| 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 |
Walter 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 |
Eric Verdonk |
Koru Rowing Club, New Zealand |
Wim Van Belleghem
|
| 1991 |
Wim Van Belleghem |
Royal Club Nautique de Gand, Belgium |
Eric Verdonk
|
| 1992 |
Rorie Henderson |
Leander Club |
Paul Reedy
|
| 1993 |
Thomas Lange |
Ruderverein Bollberg-Halle, Germany |
Václav Chalupa
|
| 1994 |
Xeno Müller |
Grasshopper Club Zurich, Switzerland |
Martin Haldbo Hansen
|
| 1995 |
Jüri Jaanson |
Parnu Rowing Club, Estonia |
Xeno Müller
|
| 1996 |
Merlin L. O. Vervoorn |
DSR Proteus-Eretes, Delft, Netherlands |
Andy. R Bihrer
|
| 1997 |
Greg Searle |
Molesey Boat Club |
Peter Haining
|
| 1998 |
Jamie Koven |
Brown Alumni, USA |
Greg Searle
|
| 1999 |
Marcel Hacker |
RC Magdeburg, Germany |
Jamie Koven, USA
|
| 2000 |
Aquil Abdullah |
Princeton Training Center, USA |
Simon D. Goodbrand
|
| 2001 |
Duncan Free |
Surfers Paradise RC, Australia |
D. Todd Hallett, Canada
|
| 2002 |
Pete Wells |
University of London |
Matt Langridge
|
| 2003 |
Alan Campbell |
Tideway Scullers School |
Ben P. Hopkins, Australia
|
| 2004 |
Marcel Hacker |
Casseler Fraven Ruderverein, Germany |
Colin Smith
|
| 2005 |
Wyatt Allen |
Princeton Training Center, U.S.A. |
Charlie M. Palmer
|
| 2006 |
Mahé Drysdale |
West End Rowing Club, New Zealand |
Charlie 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 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 |
Brugse Trim en Roeiclub, 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 |
Donau-Ruder-Club, 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
|
| 2023
|
Oliver Zeidler[6] |
Frankfurter Rudergesellschaft Germania 1869 |
Piotr Płomiński, Poland
|
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