1992 in sports

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

Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Auto Racing 2 Baseball 3 Basketball 4 Boxing 5 Cycling 6 Figure Skating 7 Football (Soccer) 8 Football (American) 9 Canadian Football League 10 Golf 11 Thoroughbred Horse Racing 12 Harness Racing 13 Ice Hockey 14 Skiing 15 Tennis 16 General sporting events 17 Births 18 Deaths

Auto Racing

• Stock car racing:
  • Davey Allison[?] won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship - Alan Kulwicki[?]
• Indianapolis 500 - Al Unser, Jr.[?]
• CART Racing - Bobby Rahal[?]
• Formula One Championship:
  • Nigel Mansell of Great Britain
  • Giovanna Amati[?] becomes 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 - 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 Trailblazers

Boxing

• November 13 - Riddick Bowe won a 12 round decision over Evander Holyfield to win the undisputed heavyweight championship.

Cycling

• Giro d'Italia won by Miguel Indurain[?] of Spain
• Tour de France - Miguel Indurain[?] of Spain
• World Cycling Championship: Gianni Bugno[?] of Italy

Figure Skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Wiktor Petrenko[?], Ukraine
  • Women's champion: Kristi Yamaguchi, United States
  • Pairs champions: Natalja Mishkutienok[?] & Artur Dimitrijev[?], Ukraine

Football (Soccer)

• England - FA Cup: Liverpool won 2-0 over Sunderland

Football (American)

• Super Bowl XXVI: Washington Redskins won 37-24 over the Buffalo Bills

Canadian Football League

• 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[?]

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

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

• Australia - Melbourne Cup - Subzero[?]
• Canada - Queen's Plate - Alydeed[?]
• France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Subotica[?]
• Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - St. Jovite[?]

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Rodrigo de Triano[?]
  2. Epsom Derby - Dr. Devious[?]
  3. St. Leger Stakes - User Friendly[?]

• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby - Lil E. Tee[?]
  2. Preakness Stakes - Pine Bluff[?]
  3. Belmont Stakes - A.P. Indy[?]

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

Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open - Jim Courier[?]
  2. French Open - Jim Courier[?]
  3. Wimbledon championships - Pete Sampras
  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

• Embassy World Snooker Championship[?]:
  • Stephen Hendry[?] won 18-14 over Jimmy White[?]

• Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
  • Martin Buser[?] won 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