Double Sculls Challenge Cup

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Double Sculls Challenge Cup
VenueHenley Royal Regatta, River Thames
LocationHenley-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 and of Trieste, who were the reigning European champions. The result was a dead-heat.[1]

Winners[]

Year Winners Club Time Runners-up Club
1946 R E Panelo
E D Chafuen
Buenos Aires RC 8.8 4 L G G Newton
H L Warren
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
1947 W E C Horwood
D C H Garrod
Quintin Boat Club 8.23 4 L F Vrba
J Vavrena
Cesky Athletic Club, Czech.
1948 B Piessens
WA Collet
Belgian Royal RF 8.2 2 L W E C Horwood
D C H Garrod
Quintin Boat Club
1949 E W Parsner
A Larsen
DFDS Rowing Club, Denmark 7.39 2½ L J W Bown
K W Tingate
Loughborough
Birmingham Rowing Club
1950 E W Parsner
A Larsen
DFDS Roklubb, Denmark 8.21 E J B Brown
K W Tinegate
Loughborough
Birmingham Rowing Club
1951 P Bradley
R D Burnell
Leander Club 8.41 2 L B G Davies
A A P Kemp
Reading Rowing Club
1952 R M A George
J Van Stichel
UNdL & A, Belgium 7.37 E J Rodgers
M Riley
Sydney Rowing Club, Australia
1953 E Schriever
P Stebler
Seeclub, Zurich 7.37 E C E Poynter
W T J Baker
Bedford Rowing Club
1954 E Schriever
P Stebler
Seeclub Zurich, Switzerland 8.46 E W G Beech
KW Tinegate
Birmingham Rowing Club
1955 H Zhylin
I Emchuk
Club Burevestnik, USSR 7.55 ½ L H Vollmer
T Keller
Grasshopper Club, Zurich
1956 S C Rand
E H Rand
Royal Air Force 7.47 1½ L A J Marsden
D V Melvin
London Rowing Club
1957 A Berkutov
Y Tyukalov
Club Krasnoe Z, USSR 7.41 E G W Baker
M A Spracklen
Marlow Rowing Club
Royal Air Force
1958 A Berkutov
Y Tyukalov
Trud Club, Leningrad,USSR 7.21 E G W Baker
M A Spracklen
Marlow Rowing Club
1959 C G V Davidge
S A Mackenzie
Leander Club 7.55 2¾ 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
7.17 1¾ L B Monnereau
R Duhamel
CNeAdRouen, France
1961 G C Justicz
N J Birkmyre
Birmingham Rowing Club
Bristol Ariel Rowing Club
7.38 1¾ l. A Berkutov
Y Tyukalov
Trud & Dynamo, USSR
1962 G C Justicz
N J Birkmyre
Leander Club 7.39 E DN Joyce
A Maclehose
Exeter College, Oxford
Corpus Christi
1963 MB Alwin
W van der Togt
Rv Willem III & Skadi 7.30 2 L B Monnereau
R Duhamel
CN de Rouen, France
1964 G C Justicz
N J Birkmyre
Leander Club 7.32 ¾L H Frederiksen
IJ Kruse
Dansk SR, Denmark
1965 M Studach
M Bürgin
Grasshopper Club, Zurich 7.1 1⅔ L M Haake
J Bruckhandler
TSC Berlin, Germany
1966 M Haake
J Bruckhandler
TSC Berlin, Germany 7.20 3¾ L NP Cooper
AV Cooke
Leander Club
1967 M Studach
M Bürgin
Grasshopper Club, Zurich 7.47 1¼ L K Schabitz
J Bohmer
SG Dynamo, Potsdam
1968 P A Barry
R Findlay
Tideway Scullers
NP Bank
9.18 2 L
St Ives Rowing Club
1969 D Oswald
M Bürgin
Grasshopper RC, Zurich 7.35 3 L
St Ives Rowing Club
1970 T McKibbon
J Van Blom
Long Beach RA, USA 7.43 3½ L PJ Webb
AV Cooke
Nottingham & Union Rowing Club
1971 MA Brigden
CA Brigden
Walton Rowing Club 8.21 1 L B Balmer
GG Parsonage
Scottish Argonauts BC
1972 P G R Delafield
T J Crooks
Leander Club 7.24 1⅔ L L Klecatsky
JW Dietz
New York Athletic Club USA
1973 M J Hart
C L Baillieu
Leander Club
Cambridge University Boat Club
7.11 4½ L U Isler
H Ruckstuhl
See Club Stafa & Zurich
1974 G Korshikov
A Timoshinin
Dynamo Club, USSR 7.23 2½ L U Isler
HE Ruckstahl
See Club Stafa & Zurich
1975 M J Hart
C L Baillieu
Leander Club 7.23 E P Levy
KB Gee
Weybridge Rowing Club
Molesey Boat Club
1976 R Prentice
MS Spencer
London Rowing Club 7.22 2 L JH van Drooge
R Nolet
ASR Nereus, Holland
1977 M J Hart
C L Baillieu
Leander Club 7.20 E RG Stone
CR Wood
Harvard University, USA
1978 M J Hart
C L Baillieu
Leander Club 7.44 E MS Spencer
R Prentice
Poplar Blackwall and District Rowing Club
1979 J Clark
C L Baillieu
Thames Tradesmen's Rowing Club
Leander Club
7.32 E AC Rudkin
I Gold
Bewl Bridge
Poplar Blackwall and District Rowing Club
1980 P Walter
B Ford
Victoria City RC, Canada 7.27 2 L C Allsopp
C Wood
Hartford Bridge-Univ Wash, USA
1981 ER Sims
S G Redgrave
Maidenhead Rowing Club
Marlow Rowing Club
8.16 E AM Riddle
BA May
Dart Amateur RC
Staines Boat Club
1982 DA Clift
S G Redgrave
Marlow Rowing Club 7.55 3½ l. NA Staite
J Spencer-Jones
Evesham Rowing Club
Bewdley
1983 J Spencer-Jones
C L Baillieu
Bewdley
Leander Club
7.27 3 L P Johnson
NA Staite
Tees Rowing Club
Evesham Rowing Club
1984 M Espersen
L Kruse
Bagsvaerd & Kolding Rks 7.25 1¼ L T J Crooks
H P Matheson
Kingston Rowing Club
Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association
1985 B Eltang
L Kruse
Kolding & Danske Rk, Denmark 7.14 3¼ L BA Lewis
G Springer
Dirty Dozen RC, USA
1986 JI Parks
DM Chernoff
Charles River RA, USA 7.32 3½ L RC Luke
L Hancock
Llandaff Rowing Club
1987 N Couprina
V Dosenko
Dinamo Moscow, USSR 7.21 E JDM Scrivener
R Henderson
Lea Rowing Club
1988 AC Rudkin
APS Kittermaster
Tideway Scullers
Barclays
7.26 ½ L JDM Scrivener
R Henderson
Lea Rowing Club
1989 R Floryn
N Rienks
Die Leythe & Okeanos, Holland 7.4 5 L P Luzek
I Gruza
Dukla Praha, Czechoslovakia
1990 AC Rudkin
APS Kittermaster
Tideway Scullers
Barclays
8.28 1¾ L MB Alloway
CF Williams
Tideway Scullers
1991 B Eltang
H Bang
Danske & Fana Roklubs, Norway 7.32 E RC Luke
CJ Skuse
Leander Club
1992 DC Dickerson
TD Hallett
Mic Mac
Frdrcton, Can
6.57 1¼ L D Kruyswyk
P Wiltenburg
Groninger & Amsterdam
1993 EWM Kittoe
RF Redpath
London Rowing Club
Tyrian
7.32 2 ft IW Hopkins
M Pollecutt
Molesey Boat Club
1994 G Mitring
J Dani
MTK-Gyori Vizugyi Se, Hungary 7.7 2½ L P Urig
C Handle
Wormser RC & Karlstadt, Germany
1995 MD Free
PT Antonie
Tweed Heads RC
Melbourne University Boat Club
6.58 2 ft B Jamieson
DJ Gleeson
Augusta RC, USA
1996 G Walker
G Lewis
Potomac BC & National TC, USA 7.7 3 L D Schildhauer
IRW Weighell
1997 MD Free
D Free
Tweed Heads RC, Australia 6.58 E BA Klein
RJ Weaver
Undine Barge Club, USA
1998 Y Desaviere
F Kowal
France 7.17 3 L G M Ruckman
R S C Tucker
Augusta SC, USA
1999 I M McGowan
N V Peterson
Augusta SC, USA 7.44 3 L C P Groom
R S Tucker
Augusta SC, USA
2000 B Kalizan
B Samuelson
Danmarks Rocenter 7.28 E M K Langridge
P J C Wells
Leander Club
Queen Elizabeth HS
2001 T Kucharski
R Sycz
AZS Gorzow
AZS, Poland
7.26 4 L P P Gardner
I P Lawson
Leander Club
2002 S. Vieilledent
A. Hardy
R. C. de Cannes, France 7.32 4 L A. Haller
T. Peto
Szegedi Vizisport, Hungary
2003 B. Mueller
M. Weiss
Heilbronner R.C., Germany 7.18 3L M.S. Inglis
T. Pascall
Mosman R.C., Australia
2004 P. Lorinczy
K. Szabo
Hungary 7.47 2⅔ L S. D. Goodbrand
G. B. Blanchard
2005 M. J. Hunter
J. W. Lindsay-Fynn
London Rowing Club
Leander Club
7.26 E I. M. Snijders
A. F. Snijders
Holland
2006 M. W. Wells
S. C. Rowbotham
Leander Club
University of London
7.08 NRO L. Špik
I. Čop
Slovenia
2007 L. Špik
I. Čop
Slovenia 7.33 5 L M. Sloma
M. Brzezinski
Poland
2008 W. D. Pierarini
E. M. Hovey
Cal. R.C. USA 7.35 1¼ L P. F. Graves
T. H. Graves
USA
2009 M. C. Trott
N. Cohen
Waiariki R.C. New Zealand 7.42 1 L M. W. Wells
S. C. Rowbotham
Leander Club
2010 C. Berrest
J. Bahain
Club France, France 7.38 NRO M. W. Wells
R. M. Bateman
Leander Club
2011 M. W. Wells
R. M. Bateman
Leander Club 6.52 2½ L D. W. Crawshay
S. M. Brennan
Australian Institute of Sport, Australia
2012 J. E. Collins
A. J. Sinclair
Leander Club 7.35 4¼ L A. Bernsten
H. G. E. Grepperud
Oslo Kraftsenter, Norway
2013 M.A.N. Arms
R.W. Manson
New Zealand 6:48 2 L W.P. Lucas
M.K. Langridge
London Rowing Club
Leander Club
2014 S. Delayre
J. Azou
France 7:17 3 ft J. E. Collins
J.F.L. Walton
Leander Club
2015 J. E. Collins
J.F.L. Walton
Leander Club 7:23 2+13 L J.M. Thompson
J.E. Smith
South Africa
2016 N.C. Middleton
J.R.A. Beaumont
Leander Club 7:27 4+12 L G. Fistravec
D. Fridman
Veslaški Klub Maribor, Slovenia
Tiberias Rowing Club, Israel
2017 J.W. Storey
C.W. Harris
Waiariki R.C. New Zealand 6:49 1+14 L P.H. Houin
J.A. Azou
Club France
2018 A.J. Groom
J.R.A. Beaumont
Leander Club 6:46 15 L P. O'Donovan
G. O'Donovan
Ireland
2019 J.E. Collins
G.E. Thomas
Leander Club
Agecroft
6.44 1L J.W. Storey
C.W. Harris
New Zealand
2020 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2]
2021 F. McCarthy
P. O'Donovan
Skibbereen RC
University College, Cork
7:13 1+34 L S.P.S Meijer
M.E.C Haywood
Tideway Scullers School
Nottingham R.C

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References[]

  1. ^ Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839–1939 Archived March 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "2020 REGATTA CANCELLATION - STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)". Henley Royal Regatta.
  3. ^ Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1946–2003 (currently to 2009) Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Henley Royal Regatta - Results
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