1996 Dura Lube 200, Report, Race
Jim Guthrie, running in 15th and last place at the time, had a sizeable crash exiting Turn 2 on Lap 128, bringing a caution that would determine the fate of the race. Despite the fact that the pits were closed, with the signalling lights at the entry switched on, Sharp and Groff went in for their final pit stop. Both gained a lap over the field in the process, even with Sharp stalling his car before being push-started by his crew and teammate Hamilton. The stewards, subsequently, decided to punish both drivers with a one-lap penalty. Team owner A. J. Foyt argued that other drivers had been serviced in closed pits in an earlier caution, but the protest was to no avail.


1996 Dura Lube 200, Report, Race
Buhl also entered the (now open) pits on Lap 133 to top off on fuel, falling to third place behind Luyendyk and Sharp. Being one lap down again, Groff had retained the fourth spot in front of Stewart. When the race was restarted on Lap 136, Luyendyk's car finally had a good balance, which helped him to slowly open an 8-second lead over Sharp. Buhl could not follow suit, and eventually dropped out of the race on Lap 149 when his engine expired. Stewart was set for a top-3 result after passing Groff, but he also had to retire on Lap 168 with a valve train problem.


1996 Dura Lube 200, Report, Race
Luyendyk kept a gap of around five to ten seconds for the remainder of the race, and went on to grab the fourth win of his Indy car career, the second at Phoenix and the first since the 1991 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix at Nazareth. For Sharp, who ended up completing 201 race laps, and Groff, it was the first podium of their careers, while Hearn got to finish in fourth place.


1996 Dura Lube 200, Report, Race
In his second Indy car race, Johnny O'Connell had a steady drive, and finished in the top 5 despite serving a Stop & Go on Lap 138 for running over a fuel hose. Albeit seven laps down, Buzz Calkins' sixth-place finish allowed him to remain as the Indy Racing League points leader heading to the Indianapolis 500.


1996 Dutch Figure Skating Championships
The 1996 Dutch Figure Skating Championships took place between 6 and 7 January 1996 in Zoetermeer. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and pair skating.


1996 Dutch Open (tennis)
The 1996 Dutch Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Amsterdam, Netherlands and was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. It was the 33rd edition of the tournament and was held from 29 July until 4 August 1996. Sixth-seeded Francisco Clavet won the singles title.


1996 Dutch Open (tennis), Finals, Doubles
Donald Johnson /  Francisco Montana defeated  Rikard Bergh /  Jack Waite 6–4, 3–6, 6–2


1996 Dutch Open – Singles
Marcelo Ríos was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Adrian Voinea.


1996 Dutch Open – Singles
Francisco Clavet won in the final 7–5, 6–1, 6–1 against Younes El Aynaoui.


1996 Dutch Open – Singles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


1996 Dutch TT
The 1996 Dutch TT was the seventh round of the 1996 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 29 June 1996 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.


1996 Dwars door België
The 1996 Dwars door België was the 51st edition of the Dwars door Vlaanderen cycle race and was held on 27 March 1996. The race started and finished in Waregem. The race was won by Tristan Hoffman.


1996 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
The 1996 E3 Harelbeke was the 39th edition of the E3 Harelbeke cycle race and was held on 30 March 1996. The race started and finished in Harelbeke. The race was won by Carlo Bomans of the Mapei team.


1996 EA Generali Open
The 1996 EA Generali Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Kitzbühel, Austria that was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. It was the 41st edition of the tournament and was held from 22 July until 28 July 1996. Fifth-seeded Alberto Berasategui won the singles title.


1996 EA Generali Open, Finals, Doubles
Libor Pimek /  Byron Talbot defeated  David Adams /  Menno Oosting, 7–6, 6–3


1996 EA Generali Open – Doubles
Francisco Montana and Greg Van Emburgh were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Montana with Donald Johnson and Van Emburgh with Shelby Cannon.


1996 EA Generali Open – Doubles
Johnson and Montana lost in the second round to Jeff Belloli and Vojtěch Flégl.


1996 EA Generali Open – Doubles
Cannon and Van Emburgh lost in the quarterfinals to Libor Pimek and Byron Talbot.


1996 EA Generali Open – Doubles
Pimek and Talbot won in the final 7–6, 6–3 against David Adams and Menno Oosting.


1996 EA Generali Open – Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. All eight seeded teams received byes to the second round.


1996 EA Generali Open – Singles
Albert Costa was the defending champion but did not compete that year.


1996 EA Generali Open – Singles
Alberto Berasategui won in the final 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 against Àlex Corretja.


1996 EA Generali Open – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye to the second round.


1996 EA-Generali Ladies Linz
The 1996 EA-Generali Ladies Linz was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Intersport Arena in Linz in Austria that was part of Tier III of the 1996 WTA Tour. It was the tenth edition of the tournament and was held from 26 February until 3 March 1996. Sixth-seeded Sabine Appelmans won the singles title.


1996 EA-Generali Ladies Linz, Finals, Doubles
Manon Bollegraf /  Meredith McGrath defeated  Rennae Stubbs /  Helena Suková 6–4, 6–4


1996 EA-Generali Ladies Linz – Doubles
Meredith McGrath and Nathalie Tauziat were the defending champions but only McGrath competed that year with Manon Bollegraf.


1996 EA-Generali Ladies Linz – Doubles
Bollegraf and McGrath won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Rennae Stubbs and Helena Suková.


1996 EA-Generali Ladies Linz – Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


1996 EA-Generali Ladies Linz – Singles
Jana Novotná was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Sabine Appelmans.


1996 EA-Generali Ladies Linz – Singles
Appelmans won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Julie Halard-Decugis.


1996 EA-Generali Ladies Linz – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


1996 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 1996 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 35th tournament in league history. It was played between March 5 and March 16, 1996. Preliminary and quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the 'final four' games were played at the Olympic Arena (subsequently renamed Herb Brooks Arena) in Lake Placid, New York. By winning the tournament, Cornell received the ECAC's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


1996 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
The tournament featured four rounds of play. The two teams that finish below tenth place in the standings are not eligible for tournament play. In the preliminary round, the seventh and tenth seeds and the eighth and ninth seeds each play a single game to determine the final qualifying teams for the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals the first seed and lower ranked qualifier, the second and higher ranked qualifier, the third seed and sixth seed and the fourth seed and fifth seed played a modified best-of-three series, where the first team to receive 3 points moves on.


1996 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
After the opening round every series becomes a single-elimination game. In the semifinals, the highest seed plays the lowest remaining seed while the two remaining teams play with the winners advancing to the championship game and the losers advancing to the third place game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


1996 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Conference Standings
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against


1996 EFDA Nations Cup
The EFDA Nations Cup, was a Country vs Country competition for Formula Opel cars between 1990 and 1998. It had always been Dan Partel's dream to stage a race that pitted drivers in equal cars racing for their country. The Formula Opel/Vauxhall one make racing series offered the best opportunity for such an event.


1996 EFDA Nations Cup
The 1996 EFDA Nations Cup (Nations Cup VII), was held at Donington Park, England (2/3 November 1996).


1996 East Carolina Pirates football team
The 1996 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Steve Logan, the team compiled a 8–3 record. The Pirates offense scored 316 points while the defense allowed 214 points.


1996 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team
The 1996 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team finished the season 10–3 overall and 7–1 in the Southern Conference. The team's head coach was Mike Cavan.


1996 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
The 1996 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Bob Spoo, the Panthers compiled and overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the OVC. Eastern Illinois was invited to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Northern Iowa in the first round.


1996 Eastern League season
The 1996 Eastern League season began on approximately April 1 and the regular season ended on approximately September 1.


1996 Eastern League season
The Harrisburg Senators defeated the Portland Sea Dogs 3 games to 1 to win the Eastern League Championship Series.


1996 Eastern League season, Playoffs, Divisional Series, Northern Division
The Portland Sea Dogs defeated the Binghamton Mets in the Northern Division playoffs 3 games to 2.


1996 Eastern League season, Playoffs, Divisional Series, Southern Division
The Harrisburg Senators defeated the Trenton Thunder in the Southern Division playoffs 3 games to 1.


1996 Eastern League season, Playoffs, Championship series
The Harrisburg Senators defeated the Portland Sea Dogs in the ELCS 3 games to 1.


1996 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
The 1996 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Rick Rasnick, the Eagles compiled a 3–8 record (3–5 against conference opponents), finished in eighth place in the Mid-American Conference, and were outscored by their opponents, 284 to 210. The team's statistical leaders included Walter Church with 2,151 passing yards, Mike Scott with 792 rushing yards, and Ontario Pryor with 1,031 receiving yards.


1996 Ecuadorian general election
General elections were held in Ecuador on 19 May 1996, with a second round of the presidential elections on 7 July. Although Jaime Nebot of the Social Christian Party received the most votes in the first round, Abdalá Bucaram of the Ecuadorian Roldosist Party won the run-off with 54.5% of the vote. The Social Christian Party remained the largest in the Chamber of Deputies, winning 27 of the 82 seats.


1996 Ecuadorian general election
Until the 2013 vote, this was the last election held after the natural expiration of a four-year presidential term. This due to a decade of political and economical instability that Ecuador experienced after Bucaram was impeached by the Congress in early 1997 and that lasted until Rafael Correa's inauguration in early 2007.


1996 Edmonton Eskimos season
The 1996 Edmonton Eskimos were coached by Ron Lancaster and finished in 2nd place in the West Division with an 11–7 record. They upset the Calgary Stampeders in the West Final, but lost the Grey Cup to the Toronto Argonauts.


1996 Edmonton Eskimos season, Playoffs, Grey Cup
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1996 Edward Jancarz Memorial
The 4th Edward Jancarz Memorial was the 1996 version of the Edward Jancarz Memorial. It took place on 12 May in the Stal Gorzów Stadium in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland. The Memorial was won by Leigh Adams who beat Tony Rickardsson and Marek Hućko.


1996 Edward Jancarz Memorial, Heat details
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


1996 Eisenberg Israel Open
The 1996 Eisenberg Israel Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Israel Tennis Centers in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat HaSharon, Israel and was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from October 14 through October 20, 1996. Fourth-seeded Javier Sánchez won the singles title.


1996 Eisenberg Israel Open, Finals, Doubles
Marcos Ondruska /  Grant Stafford defeated  Noam Behr /  Eyal Erlich 6–3, 6–2


1996 Eisenberg Israel Open – Doubles
Jim Grabb and Jared Palmer were the defending champions but did not compete that year.


1996 Eisenberg Israel Open – Doubles
Marcos Ondruska and Grant Stafford won in the final 6–3, 6–2 against Noam Behr and Eyal Erlich.


1996 Eisenberg Israel Open – Singles
Ján Krošlák was the defending champion but did not compete that year.


1996 Eisenberg Israel Open – Singles
Javier Sánchez won in the final 6–4, 7–5 against Marcos Ondruska.


1996 Eisenhower Trophy
The 1996 Eisenhower Trophy took place 14 to 17 November on the Masters and Legends courses at Manila Southwoods Golf and Country Club near Manila, Philippines. It was the 20th World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 47 four-man teams. The best three scores for each round counted towards the team total.


1996 Eisenhower Trophy
Australia won the Eisenhower Trophy for the third time, finishing 11 strokes ahead of the silver medalists, Sweden. Spain took the bronze medal with Canada in fourth place. Kalle Aitala, representing Finland, had the lowest individual score, 12-under-par 276.


1996 Eisenhower Trophy, Teams
The following table lists the players on the leading teams.


1996 Eisenhower Trophy, Individual leaders
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.


1996 Eliteserien
The 1996 season of the Eliteserien, the highest women's football (soccer) league in Norway, began on 21 April 1996 and ended on 13 October 1996.


1996 Eliteserien
18 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number nine and ten were relegated, while two teams from the First Division were promoted through a playoff round. After the season had ended, Sprint/Jeløy changed its name to Athene Moss.


1996 Emperor's Cup, Overview
It was contested by 80 teams, and Verdy Kawasaki won the championship.


1996 Emperor's Cup Final
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1996 Emperor's Cup Final
1996 Emperor's Cup Final was the 76th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1997. Verdy Kawasaki won the championship.


1996 Emperor's Cup Final, Overview
Verdy Kawasaki won their 4th title, by defeating Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0  with Tsuyoshi Kitazawa, Yasutoshi Miura and Keisuke Kurihara goal.


1996 Empress's Cup, Overview
It was contested by 20 teams, and Nikko Securities Dream Ladies won the championship.


1996 Empress's Cup Final
1996 Empress's Cup Final was the 18th final of the Empress's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 19, 1997. Nikko Securities Dream Ladies won the championship.


1996 Empress's Cup Final, Overview
Nikko Securities Dream Ladies won their 3rd title, by defeating Yomiuri-Seiyu Beleza 3–0.


1996 English Greyhound Derby
The 1996 Daily Mirror/Sporting Life Greyhound Derby Final took place during May and June with the final being held on 29 June 1996 at Wimbledon Stadium. The winner Shanless Slippy received £50,000. The competition was sponsored by the Sporting Life and Daily Mirror.


1996 English Greyhound Derby, Final result, Distances
2½, 1½, short head, 3, short head (lengths)The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. One length is equal to 0.08 of one second.


1996 English Greyhound Derby, Final result, Race Report
In the final Night Trooper broke well pursued by Clonmel Produce Stakes champion Shanless Slippy, the Irish dog then forged out a lead by the first bend and drew clear down the back straight. The 1995 Irish Greyhound Derby champion Batties Rocket was forced to check back at the third bend behind Trooper leaving Shanless Slippy clear. Shanless Slippy remained unbeaten throughout the event and Night Trooper took consolation by winning the Pall Mall Stakes the following year.


1996 English National Badminton Championships
The 1996 English National Badminton Championships were held in Norwich, from 2-4 April, 1996.


1996 English National Badminton Championships
Darren Hall extended his singles record by winning an eighth title.


1996 English cricket season
The 1996 English cricket season was the 97th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. England hosted tours by India and Pakistan, who each played three Tests and three ODIs. Against India, England were unbeaten, winning the Test series 1–0 and the ODI series 2–0. However, against the Pakistanis England lost 2–0 in the Tests, and had to console themselves with a 2–1 ODI series victory.


1996 English cricket season
In Hampshire's game against the Indians just before the third Test, Hampshire's Kevan James took four wickets in consecutive balls and then scored a century. This was the first time this particular "double" had ever been achieved in a first-class match.


1996 English cricket season
The County Championship was won by Leicestershire for the second time (after 1975), and they celebrated their already certain title by defeating Middlesex by an innings on the last day of the season. Leicestershire finished 27 points in front of Derbyshire.


1996 English cricket season
In one-day cricket, the AXA Equity and Law League was won by Surrey on run rate from Nottinghamshire, while Lancashire claimed the honours in both the NatWest Trophy and the Benson & Hedges Cup. The best bowling figures of the season were claimed by Glen Chapple of Lancashire who took 6–18 in the NatWest Trophy final against Essex, in which the southern county were bowled out for an embarrassing 57.


1996 English cricket season
Vince Wells' score of 201 in an earlier round of the NatWest Trophy was at the time only the fourth List A double century to have been scored.


1996 Epsom Derby
The 1996 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 8 June 1996. It was the 217th running of the Derby, and it was won by Shaamit. The winner was ridden by Michael Hills and trained by William Haggas. The pre-race favourite Dushyantor finished second.


1996 Epsom Derby, Full result
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. shd = short-head; hd = head; nk = neck.† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.


1996 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, Two-year-old races
Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1995.


1996 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, The road to Epsom
Early-season appearances in 1996 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.


1996 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, Subsequent Group 1 wins
Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.


1996 Epsom Derby, Subsequent breeding careers, Other Stallions
Glory Of Dancer (4th) - Minor flat winners - Exported to IndiaStorm Trooper (15th) - Exported to India


1996 Epsom Derby, Subsequent breeding careers, Broodmare
Portuguese Lil (20th) - Sole runner tailed off in bumper only start


1996 Equatorial Guinean presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Equatorial Guinea on 25 February 1996. Although the country was no longer a one-party state, the elections were boycotted by the opposition, although their names remained on the ballot papers. As a result, the incumbent Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo won with 97.85% of votes. Turnout was 79.8%.


1996 Espirito Santo Trophy
The 1996 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 7–10 November at St. Elena Golf Club in Manila, Philippines.


1996 Espirito Santo Trophy
It was the 17th women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy.


1996 Espirito Santo Trophy
The tournament was a stroke play team event, due to heavy rain, shortened from 72 holes to 54 holes. There were 34 team entries, each with three players. The best two scores for each round counted towards the team total.


1996 Espirito Santo Trophy
The South Korea team won the Trophy for their first title, beating team Italy by two strokes. Italy earned the silver medal while the defending champions United States took the bronze on third place another four strokes back.


1996 Espirito Santo Trophy
The individual title went to Silvia Cavalleri, Italy, whose score of one-over-par, 217, was one stroke ahead of Janice Moodie, Great Britain & Ireland.


1996 Espirito Santo Trophy, Teams
34 teams entered the event and completed the competition. Each team had three players.


1996 Espirito Santo Trophy, Results
The first round of the 72-hole tournament was cancelled due to monsoon rains and lightning and the competition was played over 54 holes. Players were permitted to lift, clean and place their balls on the fairway during all three completed rounds.


1996 Espirito Santo Trophy, Individual leaders
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.


1996 Estonian Figure Skating Championships
The 1996 Estonian Figure Skating Championships (Estonian: Eesti Meistrivõistlused 1996) were held in Tallinn from February 10 to 11, 1996. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior and junior levels.


1996 Estonian Figure Skating Championships, Junior results
The 1997 Estonian Junior Figure Skating Championships took place in Tallinn from March 16 through 17, 1997.