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 Eijken |
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 Hasenöhrl |
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 |
Ted 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
|
2015 |
Mahé Drysdale |
West End Rowing Club, New Zealand |
G. Csepregi, Hungary
|
2016 |
Hannes Obreno |
Belgium |
Mahé Drysdale
|
2017 |
Matthew Dunham |
Waiariki Rowing Club, New Zealand |
John Graves, USA
|
2018 |
Mahé Drysdale |
West End Rowing Club, New Zealand |
K. Borch, Norway
|