1992 in sports - Definition and Overview

See also: 1991 in sports, other events of 1992, 1993 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Auto Racing

• Stock car racing:
  • Davey Allison won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship - Alan Kulwicki
• CART Racing - season championship won by Bobby Rahal
  • Indianapolis 500 - Al Unser, Jr.
• Formula One Championship:
  • Nigel Mansell of Great Britain
  • Giovanna Amati became the first women to appear on the entry list for a Formula One Grand Prix.
• 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 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

Men's Golf

• Grand Slam of golf results:
  1. May - The Masters - Fred Couples
  2. June - US Open - Tom Kite
  3. July - British Open - Nick Faldo
  4. 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

Women's Golf

• 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:
  1. Cane Pace - Western Hanover
  2. Little Brown Jug - Fake Left
  3. Messenger Stakes - Western Hanover

• United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian - Alf Palema
  2. Yonkers Trot -
  3. 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:
  1. Australian Open - Jim Courier
  2. French Open - Jim Courier
  3. Wimbledon championships - Andre Agassi
  4. US Open - Stefan Edberg

• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open - Monica Seles
  2. French Open - Monica Seles
  3. Wimbledon championships - Steffi Graf
  4. US Open - Monica Seles

• 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