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1996 in sports,
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31st European Amateur Boxing Championships held in
Vejle,
Denmark.
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Light Flyweight (– 48 kg): Daniel Petrov (Bulgaria)
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Flyweight (– 51 kg): Albert Pakeyev (Russia)
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Bantamweight (– 54 kg): István Kovács (Hungary)
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Featherweight (– 57 kg): Ramaz Paliani (Russia)
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Lightweight (– 60 kg): Leonard Doroftei (Romania)
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Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg): Oktay Urkal (Germany)
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Welterweight (– 67 kg): Al Hassan (Denmark)
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Light Middleweight (– 71 kg): Francisc Vaştag (Romania)
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Middleweight (– 75 kg): Sven Ottke (Germany)
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Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg): Pietro Aurino (Italy)
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Heavyweight (– 91 kg): Luan Krasniqi (Germany)
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Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg): Alexei Lezin (Russia)
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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.
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Cricket==
*
Cricket World Cup - Final:
Sri Lanka beat
Australia by 7 wickets
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Cycling==
*
Giro d'Italia won by
Pavel Tonkov of
Russia*
Tour de France -
Bjarne Riis of
Denmark*
World Cycling Championship:
Johan Museeuw of
Belgium==
Dogsled racing==
*
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
**
Jeff King wins with lead dogs:
Jake &
Booster==
Field hockey==
*
Men's Olympic Qualifier Tournament in
Barcelona,
Spain** Gold: The Netherlands
** Silver: India
** Bronze: Great Britain
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Olympic Games (Men's Competition) in
Atlanta,
United States** Gold: The Netherlands
** Silver: Spain
** Bronze: Australia
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Men's Champions Trophy in
Madras,
India** Gold: The Netherlands
** Silver: Pakistan
** Bronze: Germany
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Olympic Games (Women's Competition) in
Atlanta,
United States** Gold: Australia
** Silver: South Korea
** Bronze: The Netherlands
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Figure skating==
*
World Figure Skating Championships:
**Men's champion:
Todd Eldredge,
United States**Ladies' champion:
Michelle Kwan,
United States**Pairs' champions:
Marina Eltsova /
Sergei Bushkov,
Russia**Ice dancing champions:
Oksana Grishuk /
Evgeny Platov,
Russia==
Football (
Soccer)==
For fuller coverage, see: 1996 in football (soccer)==
Football (
American)==
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Super Bowl XXX:
Dallas Cowboys won 27-17 over the
Pittsburgh Steelers*1995
NCAA Division I-A national football championship: the
Nebraska Cornhuskers manhandle the
University of Florida Gators, winning 64-24, along with their second back-to-back National Championship seasons on
January 2nd,
1996.
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World Bowl 96: The
Scottish Claymores won 32-27 over the
Frankfurt Galaxy.
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Football (
Australian)==
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Australian Football League**
North Melbourne wins the 100th AFL premiership (North Melbourne 19.17 (131) d
Sydney Swans 13.10 (88))
**
Brownlow Medal awarded to
James Hird (
Essendon) and
Michael Voss (
Brisbane Bears)
** At the end of the season
Fitzroy and the Brisbane Bears merge, forming the
Brisbane Lions.
==
Football (
Canadian)==
*
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 ==
Gaelic Athletic Association==
*
Camogie**All-Ireland Camogie Champion:
Galway**National Camogie League:
Cork*
Gaelic football**
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship:
Kerry 2-9 d.
Mayo 1-11
**
National Football League:
Derry 1-16 d.
Donegal 1-9
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Ladies' Gaelic football**All-Ireland Senior Football Champion:
Monaghan**National Football League:
Monaghan*
Hurling**
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship:
Wexford 1-13 d.
Limerick 0-14
**
National Hurling League:
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Golf==
;Men's golf
*
Major championship results:
*#May -
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
*
PGA 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
TOUR Championship. Woods was named the PGA TOUR's 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.
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Thoroughbred horse racing==
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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:
*#
Two Thousand Guineas Stakes -
Mark of Esteem*#
Epsom Derby -
Shaamit*#
St. Leger Stakes -
Shantou*
United States Triple Crown races:
*#
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==
Harness racing==
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:
**Pacers:
Young Mister Charles**Trotters:
Pride Of Petite==
Ice hockey==
*
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** Men's champion:
Czech Republic defeated
Canada ** Junior Men's champion:
Canada defeated
Sweden==
Lacrosse==
* The
Buffalo Bandits defeat the
Philadelphia Wings 13–12 to win the
Major Indoor Lacrosse League championship
==
Radiosport==
*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.
==
Skiing==
*
Alpine skiing**The men's overall season champion:
Lasse Kjus,
Norway**The women's overall season champion:
Katja Seizinger,
Germany==
Snooker==
*
World Snooker Championship:
Stephen Hendry beats
Peter Ebdon 18-12
*
World rankings:
Stephen Hendry remains
world number one for 1996/97
==
Swimming==
*
December 1 –
US-swimmer
Misty Hyman breaks the world record in the Women's 100m Butterfly (short course): 58:29
*First
European SC Championships, held in
Riesa,
Germany (
December 13 –
15)
**Germany wins the most medals (39), and the most gold medals (14)
==
Tennis==
*
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*
Davis Cup:
France won 3-2 over
Sweden in world tennis.
==
Rugby union==
*
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==
Wrestling==
*
WCW Bash at the Beach –
Hulk Hogan turns heel as the
nWo was born on July 7th, 1996. The match featured
Kevin Nash,
Scott Hall & Hogan against
Sting,
Lex Luger, and
Randy Savage.
==
General sporting events==
*
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.
Deaths
*
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
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