Double Sculls Challenge Cup

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.

Double Sculls Challenge Cup
VenueHenley Royal Regatta, River Thames
LocationHenley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Dates1946 – present

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]

Winners

YearWinnersClubTimeRunners-upClub
1946R E Panelo
E D Chafuen
Buenos Aires RC8.8 4 LG G Newton
H L Warren
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
1947W E C Horwood
D C H Garrod
Quintin Boat Club8.23 4 LF Vrba
J Vavrena
Cesky Athletic Club, Czech.
1948B Piessens
WA Collet
Belgian Royal RF8.2 2 LW E C Horwood
D C H Garrod
Quintin Boat Club
1949E W Parsner
A Larsen
DFDS Rowing Club, Denmark7.39 2½ LJ W Bown
K W Tingate
Loughborough
Birmingham Rowing Club
1950E W Parsner
A Larsen
DFDS Roklubb, Denmark8.21 EJ B Brown
K W Tinegate
Loughborough
Birmingham Rowing Club
1951P Bradley
R D Burnell
Leander Club8.41 2 LB G Davies
A A P Kemp
Reading Rowing Club
1952R M A George
J Van Stichel
UNdL & A, Belgium7.37 EJ Rodgers
M Riley
Sydney Rowing Club, Australia
1953E Schriever
P Stebler
Seeclub, Zurich7.37 EC E Poynter
W T J Baker
Bedford Rowing Club
1954E Schriever
P Stebler
Seeclub Zurich, Switzerland8.46 EW G Beech
KW Tinegate
Birmingham Rowing Club
1955H Zhylin
I Emchuk
Club Burevestnik, USSR7.55 ½ LH Vollmer
T Keller
Grasshopper Club, Zurich
1956S C Rand
E H Rand
Royal Air Force7.47 1½ LA J Marsden
D V Melvin
London Rowing Club
1957A Berkutov
Y Tyukalov
Club Krasnoe Z, USSR7.41 EG W Baker
M A Spracklen
Marlow Rowing Club
Royal Air Force
1958A Berkutov
Y Tyukalov
Trud Club, Leningrad,USSR7.21 EG W Baker
M A Spracklen
Marlow Rowing Club
1959C G V Davidge
S A Mackenzie
Leander Club7.55 2¾ LG C Justicz
N J Birkmyre
Birmingham Rowing Club
Bristol Ariel Rowing Club
1960G C Justicz
N J Birkmyre
Birmingham Rowing Club
Bristol Ariel Rowing Club
7.17 1¾ LB Monnereau
R Duhamel
CNeAdRouen, France
1961G C Justicz
N J Birkmyre
Birmingham Rowing Club
Bristol Ariel Rowing Club
7.38 1¾ l.A Berkutov
Y Tyukalov
Trud & Dynamo, USSR
1962G C Justicz
N J Birkmyre
Leander Club7.39 EDN Joyce
A Maclehose
Exeter College, Oxford
Corpus Christi
1963MB Alwin
W van der Togt
Rv Willem III & Skadi7.30 2 LB Monnereau
R Duhamel
CN de Rouen, France
1964G C Justicz
N J Birkmyre
Leander Club7.32 ¾LH Frederiksen
IJ Kruse
Dansk SR, Denmark
1965M Studach
M Bürgin
Grasshopper Club, Zurich7.1 1⅔ LM Haake
J Bruckhandler
TSC Berlin, Germany
1966M Haake
J Bruckhandler
TSC Berlin, Germany7.20 3¾ LNP Cooper
AV Cooke
Leander Club
1967M Studach
M Bürgin
Grasshopper Club, Zurich7.47 1¼ LK Schabitz
J Bohmer
SG Dynamo, Potsdam
1968P A Barry
R Findlay
Tideway Scullers
NP Bank
9.18 2 LAJ Cowley
NS Drake
St Ives Rowing Club
1969D Oswald
M Bürgin
Grasshopper RC, Zurich7.35 3 LAJ Cowley
NS Drake
St Ives Rowing Club
1970T McKibbon
J Van Blom
Long Beach RA, USA7.43 3½ LPJ Webb
AV Cooke
Nottingham & Union Rowing Club
1971MA Brigden
CA Brigden
Walton Rowing Club8.21 1 LB Balmer
GG Parsonage
Scottish Argonauts BC
1972P G R Delafield
T J Crooks
Leander Club7.24 1⅔ LL Klecatsky
JW Dietz
New York Athletic Club USA
1973M J Hart
C L Baillieu
Leander Club
Cambridge University Boat Club
7.11 4½ LU Isler
H Ruckstuhl
See Club Stafa & Zurich
1974G Korshikov
A Timoshinin
Dynamo Club, USSR7.23 2½ LU Isler
HE Ruckstahl
See Club Stafa & Zurich
1975M J Hart
C L Baillieu
Leander Club7.23 EP Levy
KB Gee
Weybridge Rowing Club
Molesey Boat Club
1976R Prentice
MS Spencer
London Rowing Club7.22 2 LJH van Drooge
R Nolet
ASR Nereus, Holland
1977M J Hart
C L Baillieu
Leander Club7.20 ERG Stone
CR Wood
Harvard University, USA
1978M J Hart
C L Baillieu
Leander Club7.44 EMS Spencer
R Prentice
Poplar Blackwall and District Rowing Club
1979J Clark
C L Baillieu
Thames Tradesmen's Rowing Club
Leander Club
7.32 EAC Rudkin
I Gold
Bewl Bridge
Poplar Blackwall and District Rowing Club
1980P Walter
B Ford
Victoria City RC, Canada7.27 2 LC Allsopp
C Wood
Hartford Bridge-Univ Wash, USA
1981ER Sims
S G Redgrave
Maidenhead Rowing Club
Marlow Rowing Club
8.16 EAM Riddle
BA May
Dart Amateur RC
Staines Boat Club
1982DA Clift
S G Redgrave
Marlow Rowing Club7.55 3½ l.NA Staite
J Spencer-Jones
Evesham Rowing Club
Bewdley
1983J Spencer-Jones
C L Baillieu
Bewdley
Leander Club
7.27 3 LP Johnson
NA Staite
Tees Rowing Club
Evesham Rowing Club
1984M Espersen
L Kruse
Bagsvaerd & Kolding Rks7.25 1¼ LT J Crooks
H P Matheson
Kingston Rowing Club
Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association
1985B Eltang
L Kruse
Kolding & Danske Rk, Denmark7.14 3¼ LBA Lewis
G Springer
Dirty Dozen RC, USA
1986JI Parks
DM Chernoff
Charles River RA, USA7.32 3½ LRC Luke
L Hancock
Llandaff Rowing Club
Derwent Rowing Club
1987N Couprina
V Dosenko
Dinamo Moscow, USSR7.21 EJDM Scrivener
R Henderson
Lea Rowing Club
1988AC Rudkin
APS Kittermaster
Tideway Scullers
Barclays
7.26 ½ LJDM Scrivener
R Henderson
Lea Rowing Club
1989R Floryn
N Rienks
Die Leythe & Okeanos, Holland7.4 5 LP Luzek
I Gruza
Dukla Praha, Czechoslovakia
1990AC Rudkin
APS Kittermaster
Tideway Scullers
Barclays
8.28 1¾ LMB Alloway
CF Williams
Tideway Scullers
1991B Eltang
H Bang
Danske & Fana Roklubs, Norway7.32 ERC Luke
CJ Skuse
Leander Club
1992DC Dickerson
TD Hallett
Mic Mac
Frdrcton, Can
6.57 1¼ LD Kruyswyk
P Wiltenburg
Groninger & Amsterdam
1993EWM Kittoe
RF Redpath
London Rowing Club
Tyrian
7.32 2 ftIW Hopkins
M Pollecutt
Molesey Boat Club
1994G Mitring
J Dani
MTK-Gyori Vizugyi Se, Hungary7.7 2½ LP Urig
C Handle
Wormser RC & Karlstadt, Germany
1995MD Free
PT Antonie
Tweed Heads RC
Melbourne
6.58 2 ftB Jamieson
DJ Gleeson
Augusta RC, USA
1996G Walker
G Lewis
Potomac BC & National TC, USA7.7 3 LD Schildhauer
IRW Weighell
1997MD Free
D Free
Tweed Heads RC, Australia6.58 EBA Klein
RJ Weaver
Undine Barge Club, USA
1998Y Desaviere
F Kowal
France7.17 3 LG M Ruckman
R S C Tucker
Augusta SC, USA
1999I M McGowan
N V Peterson
Augusta SC, USA7.44 3 LC P Groom
R S Tucker
Augusta SC, USA
2000B Kalizan
B Samuelson
Danmarks Rocenter7.28 EM K Langridge
P J C Wells
Leander Club
Queen Elizabeth HS
2001T Kucharski
R Sycz
AZS Gorzow
AZS, Poland
7.26 4 LP P Gardner
I P Lawson
Leander Club
2002S. Vieilledent
A. Hardy
R. C. de Cannes, France7.32 4 LA. Haller
T. Peto
Szegedi Vizisport, Hungary
2003B. Mueller
M. Weiss
Heilbronner R.C., Germany7.18 3LM.S. Inglis
T. Pascall
Mosman R.C., Australia
2004P. Lorinczy
K. Szabo
Hungary7.47 2⅔ LS. D. Goodbrand
G. B. Blanchard
2005M. J. Hunter
J. W. Lindsay-Fynn
London Rowing Club
Leander Club
7.26 EI. M. Snijders
A. F. Snijders
Holland
2006M. W. Wells
S. C. Rowbotham
Leander Club
University of London
7.08 NROL. Špik
I. Čop
Slovenia
2007L. Špik
I. Čop
Slovenia7.33 5 LM. Sloma
M. Brzezinski
Poland
2008W. D. Pierarini
E. M. Hovey
Cal. R.C. USA7.35 1¼ LP. F. Graves
T. H. Graves
USA
2009M. C. Trott
N. Cohen
Waiariki R.C. New Zealand7.42 1 LM. W. Wells
S. C. Rowbotham
Leander Club
2010C. Berrest
J. Bahain
Club France, France7.38 NROM. W. Wells
R. M. Bateman
Leander Club
2011M. W. Wells
R. M. Bateman
Leander Club6.52 2½ LD. W. Crawshay
S. M. Brennan
Australian Institute of Sport, Australia
2012J. E. Collins
A. J. Sinclair
Leander Club7.35 4¼ LA. Bernsten
H. G. E. Grepperud
Oslo Kraftsenter, Norway
2013M.A.N. Arms
R.W. Manson
New Zealand6:48 2 LW.P. Lucas
M.K. Langridge
London Rowing Club
Leander Club
2014S. Delayre
J. Azou
France7:17 3 ftJ. E. Collins
J.F.L. Walton
Leander Club
2015J. E. Collins
J.F.L. Walton
Leander Club7:23 2 13 LJ.M. Thompson
J.E. Smith
South Africa
2016N.C. Middleton
J.R.A. Beaumont
Leander Club7:27 4 12 LG. Fistravec
D. Fridman
Veslaški Klub Maribor, Slovenia
Tiberias Rowing Club, Israel
2017J.W. Storey
C.W. Harris
Waiariki R.C. New Zealand6:49 1 14 LP.H. Houin
J.A. Azou
Club France
2018A.J. Groom
J.R.A. Beaumont
Leander Club6:46 15 LP. O'Donovan
G. O'Donovan
Ireland
2019J.E. Collins
G.E. Thomas
Leander Club
Agecroft
6.44 1LJ.W. Storey
C.W. Harris
New Zealand
2020cancelled due toCOVID-19 pandemic[2]

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