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Diamond Challenge Sculls

Rowing event at the Henley Royal Regatta

Diamond Challenge Sculls

Summary

Rowing event at the Henley Royal Regatta

FieldValue
nameDiamond Challenge Sculls
imageFile:Single scull (rowing).svg
locationHenley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
dates1844 – present
venueHenley Royal Regatta, River Thames

The Diamond Challenge Sculls is a rowing event for men's single sculls at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. First run in 1844, it is open to male scullers from all eligible rowing clubs.

The Diamond Challenge Sculls, the Wingfield Sculls and the London Cup in the Metropolitan Regatta make up the "Triple Crown" of the three premier single sculling events in the United Kingdom.

Past winners

The Diamond Challenge Sculls trophy (centre in wooden case)
Alexander Alcée Casamajor (single scull) five-time winner in the mid-19th century
Guy Nicholls caricature from 1889
YearWinnerClubRunner-upClubrefNo races 1915–1919 (WWI)
1844Thomas BumpstedScullers Club, LondonH MorganChrist Church, Ox
1845S WallaceLeander ClubJ W ConantSt. John's College, Ox
1846Sir Edward MoonMagdalen College, OxfordThomas Howard FellowsLeander Club
1847William MauleTrinity College, CmEdward MoonMagdalen College, Ox
1848William BagshaweTrinity College, CmW WilberforceOxford University BC
1849Thomas BoneLondonC S BagotTrinity College, Cm
1850Thomas BoneMeteor Club, LondonJohn Erskine ClarkeWadham College
1851Edward Gryffydh PeacockThames ClubEdward MacnaghtenTrinity College, Cm
1852Edward MacnaghtenTrinity College, CmEdward Gryffydh PeacockLondon
1853Stephen RippingallPeterhouse, CmMartin Howy IrvingBalliol College, Ox
1854Herbert PlayfordWandle Club, LondonR C GaltonTrinity College, Cm
1855A. A. CasamajorWandle Club, LondonHerbert PlayfordWandle Club
1856A. A. CasamajorArgonaut Club, LondonC StephensCaversham BC
1857A. A. CasamajorLondon RCJames PaineLondon RC
1858A. A. CasamajorLondon RCrowed overn/a
1859Edwin BrickwoodRichmond RCR BeaumontThird Trinity, Cm
1860Herbert PlayfordLondon RCEdwin BrickwoodLondon
1861A. A. CasamajorLondon RCEdwin BrickwoodLondon
1862Edwin BrickwoodLondon RCWalter Bradford WoodgateBrasenose College, Ox
1863Charles Bennett LawesThird Trinity, CmEdwin BrickwoodLondon
1864Walter Bradford WoodgateBrasenose College, OxEdward MichellMagdalen College, Ox
1865Edward MichellMagdalen College, OxCharles Bennett LawesThird Trinity, Cm
1866Edward MichellMagdalen College, OxWalter Bradford WoodgateKingston RC
1867William CroftsBrasenose College, OxFrank WillanExeter College, Ox
1868William StoutLondon Rowing ClubWilliam CroftsBrasenose College, Ox
1869William CroftsBrasenose College, OxfordA C YarboroughLincoln College, Ox
1870John Brooks CloseFirst Trinity, CmR J Waldie-GriffithJesus College, Cm
1871William FawcusTynemouth RCJohn GoldieLady Margaret BC, Cm
1872Clement Courtenay KnollysMagdalen College, OxC H LawtonYork
1873Alfred DickerLady Margaret, CmW ChillingworthTwickenham RC
1874Alfred DickerLady Margaret, CmWilliam FawcusTynemouth RC
1875Alfred DickerLady Margaret, CmWilliam Brooks CloseCambridge
1876Frank Lumley PlayfordLondon RCRobert LabatLondon RC
1877Tom Edwards-MossBrasenose College, OxA V FrereKingston RC
1878Tom Edwards-MossBrasenose College, OxJefferson LowndesHertford College, Ox
1879Jefferson LowndesHertford College, OxFrank Lumley PlayfordLondon RC
1880Jefferson LowndesDerby School RCC E AdamOxford
1881Jefferson LowndesDerby School RCAchilles WildFrankfurt, GER
1882Jefferson LowndesDerby School RCAlexandre LeinParis, FRA
1883Jefferson LowndesTwickenham RCAchilles WildFrankfurt, GER
1884William Sully UnwinMagdalen College, OxR H SmithThames RC
1885William Sully UnwinMagdalen College, OxFrederick I PitmanThird Trinity, Cm
1886Frederick PitmanThird Trinity, CmWilliam Sully UnwinMagdalen College, Ox
1887James Cardwell GardnerEmmanuel College, CmGuy NickallsMagdalen College, Oxford
1888Guy NickallsMagdalen College, OxE DoeringF Hammonia BC, GER
1889Guy NickallsMagdalen College, OxCharles J PsottaNew York AC, USA
1890Guy NickallsMagdalen College, OxGilbert KennedyKingston RC
1891Vivian NickallsMagdalen College, Oxrowed overn/a
1892Janus OomsNeptune RC, NEDS M BoydTrinity College, Dublin, IRE
1893Guy NickallsMagdalen College, OxGilbert KennedyKingston RC
1894Guy NickallsFormosa BCVivian NickallsMagdalen College, Ox
1895Rupert GuinnessLeander ClubGuy NickallsLondon RC
1896Rupert GuinnessLeander ClubRupert Kendall BeaumontBurton-On-Trent RC
1897Edward Ten EyckWachusett, USAHarry BlackstaffeVesta RC
1898Benjamin Hunting HowellTrinity Hall, CmHarry BlackstaffeVesta RC
1899Benjamin Hunting HowellThames RCHarry BlackstaffeVesta RC
1900Edward HemmerdeUniversity College, OxBenjamin Hunting HowellThames RC
1901Charles Vincent FoxGuards Brigade RCSt G AsheThames RC
1902Frederick Septimus KellyBalliol College, OxRaymond Etherington-SmithLeander Club
1903Frederick Septimus KellyLeander ClubJulius BeresfordKennsington RC
1904Lou ScholesToronto RC, CANArthur CloutteLondon RC
1905Frederick Septimus KellyLeander ClubHarry BlackstaffeVesta RC
1906Harry BlackstaffeVesta RCWilliam DarellHousehold Brigade
1907William DarellHousehold BrigadeAlexander McCullochUniversity College, Ox
1908Alexander McCullochLeander ClubAthol Alexander StuartKingston RC
1909Athol Alexander StuartKingston RCRudolph LucasMainz RC, GER
1910Wally KinnearKensington RCRudolph LucasMainz RC, GER
1911Wally KinnearKensington RCEric PowellVikings Club
1912Eric PowellVikings ClubAlexander McCullochLeander Club
1913Cecil McVillyDerwent RC, AUSEdward Dennis P PinksLondon RC
1914Giuseppe SinigagliaLario Club, Como, ITAColin M StuartTrinity Hall, Cm

1920 to 1939

Jack Beresford (left) congratulates Walter Hoover (right) after the final of the Diamond Sculls in 1922
YearWinnerClubRunner-upClubrefNo races 1940–1945 (WWII)
1920Jack BeresfordThames RCDonald GollanFirst Trinity, Cm
1921Frits EijkenDelft Univ, Laga, NEDJack BeresfordThames RC
1922Walter HooverDuluth, Minnesota, USAJack BeresfordThames RC
1923Morris Keele MorrisLondon RCDonald GollanLeander Club
1924Jack BeresfordThames RCKeith Neville CraigPembroke College, Cm
1925Jack BeresfordThames RCDonald GollanLeander Club
1926Jack BeresfordThames RCGeoffrey Egbert G GoddardJesus College, Cm
1927R T LeeWorcester College, OxJoseph Wright Jr.Argonaut RC, CAN
1928Joseph Wright Jr.Argonaut RC, CANR T LeeWorcester College, Oxford
1929Bert GuntherDe Amstel, NEDJoseph Wright Jr.Argonaut RC, CAN
1930Jack GuestDon Rowing Club, CANGerhard BoetzelenBerliner RC, GER
1931Bobby PearceLeander BC, Hamilton, CANFred BradleyPembroke College, Cm
1932Herbert BuhtzBerliner RC, GERGerhard BoetzelenBerliner RC, GER
1933Tom AskwithPeterhouse, CmHumphrey WarrenTrinity Hall, Cm
1934Herbert BuhtzBerliner RC, GERWinthrop RutherfordPrinceton University, USA
1935Ernst RufliFC Zurich RC, SWIJiří ZavřelVeslařský Klub, CZE
1936Ernst RufliFC Zurich RC, SWIThomas Harold TylerThames RC
1937Josef HasenöhrlRV Ellida, AUTJohn Francis CoulsonArgonaut RC, CAN
1938Joe BurkPenn AC, USALen D HabbittsReading RC
1939Joe BurkPenn AC, USARoger VereyAkademicki Zwiazek Sportowy, POL

1946 to 1999

Stuart Mackenzie, six times winner from 1957 to 1962
Three-time winner Seán Drea
YearWinnerClubRunner-upClubref
1946Jean SéphériadèsSN Basse Seine, FRAJohn B. Kelly Jr.US Navy, USA
1947John B. Kelly Jr.University of Penn, USACarl H FronsdalBergens Roklubb, NOR
1948Mervyn WoodNSW Police RC, AUSBert BushnellMaidenhead RC
1949John B. Kelly Jr.University of Penn, USAJack H TrinseyNotre Dame Club of Phila, USA
1950Antony RoweLeander ClubRob van MesdagTrinity College, Dublin
1951Tony FoxPembroke College, CmErik LarsenKoge Roklubb, DEN
1952Mervyn WoodSydney Rowing Club, AUSTony FoxLondon Rowing Club
1953Tony FoxLondon Rowing ClubRobert GeorgeUnion Nautique de Liege, BEL
1954Perica VlašićMornar Club, YUGAlain ColombAviron Romand, SWI
1955Teodor KocerkaAZS Bydgoszsz, POLSidney RandRoyal Air Force
1956Teodor KocerkaAZS Bydgoszsz, POLTony FoxLondon Rowing Club
1957Stuart MackenzieSydney RC, AUSVyacheslav IvanovKrasnoe Znamia, USSR
1958Stuart MackenzieSydney RC, AUSVyacheslav IvanovCentral Army Club, USSR
1959Stuart MackenzieSydney RC, AUSHarry ParkerVesper BC, USA
1960Stuart MackenzieLeander ClubTeodor KocerkaAZS Szczecin, POL
1961Stuart MackenzieMosman RC, AUSOleg TyurinTrud Club, Leningrad
1962Stuart MackenzieLeander ClubWilliam L. BarryQuintin BC
1963Gottfried KottmannBelvoir RC, SWIWilliam L. BarryQuintin BC
1964Seymour CromwellNonpareil RC, USAAlberto DemiddiClub de Regatas Rosario, ARG
1965Donald SperoNY AC, USAHugh Wardell-YerburghBristol RC
1966Achim HillBSGM Baumschuleneweg, GDRJan WieneseRoei en Zeilverenging de Amstel
1967Martin StudachGrasshopper Club Zürich, SWIJochen MeißnerMannheimer Rv Amiciitia Von 1876
1968Hugh Wardell-YerburghEton VikingsKenny DwanPoplar, Blackwall & District RC
1969Joachim BöhmerSC Dynamo Berlin, GERWilliam B TytusSeattle Tennis Club
1970Jochen MeißnerMannheimer RV Amicitia, GERPatrick DelafieldTideway Scullers' School
1971Alberto DemiddiClub de Regatas Rosario, ARGJim DietzNew York AC, USA
1972Aleksandr TimoshininWMF Moscow, USSRSeán DreaVesper BC, USA
1973Seán DreaNeptune Rowing Club, IREDavid SturgeLady Margaret BC
1974Seán DreaNeptune RC, IREKenny DwanPoplar, Blackwall & District RC
1975Seán DreaNeptune RC, IREJim DietzNew York AC
1976Ted HaleSydney Rowing Club, AUSPeter ZeunPeterborough City RC
1977Tim CrooksLeander ClubJim DietzNew York AC
1978Tim CrooksLeander ClubHugh MathesonThames Tradesmen's RC
1979Hugh MathesonNottingham Rowing ClubJohan GhoosAntwerpse RV, BEL
1980Ricardo IbarraMar del Plata, ARGRolf ThorsenHorten Roklubb, NOR
1981Chris BaillieuLeander ClubChris HowellUniversity of London RC
1982Chris BaillieuLeander ClubAllan WhitwellThames Tradesmen's RC
1983Steve RedgraveMarlow Rowing ClubTim CrooksKingston RC
1984Chris BaillieuLeander ClubBjarne EltangDanske SR, DEN
1985Steve RedgraveMarlow Rowing ClubBrad Alan LewisDirty Dozen RC, USA
1986Bjarne EltangDanske Stud RK, DENSteve RedgraveMarlow Rowing Club
1987Peter-Michael KolbeRC Hamburg, GERVasil YakushaSoviet Army, USSR
1988Hamish McGlashanMelbourne University BCAndrew SudduthHarvard University, USA
1989Václav ChalupaDukla Praha, CZEKajetan BroniewskiAZS-AWF Warszawa, POL
1990Eric VerdonkKoru RC, NZLWim Van BelleghemBruges Trimm-en, BEL
1991Wim Van BelleghemRoyal Club Nautique de Gand, BELEric VerdonkKoru RC, NZL
1992Rorie HendersonLeander ClubPaul ReedyMelbourne University BC
1993Thomas LangeRuderverein Bollberg-Halle, GERVáclav ChalupaDukla Praha, CZE
1994Xeno MüllerGrasshopper Club Zurich, SWIMartin Haldbo HansenDenmark Rocenter
1995Jüri JaansonParnu Rowing Club, ESTXeno MüllerGrasshopper Club, Zurich
1996Merlin L. O. VervoornDSR Proteus-Eretes, Delft, NEDAndy. R BihrerGrasshopper Club, Zurich
1997Greg SearleMolesey Boat ClubPeter HainingAuriol Kensington RC
1998Jamie KovenBrown Alumni, USAGreg SearleMolesey Boat Club
1999Marcel HackerRC Magdeburg, GERJamie KovenRiverside Boat Club, USA

2000 onwards

New Zealander Drysdale winning in 2009
Oliver Zeidler
YearWinnerClubRunner-upClubref
2000Aquil AbdullahPrinceton Training Center, USASimon D. GoodbrandRob Roy Boat Club
2001Duncan FreeSurfers Paradise RC, AUSTodd HallettAmateur AC, CAN
2002Pete WellsUniversity of LondonMatt LangridgeLeander Club
2003Alan CampbellTideway Scullers SchoolBen P. HopkinsVurtin Univ, AUS
2004Marcel HackerCasseler Fraven Ruderverein, GERColin SmithOxford University
2005Wyatt AllenPrinceton Training Center, USACharlie M. PalmerCantabrigian RC
2006Mahé DrysdaleWest End RC, NZLCharlie M. PalmerCambridge University
2007Alan CampbellTideway Scullers SchoolMahé DrysdaleWest End RC, NZL
2008Ian LawsonLeander ClubSean M JacobOld Collegians BC, IRE
2009Mahé DrysdaleWest End RC, NZLAlan CampbellTideway Scullers School
2010Mahé DrysdaleWest End RC, NZLLassi KaronenBrudpiga Roddklubb, SWE
2011Alan CampbellTideway Scullers SchoolNick HudsonAustralian Institute of Sport
2012Peter LambertOld Edwardian BC, RSAGraeme ThomasAgecroft RC
2013Aleksandar AleksandrovKur Club, AzerbaijanAlan CampbellTideway Scullers School
2014Mahé DrysdaleWest End RC, NZLRoel BraasHollandia Roeiclub, NED
2015Mahé DrysdaleWest End RC, NZLGabor CsepregiDanubius Nemzeti Hajos Egylet, HUN
2016Hannes ObrenoBrugse Trim en RC, BELMahé DrysdaleWest End RC, NZL
2017Matthew DunhamWaiariki RC NZLJohn GravesCraftsbury Sculling Center, USA.
2018Mahé DrysdaleWest End RC, NZLKjetil BorchHorten Roklubb, NOR
2019Oliver ZeidlerDonau-Ruder-Club, GERGuillaume KrommenhoekHollandia Roeiclub, NED
2020No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021Graeme ThomasAgecroft Rowing ClubSebastian DevereuxLeander Club
2022Oliver ZeidlerFrankfurt RS Germany 1869David BartholotRowing Australia
2023Oliver ZeidlerFrankfurt RS Germany 1869Piotr PłomińskiWTW Warszawa, POL
2024Oliver ZeidlerFrankfurt RS Germany 1869James PlihalCraftsbury Green Racing Project, USA.
2025Melvin TwellaarHollandia RoeiclubFinlay HamillWaikato Rowing Club

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