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- Best Year Performance » * – 8824 points
June 16 — Enschede Marathon, Netherlands
July 28 — Olympic Marathon, Atlanta, Georgia (USA)
August 4 — Olympic Marathon, Atlanta, Georgia (USA)
December 1 — Fukuoka Marathon, Japan
Stock car racing:
NASCAR Championship - Terry Labonte
Indy Racing League - Scott Sharp and Buzz Calkins tie for the inaugural IRL championship
CART - Jimmy Vasser won the season championship
Formula One Championship - Damon Hill of Great Britain
24 hours of Le Mans: won by the team of Manuel Reuter / Davy Jones / Alexander Wurz driving a TWR-Porsche
Rally racing - Tommi Mäkinen won the World Rally Championship
Drag racing - Kenny Bernstein won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.
January 8 - For the first time in 25 years, no one garners 75 percent of the votes needed to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Phil Niekro comes closest with 68 percent.
World Series,October 26: New York Yankees won 4 games to 2 over the Atlanta Braves. The Series MVP was relief pitcher, John Wetteland, New York
April 1 - NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
NBA Finals:
National Basketball League (Australia) Finals:
March 16 - Christy Martin defeats Deirdre Gogarty by a decision in six rounds to retain her Women's boxing world title in front of a national tv audience. This fight is credited with making the general public aware of women's boxing.
March 30 to 7 – 31st European Amateur Boxing Championships held in Vejle, Denmark.
June 7 - Oscar de la Hoya defeats Julio César Chávez by a knockout in four rounds to win the WBC's world Jr. Welterweight championship.
Cricket World Cup - Final: Sri Lanka beat Australia by 7 wickets
Giro d'Italia won by Pavel Tonkov of Russia
Tour de France - Bjarne Riis of Denmark
World Cycling Championship: Johan Museeuw of Belgium
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- Jeff King wins with lead dogs: Jake & Booster
Men's Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Barcelona, Spain
- Gold: The Netherlands
- Silver: India
- Bronze: Great Britain
Olympic Games (Men's Competition) in Atlanta, United States
- Gold: The Netherlands
- Silver: Spain
- Bronze: Australia
Men's Champions Trophy in Madras, India
- Gold: The Netherlands
- Silver: Pakistan
- Bronze: Germany
Olympic Games (Women's Competition) in Atlanta, United States
- Gold: Australia
- Silver: South Korea
- Bronze: The Netherlands
World Figure Skating Championships:
» :For an extensive coverage see 1996 in football (soccer)
Super Bowl XXX: Dallas Cowboys won 27-17 over the Pittsburgh Steelers
1995NCAA Division I-A national football championship: the Nebraska Cornhuskers manhandle the University of Florida Gators, winning 62-24, along with their second back-to-back National Championship seasons on January 2, 1996.
World Bowl 96: The Scottish Claymores won 32-27 over the Frankfurt Galaxy.
The Cleveland Browns are deactivated and move to Baltimore. They become the Baltimore Ravens and reactivate in 1999.
Australian Football League
Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts win 43-37 over the Edmonton Eskimos
Vanier Cup: Saskatchewan Huskies win 31-12 over the St. Francis Xavier X-Men
Camogie
- All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Galway
- National Camogie League: Cork
Gaelic football
Ladies' Gaelic football
- All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Monaghan
- National Football League: Monaghan
Hurling
Men's golf
Major championship results:
- April - The Masters - Nick Faldo
- June - US Open - Steve Jones
- July - British Open - Tom Lehman
- August - PGA Championship - Mark Brooks
PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Tom Lehman - $1,780,159
Champions Tour leading money winner: Jim Colbert - $1,627,890
Tiger Woods became the first golfer to win three consecutive U.S. Amateur titles. This was the sixth consecutive year in which he won a USGA championship, one short of Bobby Jones' record of seven. In September, he turned professional. In the last five regular tournaments of the year on the PGA Tour, his finishes were 5-3-1-3-1, placing him among the tour's top 30 money-winners for the year and thereby qualifying him for the season-ending The Tour Championship. Woods was named the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year.
Women's golf
US Women's Open - Annika Sörenstam
LPGA Championship - Laura Davies
Karrie Webb is the leading money winner on the LPGA tour with earnings of $1,002,000 becoming the first ever woman to earn more than a million dollars in one golf season.
The United States team retained the Solheim Cup beating the European team 17 points to 11.
Australia - Melbourne Cup - Saintly
Canada - Queen's Plate - Victor Cooley
France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Helissio
Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Zagreb
English Triple Crown races:
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes - Mark of Esteem
- Epsom Derby - Shaamit
- St. Leger Stakes - Shantou
United States Triple Crown races:
- May 4 - Kentucky Derby - Grindstone
- Preakness Stakes - Louis Quatorze
- Belmont Stakes - Editor's Note
Breeders' Cup:
- Breeders' Cup Classic - Alphabet Soup
- Breeders' Cup Distaff - Jewel Princess
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Boston Harbor
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Storm Song
- Breeders' Cup Mile - Da Hoss
- Breeders' Cup Sprint - Lit de Justice
- Breeders' Cup Turf - Pilsudski
June 22 - the fastest race mile in harness racing history was set by Jenna's Beach Boy (1:47.3) at Meadowlands Racetrack.
The North America Cup - Arizona Jack
United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- Cane Pace - Scoot To Power
- Little Brown Jug - Armbro Operative
- Messenger Stakes - Go For Grins
United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
- Hambletonian - Continentalvictory
- Yonkers Trot - Continentalvictory
- Kentucky Futurity - Running Sea
Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
Hart Memorial Trophy: for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
Stanley Cup - the Colorado Avalanche defeat the Florida Panthers 4 games to 0.
World Hockey Championship
Junior Men's champion: Canada defeated Sweden
The Buffalo Bandits defeat the Philadelphia Wings 13–12 to win the Major Indoor Lacrosse League championship
October 11- Vitor Belfort makes his professional debut at a Superbrawl event in Honolulu, Hawaii. He defeats Jon Hess by KO in twelve seconds.
The second World Radiosport Team Championship held in San Francisco, California, USA. Gold medals go to Jeff Steinman KRØY and Dan Street K1TO of the United States.
Alpine skiing
World Snooker Championship: Stephen Hendry beats Peter Ebdon 18-12
World rankings: Stephen Hendry remains world number one for 1996/97
Events
XXVI Olympic Games, held in Atlanta, Georgia USA (July 20 – July 26)
First European SC Championships, held in Riesa, Germany (December 13 – 15)
- Germany wins the most medals (39), and the most gold medals (14)
Records
December 1 – U.S.-swimmer Misty Hyman breaks the world record in the women's 100m butterfly (short course): 58:29.
Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Australian Open - Boris Becker
- French Open - Yevgeny Kafelnikov
- Wimbledon championships - Richard Krajicek
- US Open - Pete Sampras
Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- Australian Open - Monica Seles
- French Open - Steffi Graf
- Wimbledon championships - Steffi Graf
- US Open - Steffi Graf
1996 Summer Olympics
Davis Cup
SANZAR's new leagues the Super 12 (now Super 14) and the Tri Nations Series begin. The Super 12 is won by the Auckland Blues and the Tri Nations is won by the New Zealand All Blacks
Men's World League – Final Round in Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Gold Medal:
- Silver Medal:
- Bronze Medal:
Women's World Grand Prix – Final Round in Shanghai, China
- Gold Medal:
- Silver Medal:
- Bronze Medal:
Women's Olympic Qualifier in Tokyo, Japan
Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States
Men's Competition
Olympic Games in Atlanta, United States
- Gold Medal:
- Silver Medal:
- Bronze Medal:
Women's Competition
Olympic Year Tournament in Emmen, Netherlands
- Gold Medal:
- Silver Medal:
- Bronze Medal:
1996 Summer Olympics takes place in Atlanta, United States
- United States wins the most medals (101), and the most gold medals (44).
Winter Asian Games held in Harbin, China
Athletic competition in the Big 12 Conference is inaugurated with a football game between Kansas State University and Texas Tech University, in Manhattan, Kansas on August 31.
Awards
Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: Michael Johnson, Track and field
Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Amy Van Dyken, Swimming
Deaths
March 8 — Hans Knecht (82), Swiss road racing cyclist (b. 1913)
May 8 — Beryl Burton (58), English racing cyclist (b. 1937)
May 11 — Ademir Marques de Menezes (73), Brazilian football (soccer) player (b. 1922)
May 11 — Rodney Culver (26), American football player (San Diego Chargers)
August 2 — Obdulio Varela, Uruguayan football (soccer) player
October 12 — René Lacoste, French champion tennis player
December 21 — Alfred Tonello (67), French cyclist (b. 1929)Further Information
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