De Diamond Challenge Sculls is een internationale topwedstrijd roeien in de skiff heren open op de jaarlijkse Henley Royal Regatta op de Theems in Henley-on-Thames in Engeland. Deze wedstrijd werd voor het eerst gevaren in 1844. Mannelijke skiff - koppelroeiers uit alle roeiclubs kunnen toegelaten worden.
Bekende winnaars zijn John B. Kelly jr., de broer van Grace Kelly en zoon van meervoudig Olympisch roeikampioen John B. Kelly sr., en de Olympische - Wereldkampioenen Wyatt Allen, Jack Beresford, Mahe Drysdale, Duncan Free, Marcel Hacker, Peter-Michael Kolbe, Thomas Lange, Xeno Müller, Henry Pearce, Steve Redgrave, Gregory Searle en Mervyn Wood.
Viermaal werd de Diamond Sculls gewonnen door een Nederlander, door Janus Ooms (1892), Frits Eijken (1921), Bert Gunther (1929) en Merlin Vervoorn (1996). Belgische winnaars waren Ben Piessens (1947), Wim Van Belleghem (1991) en Hannes Obreno (2016).
Winnaars Diamond Challenge ScullsJaarWinnaarTweede 1844 Thomas Bumpsted H Morgan 1845 S Wallace J W Conant 1846 Sir Edward Moon Thomas Howard Fellows 1847 William Maule Edward Moon 1848 William Bagshawe W Wilberforce 1849 Thomas Bone C S Bagot 1850 Thomas Bone John Erskine Clarke 1851 Edward Gryffydh Peacock Edward Macnaghten1852 Edward Macnaghten Edward Gryffydh Peacock1853 Stephen Rippingall Martin Howy Irving1854 Herbert Playford R C Galton1855 A. A. Casamajor Herbert Playford1856 A. A. Casamajor C Stephens1857 A. A. Casamajor James Paine1858 A. A. Casamajor 1859 Edwin Brickwood R Beaumont1860 Herbert Playford Edwin Brickwood1861 A. A. Casamajor Edwin Brickwood1862 Edwin Brickwood Walter Bradford Woodgate1863 Charles Bennett Lawes Edwin Brickwood1864 Walter Bradford Woodgate Edward Michell1865 Edward Michell Charles Bennett Lawes1866 Edward Michell Walter Bradford Woodgate1867 William Crofts Frank Willan1868 William Stout William Crofts1869 William Crofts A C Yarborough1870 John Brooks Close R J Waldie-Griffith1871 William Fawcus John Goldie1872 Clement Courtenay Knollys C H Lawton1873 Alfred Dicker W Chillingworth1874 Alfred Dicker William Fawcus1875 Alfred Dicker William Brooks Close1876 Frank Lumley Playford Robert Labat1877 Tom Edwards-Moss A V Frere1878 Tom Edwards-Moss Jefferson Lowndes1879 Jefferson Lowndes Frank Lumley Playford1880 Jefferson Lowndes C E Adam1881 Jefferson Lowndes A Wild1882 Jefferson Lowndes A Lein1883 Jefferson Lowndes A Wild1884 William Sully Unwin R H Smith1885 William Sully Unwin Frederick I Pitman1886 Frederick I. Pitman William Sully Unwin1887 James Cardwell Gardner Guy Nickalls1888 Guy Nickalls E Doering1889 Guy Nickalls C J Psotta1890 Guy Nickalls Gilbert Kennedy1891 Vivian Nickalls1892 Janus Ooms S M Boyd1893 Guy Nickalls Magdalen College, Oxford Gilbert Kennedy1894 Guy Nickalls Formosa Boat Club Vivian Nickalls1895 Rupert Guinness Leander Club Guy Nickalls1896 Rupert Guinness Leander Club R K Beaumont1897 Edward Ten Eyck Wachusett, USA Harry Blackstaffe1898 Benjamin Hunting Howell Trinity Hall, Cambridge Harry Blackstaffe1899 Benjamin Hunting Howell Thames Rowing Club Harry Blackstaffe1900 Edward Hemmerde University College, Oxford Benjamin Hunting Howell1901 Charles Vincent Fox Guards Brigade Rowing Club St G Ashe1902 Frederick Septimus Kelly Balliol College, Oxford Raymond Etherington-Smith1903 Frederick Septimus Kelly Leander Club Jack Beresford1904 Lou Scholes Toronto Rowing Club, Canada Arthur Cloutte1905 Frederick Septimus Kelly Leander Club Harry Blackstaffe1906 Harry Blackstaffe Vesta Rowing Club Captain W H V Darell1907 Captain W H V Darell Household Brigade Alexander McCulloch1908 Alexander McCulloch Leander Club Athol Alexander Stuart1909 Athol Alexander Stuart Kingston Rowing Club R Lucas1910 Wally Kinnear Kensington RC R Lucas1911 Wally Kinnear Kensington RC Eric Powell1912 Eric Powell Vikings Club Alexander McCulloch1913 Cecil McVilly Derwent Rowing Club, Tasmania, Aus E D P Pinks1914 Giuseppe Sinigaglia Lario Club, Como, Italy C M Stuart No races 1915–1919 (WWI)1920 Jack Beresford Thames Rowing Club Donald Gollan1921 Frits Eijken Delft University, Laga, Netherlands Jack Beresford1922 W M Hoover Duluth, Minnesota, USA Jack Beresford1923 M K Morris London Rowing Club Donald Gollan1924 Jack Beresford Thames Rowing Club K N Craig1925 Jack Beresford Thames Rowing Club Donald Gollan1926 Jack Beresford Thames Rowing Club G E G Goddard1927 R T Lee Worcester College, Oxford Joseph Wright Jr.1928 Joseph Wright Jr. Argonaut Rowing Club, Toronto, Canada R T Lee1929 Bert Gunther De Amstel, Netherlands Joseph Wright Jr.1930 Jack Guest Don Rowing Club, Canada Gerhard Boetzelen1931 Bobby Pearce Leander Boat Club, Hamilton, Canada F Bradley1932 Herbert Buhtz Berliner RC, Germany Gerhard Boetzelen1933 Tom Askwith Peterhouse, Cambridge Humphrey Warren1934 Herbert Buhtz Berliner RC, Germany W Rutherford1935 Ernst Rufli FC Zurich RC, Switzerland J Zavrel1936 Ernst Rufli FC Zurich RC, Switzerland T H Tyler1937 Josef Hasenöhrl RV Ellida, Austria J F Coulson1938 Joe Burk L D Habbitts-->1939 Joe Burk Roger Verey 1940–1945 (2e Wereldoorlog)1946 Jean Séphériadès John Kelly, Jr.1947 John Kelly, Jr. C H Fronsdal1948 Mervyn Wood Bert Bushnell1949 John Kelly, Jr. J H Trinsey1950 Antony Rowe R H van Mesdag1951 Tony Fox E Larsen1952 Mervyn Wood Tony Fox1953 Tony Fox R George1954 Perica Vlašić A Colomb1955 Teodor Kocerka Sidney Rand1956 Teodor Kocerka Tony Fox 1957 Stuart Mackenzie Vjatsjeslav Ivanov1958 Stuart Mackenzie Vjatsjeslav Ivanov1959 Stuart Mackenzie Harry Parker1960 Stuart Mackenzie Teodor Kocerka1961 Stuart Mackenzie O Yjurin1962 Stuart Mackenzie William Barry1963 Gottfried Kottmann William Barry1964 Seymour Cromwell Alberto Demiddi1965 Donald Spero Hugh Wardell-Yerburgh1966 Achim Hill Jan Wienese1967 Martin Studach Jochen Meißner1968 Hugh Wardell-Yerburgh Kenny Dwan1969 Joachim Böhmer Bill Tytus1970 Jochen Meißner Patrick Delafield1971 Alberto Demiddi James Willam Dietz1972 Aleksandr Timosjinin Seán Drea1973 Seán Drea David Sturge1974 Seán Drea Kenny Dwan1975 Seán Drea James Willam Dietz1976 Edward Hale Peter Zeum1977 Tim Crooks James Willam Dietz1978 Tim Crooks Hugh Matheson1979 Hugh Matheson Johan Ghoos1980 Ricardo Ibarra Rolf Thorson1981 Chris Baillieu S C Howell1982 Chris Baillieu Allan Whitwell1983 Steve Redgrave Tim Crooks1984 Chris Baillieu Bjarne Eltang1985 Steve Redgrave Bradley Lewis1986 Bjarne Eltang Steve Redgrave1987 Peter-Michael Kolbe Vassily Jakoesja1988 GH McGlashan Andrew Sudduth1989 Václav Chalupa Kajetan Broniewski1990 Eric Verdonk Wim Van Belleghem1991 Wim Van Belleghem Eric Verdonk1992 Rorie Henderson Paul Reedy1993 Thomas Lange Václav Chalupa1994 Xeno Müller Martin Haldbo Hansen1995 Jüri Jaanson Xeno Müller1996 Merlin Vervoorn Andreas Bihrer1997 Greg Searle Peter Haining1998 Jamie Koven Greg Searle1999 Marcel Hacker Jamie Koven2000 Aquil Abdullah S D Goodbrand2001 Duncan Free Todd Hallett2002 Pete Wells Matt Langridge2003 Alan Campbell Ben Hopkins2004 Marcel Hacker Colin Smith2005 Wyatt Allen Charlie Palmer2006 Mahé Drysdale Charlie Palmer2007 Alan Campbell Mahé Drysdale2008 Ian Lawson Sean Jacob2009 Mahé Drysdale Alan Campbell2010 Mahé Drysdale Lassi Karonen2011 Alan Campbell Nick Hudson2012 Peter Lambert Graeme Thomas2013 Aleksandar Aleksandrov Alan Campbell2014 Mahé Drysdale Roel Braas2015 Mahé Drysdale Gabor Csepregi2016 Hannes Obreno Mahé Drysdale2017 Matthew Dunham John Graves2018 Mahé Drysdale Kjetil Borch2019 Oliver Zeidler Guillaume Krommenhoek2020 Afgelast vanwege COVID-192021 Graeme Thomas Sebastian Deveraux2022 Oliver Zeidler David Bartholot2023 Oliver Zeidler Piotr Płomiński
Externe links Henley Royal Regatta HRR Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839–1939 Results of Final Races 1946–2009
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