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| 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 |
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Athletics (track and field)
- Olympic Games: see "General sporting events" below
Baseball
- The original Baltimore Orioles win their third and final championship.
Cricket
- The Ashes - England win 3 test series 2-1
- County Cricket Championship - Yorkshire
Golf
- June - British Open - Harry Vardon wins his first of six British Opens.
- July 18 - U.S. Open - James Foulis wins the second playing of the Open.
- British Amateur - Freddie Tait
- U.S. Amateur - H. J. Whigham
Horse Racing
- May 6 - Ben Brush wins the Kentucky Derby
Ice hockey
- Winnipeg Victorias win their 1st Stanley Cup, defeating the Montreal Victorias, however, Montreal would reclaim the trophy by defeating Winnipeg in a rematch.
Ice skating
- First World Figure Skating Championships (open to men only) held in Saint Petersburg
Football (soccer)
England
- First Division - Aston Villa win the 1895-96 title.
- FA Cup - The Wednesday beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1.
Netherlands
- Willem II Tilburg, a Dutch football club playing in Tilburg, is founded as Tilburgia on August 12.
Scotland
- The Scottish Football League 1895-96 title is won by Celtic.
- The Scottish Cup is won by Hearts, who beat Hibernian 3-1.
Rowing
- Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford
Rugby league
- Challenge Cup instituted - Batley beat St Helens 10-3 in the final.
General sporting events
- 1896 Summer Olympics, the first modern Olympic Games, takes place in Athens, Greece
- 13 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
- January 2 — Piet Ikelaar, Dutch track cyclist (d. 1992)
- January 18 — Ville Ritola, Finnish athlete (d. 1982)
- April 2 — Oscar van Rappard, Dutch athlete and football (soccer) player (d. 1962)
- April 27 — Rogers Hornsby, American baseball player (d. 1963)
- May 2 — Norman Ross, American swimmer (d. 1953)
- August 13 — Walter Price, Welsh footballer
- October 25 — Nils Backlund, Swedish water polo player (d. 1964)
