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1897 in sports
See also: 1896 in sports, other events of 1897, 1898 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
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Auto racing
- January 31 - The first known organized hillclimbing race was held in France from Nice to La Turbie .
Boat race
- Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford
Cricket
- County Cricket Championship - Lancashire
Football (Australian Rules)
- Victorian Football League
- Formation, with initial clubs being Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Fitzroy, Geelong, Melbourne, St Kilda and South Melbourne
- Essendon wins the 1st VFL Premiership (under the finals system used, no grand final was played)
- See also Victorian Football League season 1897
Speed skating
- Canadian speed skater Jack McCulloch of Winnipeg, Manitoba won the World Speed Skating Championship
Births
Deaths
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