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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.
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| Double Sculls Challenge Cup | |
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| Venue | Henley Royal Regatta, River Thames |
| Location | Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire |
| Dates | 1946 – present |
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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]
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- L = Lengths
- E = Easily
- NRO = Not rowed out
1946 to 1999
More information Year, Winning crew ...
| Year | Winning crew | Club | Time | Distance | Runner-up | Club | ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Rafael E. Panelo Ergasto D. Chafuen | Buenos Aires RC, ARG | 8.8 | 4 L | Guy Newton Humphrey Warren | Trinity Hall, Cm | [4] |
| 1947 | Wally E. C. Horwood David C. H. Garrod | Quintin Boat Club | 8.23 | 4 L | Frantisek Vrba Jaroslav Vavrena | Cesky AC, CZE | [5][6] |
| 1948 | Ben Piessens Willy Collet | Belgian Royal RF | 8.2 | 2 L | Wally E. C. Horwood David C. H. Garrod | Quintin Boat Club | [7] |
| 1949 | Ebbe Parsner Aage Larsen | DFDS Roklubb, DEN | 7.39 | 2+1⁄2 L | Jack B. Brown Ken Tinegate | Loughborough BC Birmingham RC | [8] |
| 1950 | Ebbe Parsner Aage Larsen | DFDS Roklubb, DEN | 8.21 | E | Jack B. Brown Ken Tinegate | Loughborough BC Birmingham RC | [9] |
| 1951 | Pat Bradley Dickie Burnell | Leander Club | 8.41 | 2 L | B. Glyn Davies A. A. Paddy Kemp | Reading Rowing Club | [10] |
| 1952 | Robert George Jos Van Stichel | UNdL & A, BEL | 7.37 | E | John Rodgers Murray Riley | Sydney Rowing Club, AUS | |
| 1953 | Erich Schriever Peter Stebler | Seeclub, Zurich, SWI | 7.37 | E | C. E. 'Ted' Poynter W T J Baker | Bedford Rowing Club | [11][12] |
| 1954 | Erich Schriever Peter Stebler | Seeclub, Zurich, SWI | 8.46 | E | Graham Beech Ken Tinegate | Birmingham RC | [13] |
| 1955 | Heorhiy Zhylin Igor Emchuk | Club Burevestnik, USSR | 7.55 | 1⁄2 L | Hansruedi Vollmer Thomas Keller | Grasshopper Club, Zurich | [14] |
| 1956 | Sidney Rand Bill Rand | Royal Air Force | 7.47 | 1+1⁄2 L | John Marsden Doug Melvin | London Rowing Club | [15] |
| 1957 | Aleksandr Berkutov Yuriy Tyukalov | Club Krasnoe Z, USSR | 7.41 | E | Geoff Baker Mike Spracklen | Marlow Rowing Club Royal Air Force | [16] |
| 1958 | Aleksandr Berkutov Yuriy Tyukalov | Trud Club, Leningrad, USSR | 7.21 | E | Geoff Baker Mike Spracklen | Marlow Rowing Club | [17] |
| 1959 | Christopher Davidge Stuart Mackenzie | Leander Club | 7.55 | 2+3⁄4 L | George Justicz Nicholas Birkmyre | Birmingham RC Bristol Ariel RC | [18] |
| 1960 | George Justicz Nicholas Birkmyre | Birmingham RC Bristol Ariel RC | 7.17 | 1+3⁄4 L | Bernard Monnereau René Duhamel | CNeAdRouen, FRA | [19] |
| 1961 | George Justicz Nicholas Birkmyre | Birmingham RC Bristol Ariel RC | 7.38 | 1+3⁄4 L | Aleksandr Berkutov Yuriy Tyukalov | Trud & Dynamo, USSR | [20] |
| 1962 | George Justicz Nicholas Birkmyre | Leander Club | 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 | Bernard Monnereau René Duhamel | CN de Rouen, FRA | [22] |
| 1964 | George Justicz Nicholas Birkmyre | Leander Club | 7.32 | 3⁄4L | Hans Frederiksen Ibs J. Kruse | Dansk SR, DEN | [23] |
| 1965 | Martin Studach Melchior Bürgin | Grasshopper Club, Zurich | 7.1 | 1+2⁄3 L | Manfred Haake Jochen Brückhändler | TSC Berlin, GDR | [24] |
| 1966 | Manfred Haake Jochen Brückhändler | TSC Berlin, GDR | 7.20 | 3+3⁄4 L | Nick Cooper Arnold Cooke | Leander Club | [25] |
| 1967 | Martin Studach Melchior Bürgin | Grasshopper Club, Zurich | 7.47 | 1+1⁄4 L | Klaus Schabitz Joachim Böhmer | 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 | Denis Oswald Melchior Bürgin | Grasshopper RC, Zurich | 7.35 | 3 L | Tony J. Cowley Nigel S. Drake | St Ives Rowing Club | [28] |
| 1970 | Thomas McKibbon John Van Blom | Long Beach RA, USA | 7.43 | 3+1⁄2 L | Peter Webb Arnold Cooke | Nottingham & Union RC | [29] |
| 1971 | Mike A. Brigden Chris A. Brigden | Walton Rowing Club | 8.21 | 1 L | B. Balmer George G. Parsonage | Scottish Argonauts BC | [30] |
| 1972 | Patrick Delafield Tim Crooks | Leander Club | 7.24 | 1+2⁄3 L | Lawrence Klecatsky Jim Dietz | New York AC, USA | [31] |
| 1973 | Michael Hart Chris Baillieu | Leander Club Cambridge Univ BC | 7.11 | 4+1⁄2 L | Ueli Isler Hans E. Ruckstahl | SeeClub Stafa Zurich, SWI | [32] |
| 1974 | Gennadi Korshikov Aleksandr Timoshinin | Dynamo Club, USSR | 7.23 | 2+1⁄2 L | Ueli Isler Hans E. Ruckstahl | SeeClub Stafa Zurich, SWI | [33] |
| 1975 | Michael Hart Chris Baillieu | Leander Club | 7.23 | E | Peter Levy K. B. Gee | Weybridge Rowing Club Molesey Boat Club | [34] |
| 1976 | Bobby Prentice Martin Samuel Spencer | London Rowing Club | 7.22 | 2 L | J. H. van Drooge R. Nolet | ASR Nereus, NED | [35] |
| 1977 | Michael Hart Chris Baillieu | Leander Club | 7.20 | E | R. Gregg Stone Christopher R. Tiff Wood | Harvard University, USA | [36] |
| 1978 | Michael Hart Chris Baillieu | Leander Club | 7.44 | E | Martin Samuel Spencer Bobby Prentice | Poplar Blackwall & District RC | [37] |
| 1979 | Jim Clark Chris Baillieu | Thames Tradesmen's RC Leander Club | 7.32 | E | Andrew Rudkin Ian Gold | Bewl Bridge Poplar Blackwall & District RC | [38] |
| 1980 | Pat Walter Bruce Ford | Victoria City RC, CAN | 7.27 | 2 L | Chris Allsopp Christopher R. Tiff Wood | Hartford Bridge-Univ Wash, USA | [39] |
| 1981 | Eric R. Sims Steve Redgrave | Maidenhead RC Marlow Rowing Club | 8.16 | E | Andy M. Riddle Brian A. May | Dart Amateur RC Staines Boat Club | [40] |
| 1982 | Adam Clift Steve Redgrave | Marlow Rowing Club | 7.55 | 3+1⁄2 l. | Neil Staite Jonathan Spencer-Jones | Evesham Rowing Club Bewdley Rowing Club | [41] |
| 1983 | Jonathan Spencer-Jones Chris Baillieu | Bewdley Leander Club | 7.27 | 3 L | Paul Johnson Neil Staite | Tees Rowing Club Evesham Rowing Club | |
| 1984 | Morten Espersen Leif Kruse | Bagsvaerd Kolding Rks | 7.25 | 1+1⁄4 L | Tim Crooks Hugh Matheson | Kingston Rowing Club NCRA | |
| 1985 | Bjarne Eltang Leif Kruse | Kolding Danske Rk, DEN | 7.14 | 3+1⁄4 L | Brad Alan Lewis Greg Springer | Dirty Dozen RC, USA | [42] |
| 1986 | Jeff I. Parks Dan M. Chernoff | Charles River RA, USA | 7.32 | 3+1⁄2 L | Rob C. Luke Lewis Hancock | Llandaff Rowing Club Derwent Rowing Club | |
| 1987 | Nikolai Chouprina Valeriy Dosenko | Dinamo Moscow, USSR | 7.21 | E | Julian D. M. Scrivener Rorie Henderson | Lea Rowing Club | |
| 1988 | Andrew C. Rudkin A. Philip S. Kittermaster | Tideway Scullers Barclays | 7.26 | 1⁄2 L | Julian D. M. Scrivener Rorie Henderson | Lea Rowing Club | |
| 1989 | Ronald Florijn Nico Rienks | 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 | 1+3⁄4 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 | Don C. Dickerson Todd Hallett | Mic Mac Fredricton, CAN | 6.57 | 1+1⁄4 L | Dilo Kruyswyk Pieter Wiltenburg | AGSR Gyas Skadi Rowing Club, NED | |
| 1993 | Ned Kittoe Rupert F. Redpath | London Rowing Club Tyrian | 7.32 | 2 ft (0.61 m) | Ian W. Hopkins Mark Pollecutt | Molesey Boat Club | [44] |
| 1994 | Gábor Mitring Zsolt Dani | MTK-Gyori Vizugyi Se, HUN | 7.7 | 2+1⁄2 L | Peter Uhrig Christian Händle | Wormser RC Karlstadt, GER | |
| 1995 | Marcus D. Free Peter Antonie | Tweed Heads RC Melbourne Univ BC | 6.58 | 2 ft (0.61 m) | 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 | Marcus. D Free Duncan Free | Tweed Heads RC, AUS | 6.58 | E | Barry A. Klein Ranson J. Weaver | Undine Barge Club, USA | [46] |
| 1998 | Yvan Deslavière Frédéric Kowal | Aviron Marne et Joinville Cercle Aviron de Nogent, FRA | 7.17 | 3 L | Greg Ruckman Steve Tucker | Augusta SC, USA | [47] |
| 1999 | Ian McGowan Nick Peterson | Augusta SC, USA | 7.44 | 3 L | Conal Groom Steve Tucker | Augusta SC, USA |
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Gallery
Twice winners Aage Larsen and Ebbe Parsner
1963 winner Max Alwin
Chris Davidge, 1959 winner
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2000 onwards
More information Year, Winning crew ...
| Year | Winning crew | Club | Time | Distance | Runner-up | Club | ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Bo Kaliszan Bertil Samuelson | Danmarks Rocenter | 7.28 | E | Matt K. Langridge Pete J. C. Wells | Leander Club Queen Elizabeth HS | |
| 2001 | Tomasz Kucharski Robert Sycz | AZS Gorzow AZS, POL | 7.26 | 4 L | Pete P. Gardner Ian P. Lawson | Leander Club | |
| 2002 | Sébastien Vieilledent Adrien Hardy | RC de Cannes, FRA | 7.32 | 4 L | Ákos Haller Tibor Pető | 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 | 2+2⁄3 L | Simon D. Goodbrand Guy B. Blanchard | Rob Roy BC | |
| 2005 | Mark Hunter James W. Lindsay-Fynn | London Rowing Club Leander Club | 7.26 | E | Ivo M. Snijders Alwin F. Snijders | A.S.R. Nereus D.S.R Proteus-Eretes, NED | |
| 2006 | Matt Wells Stephen C. Rowbotham | Leander Club Univof London | 7.08 | NRO | Luka Špik Iztok Čop | Veslaski Klub Bled, SVN | |
| 2007 | Luka Špik Iztok Čop | Veslaski Klub Bled, SVN | 7.33 | 5 L | Michał Słoma Marcin Brzeziński | WTW Warszawa AZS Toruń, POL | |
| 2008 | Wes D. Pierarini Elliot Hovey | California RC, USA | 7.35 | 1+1⁄4 L | Peter F. Graves Thomas H. Graves | Bantam BC, USA | |
| 2009 | Matthew C. Trott Nathan Cohen | Waiariki RC, NZL | 7.42 | 1 L | Matt Wells Stephen C. Rowbotham | Leander Club | |
| 2010 | Cédric Berrest Julien Bahain | Club France, | 7.38 | NRO | Matt Wells R. Marcus Bateman | Leander Club | |
| 2011 | Matt Wells R. Marcus Bateman | Leander Club | 6.52 | 2+1⁄2 L | David W. Crawshay Scott M. Brennan | Australian Institute of Sport | |
| 2012 | John E. Collins Alan J. Sinclair | Leander Club | 7.35 | 4+1⁄4 L | Alexander Bernsten Hans Magnus Grepperud | Oslo Kraftsenter, NOR | |
| 2013 | Michael A. N. Arms Robbie Manson | Waiariki RC, NZL | 6:48 | 2 L | Bill P. Lucas Matt K. Langridge | London Rowing Club Leander Club | [48] |
| 2014 | Stany Delayre Jérémie Azou | France | 7:17 | 3 ft (0.91 m) | John E. Collins Jonathan F. L. Walton | Leander Club | |
| 2015 | John Collins Jonathan F. L. Walton | Leander Club | 7:23 | 2+1⁄3 L | James M. Thompson John E. Smith | Univ of Pretoria, RSA | |
| 2016 | Nick C. Middleton Jack Beaumont | Leander Club | 7:27 | 4+1⁄2 L | Gašper Fistravec Dani Fridman | Veslaški Klub Maribor, SVN Tiberias Rowing Club, ISR | |
| 2017 | John Storey Chris Harris | Waiariki RC, NZL | 6:49 | 1+1⁄4 L | Pierre Houin Jérémie Azou | Club France | |
| 2018 | Angus Groom Jack Beaumont | Leander Club | 6:46 | 1⁄5 L | Paul O'Donovan Gary O'Donovan | Skibbereen RC, IRE | |
| 2019 | John E. Collins Graeme Thomas | Leander Club Agecroft RC | 6.44 | 1L | John Storey Chris Harris | Waiariki RC, NZL | |
| 2020 | No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic | [49] | |||||
| 2021 | Fintan McCarthy Paul O'Donovan | Skibbereen RC University College, Cork | 7.13 | 1+3⁄4 L | Sam Meijer Matt Haywood | Tideway Scullers School Nottingham Rowing Club | [50] |
| 2022 | Jack Cleary Caleb Antill | Rowing Australia | 6.56 | 1⁄3 L | Sam Meijer Matt Haywood | Tideway Scullers School] Nottingham RC | [51] |
| 2023 | Aleix Garcia Rodrigo Conde | Club Natació Banyoles Club Remo do Miño, ESP | 7.19 | 5 L | Aidan Thompson John Collins | 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] |
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