1896 in sports

1896 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Years in sports: 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899
Centuries: 18th century · 19th century · 20th century
Decades: 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s
Years: 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899

Athletics


American football

College championship

Professional championships

Association football

England

Scotland

Baseball

National championship

Events

Boxing

Lineal world champions[2]

Cricket

Events

England

Australia

India

South Africa

West Indies

Figure skating

Events

World Figure Skating Championships

Golf

Major tournaments

Other tournaments

Horse racing

England

Australia

Canada

Ireland

USA

Ice hockey

Motor racing

Paris-Marseille-Paris Trail

Olympic Games

1896 Summer Olympics

  • The 1896 Summer Olympics, the first modern Games, takes place in Athens with 13 nations competing, the most competitors coming from Greece, Germany and France.
  • 16 April — American James Connolly wins the triple jump to become the first Olympic champion in over 1,500 years.
  • Winners receive a silver medal and a crown of olive branches; Greece wins the most medals (46) and the United States wins the most gold medals (11).

Rowing

The Boat Race

Rugby league

Events

England

Rugby union

Home Nations Championship

Skiing

Speed skating

Speed Skating World Championships

Tennis

England

France

USA

References

  1. "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. "Cyber Boxing Zone". Archived from the original on 2009-06-14. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  3. 1896 Grand Prix and Paris Races Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 7 September 2009.
  4. "Harvard–Yale Regatta – 150 Years of Tradition" Archived 2014-06-29 at WebCite. Harvard Men's Heavyweight Crew. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
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