The Diamond Challenge Sculls is a rowing event for men's single sculls at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. First run in 1844, it is open to male scullers from all eligible rowing clubs.Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839–1939 Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1946–2009
The Diamond Challenge Sculls, the Wingfield Sculls and the London Cup in the Metropolitan Regatta make up the "Triple Crown" of the three premier single sculling events in the United Kingdom.
Past winners
YearWinnerClubRunner-upClubref 1844 Thomas Bumpsted Scullers Club, London H MorganChrist Church, Ox 1845 S Wallace Leander Club J W ConantSt. John's College, Ox 1846 Sir Edward Moon Magdalen College, Oxford Thomas Howard FellowsLeander Club 1847 William Maule Trinity College, Cm Edward MoonMagdalen College, Ox 1848 William Bagshawe Trinity College, Cm W Wilberforce Oxford University BC 1849 Thomas Bone London C S BagotTrinity College, Cm 1850 Thomas Bone Meteor Club, London John Erskine Clarke Wadham College 1851 Edward Gryffydh Peacock Thames Club Edward Macnaghten Trinity College, Cm 1852 Edward Macnaghten Trinity College, Cm Edward Gryffydh PeacockLondon 1853 Stephen Rippingall Peterhouse, Cm Martin Howy Irving Balliol College, Ox1854 Herbert Playford Wandle Club, London R C Galton Trinity College, Cm 1855 A. A. Casamajor Wandle Club, London Herbert Playford Wandle Club1856 A. A. Casamajor Argonaut Club, London C StephensCaversham BC 1857 A. A. Casamajor London RC James PaineLondon RC 1858 A. A. Casamajor London RC rowed over n/a 1859 Edwin Brickwood Richmond RC R Beaumont Third Trinity, Cm 1860 Herbert Playford London RC Edwin BrickwoodLondon 1861 A. A. Casamajor London RC Edwin Brickwood London 1862 Edwin Brickwood London RC Walter Bradford Woodgate Brasenose College, Ox 1863 Charles Bennett Lawes Third Trinity, Cm Edwin Brickwood London 1864 Walter Bradford Woodgate Brasenose College, Ox Edward MichellMagdalen College, Ox 1865 Edward Michell Magdalen College, Ox Charles Bennett LawesThird Trinity, Cm 1866 Edward Michell Magdalen College, Ox Walter Bradford Woodgate Kingston RC 1867 William Crofts Brasenose College, Ox Frank Willan Exeter College, Ox 1868 William Stout London Rowing Club William Crofts Brasenose College, Ox1869 William Crofts Brasenose College, Oxford A C Yarborough Lincoln College, Ox 1870 John Brooks Close First Trinity, Cm R J Waldie-Griffith Jesus College, Cm 1871 William Fawcus Tynemouth RC John GoldieLady Margaret BC, Cm 1872 Clement Courtenay Knollys Magdalen College, Ox C H LawtonYork 1873 Alfred Dicker Lady Margaret, Cm W Chillingworth Twickenham RC 1874 Alfred Dicker Lady Margaret, Cm William Fawcus Tynemouth RC 1875 Alfred Dicker Lady Margaret, Cm William Brooks Close Cambridge 1876 Frank Lumley Playford London RC Robert Labat London RC 1877 Tom Edwards-Moss Brasenose College, Ox A V FrereKingston RC 1878 Tom Edwards-Moss Brasenose College, Ox Jefferson Lowndes Hertford College, Ox 1879 Jefferson Lowndes Hertford College, Ox Frank Lumley Playford London RC 1880 Jefferson Lowndes Derby School RC C E AdamOxford 1881 Jefferson Lowndes Derby School RC Achilles Wild Frankfurt, GER 1882 Jefferson Lowndes Derby School RC Alexandre Lein Paris, FRA 1883 Jefferson Lowndes Twickenham RC Achilles Wild Frankfurt, GER 1884 William Sully Unwin Magdalen College, Ox R H Smith Thames RC 1885 William Sully Unwin Magdalen College, Ox Frederick I Pitman Third Trinity, Cm 1886 Frederick Pitman Third Trinity, Cm William Sully UnwinMagdalen College, Ox 1887 James Cardwell Gardner Emmanuel College, Cm Guy Nickalls Magdalen College, Oxford 1888 Guy Nickalls Magdalen College, Ox E DoeringF Hammonia BC, GER 1889 Guy Nickalls Magdalen College, Ox Charles J PsottaNew York AC, USA 1890 Guy Nickalls Magdalen College, Ox Gilbert KennedyKingston RC 1891 Vivian Nickalls Magdalen College, Ox rowed over n/a 1892 Janus Ooms Neptune RC, NED S M BoydTrinity College, Dublin, IRE1893 Guy Nickalls Magdalen College, Ox Gilbert KennedyKingston RC 1894 Guy Nickalls Formosa BC Vivian NickallsMagdalen College, Ox 1895 Rupert Guinness Leander Club Guy Nickalls London RC 1896 Rupert Guinness Leander Club Rupert Kendall Beaumont Burton-On-Trent RC 1897 Edward Ten Eyck Wachusett, USA Harry Blackstaffe Vesta RC 1898 Benjamin Hunting Howell Trinity Hall, Cm Harry Blackstaffe Vesta RC 1899 Benjamin Hunting Howell Thames RC Harry Blackstaffe Vesta RC 1900 Edward Hemmerde University College, Ox Benjamin Hunting HowellThames RC 1901 Charles Vincent Fox Guards Brigade RC St G Ashe Thames RC 1902 Frederick Septimus Kelly Balliol College, Ox Raymond Etherington-Smith Leander Club 1903 Frederick Septimus Kelly Leander Club Julius BeresfordKennsington RC 1904 Lou Scholes Toronto RC, CAN Arthur Cloutte London RC 1905 Frederick Septimus Kelly Leander Club Harry BlackstaffeVesta RC 1906 Harry Blackstaffe Vesta RC William Darell Household Brigade 1907 William Darell Household Brigade Alexander McCulloch University College, Ox 1908 Alexander McCulloch Leander Club Athol Alexander StuartKingston RC 1909 Athol Alexander Stuart Kingston RC Rudolph Lucas Mainz RC, GER 1910 Wally Kinnear Kensington RC Rudolph Lucas Mainz RC, GER 1911 Wally Kinnear Kensington RC Eric Powell Vikings Club 1912 Eric Powell Vikings Club Alexander McCulloch Leander Club 1913 Cecil McVilly Derwent RC, AUS Edward Dennis P Pinks London RC1914 Giuseppe Sinigaglia Lario Club, Como, ITA Colin M StuartTrinity Hall, Cm No races 1915–1919 (WWI)
1920 to 1939
YearWinnerClubRunner-upClubref1920 Jack Beresford Thames RC Donald GollanFirst Trinity, Cm 1921 Frits Eijken Delft Univ, Laga, NED Jack Beresford Thames RC 1922 Walter Hoover Duluth, Minnesota, USA Jack BeresfordThames RC 1923 Morris Keele Morris London RC Donald Gollan Leander Club1924 Jack Beresford Thames RC Keith Neville Craig Pembroke College, Cm 1925 Jack Beresford Thames RC Donald Gollan Leander Club 1926 Jack Beresford Thames RC Geoffrey Egbert G Goddard Jesus College, Cm 1927 R T Lee Worcester College, Ox Joseph Wright Jr. Argonaut RC, CAN 1928 Joseph Wright Jr. Argonaut RC, CAN R T LeeWorcester College, Oxford 1929 Bert Gunther De Amstel, NED Joseph Wright Jr.Argonaut RC, CAN1930 Jack Guest Don Rowing Club, CAN Gerhard BoetzelenBerliner RC, GER 1931 Bobby Pearce Leander BC, Hamilton, CAN Fred BradleyPembroke College, Cm 1932 Herbert Buhtz Berliner RC, GER Gerhard Boetzelen Berliner RC, GER 1933 Tom Askwith Peterhouse, Cm Humphrey Warren Trinity Hall, Cm 1934 Herbert Buhtz Berliner RC, GER Winthrop Rutherford Princeton University, USA 1935 Ernst Rufli FC Zurich RC, SWI Jiří Zavřel Veslařský Klub, CZE 1936 Ernst Rufli FC Zurich RC, SWI Thomas Harold Tyler Thames RC 1937 Josef Hasenöhrl RV Ellida, AUT John Francis CoulsonArgonaut RC, CAN 1938 Joe Burk Penn AC, USA Len D Habbitts Reading RC 1939 Joe Burk Penn AC, USA Roger Verey Akademicki Zwiazek Sportowy, POL No races 1940–1945 (WWII)
1946 to 1999
YearWinnerClubRunner-upClubref1946 Jean Séphériadès SN Basse Seine, FRA John B. Kelly Jr. US Navy, USA 1947 John B. Kelly Jr. University of Penn, USA Carl H Fronsdal Bergens Roklubb, NOR1948 Mervyn Wood NSW Police RC, AUS Bert BushnellMaidenhead RC 1949 John B. Kelly Jr. University of Penn, USA Jack H TrinseyNotre Dame Club of Phila, USA 1950 Antony Rowe Leander Club Rob van Mesdag Trinity College, Dublin1951 Tony Fox Pembroke College, Cm Erik LarsenKoge Roklubb, DEN 1952 Mervyn Wood Sydney Rowing Club, AUS Tony Fox London Rowing Club 1953 Tony Fox London Rowing Club Robert George Union Nautique de Liege, BEL 1954 Perica Vlašić Mornar Club, YUG Alain Colomb Aviron Romand, SWI 1955 Teodor Kocerka AZS Bydgoszsz, POL Sidney Rand Royal Air Force 1956 Teodor Kocerka AZS Bydgoszsz, POL Tony Fox London Rowing Club 1957 Stuart Mackenzie Sydney RC, AUS Vyacheslav Ivanov Krasnoe Znamia, USSR1958 Stuart Mackenzie Sydney RC, AUS Vyacheslav Ivanov Central Army Club, USSR 1959 Stuart Mackenzie Sydney RC, AUS Harry Parker Vesper BC, USA 1960 Stuart Mackenzie Leander Club Teodor Kocerka AZS Szczecin, POL 1961 Stuart Mackenzie Mosman RC, AUS Oleg TyurinTrud Club, Leningrad 1962 Stuart Mackenzie Leander Club William L. BarryQuintin BC 1963 Gottfried Kottmann Belvoir RC, SWI William L. BarryQuintin BC 1964 Seymour Cromwell Nonpareil RC, USA Alberto Demiddi Club de Regatas Rosario, ARG 1965 Donald Spero NY AC, USA Hugh Wardell-YerburghBristol RC 1966 Achim Hill BSGM Baumschuleneweg, GDR Jan Wienese Roei en Zeilverenging de Amstel 1967 Martin Studach Grasshopper Club Zürich, SWI Jochen Meißner Mannheimer Rv Amiciitia Von 1876 1968 Hugh Wardell-Yerburgh Eton Vikings Kenny Dwan Poplar, Blackwall & District RC 1969 Joachim Böhmer SC Dynamo Berlin, GER William B TytusSeattle Tennis Club 1970 Jochen Meißner Mannheimer RV Amicitia, GER Patrick Delafield Tideway Scullers' School 1971 Alberto Demiddi Club de Regatas Rosario, ARG Jim Dietz New York AC, USA 1972 Aleksandr Timoshinin WMF Moscow, USSR Seán DreaVesper BC, USA 1973 Seán Drea Neptune Rowing Club, IRE David Sturge Lady Margaret BC 1974 Seán Drea Neptune RC, IRE Kenny DwanPoplar, Blackwall & District RC 1975 Seán Drea Neptune RC, IRE Jim DietzNew York AC 1976 Ted Hale Sydney Rowing Club, AUS Peter ZeunPeterborough City RC 1977 Tim Crooks Leander Club Jim Dietz New York AC1978 Tim Crooks Leander Club Hugh Matheson Thames Tradesmen's RC 1979 Hugh Matheson Nottingham Rowing Club Johan Ghoos Antwerpse RV, BEL 1980 Ricardo Ibarra Mar del Plata, ARG Rolf ThorsenHorten Roklubb, NOR 1981 Chris Baillieu Leander Club Chris Howell University of London RC 1982 Chris Baillieu Leander Club Allan Whitwell Thames Tradesmen's RC1983 Steve Redgrave Marlow Rowing Club Tim Crooks Kingston RC1984 Chris Baillieu Leander Club Bjarne Eltang Danske SR, DEN 1985 Steve Redgrave Marlow Rowing Club Brad Alan Lewis Dirty Dozen RC, USA 1986 Bjarne Eltang Danske Stud RK, DEN Steve Redgrave Marlow Rowing Club 1987 Peter-Michael Kolbe RC Hamburg, GER Vasil Yakusha Soviet Army, USSR 1988 Hamish McGlashan Melbourne University BC Andrew Sudduth Harvard University, USA 1989 Václav Chalupa Dukla Praha, CZE Kajetan BroniewskiAZS-AWF Warszawa, POL 1990 Eric Verdonk Koru RC, NZL Wim Van BelleghemBruges Trimm-en, BEL 1991 Wim Van Belleghem Royal Club Nautique de Gand, BEL Eric VerdonkKoru RC, NZL 1992 Rorie Henderson Leander Club Paul ReedyMelbourne University BC 1993 Thomas Lange Ruderverein Bollberg-Halle, GER Václav Chalupa Dukla Praha, CZE 1994 Xeno Müller Grasshopper Club Zurich, SWI Martin Haldbo HansenDenmark Rocenter 1995 Jüri Jaanson Parnu Rowing Club, EST Xeno MüllerGrasshopper Club, Zurich 1996 Merlin L. O. Vervoorn DSR Proteus-Eretes, Delft, NED Andy. R Bihrer Grasshopper Club, Zurich 1997 Greg Searle Molesey Boat Club Peter Haining Auriol Kensington RC 1998 Jamie Koven Brown Alumni, USA Greg Searle Molesey Boat Club 1999 Marcel Hacker RC Magdeburg, GER Jamie Koven Riverside Boat Club, USA
2000 onwards