Calendar of the major sporting events of the year 1896

This calendar is based on data available to the-Sports.org. It includes major sporting events from the previous year 1896. If the calendar seems incomplete, rest assured that events will be added with complete data. Click on the event to see the results

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• January

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  4 January - 14 March 1896		Rugby - Home Nations Championship
  29 January 1896	Hamburg (Germany)	Speed Skating - European Allround Championships Men

• February

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  February 1896	Saint Petersburg (Russia)	Figure Skating - World Championships
  7 February 1896	Saint Petersburg (Russia)	Speed Skating - World Allround Championships

• April

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  6 April 1896	Athens (Greece)	Athletics - Olympic Games
  7 April 1896	Athens (Greece)	Weightlifting - Olympic Games
  7th - 9 April 1896	Athens (Greece)	Fencing - Olympic Games
  8th - 11 April 1896	Athens (Greece)	Tennis - Men's Olympic Games
  8th - 12 April 1896	Athens (Greece)	Track Cycling - Olympic Games
  9 April 1896	Athens (Greece)	Shooting sports - Olympic Games
  9th - 10 April 1896	Athens (Greece)	Gymnastics - Olympic Games - Artistic Gymnastics
  10 April 1896	Athens (Greece)	Greco-roman wrestling - Olympic Games
  11 April 1896	Athens (Greece)	Swimming - Olympic Games
  12 April 1896	Athens (Greece)	Cycling - Olympic Games
  12th - 14 April 1896	Athens (Greece)	Tennis - Men's Olympic Games - Doubles
  19 April 1896	France	Cycling - Paris-Roubaix

• May

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  17 May 1896	France	Cycling - Paris-Tours
  24 May 1896	France	Cycling - Bordeaux - Paris

• June

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  June 1896	Gullane (Great Britain)	Golf - The Open Championship

• August

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  14th - 15 August 1896	Copenhagen (Denmark)	Track Cycling - World Championships