Prince Philip Challenge Cup was a rowing event for men's coxed fours at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England.[1]
| Prince Philip Challenge Cup | |
|---|---|
.svg) | |
| Venue | Henley Royal Regatta, River Thames |
| Location | Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire |
| Dates | 1963 – 2003 |
The event ran from 1963 until 2003 but was withdrawn due to declining interest internationally.[2]
Past winners
edit| Year | Winner | Runner-Up | ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Auckland Rowing Club, New Zealand | Thames Rowing Club | [3] |
| 1964 | Molesey Boat Club | Phillips Exeter Academy, USA | [4] |
| 1965 | Leander Club | Tideway Scullers School | [5] |
| 1966 | SG Dynamo Potsdam, Germany | Kobenhavn Roklub, DEN | [6] |
| 1967 | ASK Vorwarts, Rostock, USSR | Tideway Scullers School | [7] |
| 1968 | Tideway Scullers School | row over | [8] |
| 1969 | DSR Laga, Holland | Hutt Valley Rowing Club, NZL | [9] |
| 1970 | R Konstanz/Wetzlar, FRG | SG Dynamo Potsdam, GDR | [10] |
| 1971 | London Rowing Club & University of London | Leander Club | [11] |
| 1972 | St. Catherine's Rowing Club, Canada | Oxford University Boat Club | [12] |
| 1973 | Northeastern University Rowing Association, USA | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA | [13] |
| 1974 | Lady Margaret & First & Third Trinity Boat Club | University of London | [14] |
| 1975 | Univ of London | Vesper BC, USA | [15] |
| 1976 | Thames Tradesmen's Rowing Club | Leander Club | [16] |
| 1977 | Garda Siochana Boat Club, Ireland | Thames Tradesmen's Rowing Club | [17] |
| 1978 | Trakia Club, Bulgaria | Quintin Boat Club & Marlow Rowing Club | [18] |
| 1979 | Garda Siochana Boat Club, Ireland | University of London | |
| 1980 | Charles River Rowing Association, USA | Yale University | [19] |
| 1981 | Kingston Rowing Club | Garda Siochana Boat Club, Ireland | [20] |
| 1982 | University of London & Tyrian | Queensland University & Mosman RC, AUS | [21] |
| 1983 | Kingston Rowing Club | University of London & Oxford University | |
| 1984 | Marlow Rowing Club & Tyrian | KSR Njord, NED | |
| 1985 | Tideway Scullers School | Thames Tradesmen's Rowing Club | |
| 1986 | AZS Szczecin & AZ Wroclaw, Poland | Thames Tradesmen's Rowing Club & Exeter RC | |
| 1987 | Soviet Army, USSR | AZS Szczecin & AZ Wroclaw, POL | |
| 1988 | Vancouver Rowing Club, Canada | Syracuse University, USA | |
| 1989 | University of London | Levski Spartak, BUL | [22] |
| 1990 | Hansa Dortmund, Germany | Levski Spartak Club, BUL | |
| 1991 | Leander Club & Star Club | Dinamo Vilnius, USSR | |
| 1992 | Leander Club | Tideway Scullers School | |
| 1993 | Leander Club & Molesey Boat Club | Molesey Boat Club & University of London | [23] |
| 1994 | Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association | Leander Club | |
| 1995 | Leander Club A | Leander Club B | |
| 1996 | Berliner Ruder Club, Germany | Potomac Boat Club & Arco Training Center, USA | [24] |
| 1997 | Eton Vikings & Leander Club | Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association & Newcastle University | |
| 1998 | HVK “Gusar” Split, Croatia | EN d’Boulogne & Aviron Valentinois, FRA | [25] |
| 1999 | Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association | Leander Club | |
| 2000 | Leander Club & Oxford Brookes University | Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association | |
| 2001 | Leander Club & Oxford Brookes University | Molesey Boat Club & Oxford University | [26] |
| 2002 | Molesey Boat Club & Oxford Brookes University | Cambridge University | [27] |
| 2003 | Leander Club | Molesey Boat Club & Tyrian | [28] |
References
edit- ^ "Prince Philip Challenge Cup Results". Friends of Henley Rowing.
- ^ "Prince Philip Challenge Cup Results". Henley Royal Regatta.
- ^ "London University Outrow Cornell In Grand". The Times. 8 July 1963. p. 3. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Russians Prove Invincible In Grand". The Times. 6 July 1964. p. 4. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "From Our Rowing Correspondent. "Henley Rowing Produces Records Galore."". The Times. 5 July 1965. p. 3. Retrieved 3 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Germans Dominate in Five Events". The Times. 4 July 1966. p. 6. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "British rowing improving, but Germans win trophies". The Times. 3 July 1967. p. 12. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Much Of Henley Meaningless". The Times. 15 July 1968. p. 13. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "CALDER,, D. (1969) 'Perfect Day's Racing At Henley". The Times. 7 July 1969. p. 6. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "RAILTON, J. (1970) 'Foreign Supremacy Again At Henley'". The Times. 6 July 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Why Lucerne is more important to Britain than Henley". The Times. 5 July 1971. p. 9. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Railton, J. (1972) 'One week when you drift back to the Edwardian era". The Times. 3 July 1972. p. 10. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Railton, J. (1973) 'Rowing'". The Times. 9 July 1973. p. 7. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Russians pull back British lead". The Times. 8 July 1974. p. 9. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "A Grand triumph for British eight". The Times. 7 July 1975. p. 7. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Railton, J. (1976) Three major successes for Britain'". The Times. 5 July 1976. p. 6. Retrieved 2 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Rowing". The Times. 4 July 1977. p. 6. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Crooks runs away with Diamonds to prove he is Britain's top sculler". The Times. 3 July 1978. p. 10. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Railton, J. (1980) 'Rowing'". The Times. 7 July 1980. p. 10. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Powerful Oxford find a winning formula". The Times. 6 July 1981. p. 6. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "National eight keep afloat for testing Amsterdam event". The Times. 5 July 1982. p. 15. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Railton, J. (1989) 'Redgrave takes Goblets with Ms new partner',". The Times. 3 July 1989. p. 39. Retrieved 4 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "'Results from Henley'". The Times. 5 July 1993. p. 24. Retrieved 5 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "'Results from Henley Royal Regatta' (1996)". The Times. 8 July 1996. p. 33. Retrieved 4 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Results from Henley Royal Regatta' (1998)". The Times. 6 July 1998. p. 34. Retrieved 4 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""Henley Royal Regatta results." Times, 9 July 2001, p. 10[S]". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ "Rosewell, Mike. "Pinsent and Cracknell avoid Henley jinx." Times, 8 July 2002, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ ""Results from Henley." Times, 7 July 2003, p. 31". Times Digital Archives.