Diamond Challenge Sculls |
Year |
Winner |
Club |
Runner-up |
1844 | T B Bumpsted | Scullers Club, London | H Morgan |
1845 | S Wallace | Leander Club | J W Conant |
1846 | E G Moon | Magdalen College, Oxford | T H Fellows |
1847 | W Maule | Trinity College, Cambridge | E G Moon |
1848 | W L Bagshawe | Trinity College, Cambridge | W Wilberforce |
1849 | T R Bone | London | C S Bagot |
1850 | T R Bone | Meteor Club, London | J E Clarke |
1851 | E G Peacock | Thames Club | E Macnaghten |
1852 | E Macnaghten | Trinity College, Cambridge | E G Peacock |
1853 | S Rippingall | Peterhouse, Cambridge | M H Irving |
1854 | H. H. Playford | Wandle Club, London | R C Galton |
1855 | A. A. Casamajor | Wandle Club, London | H. H. Playford |
1856 | A. A. Casamajor | Argonaut Club, London | C Stephens |
1857 | A. A. Casamajor | London Rowing Club | J Paine |
1858 | A. A. Casamajor | London Rowing Club | |
1859 | E. D. Brickwood | Richmond Rowing Club | R Beaumont |
1860 | H. H. Playford | London Rowing Club | E. D. Brickwood |
1861 | A. A. Casamajor | London Rowing Club | E. D. Brickwood |
1862 | E. D. Brickwood | London Rowing Club | W. B. Woodgate |
1863 | C. B. Lawes | Third Trinity, Cambridge | E. D. Brickwood |
1864 | W. B. Woodgate | Brasenose College, Oxford | E B Mitchell |
1865 | E B Mitchell | Magdalen College, Oxford | C. B. Lawes |
1866 | E B Mitchell | Magdalen College, Oxford | W. B. Woodgate |
1867 | W C Crofts | Brasenose College, Oxford | F Willan |
1868 | W. Stout | London Rowing Club | W C Crofts |
1869 | W C Crofts | Brasenose College, Oxford | A C Yarborough |
1870 | John B Close | First Trinity, Cambridge | R J Waldie-Griffith |
1871 | W Fawcus | Tynemouth Rowing Club | J H D Goldie |
1872 | C C Knollys | Magdalen College, Oxford | C H Lawton |
1873 | A C Dicker | Lady Margaret, Cambridge | W Chillingworth |
1874 | A C Dicker | Lady Margaret, Cambridge | W Fawcus |
1875 | A C Dicker | Lady Margaret, Cambridge | W B Close |
1876 | F. L. Playford | London Rowing Club | R H Labat |
1877 | T. C. Edwards-Moss | Brasenose College, Oxford | A V Frere |
1878 | T. C. Edwards-Moss | Brasenose College, Oxford | J Lowndes |
1879 | J Lowndes | Hertford College, Oxford | F. L. Playford |
1880 | J Lowndes | Derby Rowing Club | C E Adam |
1881 | J Lowndes | Derby Rowing Club | A Wild |
1882 | J Lowndes | Derby Rowing Club | A Lein |
1883 | J Lowndes | Twickenham Rowing Club | A Wild |
1884 | W S Unwin | Magdalen College, Oxford | R H Smith |
1885 | W S Unwin | Magdalen College, Oxford | F.I.Pitman |
1886 | F.I.Pitman | Third Trinity, Cambridge | W S Unwin |
1887 | J C Gardner | Emmanuel College, Cambridge | G. Nickalls |
1888 | G. Nickalls | Magdalen College, Oxford | E Doering |
1889 | G. Nickalls | Magdalen College, Oxford | C J Psotta |
1890 | G. Nickalls | Magdalen College, Oxford | G E B Kennedy |
1891 | V. Nickalls | Magdalen College, Oxford | |
1892 | J J K Ooms | Neptune RC, Amsterdam, Netherlands | S M Boyd |
1893 | G.Nickalls | Magdalen College, Oxford | G E B Kennedy |
1894 | G. Nickalls | Formosa Boat Club | V. Nickalls |
1895 | Rupert Guinness | Leander Club | G.Nickalls |
1896 | Rupert Guinness | Leander Club | R K Beaumont |
1897 | Edward Ten Eyck | Wachusett, USA | H. T. Blackstaffe |
1898 | B H Howell | Trinity Hall, Cambridge | H. T. Blackstaffe |
1899 | B H Howell | Thames Rowing Club | H. T. Blackstaffe |
1900 | E G Hemmerde | University College, Oxford | B H Howell |
1901 | C V Fox | Guards Brigade Rowing Club | St G Ashe |
1902 | F. S. Kelly | Balliol College, Oxford | R B Etherington-Smith |
1903 | F. S. Kelly | Leander Club | J. Beresford |
1904 | L F Scholes | Toronto Rowing Club, Canada | A H Cloutte |
1905 | F. S. Kelly | Leander Club | H. T. Blackstaffe |
1906 | H. T. Blackstaffe | Vesta Rowing Club | Captain W H V Darell |
1907 | Captain W H V Darell | Household Brigade | A McCulloch |
1908 | A McCulloch | Leander Club | A A Stuart |
1909 | A A Stuart | Kingston Rowing Club | R Lucas |
1910 | W. D. Kinnear | Kensington RC | R Lucas |
1911 | W. D. Kinnear | Kensington RC | E W Powell |
1912 | E W Powell | Vikings Club | A McCulloch |
1913 | C McVilly | Derwent Rowing Club, Tasmania, Aus | E D P Pinks |
1914 | G Sinigaglia | Lario Club, Como, Italy | C M Stuart |
No races 1915–1919 (WWI) |
1920 | J. Beresford | Thames Rowing Club | D H L Gollan |
1921 | F E Eyken | Delft University, Laga, Netherlands | J. Beresford |
1922 | W M Hoover | Duluth, Minnesota, USA | J. Beresford |
1923 | M K Morris | London Rowing Club | D H L Gollan |
1924 | J. Beresford | Thames Rowing Club | K N Craig |
1925 | J. Beresford | Thames Rowing Club | D H L Gollan |
1926 | J. Beresford | Thames Rowing Club | G E G Goddard |
1927 | R T Lee | Worcester College, Oxford | J Wright |
1928 | J Wright | Argonaut Rowing Club, Toronto, Canada | R T Lee |
1929 | L H F Gunther | De Amstel, Netherlands | J Wright |
1930 | J S Guest | Don Rowing Club, Canada | G Boetzelen |
1931 | B Pearce | Leander Boat Club, Hamilton, Canada | F Bradley |
1932 | H Buhtz | Berliner RC, Germany | G Boetzelen |
1933 | T G Askwith | Peterhouse, Cambridge | H Warren |
1934 | H Buhtz | Berliner RC, Germany | W Rutherford |
1935 | E Rufli | FC Zurich RC, Switzerland | J Zavrel |
1936 | E Rufli | FC Zurich RC, Switzerland | T H Tyler |
1937 | J Hasenohrl | RV Ellida, Austria | J F Coulson |
1938 | J W Burk | Penn Athletic Club, USA | L D Habbitts |
1939 | J W Burk | Penn Athletic Club, USA | R Verey |
No races 1940–1945 (WWII) |
1946 | J Séphériadès | SN Basse Seine, France | J B Kelly |
1947 | J B Kelly | University of Penn, USA | C H Fronsdal |
1948 | M T Wood | NSW Police Rowing Club, Australia | B H T Bushnell |
1949 | J B Kelly | University of Penn, USA | J H Trinsey |
1950 | A D Rowe | Leander Club | R H van Mesdag |
1951 | T A Fox | Pembroke College, Cambridge | E Larsen |
1952 | M T Wood | Sydney Rowing Club, Australia | T A Fox |
1953 | T A Fox | London Rowing Club | R George |
1954 | P Vlasic | Mornar Club, Yugoslavia | A Colomb |
1955 | T Kocerka | AZS Bydgoszsz, Poland | S C Rand |
1956 | T Kocerka | AZS Bydgoszsz, Poland | T A Fox |
1957 | S A Mackenzie | Sydney Rowing Club, Australia | V Ivanov |
1958 | S A Mackenzie | Sydney Rowing Club, Australia | V Ivanov |
1959 | S A Mackenzie | Sydney Rowing Club, Australia | H L Parker |
1960 | S A Mackenzie | Leander Club | T Kocerka |
1961 | S A Mackenzie | Mosman Rowing Club, Australia | O Yjurin |
1962 | S A Mackenzie | Leander Club | W L Barry |
1963 | G Kottmann | Belvoir RC, Switzerland | W L Barry |
1964 | S Cromwell | Nonpareil Rowing Club, USA | A Demiddi |
1965 | D M Spero | NY Athletic Club, USA | H A Wardell-Yerburgh |
1966 | A Hill | BSGM Baumschuleneweg, Germany | H J Wienese |
1967 | M Studach | Grasshopper Club Zürich, Switzerland | J Meissner |
1968 | H A Wardell-Yerburgh | Eton Vikings | K V Dwan |
1969 | H-J Bohmer | SC Dynamo Berlin, Germany | W B Tytus |
1970 | J Meissner | Mannheimer RV Amicitia, Germany | P G R Delafield |
1971 | A Demiddi | Club de Regatas Rosario, Argentica | J W Dietz |
1972 | A Timoschinin | WMF Moscow, USSR | S Drea |
1973 | Seán Drea | Neptune Rowing Club, Ireland | D P Sturge |
1974 | Seán Drea | Neptune Rowing Club, Ireland | K V Dwan |
1975 | Seán Drea | Neptune Rowing Club, Ireland | J E Dietz |
1976 | E O Hale | Sydney Rowing Club, Australia | P Zeum |
1977 | T. J. Crooks | Leander Club | J W Dietz |
1978 | T. J. Crooks | Leander Club | H P Matheson |
1979 | H P Matheson | Nottingham Rowing Club | J T Ghoos |
1980 | R D Ibarra | Mar del Plata, Argentina | |
1981 | C. L. Baillieu | Leander Club | S C Howell |
1982 | C. L. Baillieu | Leander Club | A Whitwell |
1983 | S. G. Redgrave | Marlow Rowing Club | T. J. Crooks |
1984 | C. L. Baillieu | Leander Club | B Eltang |
1985 | S. G. Redgrave | Marlow Rowing Club | B A Lewis |
1986 | B Eltang | Danske Stud. RK, Denmark | S. G. Redgrave |
1987 | PM Kolbe | RC Hamburg, Germany | V Jakusha |
1988 | GH McGlashan | Melbourne University, Australia | A H Sudduth |
1989 | V Chalupa | Dukla Praha, Czechoslovakia | K Broniewski |
1990 | EFM Verdonk | Koru Rowing Club, New Zealand | Wim Van Belleghem |
1991 | Wim Van Belleghem | Royal Club Nautique de Gand, Belgium | E F M Verdonk |
1992 | R G F Henderson | Leander Club | P Reedy |
1993 | Thomas Lange | Ruderverein Bollberg-Halle, Germany | V Chalupa |
1994 | Xeno R Müller | Grasshopper Club Zurich, Switzerland | M H Hansen |
1995 | Jüri Jaanson | Parnu Rowing Club, Estonia | Xeno R Müller |
1996 | MLO (Merlin) Vervoorn | DSR Proteus-Eretes, Delft, the Netherlands | A R Bihrer |
1997 | Greg MP Searle | Molesey Boat Club | P M Haining |
1998 | Jamie W Koven | Brown Alumni, USA | Greg MP Searle |
1999 | Marcel Hacker | Rc Magdeburg, Germany | J W Koven |
2000 | Aquil H Abdullah | Princeton Training Center, USA | S D Goodbrand |
2001 | Duncan S Free | Surfers Paradise RC, Australia | D T Hallett |
2002 | Pete Wells | University of London | M K Langridge |
2003 | Alan W Campbell | Tideway Scullers School | B P Hopkins |
2004 | Marcel Hacker | Casseler Fraven Ruderverein, Germany | C M Smith |
2005 | WR Allen | Princeton Training Center, U.S.A. | C M Palmer |
2006 | Mahé Drysdale | West End Rowing Club, New Zealand | C M Palmer |
2007 | Alan W Campbell | Tideway Scullers School | Mahé Drysdale |
2008 | Ian J Lawson | Leander Club | S M Jacob |
2009 | Mahé Drysdale | West End Rowing Club, New Zealand | Alan W Campbell |
2010 | Mahé Drysdale | West End Rowing Club, New Zealand | Lassi Karonen |
2011 | Alan W Campbell | Tideway Scullers School | N Hudson |
2012 | Peter M Lambert | Old Edwardian Boat Club, South Africa | G E Thomas |
2013 | Aleksandar Aleksandrov | Kur Club, Azerbaijan | Alan W Campbell |
2014 | Mahé Drysdale | West End Rowing Club, New Zealand | Roel Braas |