1992 in sports

CART Racing - season championship won by Bobby Rahal

*Indianapolis 500 - Al Unser, Jr

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 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:

#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

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:
#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.