1896 in sports
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See also: 1895 in sports, other events of 1896, 1897 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
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Boat race
- Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford
Cricket
- The Ashes - England win 3 test series 2-1
- County Cricket Championship - Yorkshire
Ice skating
- First World Figure Skating Championships (open to men only) held in St. Petersburg
General sporting events
- 1896 Summer Olympics, the first modern Olympic Games, takes place in Athens, Greece
- 14 nations compete in the Games, most from Greece, Germany and France.
- April 6 - American James Connolly wins the triple jump, becoming 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).
Births