Double Sculls Challenge Cup Explained

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

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

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1946	Rafael E. Panelo Ergasto D. Chafuen	Buenos Aires RC, ARG	8.8	4 L		Trinity Hall, Cm	^[4]
1947	Wally E. C. Horwood David C. H. Garrod		8.23	4 L		Cesky AC, CZE	^[5] ^[6]
1948		Belgian Royal RF	8.2	2 L	Wally E. C. Horwood David C. H. Garrod	Quintin Boat Club	^[7]
1949		DFDS Roklubb, DEN	7.39	L		Loughborough BC Birmingham RC	^[8]
1950		DFDS Roklubb, DEN	8.21	E		Loughborough BC Birmingham RC	^[9]
1951			8.41	2 L	B. Glyn Davies A. A. Paddy Kemp	Reading Rowing Club	^[10]
1952		UNdL & A, BEL	7.37	E		Sydney Rowing Club, AUS
1953		Seeclub, Zurich, SWI	7.37	E	C. E. 'Ted' Poynter W T J Baker	Bedford Rowing Club	^[11] ^[12]
1954		Seeclub, Zurich, SWI	8.46	E		Birmingham RC	^[13]
1955		Club Burevestnik, USSR	7.55	L		Grasshopper Club, Zurich	^[14]
1956		Royal Air Force	7.47	L		London Rowing Club	^[15]
1957		Club Krasnoe Z, USSR	7.41	E		Marlow Rowing Club Royal Air Force	^[16]
1958		Trud Club, Leningrad, USSR	7.21	E		Marlow Rowing Club	^[17]
1959			7.55	L		Birmingham RC Bristol Ariel RC	^[18]
1960		Birmingham RC Bristol Ariel RC	7.17	L		CNeAdRouen, FRA	^[19]
1961		Birmingham RC Bristol Ariel RC	7.38	L		Trud & Dynamo, USSR	^[20]
1962			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		CN de Rouen, FRA	^[22]
1964			7.32	L	Hans Frederiksen Ibs J. Kruse	Dansk SR, DEN	^[23]
1965		Grasshopper Club, Zurich	7.1	L		TSC Berlin, GDR	^[24]
1966		TSC Berlin, GDR	7.20	L		Leander Club	^[25]
1967		Grasshopper Club, Zurich	7.47	L		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		Grasshopper RC, Zurich	7.35	3 L	Tony J. Cowley Nigel S. Drake	St Ives Rowing Club	^[28]
1970		Long Beach RA, USA	7.43	L		Nottingham & Union RC	^[29]
1971	Mike A. Brigden Chris A. Brigden		8.21	1 L	B. Balmer George G. Parsonage	Scottish Argonauts BC	^[30]
1972			7.24	L	Lawrence Klecatsky Jim Dietz	New York AC, USA	^[31]
1973			7.11	L		SeeClub Stafa Zurich, SWI	^[32]
1974		Dynamo Club, USSR	7.23	L		SeeClub Stafa Zurich, SWI	^[33]
1975			7.23	E	Peter Levy K. B. Gee	Weybridge Rowing Club Molesey Boat Club	^[34]
1976	Bobby Prentice Martin Samuel Spencer		7.22	2 L	J. H. van Drooge R. Nolet	ASR Nereus, NED	^[35]
1977			7.20	E	R. Gregg Stone Christopher R. Tiff Wood	Harvard University, USA	^[36]
1978			7.44	E	Martin Samuel Spencer Bobby Prentice	Poplar Blackwall & District RC	^[37]
1979			7.32	E	Andrew Rudkin Ian Gold	Bewl Bridge Poplar Blackwall & District RC	^[38]
1980		Victoria City RC, CAN	7.27	2 L	Chris Allsopp Christopher R. Tiff Wood	Hartford Bridge-Univ Wash, USA	^[39]
1981			8.16	E	Andy M. Riddle Brian A. May	Dart Amateur RC Staines Boat Club	^[40]
1982			7.55	l.	Neil Staite Jonathan Spencer-Jones	Evesham Rowing Club Bewdley Rowing Club	^[41]
1983			7.27	3 L		Tees Rowing Club Evesham Rowing Club
1984	Morten Espersen Leif Kruse	Bagsvaerd Kolding Rks	7.25	L		Kingston Rowing Club NCRA
1985	Bjarne Eltang Leif Kruse	Kolding Danske Rk, DEN	7.14	L	Brad Alan Lewis Greg Springer	Dirty Dozen RC, USA	^[42]
1986	Jeff I. Parks Dan M. Chernoff	Charles River RA, USA	7.32	L	Rob C. Luke Lewis Hancock	Llandaff Rowing Club Derwent Rowing Club
1987		Dinamo Moscow, USSR	7.21	E		Lea Rowing Club
1988	Andrew C. Rudkin A. Philip S. Kittermaster	Tideway Scullers Barclays	7.26	L		Lea Rowing Club
1989		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	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		Mic Mac Fredricton, CAN	6.57	L	Dilo Kruyswyk Pieter Wiltenburg	AGSR Gyas Skadi Rowing Club, NED
1993	Ned Kittoe Rupert F. Redpath		7.32		Ian W. Hopkins Mark Pollecutt	Molesey Boat Club	^[44]
1994		MTK-Gyori Vizugyi Se, HUN	7.7	L		Wormser RC Karlstadt, GER
1995			6.58		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		Tweed Heads RC, AUS	6.58	E	Barry A. Klein Ranson J. Weaver	Undine Barge Club, USA	^[46]
1998		Aviron Marne et Joinville Cercle Aviron de Nogent, FRA	7.17	3 L	Greg Ruckman Steve Tucker	Augusta SC, USA	^[47]
1999		Augusta SC, USA	7.44	3 L		Augusta SC, USA

Gallery

2000 onwards

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2000		Danmarks Rocenter	7.28	E	Matt K. Langridge Pete J. C. Wells	Leander Club Queen Elizabeth HS
2001		AZS Gorzow AZS, POL	7.26	4 L		Leander Club
2002	Sébastien Vieilledent Adrien Hardy	RC de Cannes, FRA	7.32	4 L		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	L	Simon D. Goodbrand Guy B. Blanchard
2005			7.26	E		A.S.R. Nereus D.S.R Proteus-Eretes, NED
2006			7.08	NRO		Veslaski Klub Bled, SVN
2007		Veslaski Klub Bled, SVN	7.33	5 L		WTW Warszawa AZS Toruń, POL
2008		California RC, USA	7.35	L	Peter F. Graves Thomas H. Graves	Bantam BC, USA
2009		Waiariki RC, NZL	7.42	1 L		Leander Club
2010		Club France,	7.38	NRO		Leander Club
2011			6.52	L		Australian Institute of Sport
2012			7.35	L		Oslo Kraftsenter, NOR
2013		Waiariki RC, NZL	6:48	2 L		London Rowing Club Leander Club	^[48]
2014		France	7:17			Leander Club
2015			7:23	L		Univ of Pretoria, RSA
2016			7:27	L	Gašper Fistravec Dani Fridman	Veslaški Klub Maribor, SVN Tiberias Rowing Club, ISR
2017	John Storey Chris Harris	Waiariki RC, NZL	6:49	L	Pierre Houin Jérémie Azou	Club France
2018			6:46	L		Skibbereen RC, IRE
2019	John E. Collins Graeme Thomas		6.44	1L		Waiariki RC, NZL
2020	No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic	^[49]
2021		Skibbereen RC University College, Cork	7.13	L		Tideway Scullers School Nottingham Rowing Club	^[50]
2022		Rowing Australia	6.56	L		Tideway Scullers School] Nottingham RC	^[51]
2023		Club Natació Banyoles Club Remo do Miño, ESP	7.19	5 L		Twickenham Rowing Club Leander Club	^[52]
2024	Jamie Gare Cedol Dafydd	Leander Club	7.25	2 L	Cedar Cunningham Casey Fuller	Penn ACRC, USA Saugatuck RC, U.S.A.	^[53]

Notes and References

1. http://www.rowinghistory.net/HRR%20US/hrr_1839-1939.htm Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839–1939
2. http://www.rowinghistory.net/HRR%20US/hrr_1946-2000.htm Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1946–2003 (currently to 2009)
3. http://www.hrr.co.uk/results/ Henley Royal Regatta - Results
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6. News: Henley Royal Regatta . Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News . 18 July 1947 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 4 August 2024.
7. News: From Our Rowing Correspondent (1948) 'Henley Royal Regatta' . 5 July 1948 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 2 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
8. News: FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT (1949) 'Henley Royal Regatta' . 4 July 1949 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 6 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
9. News: Henley results . Liverpool Evening Express . 8 July 1950 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 5 August 2024.
10. News: Henley Royal Regatta' . 9 July 1951 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 4 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
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12. News: FROM OUR ROWING CORRESPONDENT (1953) 'A Great Henley' . 6 July 1953 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 10 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
13. News: FROM OUR ROWING CORRESPONDENT (1954) 'Foreign Competitors Win Six Trophies At Henley' . 5 July 1954 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 5 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
14. News: From Our Rowing Correspondent (1955) 'Henley Royal Regatta Finals . 4 July 1955 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 4 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
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16. News: "Cornell Beat Yale In Remarkable Yet Dull Grand Challenge Cup." . 8 July 1957 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 12 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
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23. News: Russians Prove Invincible In Grand . 6 July 1964 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 4 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
24. News: From Our Rowing Correspondent. "Henley Rowing Produces Records Galore." . 5 July 1965 . The Times . 3 August 2024 . 3 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
25. News: Germans Dominate in Five Events . 4 July 1966 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 6 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
26. News: British rowing improving, but Germans win trophies . 3 July 1967 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 12 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
27. News: Much Of Henley Meaningless . 15 July 1968 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 13 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
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31. News: Railton, J. (1972) 'One week when you drift back to the Edwardian era . 3 July 1972 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 10 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
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33. News: Russians pull back British lead . 8 July 1974 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 9 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
34. News: A Grand triumph for British eight . 7 July 1975 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 7 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
35. News: Railton, J. (1976) Three major successes for Britain' . 5 July 1976 . The Times . 2 August 2024 . 6 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
36. News: Rowing . 4 July 1977 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 6 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
37. News: Crooks runs away with Diamonds to prove he is Britain's top sculler . 3 July 1978 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 10 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
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40. News: Powerful Oxford find a winning formula . 6 July 1981 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 6 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
41. News: National eight keep afloat for testing Amsterdam event . 5 July 1982 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 15 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
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45. News: 'Results from Henley Royal Regatta' (1996) . 8 July 1996 . The Times . 4 August 2024 . 33 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
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47. News: Results from Henley Royal Regatta' (1998) . 6 July 1998 . The Times . 4 August 2024 . 34 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
48. Web site: British eight in record breaking Henley row . Eurosport . 4 August 2024.
49. Web site: 2020 REGATTA CANCELLATION - STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). Henley Royal Regatta.
50. Web site: Results 2021. Henley Royal Regatta. 21 October 2021.
51. Web site: Results 2022. Henley Royal Regatta. 10 July 2022.
52. Web site: 2023 Double Sculls Challenge Cup . Henley Royal Regatta . 4 July 2023.
53. Web site: Henley Regatta Finals: Leander Win Hat-trick of Trophies . Henley Herald . 1 August 2024.