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: 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: 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 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: Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Rodrigo de Triano Epsom Derby - Dr. Devious St. Leger Stakes - User Friendly United States Triple Crown Races: Kentucky Derby - Lil E. Tee Preakness Stakes - Pine Bluff Belmont Stakes - A.P. Indy Breeders' Cup: Breeders' Cup Classic - A.P. Indy Breeders' Cup Distaff - Paseana Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Gilded Time Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Eliza Breeders' Cup Mile - Lure Breeders' Cup Sprint - Thirty Slews Breeders' Cup Turf - Fraise 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: Australian Open - Jim Courier French Open - Jim Courier Wimbledon championships - Andre Agassi US Open - Stefan Edberg Grand Slam in tennis women's results: Australian Open - Monica Seles French Open - Monica Seles Wimbledon championships - Steffi Graf 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). 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