berkutov Yuriy Tyukalov	Club Krasnoe Z, USSR	7.41	E	Geoff Baker Mike Spracklen	Marlow Rowing Club Royal Air Force	[16]
1958	Aleksandr Berkutov Yuriy Tyukalov	Trud Club, Leningrad, USSR	7.21	E	Geoff Baker Mike Spracklen	Marlow Rowing Club	[17]
1959	Christopher Davidge Stuart Mackenzie	Leander Club	7.55	2+3⁄4 L	George Justicz Nicholas Birkmyre	Birmingham RC Bristol Ariel RC	[18]
1960	George Justicz Nicholas Birkmyre	Birmingham RC Bristol Ariel RC	7.17	1+3⁄4 L	Bernard Monnereau René Duhamel	CNeAdRouen, FRA	[19]
1961	George Justicz Nicholas Birkmyre	Birmingham RC Bristol Ariel RC	7.38	1+3⁄4 L	Aleksandr Berkutov Yuriy Tyukalov	Trud & Dynamo, USSR	[20]
1962	George Justicz Nicholas Birkmyre	Leander Club	7.39	E	David N. Joyce Alex Maclehose	Exeter College, Oxford Corpus Christi	[21]
1963	Max Alwin Willem van der Togt	Rv Willem III Skadi RC, NED	7.30	2 L	Bernard Monnereau René Duhamel	CN de Rouen, FRA	[22]
1964	George Justicz Nicholas Birkmyre	Leander Club	7.32	3⁄4L	Hans Frederiksen Ibs J. Kruse	Dansk SR, DEN	[23]
1965	Martin Studach Melchior Bürgin	Grasshopper Club, Zurich	7.1	1+2⁄3 L	Manfred Haake Jochen Brückhändler	TSC Berlin, GDR	[24]
1966	Manfred Haake Jochen Brückhändler	TSC Berlin, GDR	7.20	3+3⁄4 L	Nick Cooper Arnold Cooke	Leander Club	[25]
1967	Martin Studach Melchior Bürgin	Grasshopper Club, Zurich	7.47	1+1⁄4 L	Klaus Schabitz Joachim Böhmer	SG Dynamo, Potsdam, GDR	[26]
1968	Pat A. Barry Dick. M. Findlay	Tideway Scullers Nat Prov Bank	9.18	2 L	Tony J. Cowley Nigel S. Drake	St Ives Rowing Club	[27]
1969	Denis Oswald Melchior Bürgin	Grasshopper RC, Zurich	7.35	3 L	Tony J. Cowley Nigel S. Drake	St Ives Rowing Club	[28]
1970	Thomas McKibbon John Van Blom	Long Beach RA, USA	7.43	3+1⁄2 L	Peter Webb Arnold Cooke	Nottingham & Union RC	[29]
1971	Mike A. Brigden Chris A. Brigden	Walton Rowing Club	8.21	1 L	B. Balmer George G. Parsonage	Scottish Argonauts BC	[30]
1972	Patrick Delafield Tim Crooks	Leander Club	7.24	1+2⁄3 L	Lawrence Klecatsky Jim Dietz	New York AC, USA	[31]
1973	Michael Hart Chris Baillieu	Leander Club Cambridge Univ BC	7.11	4+1⁄2 L	Ueli Isler Hans E. Ruckstahl	SeeClub Stafa Zurich, SWI	[32]
1974	Gennadi Korshikov Aleksandr Timoshinin	Dynamo Club, USSR	7.23	2+1⁄2 L	Ueli Isler Hans E. Ruckstahl	SeeClub Stafa Zurich, SWI	[33]
1975	Michael Hart Chris Baillieu	Leander Club	7.23	E	Peter Levy K. B. Gee	Weybridge Rowing Club Molesey Boat Club	[34]
1976	Bobby Prentice Martin Samuel Spencer	London Rowing Club	7.22	2 L	J. H. van Drooge R. Nolet	ASR Nereus, NED	[35]
1977	Michael Hart Chris Baillieu	Leander Club	7.20	E	R. Gregg Stone Christopher R. Tiff Wood	Harvard University, USA	[36]
1978	Michael Hart Chris Baillieu	Leander Club	7.44	E	Martin Samuel Spencer Bobby Prentice	Poplar Blackwall & District RC	[37]
1979	Jim Clark Chris Baillieu	Thames Tradesmen's RC Leander Club	7.32	E	Andrew Rudkin Ian Gold	Bewl Bridge Poplar Blackwall & District RC	[38]
1980	Pat Walter Bruce Ford	Victoria City RC, CAN	7.27	2 L	Chris Allsopp Christopher R. Tiff Wood	Hartford Bridge-Univ Wash, USA	[39]
1981	Eric R. Sims Steve Redgrave	Maidenhead RC Marlow Rowing Club	8.16	E	Andy M. Riddle Brian A. May	Dart Amateur RC Staines Boat Club	[40]
1982	Adam Clift Steve Redgrave	Marlow Rowing Club	7.55	3+1⁄2 l.	Neil Staite Jonathan Spencer-Jones	Evesham Rowing Club Bewdley Rowing Club	[41]
1983	Jonathan Spencer-Jones Chris Baillieu	Bewdley Leander Club	7.27	3 L	Paul Johnson Neil Staite	Tees Rowing Club Evesham Rowing Club
1984	Morten Espersen Leif Kruse	Bagsvaerd Kolding Rks	7.25	1+1⁄4 L	Tim Crooks Hugh Matheson	Kingston Rowing Club NCRA
1985	Bjarne Eltang Leif Kruse	Kolding Danske Rk, DEN	7.14	3+1⁄4 L	Brad Alan Lewis Greg Springer	Dirty Dozen RC, USA	[42]
1986	Jeff I. Parks Dan M. Chernoff	Charles River RA, USA	7.32	3+1⁄2 L	Rob C. Luke Lewis Hancock	Llandaff Rowing Club Derwent Rowing Club
1987	Nikolai Chouprina Valeriy Dosenko	Dinamo Moscow, USSR	7.21	E	Julian D. M. Scrivener Rorie Henderson	Lea Rowing Club
1988	Andrew C. Rudkin A. Philip S. Kittermaster	Tideway Scullers Barclays	7.26	1⁄2 L	Julian D. M. Scrivener Rorie Henderson	Lea Rowing Club
1989	Ronald Florijn Nico Rienks	Die Leythe Okeanos, NED	7.4	5 L	Pavel Lůžek Ivan Gruza	Dukla Praha, CZE	[43]
1990	Andrew C. Rudkin A. Philip S. Kittermaster	Tideway Scullers Barclays	8.28	1+3⁄4 L	Mark B. Alloway Chris F. Williams	Tideway Scullers
1991	Bjarne Eltang Hans Bang	Danske Fana Roklubs, NOR	7.32	E	Rob C. Luke Chris J. Skuse	Leander Club
1992	Don C. Dickerson Todd Hallett	Mic Mac Fredricton, CAN	6.57	1+1⁄4 L	Dilo Kruyswyk Pieter Wiltenburg	AGSR Gyas Skadi Rowing Club, NED
1993	Ned Kittoe Rupert F. Redpath	London Rowing Club Tyrian	7.32	2 ft (0.61 m)	Ian W. Hopkins Mark Pollecutt	Molesey Boat Club	[44]
1994	Gábor Mitring Zsolt Dani	MTK-Gyori Vizugyi Se, HUN	7.7	2+1⁄2 L	Peter Uhrig Christian Händle	Wormser RC Karlstadt, GER
1995	Marcus D. Free Peter Antonie	Tweed Heads RC Melbourne Univ BC	6.58	2 ft (0.61 m)	Brian Jamieson Dave. J Gleeson	Augusta RC, USA
1996	Greg Walker Greg Lewis	Potomac BC National TC, USA	7.7	3 L	Günter Schneider Jürg Habermayr	RC Thalwil Seeclub Thun, SWI	[45]
1997	Marcus. D Free Duncan Free	Tweed Heads RC, AUS	6.58	E	Barry A. Klein Ranson J. Weaver	Undine Barge Club, USA	[46]
1998	Yvan Deslavière Frédéric Kowal	Aviron Marne et Joinville Cercle Aviron de Nogent, FRA	7.17	3 L	Greg Ruckman Steve Tucker	Augusta SC, USA	[47]
1999	Ian McGowan Nick Peterson	Augusta SC, USA	7.44	3 L	Conal Groom Steve Tucker	Augusta SC, USA

Gallery

• 
  Twice winners Aage Larsen and Ebbe Parsner
• 
  1963 winner Max Alwin
• 
  Chris Davidge, 1959 winner

2000 onwards

Year	Winning crew	Club	Time	Distance	Runner-up	Club	ref
2000	Bo Kaliszan Bertil Samuelson	Danmarks Rocenter	7.28	E	Matt K. Langridge Pete J. C. Wells	Leander Club Queen Elizabeth HS
2001	Tomasz Kucharski Robert Sycz	AZS Gorzow AZS, POL	7.26	4 L	Pete P. Gardner Ian P. Lawson	Leander Club
2002	Sébastien Vieilledent Adrien Hardy	RC de Cannes, FRA	7.32	4 L	Ákos Haller Tibor Pető	Szegedi Vizisport, HUN
2003	Benedikt Mueller Matthias Weiss	Heilbronner RC Mainzer RuderVerein, GER	7.18	3 L	Martin S. Inglis Tristan Pascall	Mosman RC, AUS
2004	Péter Lőrinczy Kornel Szabo	Ganz Villany RC Tisza RC, HUN	7.47	2+2⁄3 L	Simon D. Goodbrand Guy B. Blanchard	Rob Roy BC
2005	Mark Hunter James W. Lindsay-Fynn	London Rowing Club Leander Club	7.26	E	Ivo M. Snijders Alwin F. Snijders	A.S.R. Nereus D.S.R Proteus-Eretes, NED
2006	Matt Wells Stephen C. Rowbotham	Leander Club Univof London	7.08	NRO	Luka Špik Iztok Čop	Veslaski Klub Bled, SVN
2007	Luka Špik Iztok Čop	Veslaski Klub Bled, SVN	7.33	5 L	Michał Słoma Marcin Brzeziński	WTW Warszawa AZS Toruń, POL
2008	Wes D. Pierarini Elliot Hovey	California RC, USA	7.35	1+1⁄4 L	Peter F. Graves Thomas H. Graves	Bantam BC, USA
2009	Matthew C. Trott Nathan Cohen	Waiariki RC, NZL	7.42	1 L	Matt Wells Stephen C. Rowbotham	Leander Club
2010	Cédric Berrest Julien Bahain	Club France,	7.38	NRO	Matt Wells R. Marcus Bateman	Leander Club
2011	Matt Wells R. Marcus Bateman	Leander Club	6.52	2+1⁄2 L	David W. Crawshay Scott M. Brennan	Australian Institute of Sport
2012	John E. Collins Alan J. Sinclair	Leander Club	7.35	4+1⁄4 L	Alexander Bernsten Hans Magnus Grepperud	Oslo Kraftsenter, NOR
2013	Michael A. N. Arms Robbie Manson	Waiariki RC, NZL	6:48	2 L	Bill P. Lucas Matt K. Langridge	London Rowing Club Leander Club	[48]
2014	Stany Delayre Jérémie Azou	France	7:17	3 ft (0.91 m)	John E. Collins Jonathan F. L. Walton	Leander Club
2015	John Collins Jonathan F. L. Walton	Leander Club	7:23	2+1⁄3 L	James M. Thompson John E. Smith	Univ of Pretoria, RSA
2016	Nick C. Middleton Jack Beaumont	Leander Club	7:27	4+1⁄2 L	Gašper Fistravec Dani Fridman	Veslaški Klub Maribor, SVN Tiberias Rowing Club, ISR
2017	John Storey Chris Harris	Waiariki RC, NZL	6:49	1+1⁄4 L	Pierre Houin Jérémie Azou	Club France
2018	Angus Groom Jack Beaumont	Leander Club	6:46	1⁄5 L	Paul O'Donovan Gary O'Donovan	Skibbereen RC, IRE
2019	John E. Collins Graeme Thomas	Leander Club Agecroft RC	6.44	1L	John Storey Chris Harris	Waiariki RC, NZL
2020	No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic						[49]
2021	Fintan McCarthy Paul O'Donovan	Skibbereen RC University College, Cork	7.13	1+3⁄4 L	Sam Meijer Matt Haywood	Tideway Scullers School Nottingham Rowing Club	[50]
2022	Jack Cleary Caleb Antill	Rowing Australia	6.56	1⁄3 L	Sam Meijer Matt Haywood	Tideway Scullers Nottingham RC	[51]
2023	Aleix Garcia Rodrigo Conde	Club Natació Banyoles Club Remo do Miño, ESP	7.19	5 L	Aidan Thompson John Collins	Twickenham Rowing Club Leander Club	[52]
2024	Jamie Gare Cedol Dafydd	Leander Club	7.25	2L	Cedar Cunningham Casey Fuller	Penn ACRC, USA Saugatuck RC, U.S.A.	[53]
2025	Finlay Hamill Ben Mason	Waiariki Rowing Club	6.54	1L	Oscar McGuinness Mitchell Reinhard	Rowing Australia

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