Notable Sports Firsts in 2016

From Steph Curry becoming the first-ever unanimous selection for NBA MVP to eight different nations each winning their first-ever Olympic gold medals, 2016 has been filled with many exciting firsts in the world of sports.

Notable Sports Firsts in 2016

Greg Nelson

The Cavaliers won the franchise's first ever NBA Championship (and first Cleveland championship in 52 years).

John W. McDonough

Stephen Curry was voted the first unanimous NBA MVP.

Jordan Murph

The Golden State Warriors are the first NBA team to win 73 games in a regular season.

Al Tielemans; Simon Bruty

Peyton Manning became the first quarterback to win a Super Bowl with two teams.

Mike Roemer/AP

Dak Prescott became the first rookie quarterback to throw 176 consecutive passes without an interception.

Steve Nurenberg/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images; Jon Durr/Getty Images

Carson Wentz became the first North Dakota State player taken in the first round of the NFL Draft.

Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

Andrew Miller became the first relief pitcher to enter consecutive postseason games and strike out five-plus hitters.

Al Tielemans

Kyle Schwarber became the first position player to get his first hit of the season in a World Series game.

David E. Klutho

The first rain delay in a World Series Game 7.

Ron Vesely/MLB Photos

The Chicago Cubs won their first World Series title in 108 years.

Bob Croslin

Jose Fernandez won MLB's NL Comeback Player of the Year posthumously.

David E. Klutho

The San Jose Sharks made their first Stanley Cup Final appearance.

Jeff Haynes; Greg Nelson

Stony Brook and Cal State Bakersfield made their first ever appearances in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

Jeff Haynes

Syracuse became the first No. 10 seed in NCAA men’s basketball tournament history to make the Final Four.

Chris O'Meara/AP

Brad Berry (North Dakota) became the first head coach in his first year to win an NCAA Ice Hockey Championship.

Chad Mathew Carlson/Brawlsy Media

UFC 205 became the first UFC event to be held in New York state.

Chad Mathew Carlson/Brawlsy Media

Conor McGregor became the first UFC fighter to hold titles in two weight divisions.

Michael Regan/Getty Images

Leicester City won their first ever Premier League championship.

Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

Iceland beat England in Euro 2016.

Mark Thompson/Getty Images

The first Formula One race was held in Azerbaijan.

Simon Bruty

The first Olympics were held in South America.

Mark Kolbe, Laurence Griffiths, Al Bello, Cameron Spencer/Getty Images; Andrew Medichini, Vadim Ghirda, Hassan Ammar/AP; Erick W. Rasco

Fiji, Jordan, Kosovo, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Tajikistan, Ivory Coast and Vietnam each won their first-ever Olympic gold medals.

Robert Beck

The feat, known as the "triple triple," made Usain Bolt the first athlete in history to win the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay three Olympics in a row.

Bob Martin

Anthony Ervin became the oldest swimmer in Olympic history to win a gold medal by touching first in the 50-meter freestyle, an event in which he tied for gold during the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. He was just 19 then. The 35-year-old Ervin, who is four years older than Michael Phelps, also became the first swimmer to win gold medals 16 years apart.

Donald Miralle

Gwen Jorgensen won the first U.S. Olympic gold medal in the Triathlon.