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Contents 1 Athletics 1.1 Marathon 2 Auto Racing 3 Baseball 4 Basketball 5 Boxing 6 Cricket 7 Cycling 8 Dog racing 9 Field Hockey 10 Figure skating 11 Football 11.1 American 11.2 Australian rules football 11.3 Canadian 11.4 Rugby League 11.5 Soccer 12 Gaelic Athletic Association 13 Golf 14 Horse Racing 15 Harness Racing 16 Ice Hockey 17 Lacrosse 18 Radiosport 19 Skiing 20 Snooker 21 Swimming 21.1 Events 22 Tennis 23 Volleyball 24 Yacht racing 25 Water polo 25.1 Men's Competition 26 Multi-sport events 27 Awards 28 Births 29 Deaths

Athletics

For an extensive coverage see 1992 in athletics (track and field)

Marathon

• August 1 — Olympic Marathon, Barcelona (Spain)
  • Women's Winner: Valentina Yegorova (EUN) 2:32:41

• August 9 — Olympic Marathon, Barcelona (Spain)
  • Men's Winner: Hwang Young-Cho (KOR) 2:13:23

• October 11 — Enschede Marathon, Netherlands
  • Men's Winner: Willie Mtolo (RSA) 2:13:39
  • Women's Winner: Natalia Repescko (RSA) 2:42:50

• December 6 — Fukuoka Marathon, Japan
  • Men's Winner: Tena Negere (ETH) 2:09:04

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 the last women to appear on the entry list for a Formula One Grand Prix to date. This page indexes the individual year in sports pages Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Igor Korobchinsky, USSR Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1990 in athletics (track and field Marathon International Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Grigory Misutin, USSR Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1993 in athletics (track and field Marathon Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1994 in athletics (track and field Track February 20 &mdash Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1995 in athletics (track and field Marathon January The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The 21st century is the current century of the Christian Era or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 The 2010s Decade is a period of 10 years that will begin on January 1, 2010 and will end on December 31, 2019. The 2020s is the 3rd decade of the 21st century of the Anno Domini ( common) era This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 This page contains an overview of the year 1992 in Athletics (track and field. The marathon is a long-distance foot race with an official distance of 42 Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman The official results of the women's Marathon at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Spain, held on Saturday August 1, 1992 Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Valentina Mikhailovna Yegorova (Валентина Михайловна Егорова born February 16, 1964) is a Long-distance runner from Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus The official results of the men's Marathon at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Spain, held on Sunday August 9, 1992. Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Hwang Young-Cho (born March 22, 1970) is a former South Korean athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 1992 Summer Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed The Enschede Marathon is an annual Marathon race held in the city of Enschede, Netherlands. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev The Fukuoka International Open Marathon Championship, held in Fukuoka, Japan, is a prominent international marathon race established in 1947 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Tena Negere (born October 5, 1972) is a retired Long-distance runner from Ethiopia, who won the gold medal in the men's marathon Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It Stock car racing is a form of Automobile racing found mainly in the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Great Britain David Carl "Davey" Allison ( February 25, 1961 - July 13, 1993) was a NASCAR Race car Driver, best The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach Florida. Alan Dennis Kulwicki (December 14 1954 &ndash April 1 1993 nicknamed "Special K" and the "Polish Prince" was an American NASCAR Winston Cup Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades primarily for use in the Indianapolis Robert "Bobby" Woodward Rahal (born January 10 1953 in Medina Ohio) is an American Auto racing team owner and former driver spending most of The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, and historically known simply as "The 500" is an American Alfred Unser Jr (born April 19 1962 in Albuquerque New Mexico) nicknamed " Little Al " " Al Junior " or simply " Junior Biography Mansell was born in Upton-upon-Severn, a small Town in the English county of Worcestershire. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Giovanna Amati (born July 20, 1962 in Rome) is a former professional Race car driver from Italy.
• 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 Celica 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. The 24 Hours of Le Mans ( 24 Heures du Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually since near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, Derek Stanley Arthur Warwick (born August 27 1954 in Alresford, Hampshire, England) is a British former racing Yannick Dalmas (born 28 July 1961 in Le Beausset, near Toulon) is a former racing driver from France. Mark Blundell (born Barnet, Hertfordshire, April 8, 1966) is a former Formula One, Sports car, and CART racing The Peugeot 905 is a Sports-prototype racing car introduced for Sportscar racing. Rallying is a form of motor competition that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars Carlos Sainz (born April 12, 1962 in Madrid, Spain) is a former Spanish Rally driver. The Toyota Celica name has been applied to a series of popular Coupes made by the Japanese company Toyota. History Early The World Rally Championship was formed from well-known international rallies nine of which were previously part of the International Championship Didier Auriol (born August 18 1958) is a French rally driver Born in Montpellier, and initially an Ambulance driver The Monte Carlo Rally (officially Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) is a Rallying event organized each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco who also organize Lancia Automobiles SpA is an Italian Automobile manufacturer founded in 1906 by Vincenzo Lancia and which became part of the Fiat Group in Drag racing is a competition in which objects compete to be the first to cross a set finish mark usually from a dead stop and in a straight line Joe Amato (born June 13, 1944 in Exeter, Pennsylvania) is an American Dragster driver who won the NHRA Top Fuel "NHRA" redirects here For other uses see NHRA (disambiguation. Top-Fuel Racing is a class of Drag racing in which the cars are run on a maximum of 90% Nitromethane and about 10% Methanol (also known as racing alcohol
• Touring car racing:
  • Jim Richards and Mark Skaife won a rain-shortened Tooheys 1000 in Australia, driving a Nissan Skyline GT-R. Touring car racing is a general term for a number of distinct Auto racing competitions in heavily-modified street cars Jim Richards (born September 2 1947) is a New Zealand Racing driver who has spent most of his racing life in Australia. Mark Stephen Skaife OAM (born 3 April, 1967 in Gosford New South Wales) is an Australian race-car driver and five times winner of The Bathurst 1000 (currently officially known as the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000) is a touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit This article is for the Nissan sports coupe produced from 1969 to 2002 The win was controversial; Richards crashed out while leading on lap 144, during which the race was red-flagged. Racing flags are traditionally used in Auto racing and similar motorsports to communicate important messages to drivers However, the race was called complete after 143 laps giving Richards the win, and not to crowd favourite Dick Johnson (who took the lead following Richards' crash). Dick Johnson (born in Queensland, Australia) is the owner of the V8 Supercar team Dick Johnson Racing and a former Racing driver Richards, unpopular with the crowd for driving a Japanese car, was booed on the dais as he received his trophy, prompting him to infamously utter into the microphone, "you're a pack of arseholes. "

Baseball

• World Series - Toronto Blue Jays won 4 games to 2 over the Atlanta Braves. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Series MVP is Pat Borders, Toronto. Patrick Lance Borders (born May 14, 1963 in Columbus, Ohio) was a Catcher in Major League Baseball who is best remembered

• 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. The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Basketball

• NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Duke wins 71-51 over Michigan
• NBA Finals|NBA Finals: Chicago Bulls win 4 games to 2 over the Portland Trail Blazers
• National Basketball League (Australia) Finals: South East Melbourne Magic defeated the Melbourne Tigers 2-1 in the best-of-three final series. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the The Chicago Bulls are an American professional Basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern The Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, is an American professional Basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The National Basketball League is Australia 's top-level professional Basketball competition Honour Roll Early Struggles - '84 - '91 The Tigers joined the National Basketball League in 1984

Boxing

• November 13 - Riddick Bowe won a 12 round decision over Evander Holyfield to win the undisputed heavyweight championship. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Riddick Lamont Bowe (born August 10, 1967, Brooklyn, New York City) is an American boxer and former undisputed Evander Holyfield (born October 19, 1962) is a professional boxer from the United States and a multiple world champion in both the Cruiserweight

• Oscar De La Hoya won the only Gold Medal in the Barcelona Olympic Games for the United States. Oscar de la Hoya (ˈɒskər dɛlə ˈhɔɪə (born February 4 1973 &mdash nicknamed "The Golden Boy" &mdash is an Mexican American boxer Gold Medal is an Album by American band The Donnas, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music) Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He turned pro shortly after.

Cricket

Cricket World Cup - Pakistan beat England by 22 runs

Cycling

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

Dog racing

• Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
  • Martin Buser wins with lead dogs: Tyrone & D2

Field Hockey

• Men's Champions Trophy in Karachi, Pakistan
  • Gold Medal: Germany
  • Silver Medal: Australia
  • Bronze Medal: Pakistan

• Olympic Games (Men's Competition) in Barcelona, Spain
  • Gold Medal: Germany
  • Silver Medal: Australia
  • Bronze Medal: Pakistan

Figure skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Viktor Petrenko, Ukraine
  • Ladies' champion: Kristi Yamaguchi, United States
  • Pair skating champions: Natalia Mishkutenok & Artur Dmitriev
  • Ice dancing champions: Marina Klimova & Sergei Ponomarenko

Football

American

• Super Bowl XXVI: The Washington Redskins win their third Super Bowl title, and fifth NFL title, over the Buffalo Bills, 37-24. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles The Giro d'Italia ( Tour of Italy) also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance Road bicycle racing Stage race for professional Miguel Ángel Indurain Larraya (born July 16, 1964, Villava, Navarre) is a retired Spanish Road racing cyclist. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France Miguel Ángel Indurain Larraya (born July 16, 1964, Villava, Navarre) is a retired Spanish Road racing cyclist. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI organises World Championships to determine world champion cyclists Gianni Bugno (born Brugg Switzerland, February 14, 1964) is an Italian former professional Road racing cyclist. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, usually just called the " Iditarod " is an annual Sled dog race in Alaska, where mushers Martin Buster (b March 29, 1958 in Winterthur, Switzerland) is a champion of Sled dog racing. Field hockey is a Team sport in which players attempt to score goals by hitting the Ball across the pitch with a stick The 1992 Men's Champions Trophy took place from February 20 to February 28, 1992 in the National Hockey Stadium in Karachi, Pakistan (ڪراچي) is the largest city in Pakistan. It is the world's second largest city proper behind Mumbai in terms of population which exceeds 10 million Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Final results for the Hockey Competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics: Men's Competition Preliminary Round Group A Group Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Figure skating is an athletic Sport in which individuals pairs or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging The World Figure Skating Championships ( "Worlds") is an annual Figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which Viktor Vasilovich Petrenko (Віктор Васильович Петренко born June 27, 1969) is a Ukrainian former competitive Figure skater Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Kristine Tsuya "Kristi" Yamaguchi- Hedican (born July 12 1971) is an American figure skater and the 1992 Olympic Champion The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Natalia Mishkutenok (or Natalja Mishkutienok, Russian Наталья Евгеньевна Мишкутёнок born July 14, 1970 in Minsk Artur Dmitriev (Russian Артур Валерьевич Дмитриев born 21 January 1968) is a Ukrainian Pair skater who competed Marina Vladimirovna Klimova (Марина Владимировна Климова born July 28, 1966 in Sverdlovsk, RSFSR) is a Soviet Sergei Vladilenovich Ponomarenko (Сергей Владиленович Пономаренко born October 6, 1960) is a Russian figure skater Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Super Bowl XXVI was an American football game played on January 26, 1992 at the Hubert H The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington D The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo New York Metropolitan area, playing seven of their home games in the suburb
• November 29 - Dennis Byrd of the New York Jets is paralyzed from a neck injury during an NFL game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Dennis DeWayne Byrd born ( October 5, 1966 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma) is a former Defensive tackle for the New York Jets of the The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City Missouri. He made a recovery that bordered on the miraculous; although he would never play again, he would walk unassisted several months later.

Alabama wins the 1992 national championship of college football

Australian rules football

• Australian Football League
  • The West Coast Eagles win the 96th AFL premiership (West Coast Eagles 16. Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest West Coast Eagles Football Club is an Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League. 17 (113) d Geelong 12. Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based in the city of Geelong. 13 (85))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Scott Wynd (Footscray)

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. For the list of winners of the award see List of Brownlow Medal winners. Scott Wynd (born 25 January 1970 is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League The Western Bulldogs, formerly referred to as the Footscray Football Club, is an Australian Football League (AFL club based at the Whitten Oval in In accordance with the Manual of Style (see) Canadian English is used throughout this article (see Canadian_English#Spelling) The Grey Cup (in Coupe Grey is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League (CFL and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary Alberta. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian Football League team based in Winnipeg Manitoba. The Vanier Cup (in Coupe Vanier is the name of the championship of Canadian Interuniversity Sport football and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team The Queen's Golden Gaels are the athletic teams that represent Queen's University in Kingston Ontario, Canada. Mary's Huskies

Rugby League

• Winfield Cup: Brisbane Broncos win their first grand final, becoming the first Queensland-based team to win the NSWRL premiership. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games Winfield Cup was an Australian Rugby league trophy awarded to the winner of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership 's (NSWRL Grand Final from 1982 The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional Rugby league club based in the city of Brisbane Queensland. New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the first Rugby league football club competition established in Australia

Soccer

For an extensive coverage see 1992 in football (soccer)

• June 26 - In Euro 1992, Denmark surprising won 2-0 over Germany at Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The following are some of the Football (soccer events of the year 1992 throughout the world Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. The 1992 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was hosted by Sweden. The Denmark national football team is controlled by the Danish Football Association and has represented the country of Denmark in international football The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since Ullevi or Ullevi Stadium, formerly named Nya Ullevi, meaning New Ullevi, to distinguish it from Gamla Ullevi, is a Stadium in Gothenburg ( Swedish:) /jœte'bɔrj/ is a city, a municipality, and an urban area on the west-coast of Sweden. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.

Gaelic Athletic Association

• Camogie
  • All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Cork
  • National Camogie League: Cork

• Gaelic football
  • All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Donegal 0-18 d. The Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA) ( Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael /'kʊmˠən̪ˠ 'l̪ˠuh Camogie (in Irish, camógaíocht) is a Celtic team Sport, organised by the Camogie Association of Ireland, the women's variant of For more details of Cork GAA see Cork Senior Football Championship or Cork Senior Hurling Championship. For more details of Cork GAA see Cork Senior Football Championship or Cork Senior Hurling Championship. Gaelic football ( Irish: Peil, Peil Ghaelach, or Caid) commonly referred to as " football " is a form of Football The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. For more details of Donegal GAA see Donegal Senior Football Championship or Donegal Senior Hurling Championship. Dublin 0-14
  • National Football League: Derry 1-10 d. The Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Ath Cliath or Dublin GAA is one of the 32 county boards of For the latest competition see 2008 or the Hurling equivalent: 2008 The National Football For more information on Derry GAA see Derry Senior Football Championship and Derry Senior Hurling Championship. Tyrone 1-8

• Ladies' Gaelic football
  • All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Waterford
  • National Football League: Waterford

• Hurling
  • All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: Kilkenny 3-10 d. The Tyrone County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Tír Eoghain or Tyrone GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the Ladies' Gaelic Football is the most prominent amateur team sport for women in Ireland. The Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Pórt Láirge or Waterford GAA is one of the 32 county boards The Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Pórt Láirge or Waterford GAA is one of the 32 county boards Hurling (in Irish, iománaíocht or iomáint) is an outdoor team Sport of ancient Gaelic origin administered by the Gaelic The GAA All-Ireland Hurling Senior Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Hurling played in Ireland. The Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association ( Kilkenny GAA) (Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Cill Channaigh is one of the 32 county boards Cork 1-12
  • National Hurling League:

Golf

Men's golf

• Major championship results:
  1. April 9-12 - The Masters - Fred Couples
  2. June 18-21 - US Open - Tom Kite
  3. July 14-17 - British Open - Nick Faldo
  4. August 13-16 - PGA Championship - Nick Price

• PGA Tour leading money winner for the year: Fred Couples - $1,344,188
• Champions Tour leading money winner: Lee Trevino - $1,027,002

Women's golf

• 1. July 23-27 - US Women's Open: Patty Sheehan
  2. May 14-17 - LPGA Championship - Betsy King
• Dottie Mochrie; leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $693,335
• The European team beat the United States team 11 ½ points to 6 ½, to win the Solheim Cup trophy for the first time. For more details of Cork GAA see Cork Senior Football Championship or Cork Senior Hurling Championship. For the latest competition see National Hurling League 2008. The National Hurling League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz The men's major golf championships, often referred to simply as "the majors" are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional Golf. The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's Biography Couples was born in Seattle Washington, to Violet and Tom Coppola who changed the family name to "Couples The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US Amateur wins (1 1972 NCAA Championship (individual tie with Ben Crenshaw) Professional wins (37 PGA Tour wins The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships Tournament career Faldo was born in Welwyn Garden City, England. The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America Background Price is a Zimbabwean citizen but was born in Durban, South Africa. The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. Biography Couples was born in Seattle Washington, to Violet and Tom Coppola who changed the family name to "Couples The Champions Tour, a Golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually Early life Lee Buck Trevino was born in Dallas Texas in poverty to parents of Mexican descent The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US Amateur career Sheehan won three straight Nevada high school championships (1972-74 three straight Nevada State Amateurs (1975-78 and two straight California Women's Amateurs (1977-78 The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola, is the second-longest running Career King played collegiately at Furman University, where Beth Daniel was a teammate Amateur career Pepper was born in Saratoga Springs New York. Her career began with big amateur victories in her home state of New York winning the 1981 state amateur The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional Golfers The organization whose headquarters are The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The second Solheim Cup golf match took place from October 2 to October 4, 1992 at Dalmahoy Country Club, Edinburgh, Scotland

Horse Racing

• May 2 - Lil E. Tee wins the Kentucky Derby

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

• April 1 - The NHL had their first work stoppage as NHL players went on strike. This article is about the sport For other uses see Horserace (drinking game or Horse race (politics. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Lil E Tee was an American -bred Thoroughbred racehorse who in 1992 scored one of the biggest upsets in the history of the Kentucky Derby. The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three year-old thoroughbred horses held annually in Louisville Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May Harness racing is a form of Horse-racing in which the horses race in a specified gait Artsplace was a champion Harness racing horse who was the 1992 Harness Racing Horse of the Year. The North America Cup is an annual Harness racing event for 3-year-old Standardbred pacing horses which is held at Mohawk Raceway in Campbellville The Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers consists of the following horse races: Cane Pace, held at Freehold Raceway in Freehold New The Cane Pace is a harness horse race run annually since 1955. The Messenger Stakes is an American Harness racing event for 3-year-old pacing horses The Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters consists of the following horse races: Hambletonian, held at the Meadowlands Racetrack in Hambletonian (Hamletonian 10 Hall of Fame of the Trotter A great grandson of the imported English Thoroughbred Messenger profoundly influenced the sport of harness racing The Yonkers Trot is a harness race for three-year old trotting Standardbreds held at Yonkers Raceway in New York. The Kentucky Futurity is a Stakes race for three-year-old trotters, held annually at The Red Mile in Lexington Kentucky since 1893 The Inter Dominion is a Harness racing competition that has been contested since 1936 in Australia and New Zealand. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The strike lasted only 10 days and the rest of the regular season games were played.

• September 23 - goaltender, Manon Rheaume became the first woman to play in the National Hockey League during a pre-season game, and also the first woman ever to play in one of the Big Four Pro Sports. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Manon Rhéaume (born February 24, 1972) is a Canadian Goaltender and Olympic Silver medalist who was the first - and as The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America

• 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

• Conn Smythe Trophy: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins

• 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

Lacrosse

• The Buffalo Bandits defeat the Philadelphia Wings 11–10 in overtime to win the Major Indoor Lacrosse League championship

Radiosport

• Sixth Amateur Radio Direction Finding World Championship held in Siófok, Hungary. The Art Ross Trophy is awarded to the National Hockey League player who leads the league in scoring points at the end of the regular season The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Mario Lemieux (born October 5, 1965 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey centre who played 17 seasons for the Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional Ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Hart Memorial Trophy, originally known as the Hart Trophy, the "oldest and most prestigious individual award in hockey" is awarded annually to the The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Mark John Douglas Messier (born January 18 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a former Ice hockey centerman of the National Hockey League The New York Rangers are a professional Ice hockey team based in New York, New York, United States. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional Ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Conn Smythe Trophy is awarded annually to the player judged most valuable to his team during the National Hockey League 's Stanley Cup playoffs Mario Lemieux (born October 5, 1965 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey centre who played 17 seasons for the Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional Ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Lacrosse is a full contact Team sport played using a solid rubber ball and long handled racket called a crosse or Lacrosse stick. The Buffalo Bandits are a team in the National Lacrosse League (NLL The Philadelphia Wings are a member of the National Lacrosse League, a professional Box lacrosse league in North America The National Lacrosse League (NLL is the league of men's indoor lacrosse in North America. Amateur radio direction finding ( ARDF, also known as radio orienteering and Radiosport) is an amateur racing sport that combines Radio direction Siófok is a town in Hungary on the southern bank of Lake Balaton in Somogy County Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic

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

Swimming

Events

• XXV Olympic Games, held in Barcelona, Spain (July 26 – July 31)

• Second European Sprint Championships, held in Espoo, Finland (December 21 – 22)
  • Germany wins the most medals (14), Germany and Sweden the most gold medals (4)

Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open – Jim Courier
  2. French Open – Jim Courier
  3. Wimbledon – 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 – Steffi Graf
  4. US Open – Monica Seles

• 1992 Summer Olympics
  • Men's Singles Competition
  1. Gold – Marc Rosset
  2. Silver – Jordi Arrese
  3. Bronze – Goran Ivanišević and Andrei Cherkasov
  • Women's Singles Competition
  1. Gold – Jennifer Capriati
  2. Silver – Steffi Graf
  3. Bronze – Mary Joe Fernandez and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  • Men's Doubles Competition
  1. Gold – Boris Becker & Michael Stich
  2. Silver – Wayne Ferreira & Piet Norval
  3. Bronze – Goran Ivanišević & Goran Prpic and Javier Frana & Christian Miniussi
  • Women's Doubles Competition
  1. Gold – Gigi Fernández & Mary Joe Fernández
  2. Silver – Conchita Martínez & Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  3. Bronze – Leila Meskhi & Natasha Zvereva and Nicole Bradtke & Rachel McQuillan

• Davis Cup
  • United States won 3-1 over Switzerland in world tennis. Snow skiing is a group of sports utilizing Skis as primary equipment Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and Sport involving sliding down Snow -covered hills with long Skis attached Paul Accola (born February 20 1967 in Davos) is a Swiss former Alpine skier. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Petra Kronberger (born February 21, 1969, in Pfarrwerfen) is an Austrian former alpine skier, who participated in all disciplines Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Snooker is a Cue sport that is played on a large Baize -covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long The World Snooker Championship, currently held at the Crucible Theatre in the English city of Sheffield, is the climax of Snooker 's annual calendar and Stephen Gordon Hendry, MBE (born January 13, 1969 in South Queensferry, Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional Snooker The snooker world rankings are the official system of ranking professional Snooker players to determine automatic qualification and seeding for tournaments Stephen Gordon Hendry, MBE (born January 13, 1969 in South Queensferry, Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional Snooker Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently The second edition of what later would be the European Short Course Championships was held in Espoo Finland, from December 21 till December 22, 1992 Espoo (ˈespoː Esbo ( in Swedish) is the second largest city of Finland, with a population of approximately 240000 Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) The four Grand Slam tournaments are the most important Tennis events of the year The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments held each year James Spencer "Jim" Courier Jr (born August 17 1970 in Sanford Florida) is a former world number one professional Tennis player from the The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over James Spencer "Jim" Courier Jr (born August 17 1970 in Sanford Florida) is a former world number one professional Tennis player from the The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious Andre Kirk Agassi (born April 29 1970 is a former World No 1 professional American Tennis player who won eight Grand Slam singles tournaments The US Open Tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world first contested in 1881 Stefan Bengt Edberg (born 19 January 1966 in Västervik, Sweden) is a former World No The four Grand Slam tournaments are the most important Tennis events of the year The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments held each year Monica Seles (Szeles Mónika Serbian: Моника Селеш Monika Seleš, /sɛlɛʃ/ born December 2 1973 is a former World No The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over Monica Seles (Szeles Mónika Serbian: Моника Селеш Monika Seleš, /sɛlɛʃ/ born December 2 1973 is a former World No The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious Stefanie Maria Graf (born June 14, 1969, in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany) is a former World No The US Open Tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world first contested in 1881 Monica Seles (Szeles Mónika Serbian: Моника Селеш Monika Seleš, /sɛlɛʃ/ born December 2 1973 is a former World No These are the final results for the Tennis competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Marc Rosset (born November 7 1970, in Geneva, Switzerland) is a former professional Tennis player from Switzerland who is best remembered Jordi Arrese Castañé (born August 29 1964, in Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain) is a former professional Tennis player from Goran Šimun Ivanišević ( ɡǒran iʋanǐːʃɛʋiʨ born in Split, Croatia, Yugoslavia on September 13 1971 is a former professional Tennis Andrei Cherkasov ( Андрей Черкасов; born July 4, 1970 in Ufa) is a former professional Tennis player from Russia Jennifer Marie Capriati (born March 29 1976 in New York City is a former World No Stefanie Maria Graf (born June 14, 1969, in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany) is a former World No Mary Joe Fernandez Godsick (Maria Jose Fernandez (born August 19 1971 in the Dominican Republic) is a former professional Tennis player from the United States and Aránzazu (Arantxa Isabel Maria Sanchez Vicario (born December 18 1971 in Barcelona) is a former World No Boris Franz Becker (born 22 November 1967 in Leimen, West Germany) is a former World No Michael Detlef Stich (born October 18 1968 in Pinneberg, West Germany is a former professional Tennis player from Germany Wayne Richard Ferreira (born September 15, 1971 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a former Tennis player from South Africa Pieter ("Piet" Norval (born April 7, 1970 in Bellville, Cape Town) is a former Tennis player from South Africa Goran Šimun Ivanišević ( ɡǒran iʋanǐːʃɛʋiʨ born in Split, Croatia, Yugoslavia on September 13 1971 is a former professional Tennis Goran Prpić (born May 4 1964, in Zagreb) is a former professional Tennis player from Croatia. Javier Alberto Frana Maggi (born December 25, 1966 in Rafaela) is a former Tennis player from Argentina and current tennis commentator Christian Carlos Miniussi Ventureira (born July 5, 1967 in Adrogué, Buenos Aires) is a former Tennis player from Argentina Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández (born February 22 1964, in San Juan) is a former professional Puerto Rican / American Mary Joe Fernandez Godsick (Maria Jose Fernandez (born August 19 1971 in the Dominican Republic) is a former professional Tennis player from the United States and There is another tennis player with a similar name Conchita Martínez Granados. Aránzazu (Arantxa Isabel Maria Sanchez Vicario (born December 18 1971 in Barcelona) is a former World No Leila Meskhi (ლეილა მესხი born January 5 1968) is a retired Georgian professional Female tennis player. Natalya "Natasha" Zvereva (Наталля Зверава Наташа Зверева born April 16 1971 is a retired Tennis player from Belarus. Nicole Bradtke (nee Provis (born September 22, 1969, in Melbourne) is a retired professional Tennis player from Australia. Rachel McQuillan (born December 2, 1971, in Newcastle New South Wales) is a retired professional Tennis player from Australia The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's Tennis. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation

Volleyball

• Men's World League – Final Four in Genoa, Italy
  • Gold Medal:  Italy
  • Silver Medal:  Cuba
  • Bronze Medal:  United States

• 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain
  • Men's Team Competition
    • Gold Medal —  Brazil (BRA)
    • Silver Medal —  Netherlands (NED)
    • Bronze Medal —  United States (USA)
  • Women's Team Competition
    • Gold Medal —  Cuba (CUB)
    • Silver Medal —  Unified Team (EUN)
    • Bronze Medal —  United States (USA)

Yacht racing

• The San Diego Yacht Club retains the America's Cup as America³ defeats Italian challenger Il Moro de Venezia, from the Compagnia della Vella yacht club, 4 races to 1

Water polo

Men's Competition

• Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain
  • Gold Medal:  Italy
  • Silver Medal:  Spain
  • Bronze Medal:  Unified Team

Multi-sport 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). Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet The FIVB World League 1992 was the third edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by twelve countries from May 1 to September 5 Genoa ( Genova, ˈdʒɛːnova in Italian; Zena in Genoese and Ligurian; Genua in Latin and archaically in English The Italy men's national volleyball team is the Volleyball national team of Italy. The Cuba men's national volleyball team is the national team of Cuba. The United States men's national volleyball team is the national team for the United States of America, it is governed by USA Volleyball. Volleyball a the 1992 Summer Olympics was represented by two events men's team and women's team Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia The 1992 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was the eighth edition of the event organised by the world's governing body the FIVB in conjunction with the International Brazil competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. The Netherlands competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. The United States competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. The 1992 Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was the eighth edition of the event organised by the world's governing body the FIVB in conjunction with the Cuba competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. The Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Spain was a joint team consisting of twelve of the fifteen former Soviet The United States competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Yacht racing is the sport of competitive Sailing. There is a broad variety of kinds of races and sailboats used for racing Jr Sailing Program San Diego Yacht Club boasts one of the largest and oldest junior sailing programs in the country The America’s Cup is the most prestigious Regatta and Match race in the sport of Sailing, and the oldest active Trophy in international Water polo is a team water sport A team consists of six field players and one Goalkeeper. The Men's Water Polo Tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics was held from August 1 to August 10, 1992 in Barcelona Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia A multi-sport event -- 246717740 ( talk) 1859 5 October 2008 (UTC is an organized sporting event often held over multiple days and featuring competition in many The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Barcelona, Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991

• 1992 Winter Olympics takes place in Albertville, France
  • Germany wins the most medals (27), and the most gold medals (10). The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was staged in 1992 Albertville ( Arpitan: Arbèrtvile) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Alps in southeastern France This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

• Seventh Pan Arab Games held in Damascus, Syria

Awards

• Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: Michael Jordan, NBA basketball
• Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Monica Seles, Tennis

Births

Deaths

• January 11 — David Ambartsumyan (35), Armenian-Russian diver (b. The 7th Pan Arab Games were held in Damascus, Syria between October 4 and October 18, 1992. Damascus ( دمشق,, also commonly known as الشام ash-Shām) is the capital and largest city of Syria. The first Athlete of the Year award in the United States was initiated by the Associated Press (AP in 1931. Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17 1963 is a retired American professional Basketball player and active businessman The first Athlete of the Year award in the United States was initiated by the Associated Press (AP in 1931. Monica Seles (Szeles Mónika Serbian: Моника Селеш Monika Seleš, /sɛlɛʃ/ born December 2 1973 is a former World No Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. David Ambartsumyan (Դավիթ Համբարծումյան June 24, 1956 &ndash January 11, 1992) was an Armenian Diver 1956)
• January 31 — Mel Hein, NFL player, New York Giants
• January 31 — Wim van Heumen (63), Dutch field hockey coach (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Melvin Jack Hein ( August 22, 1909 - January 31, 1992) was a professional American football player for the New York Giants Wilhelmus ("Wim" Maria van Heumen (born October 28, 1928 &ndash died January 31, 1992) was a Field hockey coach from the 1928)
• February 12 — Bep van Klaveren, Dutch boxer (b. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Lambertus "Bep" van Klaveren ( September 26, 1907 &ndash February 12, 1992) was a Dutch boxer, who 1907)
• February 14 — Roepie Kruize (67), Dutch field hockey player and coach (b. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Jan Hendrik "Roepie" Kruize ( January 18, 1925 &ndash February 14, 1992) is a former Field hockey player from 1925)
• April 10 — János Kajdi (52), Hungarian boxer
• May 13 — Bart Zoet (49), Dutch cyclist (b. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama János Kajdi (born December 30, 1939 in Szombathely &ndash died April 10, 1992 in Budapest) was a boxer Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Hubertus Balthazar ("Bart" Zoet ( October 20, 1942 in Sassenheim, Noord-Holland – May 13, 1992 in 1942)
• May 14 — Lyle Alzado, NFL player
• June 4 — Carl Stotz, founder American Little League Baseball
• June 15 — Jean Aerts (84), Belgian road bicycle racer (b. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Lyle Martin Alzado ( April 3, 1949 – May 14, 1992) was a NFL American football player most famous for his intense and Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Carl E Stotz ( February 20, 1910 &ndash June 4, 1992) was the American founder of Little League Baseball. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Jean Aerts ( Laken, 8 September 1907 &ndash Bruges, 15 June 1992) was a Belgian Road bicycle racer 1907)
• June 19 — Kitty McKane Godfree, tennis player, Wimbledon champion
• June 24 — Rudolf Svedberg (81), Swedish wrestler (b. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Kathleen "Kitty" McKane Godfree ( May 7, 1896 &ndash June 19, 1992) was a British female Tennis and Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place J Rudolf "Preven" Svedberg ( August 19, 1910 &ndash June 24, 1992) was a wrestler from Sweden, who won 1910)
• June 25 — Jerome Brown, football player, Philadelphia Eagles
• July 7 — Josy Barthel (65), Luxembourg athlete (b. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Jerome Brown ( February 4, 1965 - June 25, 1992) was an American football player who played Defensive tackle for the Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Joseph ("Josy" Barthel ( April 24, 1927 &ndash July 7, 1992) was a Luxembourgian athlete. 1927)
• July 18 — Ben Kniest (64), Dutch water polo player (b. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Lambertus ("Ben" Gerhardus Kniest ( August 27, 1927 in Arnhem – July 18, 1992 in Arnhem) is a former Water 1927)
• August 2 — Alf Cleverley, New Zealand boxer
• August 6 — Leszek Błażyński (43), Polish boxer (b. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Alfred "Alf" John Cleverley (1907 – August 2, 1992) was a boxer from New Zealand, who represented his native country at the Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Leszek Błażyński (born March 5, 1949 in Ełk &ndash died August 6, 1992 in Katowice) was a boxer from 1949)
• August 8 — John Kordic (27), NHL Player (b. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. John "Rambo" Kordic ( March 22, 1965 in Edmonton, Alberta - August 8, 1992 in Quebec City, Quebec 1965)
• August 16 — Karl Storch (77), German hammer thrower (b. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Karl Storch ( 21 August 1913 &ndash 19 August 1992) was a German athlete who mainly competed in the hammer throw 1913)
• September 5 — Billy Herman, Major League Baseball player (1931-1947)
• September 11 — Frank McKinney (53), American backstroke swimmer (b. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. William Jennings Bryan "Billy" Herman ( July 7 1909 - September 5 1992) was an American Second baseman in Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Frank Edward McKinney Jr (November 3 1938 &ndash – September 11 1992 was a Backstroke Swimmer from the United States. 1938)
• October 26 — Dottie Green, catcher, Rockford Peaches, All-American Girls Professional Baseball
• November 10 — Chuck Connors, Major League Baseball player and actor
• November 14 — Ernst Happel (66), Austrian football player and coach (b. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Chuck Connors ( April 10 1921 – November 10 1992) was an American Actor and a professional Basketball and Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Ernst Franz Hermann Happel (born 29 November 1925 &ndash died 14 November 1992 was an Austrian football player and coach. 1925)
• November 25 — Piet Ikelaar (96), Dutch track cyclist (b. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Petrus "Piet" Gerardus Ikelaar ( January 2, 1896 &ndash November 25, 1992) was a Track cyclist from the Netherlands 1896)
• December 16 — Rinus Terlouw, Dutch football (soccer) player

Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion

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