1992 in sports
See also: 1991 in sports, other events of 1992, 1993 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
Auto Racing
- Stock car racing:
- CART Racing – season championship won by Bobby Rahal
- Formula One Championship:
- Nigel Mansell of Great Britain
- Giovanna Amati the last women to appear on the entry list for a Formula One Grand Prix to date.
- 24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Derek Warwick / Yannick Dalmas / Mark Blundell won, driving a Peugeot 905
- Rally racing – Carlos Sainz in a Toyota won the World Rally Championship
- the team of Didier Auriol / Bernard Occelli won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Lancia Delta Integrale HF
- Drag racing – Joe Amato won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.
Baseball
- World Series – Toronto Blue Jays won 4 games to 2 over the Atlanta Braves. The Series MVP is Pat Borders, Toronto.
- The Toronto Blue Jays became the first Canadian team to play in a World Series and the first non-American team to win the World Series.
Basketball
- NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Duke wins 71–51 over Michigan
- NBA Finals: Chicago Bulls MJ stinks win 4 games to 2 over the Portland Trail Blazers
Boxing
- November 13 – Riddick Bowe won a 12 round decision over Evander Holyfield to win the undisputed heavyweight championship.
Cricket
Cricket World Cup – Pakistan beat England by 22 runs
Cycling
- Giro d'Italia won by Miguel Induraín of Spain
- Tour de France – Miguel Induraín of Spain
- World Cycling Championship: Gianni Bugno of Italy
Field Hockey
- February 20 – 28 – Fourteenth Men's Champions Trophy held at Karachi, Pakistan won by Germany. Australia finish 2nd.
Figure Skating
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Viktor Petrenko, Ukraine
- Women's champion: Kristi Yamaguchi, United States
- Pairs champions: Natalia Mishkutienok & Artur Dimitriev, Ukraine
Football (American)
- Super Bowl XXVI: Washington Redskins won 37–24 over the Buffalo Bills
- November 29 – Dennis Byrd of the New York Jets is paralyzed from a neck injury during an NFL game against the Kansas City Chiefs. He made a recovery that bordered on the miraculous; although he would never play again, he would walk unassisted several months later.
Football (Australian Rules)
- Australian Football League
- The West Coast Eagles win the 96th AFL premiership (West Coast Eagles 16.17 (113) d Geelong 12.13 (85))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Scott Wynd (Footscray)
Football (Canadian)
- Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders won 24–10 over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- Vanier Cup: Queen's Golden Gaels win 31–0 over the St. Mary's Huskies
Football (Soccer)
- England – FA Cup: Liverpool won 2–0 over Sunderland
Golf
- Grand Slam of golf results:
- May – The Masters – Fred Couples
- June – US Open – Tom Kite
- July – British Open – Nick Faldo
- August – PGA Championship – Nick Price
- PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Fred Couples – $1,344,188
- PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Lee Trevino – $1,027,002
- US Women's Open: Patty Sheehan
- LPGA Championship – Betsy King
- Dottie Mochrie; leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $693,335
Harness Racing
- Pacer Artsplace voted "Harness Horse of the Year"
- North America Cup – Safely Kept
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- Cane Pace – Western Hanover
- Little Brown Jug – Fake Left
- Messenger Stakes – Western Hanover
- United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
- Hambletonian – Alf Palema
- Yonkers Trot –
- Kentucky Futurity – Armbro Keepsake
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- Pacers: Westburn Grant
- Trotters: William Dee
Ice Hockey
- September 23 – goaltender, Manon Rheaume became the first woman to play in the National Hockey League and also the first woman ever to play in one of the Big Four Pro Sports.
- 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: Mark Messier, New York Rangers
- Stanley Cup: Pittsburgh Penguins won 4 games to 0 over the Chicago Blackhawks
- World Hockey Championship
- Men's champion: Sweden defeated Finland
- Junior Men's champion: Unified former USSR defeated Sweden
- Women's champion: Canada defeated the United States
Skiing
- Alpine Skiing
- The men's overall season champion: Paul Accola, Switzerland
- The women's overall season champion: Petra Kronberger, Austria
Snooker
- World Snooker Championship: Stephen Hendry beats Jimmy White 18–14
- World rankings: Stephen Hendry remains world number one for 1992/93
Tennis
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- Davis Cup: United States won 3–1 over Switzerland in world tennis.
General sporting events
- 1992 Summer Olympics takes place in Barcelona, Spain
- The Unified Team (former Soviet Union) wins the most medals (112), and the most gold medals (45).
- 1992 Winter Olympics takes place in Albertville, France
- Germany wins the most medals (27), and the most gold medals (10).
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- Martin Buser wins with lead dogs: Tyrone & D2
Births
Deaths
- January 31 – Mel Hein, NFL player, New York Giants
- May 14 – Lyle Alzado, NFL player
- June 4 – Carl Stotz, founder American Little League Baseball
- June 19 – Kitty McKane Godfree, tennis player, Wimbledon champion
- June 25 – Jerome Brown, football player, Philadelphia Eagles
- September 5 – Billy Herman, Major League Baseball player (1931–1947)
- October 26 – Dottie Green, catcher, Rockford Peaches, All-American Girls Professional Baseball
- November 10 – Chuck Connors, Major League Baseball player, actor
- December 16 – Rinus Terlouw, Dutch soccer player
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