| Thames Challenge Cup | |
| Location: | Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire |
| Dates: | 1868 – present |
| Venue: | Henley Royal Regatta, River Thames |
The Thames Challenge Cup is a rowing event for men's eights at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to male crews from a single rowing club.[1] [2]
Boat clubs from any university, college or secondary school are not permitted, neither are squad oarsmen seeking selection for F.I.S.A. Heavyweight or Lightweight Championships. A crew may not include oarsmen who have rowed or sculled in an Olympic Games or a F.I.S.A. Senior World Championships for Heavyweights or Lightweights or who have won a medal at World Under 23 Championships (or the World Under 23 Regatta or The Nations' Cup).
| width=50 | Year | width=350 | Winner | width=350 | Runner-up | width=30 | ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Isis Boat Club | [19] | |||||
| 1947 | Kent School, USA | Tabor Academy | [20] [21] | ||||
| 1948 | Princeton University, USA | Royal Air Force Rowing Club | [22] | ||||
| 1949 | Princeton University, USA | Lady Margaret Boat Club | [23] | ||||
| 1950 | Kent School, USA | Thames Rowing Club | [24] | ||||
| 1951 | University Pennsylvania, USA | Ruder. Florsheim-Russelshein, Germany | [25] | ||||
| 1952 | University Pennsylvania, USA | Christ's College, Cambridge | |||||
| 1953 | Royal Air Force Rowing Club | Imperial College Boat Club | [26] [27] | ||||
| 1954 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA | Royal Navy | [28] | ||||
| 1955 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA | Royal Air Force Rowing Club | [29] | ||||
| 1956 | Princeton University, USA | Royal Air Force Rowing Club | [30] | ||||
| 1957 | Princeton University, USA | National Provincial Bank Rowing Club | [31] | ||||
| 1958 | Harvard University USA | Thames Rowing Club | [32] | ||||
| 1959 | Harvard University USA | University of London Boat Club | [33] | ||||
| 1960 | Harvard University USA | Detroit Boat Club, USA | [34] | ||||
| 1961 | University of London Boat Club | Jesus College, Cambridge | [35] | ||||
| 1962 | National Provincial Bank Rowing Club | Thames Rowing Club | [36] | ||||
| 1963 | Argosies Rowing Club | [37] | |||||
| 1964 | Eliot House, Harvard, USA | London Rowing Club | [38] | ||||
| 1965 | Isis Boat Club | Nottingham Britannia Rowing Club | [39] | ||||
| 1966 | Harvard University USA | Isis Boat Club | [40] | ||||
| 1967 | Cornell University, USA | Nottingham & Union Rowing Club | [41] | ||||
| 1968 | Leander Club | Cornell University, USA | [42] | ||||
| 1969 | Leander Club | [43] | |||||
| 1970 | Leander Club | London Rowing Club | |||||
| 1971 | Harvard University USA | Kingston Rowing Club | [44] | ||||
| 1972 | Harvard University USA | Kingston Rowing Club | [45] | ||||
| 1973 | Princeton University, USA | Thames Tradesmen's Rowing Club | [46] | ||||
| 1974 | Rob Roy Boat Club | [47] | |||||
| 1975 | Garda Siochana Boat Club, Ireland | Harvard University USA | [48] | ||||
| 1976 | Harvard University USA | Henley Rowing Club | [49] | ||||
| 1977 | London Rowing Club | Leander Club | [50] | ||||
| 1978 | London Rowing Club | Leander Club | [51] | ||||
| 1979 | London Rowing Club | ||||||
| 1980 | London Rowing Club | [52] | |||||
| 1981 | Charles River Rowing Association, USA | London Rowing Club | [53] | ||||
| 1982 | Charles River Rowing Association, USA | Goldie Boat Club | [54] | ||||
| 1983 | Koninklijke Rv Sport Gent, Belgium | ||||||
| 1984 | Leander Club | ||||||
| 1985 | Ridley College, Canada | University College, Dublin, Ireland | |||||
| 1986 | Ridley College, Canada | Imperial College Boat Club | |||||
| 1987 | University College, Galway, Ireland | Neptune Rowing Club | |||||
| 1988 | Tideway Scullers School | Thames Rowing Club | |||||
| 1989 | Ridley College, Canada | [55] | |||||
| 1990 | Harvard University USA | ||||||
| 1991 | University of London Boat Club | ||||||
| 1992 | Goldie Boat Club | ||||||
| 1993 | Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association | Isis Boat Club | [56] | ||||
| 1994 | Goldie Boat Club | ||||||
| 1995 | University of Washington, USA | ||||||
| 1996 | Wallingford Rowing Club | [57] | |||||
| 1997 | Nottingham Boat Club | Neptune Rowing Club | |||||
| 1998 | Bowbridge Boat Club | [58] | |||||
| 1999 | Molesey Boat Club "A" | Crabtree Boat Club |
| width=50 | Year | width=350 | Winner | width=350 | Runner-up | width=30 | ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Molesey Boat Club "A" | Crabtree Boat Club | |||||
| 2001 | Royal Club Nautique de Gand, Belgium | Thames Rowing Club | |||||
| 2002 | Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association 'A' | ||||||
| 2003 | Homberger Ruderklub, Germany | ||||||
| 2004 | London Rowing Club "A" | R.C Reuss Luzern, Switzerland | |||||
| 2005 | Lady Elizabeth Boat Club, Ireland | ||||||
| 2006 | London Rowing Club "A" | Tideway Scullers School | |||||
| 2007 | Leander Club | Agecroft Rowing Club | |||||
| 2008 | Leander Club | Tideway Scullers School | |||||
| 2009 | Molesey Boat Club | Henley Rowing Club | |||||
| 2010 | West End Rowing Club | ||||||
| 2011 | Upper Yarra Rowing Club, Australia | Star Club | [59] | ||||
| 2012 | Molesey Boat Club | Thames Rowing Club | |||||
| 2013 | Upper Thames Rowing Club | ||||||
| 2014 | FFRG 1869, Germany | Sport Imperial Boat Club | |||||
| 2015 | Thames Rowing Club 'A' | RTHC Bayer Leverkusen, Germany | |||||
| 2016 | Molesey Boat Club | N.S.R. Oslo, Norway | |||||
| 2017 | Thames Rowing Club 'A' | Thames Rowing Club 'B' | |||||
| 2018 | Thames Rowing Club 'A' | N.S.R. Oslo, Norway | |||||
| 2019 | R.S.V.U Okeanos, Netherlands | Thames Rowing Club 'A' | |||||
| 2020 | No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic | [60] | |||||
| 2021 | Thames Rowing Club 'A' | Molesey Boat Club 'A' | [61] | ||||
| 2022 | Molesey Boat Club 'A' | Thames Rowing Club 'A' | [62] | ||||
| 2023 | Thames Rowing Club 'A' | KARZV 'De Hoop', NED | |||||
| 2024 | Thames Rowing Club 'A'[63] | KARZV 'De Hoop', NED |