1896 in sports

14 February — the Winnipeg Victorias defeat the Montreal Victorias 2–0 in a challenge match to win the 1896 Stanley Cup championship
7 March — the Montreal Victorias are the 1896 AHAC season champions.
March — Queen's University defeats Stratford, Ontario 12–3 to win the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) title. The club does not challenge Winnipeg.
17 November — the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, which later became the first ice hockey league to openly trade and hire players, began play at Pittsburgh's Schenley Park Casino.
17 December — the Schenley Park Casino, which was the first multi-purpose arena with the technology to create an artificial ice surface in North America as well as the home to the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, was destroyed in a fire.
30 December — the Montreal Victorias defeat the Winnipeg Victorias 6–5 in a challenge match to regain the Stanley Cup

Motor racing

Paris-Marseille-Paris Trail

The 1896 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]

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).

The Boat Race

28 March — Oxford wins the 53rd Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
There is no Harvard–Yale Regatta during "a breakdown in relations between the two schools".^[3] From the third Race in 1859, the only exceptions outside major wars are 1871 and 1896.

Events

In the 1895–96 Northern Rugby Football Union season's final match, Manningham defeats Halifax to claim the inaugural Rugby Football League Championship.
The inaugural Rugby League Challenge Cup competition begins in the 1896–97 season.

England

Home Nations Championship

Speed Skating World Championships

England

France

USA

↑ "Cyber Boxing Zone". Archived from the original on 2009-06-20. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
↑ 1896 Grand Prix and Paris Races. Retrieved on 7 September 2009.
↑ "Harvard–Yale Regatta – 150 Years of Tradition". Harvard Men's Heavyweight Crew. Retrieved 2013-05-10.

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