Prince Philip Challenge Cup

Not to be confused with the Prince Philip Challenge Trophy for Junior Women's Eights.

Prince Philip Challenge Cup
VenueHenley Royal Regatta, River Thames
LocationHenley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Dates1963 – 2003

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]

The event ran from 1963 until 2003 but was withdrawn due to declining interest internationally.[2]

Past winners

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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

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  1. ^ "Prince Philip Challenge Cup Results". Friends of Henley Rowing.
  2. ^ "Prince Philip Challenge Cup Results". Henley Royal Regatta.
  3. ^ "London University Outrow Cornell In Grand". The Times. 8 July 1963. p. 3. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  4. ^ "Russians Prove Invincible In Grand". The Times. 6 July 1964. p. 4. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Germans Dominate in Five Events". The Times. 4 July 1966. p. 6. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  7. ^ "British rowing improving, but Germans win trophies". The Times. 3 July 1967. p. 12. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  8. ^ "Much Of Henley Meaningless". The Times. 15 July 1968. p. 13. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "RAILTON, J. (1970) 'Foreign Supremacy Again At Henley'". The Times. 6 July 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "Railton, J. (1973) 'Rowing'". The Times. 9 July 1973. p. 7. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  14. ^ "Russians pull back British lead". The Times. 8 July 1974. p. 9. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  15. ^ "A Grand triumph for British eight". The Times. 7 July 1975. p. 7. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  16. ^ "Railton, J. (1976) Three major successes for Britain'". The Times. 5 July 1976. p. 6. Retrieved 2 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  17. ^ "Rowing". The Times. 4 July 1977. p. 6. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "Railton, J. (1980) 'Rowing'". The Times. 7 July 1980. p. 10. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  20. ^ "Powerful Oxford find a winning formula". The Times. 6 July 1981. p. 6. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  21. ^ "National eight keep afloat for testing Amsterdam event". The Times. 5 July 1982. p. 15. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  22. ^ "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.
  23. ^ "'Results from Henley'". The Times. 5 July 1993. p. 24. Retrieved 5 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  24. ^ "'Results from Henley Royal Regatta' (1996)". The Times. 8 July 1996. p. 33. Retrieved 4 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  25. ^ "Results from Henley Royal Regatta' (1998)". The Times. 6 July 1998. p. 34. Retrieved 4 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  26. ^ ""Henley Royal Regatta results." Times, 9 July 2001, p. 10[S]". Times Digital Archives.
  27. ^ "Rosewell, Mike. "Pinsent and Cracknell avoid Henley jinx." Times, 8 July 2002, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  28. ^ ""Results from Henley." Times, 7 July 2003, p. 31". Times Digital Archives.
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