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Double Sculls Challenge Cup
The Double Sculls Challenge Cup is a rowing event for men's double sculls at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to male crews from all eligible rowing clubs. Two clubs may combine to make an entry. On the centenary of the regatta in 1939 a Centenary Double Sculls event was introduced. The crews in the final were Jack Beresford and Dick Southwood of Thames Rowing Club against Giorgio Scherli and Ettore Broschi of Trieste Trieste ( , ; sl, Trst ; german: Triest ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital city, and largest city, of the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, one of two autonomous regions which are not subdivided into provi ..., who were the reigning European champions. The result was a dead-heat. Winners References {{HRRevents Events at Henley Royal Regatta Rowing trophies and awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henley-on-Thames
Henley-on-Thames ( ) is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England, northeast of Reading, west of Maidenhead, southeast of Oxford and west of London (by road), near the tripoint of Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. The population at the 2011 Census was 11,619. History Henley does not appear in Domesday Book of 1086; often it is mistaken for ''Henlei'' in the book which is in Surrey. There is archaeological evidence of people residing in Henley since the second century as part of the Romano-British period. The first record of Henley as a substantial settlement is from 1179, when it is recorded that King Henry II "had bought land for the making of buildings". King John granted the manor of Benson and the town and manor of Henley to Robert Harcourt in 1199. A church at Henley is first mentioned in 1204. In 1205 the town received a tax for street paving, and in 1234 the bridge is first mentioned. In 1278 Henley is described as a hamlet of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Piessens
Benoit Piessens (10 April 1913 – ?) was a Belgian rower. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ... with the men's double sculls where they were eliminated in the semi-final. References 1913 births Year of death missing Belgian male rowers Olympic rowers for Belgium Rowers at the 1948 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists {{Belgium-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Beech
Walter Graham Beech (6 August 1924 – 10 May 1993) was an English rower who won the Wingfield Sculls, the amateur championship of the Thames in 1957. Beech started rowing with Birmingham Rowing Club in 1954. Partnering Ken Tinegate he was runner up in the Double Sculls Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta in 1954. He joined London Rowing Club in 1957. Although he lost to Teodor Kocerka in the semi-final of the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley, later in 1957 he won the Wingfield Sculls The Wingfield Sculls is a rowing race held annually on the River Thames in London, England, on the Championship Course from Putney to Mortlake. The race is between single scullers and is usually on the Saturday three to four weeks before the Sc ... beating Sidney Rand by half a length. Beech – "one of London Rowing Club's more colourful members" – died of a heart attack in 1993 in Lincoln.''England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bedford Rowing Club
Bedford Rowing Club is an amateur rowing club in Bedford, United Kingdom founded in 1886. History Despite Bedford Regatta having been founded in 1853, there is no record of any rowing clubs in Bedford until 1886. Bedford Rowing Club was founded on 15 March 1886 at a meeting chaired by the Mayor. It was minuted that: # That it be advisable that a Rowing Club be formed in Bedford. # That it be called the Bedford Amateur Rowing Club. # That amateurs only, as defined by the rules of the Amateur Rowing Association, be eligible to become members. # That a Committee be elected by the meeting to draw up Rules for the Club & amount of subscriptions. # That all members be swimmers. The original minutes are held in the Bedfordshire archives; a copy is on display in the Club. The colours are maroon, white and blue. Current activities The club regularly competes across the UK at all levels and has a broad membership base, from complete novices and juniors through to senior oarsmen and v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Stebler
Peter Hermann Stebler (7 May 1927 – 15 September 2010) was a Swiss rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Zürich. In 1948 he was a crew member of the Swiss boat which won the silver medal in the coxed four event. Four years later he was eliminated with his partner Émile Knecht Émile Knecht (18 December 1923 – 4 May 2019) was a Swiss rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), offici ... in the first round repêchage of the double sculls event. References 1927 births 2010 deaths Swiss male rowers Olympic rowers for Switzerland Rowers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Switzerland Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists Rowers from Zürich {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erich Schriever
Erich Schriever (6 August 1924 – 29 April 2020) was a Swiss rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... In 1948 he was a crew member of the Swiss boat which won the silver medal in the coxed four event. References 1924 births 2020 deaths[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jos Van Stichel
Joseph Ludovic Van Stichel (born 7 February 1928) was a Belgian rower. He competed in the men's double sculls event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References External links * 1928 births Possibly living people Belgian male rowers Olympic rowers for Belgium Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Antwerp {{Belgium-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert George (rower)
Robert Marie Auguste George (born 4 October 1932) is a Belgian rower. George was born in 1932. His father was Jules Georges who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the men's coxed four. George won the Double Sculls Challenge Cup at the 1952 Henley Royal Regatta. He competed in the men's double sculls event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ... where they were eliminated in the semi-final repechage. References 1932 births Living people Belgian male rowers Olympic rowers of Belgium Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Liège {{Belgium-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reading Rowing Club
Reading Rowing Club is a rowing club, on the River Thames in England, on the Berkshire bank at Reading close to the town centre just above Caversham Bridge, the westerly bridge in the town on the reach above Caversham Lock. The club was founded in 1867 at Reading where there had been an interest in rowing for several years. After its foundation the club revived the Reading Amateur Regatta and has been the driving force behind it ever since. The club was particularly successful at Henley Royal Regatta in the 1930s. Membership and activities The only non-academic rowing club in Reading, Goring Gap Rowing Club is the nearest such club and is a semi-rival, in the west of Mapledurham, as that club take part in events for the non-racing, recreational side of the sport. Reading RC organises adult beginner coaching and provides events for the competitive and recreational sides of the sport. The present boathouse was built in 1989 replacing a succession of earlier sites. Honours H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leander Club
Leander Club, founded in 1818, is one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world, and the oldest non-academic club. It is based in Remenham in Berkshire, England and adjoins Henley-on-Thames. Only three other surviving clubs were founded prior to Leander: Brasenose College Boat Club and Jesus College Boat Club (the two competing in a Head race in 1815) and Westminster School Boat Club, founded in 1813. History Leander was founded on the Tideway in 1818 or 1819 by members of the old "Star" and "Arrow" Clubs and membership was at first limited to sixteen. "The Star" and "the Arrow" clubs died out sometime in the 1820s and Leander itself was in full swing by 1825. By 1830 it was looked upon as a well-known and long-established boat club. In its early days, Leander was as much a social association as a competitive club and it was steered by a waterman. It was the first club to support young watermen and instituted a coat and badge for scullers. In 1831, Leander defeated Oxford U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dickie Burnell
Richard Desborough Burnell (26 July 1917 – 29 January 1995) was an English rower who won a gold medal at the 1948 Olympics alongside Bert Bushnell in the double sculls. He and his father Charles are the only father and son in Olympic history to have both won gold medals in rowing.Dickie Burnell sports-reference.com Career Burnell was born in Henley-on-Thames the son of who won a gold medal in the eights at the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birmingham Rowing Club
Birmingham Rowing Club is an amateur rowing club, based at Birmingham in England. It is situated on Edgbaston Reservoir in the centre of Birmingham. The club was founded in 1873 although there is reference to a 'Birmingham Soho Club' using the reservoir earlier in 1859. The club, which serves Birmingham is an open rowing club for men, women, adults, juniors and veterans. It is affiliated to British Rowing. The club's president is Peter Veitch who was elected at the AGM in 2015 after the death of Sir Adrian Cadbury. Henley Successes The club's earliest win at Henley Royal Regatta was the Wyfold Challenge Cup The Wyfold Challenge Cup is a rowing event for men's coxless fours at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to male crews from a single rowing club. Boat clubs from any university, college ... in 1904. A dearth of further successes was ended with successes in the late 1940s and 1950s with Ken Tinegate, Graham Beech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
