1896 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
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American football
College championship
Association football
England
- The Football League – Aston Villa 45 points, Derby County 41, Everton 39, Bolton Wanderers 37, Sunderland 37, Stoke FC 30
- FA Cup final – The Wednesday 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers at Crystal Palace, London.
Scotland
- Scottish Football League – Glasgow Celtic
- Scottish Cup final – Hearts 3–1 Hibernian at Logie Green
Baseball
National championship
- Baltimore Orioles win the third of three successive National League championships
Events
Boxing
Lineal world champions[1]
- World Heavyweight Championship – James J. Corbett
- World Middleweight Championship – title vacant
- World Welterweight Championship – Tommy Ryan
- World Lightweight Championship – vacant → George "Kid" Lavigne
- World Featherweight Championship – George Dixon
- World Bantamweight Championship – Jimmy Barry
Cricket
Events
- England retain The Ashes, defeating Australia 2–1 in a three-match series. In a low-scoring decider at The Oval, England win by 66 runs.
England
- County Championship – Yorkshire
- Minor Counties Championship – Worcestershire
- Most runs – K S Ranjitsinhji 2780 @ 57.91 (HS 171*)
- Most wickets – J T Hearne 257 @ 14.28 (BB 9–73)
- Wisden Five Cricketers of the Season – Syd Gregory, Dick Lilley, K S Ranjitsinhji, Tom Richardson, Hugh Trumble
Australia
- Sheffield Shield – New South Wales
- Most runs – Harry Donnan 626 @ 69.55 (HS 160)
- Most wickets – Tom McKibbin 46 @ 23.86 (BB 8–93)
India
- Bombay Presidency – Europeans shared with Parsees
South Africa
- Currie Cup – not contested
West Indies
- Inter-Colonial Tournament – not contested
Figure skating
Events
- Inaugural World Figure Skating Championships (open to men only) is held in Saint Petersburg
World Figure Skating Championships
- World Men's Champion – Gilbert Fuchs (Germany)
Golf
Major tournaments
- British Open – Harry Vardon (the first of Vardon's six British Open titles)
- US Open – James Foulis
Other tournaments
Horse racing
England
- Grand National – The Soarer
- 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Thais
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes – St. Frusquin
- Epsom Derby – Persimmon
- Epsom Oaks – Canterbury Pilgrim
- St. Leger Stakes – Persimmon
Australia
- Melbourne Cup – Newhaven
Canada
- Queen's Plate – Millbrook
Ireland
- Irish Grand National – Royston Crow
- Irish Derby Stakes – Gulsalberk
USA
- Kentucky Derby – Lieut. Gibson
- Preakness Stakes – Margrave
- Belmont Stakes – Hastings
Ice hockey
Stanley Cup
Motor racing
Paris-Marseille-Paris Trail
- The Paris-Marseille-Paris Trail is held over 1710 km from 24 September to 3 October and won by Émile Mayade driving a Panhard-Levassor 8 hp model in a time of 67:42:58. The race is in retrospect sometimes referred to as the II Grand Prix de l'ACF.[2]
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
- 28 March — Oxford wins the 53rd Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
Rugby league
England
- Championship – Manningham
- Lancashire League Championship – Runcorn
- Yorkshire League Championship – Manningham
- Challenge Cup competition instituted ahead of the 1896–97 season
Rugby union
Home Nations Championship
- 14th Home Nations Championship series is won by Ireland
Tennis
England
- Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Harold Mahoney (Ireland) defeats Wilfred Baddeley (GB) 6–2 6–8 5–7 8–6 6–3
- Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Charlotte Cooper Sterry (GB) defeats Alice Simpson-Pickering (GB) 6–2 6–3
France
- French Men's Singles Championship – André Vacherot defeats Gérard Brosselin 6–1 7–5
USA
- American Men's Singles Championship – Robert Wrenn defeats Fred Hovey 7–5 3–6 6–0 1–6 6–1
- American Women's Singles Championship – Elisabeth Moore defeats Juliette Atkinson 6–4 4–6 6–2 6–2
References
- ^ "Cyber Boxing Zone". Archived from the original on 2009-06-20. http://www.webcitation.org/query?id=1245517290435089. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
- ^ 1896 Grand Prix and Paris Races. Retrieved on 7 September 2009.
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