Thames Challenge Cup

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. 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) or at a World University Rowing Championships.

Winner (1999 onwards)

Year	Winners	Beaten finalists
2015	Thames Rowing Club 'A', UK bt	RTHC Bayer Leverkusen, Germany
2014	Frankfurter Rudergesellschaft Germania 1869, Germany (article on German edition) bt	Sport Imperial Boat Club
2013	Griffen Boat Club, UK^{[n 1]} bt	Upper Thames Rowing Club 'A', UK
2012	Molesey Boat Club, UK bt	Thames Rowing Club 'A'
2011	Upper Yarra Rowing Club, AUS^{[n 2]}^[1] bt	Star Club, UK
2010	1829 Boat Club, UK bt	West End Rowing Club, NZ
2009	Molesey Boat Club, UK bt	Henley Rowing Club
2008	Leander Club, UK bt	Tideway Scullers School Boat Club, UK
2007	Leander Club, UK bt	Agecroft Rowing Club, UK
2006	London Rowing Club "A", UK bt	Tideway Scullers School Boat Club, UK
2005	Henley Rowing Club, UK bt	Lady Elizabeth Boat Club, IRE
2004	London Rowing Club "A", UK bt	R.C Reuss Luzern, Switzerland
2003	Homberger Ruderklub, DE (Homberg, Duisburg on German edition) bt	London Rowing Club "A", UK
2002	Leander Club, UK bt	Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association 'A', UK
2001	Royal Club Nautique de Gand, BE bt	Thames Rowing Club 'A', UK
2000	Molesey Boat Club "A", UK bt	Crabtree Boat Club, UK
1999	Molesey Boat Club "A", UK bt	Crabtree Boat Club, UK

External links

Notes and references

Notes

↑ Old Abingdonians
↑ Ex Melbourne University Boat Club

References

↑ George Ellis wins at Henley 2011 Tamar Rowing Club. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 2014-11-14.

Events at Henley Royal Regatta

Men's eights	Grand Challenge Cup Ladies' Challenge Plate Thames Challenge Cup Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup Temple Challenge Cup

Men's coxed fours	Britannia Challenge Cup Prince Albert Challenge Cup

Men's coxless fours	Stewards' Challenge Cup Visitors' Challenge Cup Wyfold Challenge Cup

Men's coxless pairs	Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup

Men's quad sculls	Queen Mother Challenge Cup Prince of Wales Challenge Cup Fawley Challenge Cup

Men's double sculls	Double Sculls Challenge Cup

Men's single sculls	Diamond Challenge Sculls

Women's eights	Remenham Challenge Cup

Women's quad sculls	Princess Grace Challenge Cup Diamond Jubilee Challenge Cup

Women's single sculls	Princess Royal Challenge Cup

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