Diamond Challenge Sculls
|
Year
|
Winner
|
Club
|
Runner-up
|
1844 |
Thomas Bumpsted |
Scullers Club, London |
H Morgan
|
1845 |
S Wallace |
Leander Club |
J W Conant
|
1846 |
Sir Edward Moon |
Magdalen College, Oxford |
Thomas Howard Fellows
|
1847 |
William Maule |
Trinity College, Cambridge |
Edward Moon
|
1848 |
William Bagshawe |
Trinity College, Cambridge |
W Wilberforce
|
1849 |
Thomas Bone |
London |
C S Bagot
|
1850 |
Thomas Bone |
Meteor Club, London |
John Erskine Clarke
|
1851 |
Edward Gryffydh Peacock |
Thames Club |
Edward Macnaghten
|
1852 |
Edward Macnaghten |
Trinity College, Cambridge |
Edward Gryffydh Peacock
|
1853 |
Stephen Rippingall |
Peterhouse, Cambridge |
Martin Howy Irving
|
1854 |
Herbert Playford |
Wandle Club, London |
R C Galton
|
1855 |
A. A. Casamajor |
Wandle Club, London |
Herbert Playford
|
1856 |
A. A. Casamajor |
Argonaut Club, London |
C Stephens
|
1857 |
A. A. Casamajor |
London Rowing Club |
James Paine
|
1858 |
A. A. Casamajor |
London Rowing Club |
|
1859 |
Edwin Brickwood |
Richmond Rowing Club |
R Beaumont
|
1860 |
Herbert Playford |
London Rowing Club |
Edwin Brickwood
|
1861 |
A. A. Casamajor |
London Rowing Club |
Edwin Brickwood
|
1862 |
Edwin Brickwood |
London Rowing Club |
Walter Bradford Woodgate
|
1863 |
Charles Bennett Lawes |
Third Trinity, Cambridge |
Edwin Brickwood
|
1864 |
Walter Bradford Woodgate |
Brasenose College, Oxford |
Edward Michell
|
1865 |
Edward Michell |
Magdalen College, Oxford |
Charles Bennett Lawes
|
1866 |
Edward Michell |
Magdalen College, Oxford |
Walter Bradford Woodgate
|
1867 |
William Crofts |
Brasenose College, Oxford |
Frank Willan
|
1868 |
William Stout |
London Rowing Club |
William Crofts
|
1869 |
William Crofts |
Brasenose College, Oxford |
A C Yarborough
|
1870 |
John Brooks Close |
First Trinity, Cambridge |
R J Waldie-Griffith
|
1871 |
William Fawcus |
Tynemouth Rowing Club |
John Goldie
|
1872 |
Clement Courtenay Knollys |
Magdalen College, Oxford |
C H Lawton
|
1873 |
Alfred Dicker |
Lady Margaret, Cambridge |
W Chillingworth
|
1874 |
Alfred Dicker |
Lady Margaret, Cambridge |
William Fawcus
|
1875 |
Alfred Dicker |
Lady Margaret, Cambridge |
William Brooks Close
|
1876 |
Frank Lumley Playford |
London Rowing Club |
Robert Labat
|
1877 |
Tom Edwards-Moss |
Brasenose College, Oxford |
A V Frere
|
1878 |
Tom Edwards-Moss |
Brasenose College, Oxford |
Jefferson Lowndes
|
1879 |
Jefferson Lowndes |
Hertford College, Oxford |
Frank Lumley Playford
|
1880 |
Jefferson Lowndes |
Derby School Rowing Club |
C E Adam
|
1881 |
Jefferson Lowndes |
Derby School Rowing Club |
A Wild
|
1882 |
Jefferson Lowndes |
Derby School Rowing Club |
A Lein
|
1883 |
Jefferson Lowndes |
Twickenham Rowing Club |
A Wild
|
1884 |
William Sully Unwin |
Magdalen College, Oxford |
R H Smith
|
1885 |
William Sully Unwin |
Magdalen College, Oxford |
Frederick I Pitman
|
1886 |
Frederick I. Pitman |
Third Trinity, Cambridge |
William Sully Unwin
|
1887 |
James Cardwell Gardner |
Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
Guy Nickalls
|
1888 |
Guy Nickalls |
Magdalen College, Oxford |
E Doering
|
1889 |
Guy Nickalls |
Magdalen College, Oxford |
C J Psotta
|
1890 |
Guy Nickalls |
Magdalen College, Oxford |
Gilbert Kennedy
|
1891 |
Vivian Nickalls |
Magdalen College, Oxford |
|
1892 |
Janus Ooms |
Neptune RC, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
S M Boyd
|
1893 |
Guy Nickalls |
Magdalen College, Oxford |
Gilbert Kennedy
|
1894 |
Guy Nickalls |
Formosa Boat Club |
Vivian Nickalls
|
1895 |
Rupert Guinness |
Leander Club |
Guy Nickalls
|
1896 |
Rupert Guinness |
Leander Club |
R K Beaumont
|
1897 |
Edward Ten Eyck |
Wachusett, USA |
Harry Blackstaffe
|
1898 |
Benjamin Hunting Howell |
Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
Harry Blackstaffe
|
1899 |
Benjamin Hunting Howell |
Thames Rowing Club |
Harry Blackstaffe
|
1900 |
Edward Hemmerde |
University College, Oxford |
Benjamin Hunting Howell
|
1901 |
Charles Vincent Fox |
Guards Brigade Rowing Club |
St G Ashe
|
1902 |
Frederick Septimus Kelly |
Balliol College, Oxford |
Raymond Etherington-Smith
|
1903 |
Frederick Septimus Kelly |
Leander Club |
Jack Beresford
|
1904 |
Lou Scholes |
Toronto Rowing Club, Canada |
Arthur Cloutte
|
1905 |
Frederick Septimus Kelly |
Leander Club |
Harry Blackstaffe
|
1906 |
Harry Blackstaffe |
Vesta Rowing Club |
Captain W H V Darell
|
1907 |
Captain W H V Darell |
Household Brigade |
Alexander McCulloch
|
1908 |
Alexander McCulloch |
Leander Club |
Athol Alexander Stuart
|
1909 |
Athol Alexander Stuart |
Kingston Rowing Club |
R Lucas
|
1910 |
Wally Kinnear |
Kensington RC |
R Lucas
|
1911 |
Wally Kinnear |
Kensington RC |
Eric Powell
|
1912 |
Eric Powell |
Vikings Club |
Alexander McCulloch
|
1913 |
Cecil McVilly |
Derwent Rowing Club, Tasmania, Aus |
E D P Pinks
|
1914 |
Giuseppe Sinigaglia |
Lario Club, Como, Italy |
C M Stuart
|
No races 1915–1919 (WWI)
|
1920 |
Jack Beresford |
Thames Rowing Club |
Donald Gollan
|
1921 |
Frits Eijken |
Delft University, Laga, Netherlands |
Jack Beresford
|
1922 |
W M Hoover |
Duluth, Minnesota, USA |
Jack Beresford
|
1923 |
M K Morris |
London Rowing Club |
Donald Gollan
|
1924 |
Jack Beresford |
Thames Rowing Club |
K N Craig
|
1925 |
Jack Beresford |
Thames Rowing Club |
Donald Gollan
|
1926 |
Jack Beresford |
Thames Rowing Club |
G E G Goddard
|
1927 |
R T Lee |
Worcester College, Oxford |
Joseph Wright Jr.
|
1928 |
Joseph Wright Jr. |
Argonaut Rowing Club, Toronto, Canada |
R T Lee
|
1929 |
Bert Gunther |
De Amstel, Netherlands |
Joseph Wright Jr.
|
1930 |
Jack Guest |
Don Rowing Club, Canada |
Gerhard Boetzelen
|
1931 |
Bobby Pearce |
Leander Boat Club, Hamilton, Canada |
F Bradley
|
1932 |
Herbert Buhtz |
Berliner RC, Germany |
Gerhard Boetzelen
|
1933 |
Tom Askwith |
Peterhouse, Cambridge |
Humphrey Warren
|
1934 |
Herbert Buhtz |
Berliner RC, Germany |
W Rutherford
|
1935 |
Ernst Rufli |
FC Zurich RC, Switzerland |
J Zavrel
|
1936 |
Ernst Rufli |
FC Zurich RC, Switzerland |
T H Tyler
|
1937 |
Josef Hasenöhrl |
RV Ellida, Austria |
J F Coulson
|
1938 |
Joe Burk |
Penn Athletic Club, USA |
L D Habbitts
|
1939 |
Joe Burk |
Penn Athletic Club, USA |
Roger Verey
|
No races 1940–1945 (WWII)
|
1946 |
Jean Séphériadès |
SN Basse Seine, France |
John B. Kelly Jr.
|
1947 |
John B. Kelly Jr. |
University of Penn, USA |
C H Fronsdal
|
1948 |
Mervyn Wood |
NSW Police Rowing Club, Australia |
Bert Bushnell
|
1949 |
John B. Kelly Jr. |
University of Penn, USA |
J H Trinsey
|
1950 |
Antony Rowe |
Leander Club |
R H van Mesdag
|
1951 |
Tony Fox |
Pembroke College, Cambridge |
E Larsen
|
1952 |
Mervyn Wood |
Sydney Rowing Club, Australia |
Tony Fox
|
1953 |
Tony Fox |
London Rowing Club |
R George
|
1954 |
Perica Vlašić |
Mornar Club, Yugoslavia |
A Colomb
|
1955 |
Teodor Kocerka |
AZS Bydgoszsz, Poland |
Sidney Rand
|
1956 |
Teodor Kocerka |
AZS Bydgoszsz, Poland |
Tony Fox
|
1957 |
Stuart Mackenzie |
Sydney Rowing Club, Australia |
Vyacheslav Ivanov
|
1958 |
Stuart Mackenzie |
Sydney Rowing Club, Australia |
Vyacheslav Ivanov
|
1959 |
Stuart Mackenzie |
Sydney Rowing Club, Australia |
H L Parker
|
1960 |
Stuart Mackenzie |
Leander Club |
Teodor Kocerka
|
1961 |
Stuart Mackenzie |
Mosman Rowing Club, Australia |
O Yjurin
|
1962 |
Stuart Mackenzie |
Leander Club |
William L. Barry
|
1963 |
Gottfried Kottmann |
Belvoir RC, Switzerland |
William L. Barry
|
1964 |
Seymour Cromwell |
Nonpareil Rowing Club, USA |
Alberto Demiddi
|
1965 |
Donald Spero |
NY Athletic Club, USA |
Hugh Wardell-Yerburgh
|
1966 |
Achim Hill |
BSGM Baumschuleneweg, Germany |
Jan Wienese
|
1967 |
Martin Studach |
Grasshopper Club Zürich, Switzerland |
Jochen Meißner
|
1968 |
Hugh Wardell-Yerburgh |
Eton Vikings |
Kenny Dwan
|
1969 |
Joachim Böhmer |
SC Dynamo Berlin, Germany |
W B Tytus
|
1970 |
Jochen Meißner |
Mannheimer RV Amicitia, Germany |
Patrick Delafield
|
1971 |
Alberto Demiddi |
Club de Regatas Rosario, Argentica |
J W Dietz
|
1972 |
Aleksandr Timoshinin |
WMF Moscow, USSR |
Seán Drea
|
1973 |
Seán Drea |
Neptune Rowing Club, Ireland |
David Sturge
|
1974 |
Seán Drea |
Neptune Rowing Club, Ireland |
Kenny Dwan
|
1975 |
Seán Drea |
Neptune Rowing Club, Ireland |
J E Dietz
|
1976 |
Ted Hale |
Sydney Rowing Club, Australia |
P Zeum
|
1977 |
Tim Crooks |
Leander Club |
J W Dietz
|
1978 |
Tim Crooks |
Leander Club |
Hugh Matheson
|
1979 |
Hugh Matheson |
Nottingham Rowing Club |
J T Ghoos
|
1980 |
Ricardo Ibarra |
Mar del Plata, Argentina |
Rolf Thorsen, Norway
|
1981 |
Chris Baillieu |
Leander Club |
S C Howell
|
1982 |
Chris Baillieu |
Leander Club |
A Whitwell
|
1983 |
Steve Redgrave |
Marlow Rowing Club |
Tim Crooks
|
1984 |
Chris Baillieu |
Leander Club |
Bjarne Eltang
|
1985 |
Steve Redgrave |
Marlow Rowing Club |
Brad Alan Lewis
|
1986 |
Bjarne Eltang |
Danske Stud. RK, Denmark |
Steve Redgrave
|
1987 |
PM Kolbe |
RC Hamburg, Germany |
V Jakusha
|
1988 |
Hamish McGlashan |
Melbourne University Boat Club |
A H Sudduth
|
1989 |
Václav 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 |
Rorie Henderson |
Leander Club |
P Reedy
|
1993 |
Thomas Lange |
Ruderverein Bollberg-Halle, Germany |
Václav 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 |
Peter 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 |
Matt Langridge
|
2003 |
Alan Campbell |
Tideway Scullers School |
B P Hopkins
|
2004 |
Marcel Hacker |
Casseler Fraven Ruderverein, Germany |
C M Smith
|
2005 |
Wyatt Allen |
Princeton Training Center, U.S.A. |
C M Palmer
|
2006 |
Mahé Drysdale |
West End Rowing Club, New Zealand |
C M Palmer
|
2007 |
Alan Campbell |
Tideway Scullers School |
Mahé Drysdale
|
2008 |
Ian Lawson |
Leander Club |
Sean M Jacob, Ireland
|
2009 |
Mahé Drysdale |
West End Rowing Club, New Zealand |
Alan W Campbell
|
2010 |
Mahé Drysdale |
West End Rowing Club, New Zealand |
Lassi Karonen, Sweden
|
2011 |
Alan Campbell |
Tideway Scullers School |
Nick Hudson, Australia
|
2012 |
Peter Lambert |
Old Edwardian Boat Club, South Africa |
Graeme Thomas
|
2013 |
Aleksandar Aleksandrov |
Kur Club, Azerbaijan |
Alan Campbell
|
2014 |
Mahé Drysdale |
West End Rowing Club, New Zealand |
Roel Braas, Netherlands
|
2015 |
Mahé Drysdale |
West End Rowing Club, New Zealand |
Gabor Csepregi, Hungary
|
2016 |
Hannes Obreno |
Belgium |
Mahé Drysdale, New Zealand
|
2017 |
Matthew Dunham |
Waiariki Rowing Club, New Zealand |
John Graves, United States
|
2018 |
Mahé Drysdale |
West End Rowing Club, New Zealand |
Kjetil Borch, Norway
|
2019 |
Oliver Zeidler |
Germany |
Guillaume Krommenhoek, Netherlands
|
2020 |
No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic[3]
|
2021
|
Graeme Thomas[4] |
Agecroft Rowing Club |
Sebastian Deveraux
|
2022
|
Oliver Zeidler[5] |
Frankfurter Rudergesellschaft Germania 1869 |
David Bartholot, Australia
|