Prince Philip Challenge Cup | |
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Venue | Henley Royal Regatta, River Thames |
Location | Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire |
Dates | 1963 – 2003 |
Prince Philip Challenge Cup was a rowing event for men's coxed fours at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. [1]
The event ran from 1963 until 2003 but was withdrawn due to declining interest internationally. [2]
Year | Winner | Runner-Up |
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1963 | Auckland Rowing Club, New Zealand | Thames Rowing Club |
1964 | Molesey Boat Club | Phillips Exeter Academy, USA |
1965 | Leander Club | Tideway Scullers School |
1966 | SG Dynamo Potsdam, Germany | Kobenhavn Roklub, Denmark |
1967 | ASK Vorwarts, Rostock, USSR | Tideway Scullers School |
1968 | Tideway Scullers School | row over |
1969 | DSR Laga, Holland | Hutt Valley Rowing Club, New Zealand |
1970 | R Konstanz/Wetzlar, W Germany | SG Dynamo Potsdam, E Germany |
1971 | London Rowing Club & University of London | Leander Club |
1972 | St. Catherine's Rowing Club, Canada | Oxford University Boat Club |
1973 | Northeastern University Rowing Association, USA | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA |
1974 | Lady Margaret & First & Third Trinity Boat Club | University of London |
1976 | Thames Tradesmen's Rowing Club | Leander Club |
1977 | Garda Siochana Boat Club, Ireland | Thames Tradesmen's Rowing Club |
1978 | Trakia Club, Bulgaria | Quintin Boat Club & Marlow Rowing Club |
1979 | Garda Siochana Boat Club, Ireland | University of London |
1980 | Charles River Rowing Association, USA | Yale University |
1981 | Kingston Rowing Club | Garda Siochana Boat Club, Ireland |
1982 | University of London & Tyrian | Queensland University & Mosman RC, Australia |
1983 | Kingston Rowing Club | University of London & Oxford University |
1984 | Marlow Rowing Club & Tyrian | KSR Njord, Holland |
1985 | Tideway Scullers School | Thames Tradesmen's Rowing Club |
1986 | AZS Szczecin & AZ Wroclaw, Poland | Thames Tradesmen's Rowing Club & Exeter RC |
1987 | Soviet Army, USSR | AZS Szczecin & AZ Wroclaw, Poland |
1988 | Vancouver Rowing Club, Canada | Syracuse University, USA |
1989 | University of London | Levski Spartak, Bulgaria |
1990 | Hansa Dortmund, Germany | Levski Spartak Club, Bulgaria |
1991 | Leander Club & Star Club | Dinamo Vilnius, USSR |
1992 | Leander Club | Tideway Scullers School |
1993 | Leander Club & Molesey Boat Club | Molesey Boat Club & University of London |
1994 | Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association | Leander Club |
1995 | Leander Club ‘A’ | Leander Club ‘B’ |
1996 | Berliner Ruder Club, Germany | Potomac Boat Club & Arco Training Center, USA |
1997 | Eton Vikings & Leander Club | Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association & Newcastle University |
1998 | HVK “Gusar” Split, Croatia | EN d’Boulogne & Aviron Valentinois, France |
1999 | Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association | Leander Club |
2000 | Leander Club & Oxford Brookes University | Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association |
2001 | Leander Club & Oxford Brookes University [3] | Molesey Boat Club & Oxford University |
2002 | Molesey Boat Club & Oxford Brookes University [4] | Cambridge University |
2003 | Leander Club [5] | Molesey Boat Club & Tyrian |
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