See also: 1971 in sports, other events of 1972, 1973 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... This page indexes the individual year in sports pages. ...

Auto Racing

• Stock car racing:
  • February 20: A.J. Foyt won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship - Richard Petty
• Indianapolis 500 - Mark Donohue
• USAC Racing - Joe Leonard won the season championship
• Formula One Championship - Emerson Fittipaldi of Brazil
• 24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Henri Pescarolo / Graham Hill won, driving a Matra MS670
• Rally racing - Sandro Munari / Mario Manucci won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Lancia Fulvia 1.6HF
• Drag racing - Don Moody won "Top Fuel" at the NHRA Supernationals

Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, autosport or motorsport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ... This article is about the sport of stock car racing. ... February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... A. J. Foyt (born January 16, 1935) is considered by many as the greatest race car driver of all time. ... The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, 500 mile (805 km) NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... NASCAR Nextel Cup logo NEXTEL Cup trophy, adopted in 2004 4-time champion Jeff Gordon poses with the Winston Cup trophy (used prior to 2004) The NASCAR Championship is the championship held in NASCARs top stock car racing series. ... Richard Petty (second from left) pictured with his father Lee (to his right), son Kyle (to his left), and grandson Adam (to his far left), in 2000 before the deaths of Lee and Adam. ... Indianapolis 500, 1994 The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, frequently shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, is an American race for open-wheel automobiles held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. ... Mark Donohue (March 18, 1937 - August 19, 1975) was an American racing driver. ... A simple wooden cart in Australia A cart transporting watermelons in Harbin, China. ... Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Emerson Fittipaldi racing in the Indianapolis 500 in 1994. ... 1952 Le Mans race, depicted on cover of Auto Sport Review magazine The 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 heures du Mans) is the worlds most famous sports car endurance race, held annually at Circuit de la Sarthe near Le Mans, France, in the French Sarthe département. ... Henri Pescarolo was a Formula One driver from France. ... Norman Graham Hill (February 17, 1929 - November 29, 1975) was a British motor racing champion. ... Mécanique Avion TRAction or Matra is a French company covering a wide range of activities mainly related to aeronautics and weaponry which today operates as the Lagardère Group. ... Rallying (international) or rally racing (US) is a form of automobile racing that takes place on normal roads with modified production or specially built road cars. ... Sandro Munari is a former rally driver, of Italy. ... The Monte Carlo Rally (officially Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo) is an automobile racing event organized each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco who also organize the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco and the Monaco Kart Cup. ... Lancia is an Italian automobile manufacturer founded in 1906 by Vincenzo Lancia, part of the Fiat group since 1969. ... A Top Fuel dragster, the ultimate in drag racing. ... Clocked Speed = 506 km/h, Kwinana Race Track, W.A., 2005 Top-Fuel Racing refers to a class of drag racing in which the cars are run on 85% nitromethane and about 15% methanol also known as racing alcohol, instead of gasoline. ... The National Hot Rod Association, known as the NHRA, was founded by Wally Parks in 1951 in the State of California to provide a governing body to organize and promote the sport of drag racing. ...

Baseball

• January 19: The BBWAA elects Sandy Koufax (344 votes), Yogi Berra (339), and Early Wynn (301) to the Hall of Fame. Koufax makes it in his first try and, at 36, is the youngest honoree in history. He won three Cy Young awards in a four-year span when the honor was only given to one pitcher for both leagues. Berra played in 14 World Series (ten world champions), he had more hits in Series play than any other player, and he was a three-time MVP for the Yankees. Wynn won 300 career games, and won 20 games five times. *September 30: Roberto Clemente got his 3,000th hit against the New York Mets.
• Sparky Lyle saves 35 games for the New York Yankees, breaking Ron Perranoski's 1970 records for AL pitchers and lefthanders. Lyle also becomes the first left-hander to save 100 career games in the American League.
• World Series: Oakland Athletics win their 6th World Championship by defeating the Cincinnati Reds, 4 games to 3.
• December 31 - The Pittsburgh Pirates' legendary right fielder Roberto Clemente dies in a plane crash near Puerto Rico on his way to bring relief supplies to Nicaraguan earthquake victims.

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Basketball

• NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship:
  • UCLA wins 81-76 over Florida St.

• NBA Finals:
  • Los Angeles Lakers won 4 games to 1 over the New York Knicks

Basketball is very popular in U.S. colleges. ... The NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Championship is held each spring featuring 65 of the top college basketball teams in the United States. ... NBA logo, depicting former star Jerry West The National Basketball Association, more popularly known as the NBA, is a reference to the worlds premier mens professional basketball league and one of the major professional sports leagues of North America. ... The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. ... This article is about a professional basketball team. ...

Boxing

• June 26 - Roberto Duran stopped Ken Buchanan in the thirteenth round to win the WBA Lightweight Championship.

2004 Armed Forces Amateur Boxing Championships, held in 2003. ... June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... Roberto Duran (b. ... Ken Buchanan (born June 28, 1945) is a former world boxing champion. ...

Cycling

• Giro d'Italia won by Eddy Merckx of Belgium
• Tour de France - Eddy Merckx of Belgium
• World Cycling Championship: Marino Basso of Italy

Cycling is a recreation, a sport, and a means of transport across land. ... The Giro dItalia, also simply known as the Giro, is a long distance road bicycle race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May or early June in and around Italy. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Tour de France (French for Tour of France), often referred to as La Grande Boucle, Le Tour or The Tour, is an epic long distance road bicycle racing competition for professionals held over three weeks in July in and around France. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The professional World Cycling Championship is organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), and is a single massed start road race, the winner being the first across the line at the completion of the full race distance. ...

Figure skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Ondrej Nepela, Czechoslovakia
  • Women's champion: Beatrix Schuba, Austria
  • Pairs champions: Irina Rodnina & Alexei Ulyanov, Soviet Union

Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... World Figure Skating Championships: Mens singles winners: 1896 - Gilbert Fuchs, (Germany) 1897 - Gustav Hugel, (Austria) 1898 - Henning Grenander, (Sweden) 1899 - Gustav Hugel, (Austria) 1900 - Gustav Hugel, (Austria) 1901 - Ulrich Salchow, (Sweden) 1902 - Ulrich Salchow, (Sweden) 1903 - Ulrich Salchow, (Sweden) 1904 - Ulrich Salchow, (Sweden) 1905 - Ulrich Salchow, (Sweden) 1906 - Gilbert... Ondrej Nepela (January 22, 1951 - February 2, 1989) was a Slovak figure skater who competed for Czechoslovakia in the late 60s and early 70s. ... Categories: Austrian figure skaters | Figure skaters at the 1972 Winter Olympics ... Irina Konstantinovna Rodnina (born September 12, 1949, Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet figure skater. ...

Football (American)

• January 16-Super Bowl VI: Dallas Cowboys won 24-3 over the Miami Dolphins

• 1971 NCAA Division I-A national football championship: The Nebraska Cornhuskers win 38-6 over the University of Alabama Crimson Tide to claim back-to-back National Championship titles on January 1st, 1972.

Football is the name given to a number of different team sports. ... January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Date January 16, 1972 Stadium Tulane Stadium City New Orleans, Louisiana MVP Roger Staubach, Quarterback Favorite Cowboys by 6 National Anthem U.S. Air Force Academy Chorale Coin toss Game referee Halftime show Salute to Louis Armstrong with Ella Fitzgerald, Carol Channing, Al Hirt and the U.S. Marine Corps... Conference NFC Division East Year Founded 1960 Home Field Texas Stadium City Irving, Texas Team Colors Royal Blue, Metallic Silver, Blue, and White Head Coach Bill Parcells League Championships (5) Super Bowl: 1971 (VI), 1977 (XII), 1992 (XXVII), 1993 (XXVIII), 1995 (XXX) Conference Championships (10) NFL Eastern: 1966, 1967 NFC... Conference AFC Division East Year Founded 1966 Home Field Dolphins Stadium City Miami, Florida Team Colors Aqua Green, Coral Orange, Blue, and White Head Coach Nick Saban League Championships (2) Super Bowl: 1972 (VII), 1973 (VIII) Conference Championships (5) AFC: 1971, 1972, 1973, 1982, 1984 Division Championships (12) AFC East... Division I-A football is the only NCAA-sponsored sport without an organized tournament to determine its champion. ... The Nebraska Cornhuskers, or Huskers, are the athletic teams of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. ... University of Alabama The University of Alabama (also known as Alabama, UA, or colloquially as Bama) is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...

Football (Australian Rules)

• Victorian Football League
  • Carlton wins the 76th VFL Premiership (Carlton 28.9 (177) d Richmond 22.18 (150))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Len Thompson (Collingwood)

Football is the name given to a number of different team sports. ... Australian football, which is also known as Australian rules football, or less formally as Aussie rules or footy is a code of football which originated in Melbourne, Australia. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed The Blues for their dark blue playing colours, is one of the oldest, richest, and most successful Australian rules football clubs. ... The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... The Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal, is an annual medal regarded as the most prestigious award for individual players. ... The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies after the black and white striped jerseys worn by the players, is an Australian rules football club, playing in the elite Australian Football League. ...

Football (Canadian)

• Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats won 13-10 over the Saskatchewan Roughriders
• Vanier Cup: Alberta Golden Bears won 20-7 over the Waterloo Golden Hawks

Football is the name given to a number of different team sports. ... Then Prime Minister Joe Clark presents the 1979 Grey Cup to victorious Edmonton Eskimos Danny Kepley and Tom Wilkinson. ... The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario. ... The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. ... The Vanier Cup (French: Coupe Vanier) is the championship trophy of Canadian Interuniversity Sport mens football. ... The Alberta Golden Bears are the mens athletic teams that represent the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ...

Football (Soccer)

• England - FA Cup: Leeds United won 1-0 over Arsenal
• West Germany beat the Soviet Union 3-0 to win European Championship.

Football is the name given to a number of different team sports. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... The FA Cups trophy is also known as the FA Cup. ... Leeds United Football Club is the only professional association football club in Leeds. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in north London. ... The 1972 European Football Championship (Euro 72) final tournament was held in Belgium. ...

Golf

Men's Golf Golfer teeing off at the start of a hole Golf is a game where individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs. ... Golfer teeing off at the start of a hole Golf is an outdoor game where individual players or teams play a small ball into a hole using various clubs. ...

• The European PGA tour begins its first season of competition.

• Grand Slam of golf results:
  1. May - The Masters - Jack Nicklaus
  2. June - US Open - Jack Nicklaus
  3. July - British Open - Lee Trevino
  4. August - PGA Championship - Gary Player

• PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Jack Nicklaus - $320,542

Women's Golf The Grand Slam of golf consists of four major golfing events held each year; the events are often referred to as the major tournaments and are all recognized as a part of the worlds two most prestigious tours, the PGA TOUR in the United States and the PGA European... This article is about the month of May. ... The Masters is one of four Grand Slam golf tournaments. ... // Jack William Nicklaus (born January 21, 1940 in Columbus, Ohio), also known as The Golden Bear, was a major force in professional golf from the 1960s to the late 1990s, and is regarded as the greatest golfer of all time. ... June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with a length of 30 days The month is named after the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter and equivalent to the Greek goddess Hera. ... The United States Open Golf Tournament is an annual mens golf tournament staged by the United States Golf Association each June. ... // Jack William Nicklaus (born January 21, 1940 in Columbus, Ohio), also known as The Golden Bear, was a major force in professional golf from the 1960s to the late 1990s, and is regarded as the greatest golfer of all time. ... July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... The Champions Belt & The Claret Jug. ... Lee Trevino (born December 1, 1939) is a professional American golfer. ... Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ... // The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament, conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA TOUR. The PGA Championship is one of the four Major Championships in mens golf, and it is the golf seasons final major, being played in August. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Founded in 1916, the Professional Golfers Association of America is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States and claims to be the largest working sports organization in the world with more than 27,000 members. ... // Jack William Nicklaus (born January 21, 1940 in Columbus, Ohio), also known as The Golden Bear, was a major force in professional golf from the 1960s to the late 1990s, and is regarded as the greatest golfer of all time. ... Golfer teeing off at the start of a hole Golf is an outdoor game where individual players or teams play a small ball into a hole using various clubs. ...

• US Women's Open - Susie Berning
• LPGA Championship - Kathy Ahern
• Kathy Whitworth: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $65,063

The United States Open Golf Tournament is an annual mens golf tournament staged by the United States Golf Association each June. ... Susie Berning (born July 22, 1941 in Pasadena, California) is an American professional golfer. ... The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the McDonalds LPGA Championship, is the second-longest running tournament in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association surpassed only by the U.S. Womens Open. ... Kathy Whitworth (born September 27, 1939 in Monahans, Texas) was an American professional golfer. ... LPGA stands for Ladies Professional Golf Association. ...

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

• Australia - Melbourne Cup - Piping Lane
• Canada - Queen's Plate - Victoria Song
• France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - San San
• Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Steel Pulse

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - High Top
  2. Epsom Derby - Roberto
  3. St. Leger Stakes - Boucher

• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby - Riva Ridge
  2. Preakness Stakes - Bee Bee Bee
  3. Belmont Stakes - Riva Ridge

Thoroughbred horse racing is the main form of horse-racing throughout the world. ... The Melbourne Cup is Australias major annual thoroughbred horse race. ... Piping Lane was an Australian thoroughbred racehorse. ... The Queens Plate is North Americas oldest thoroughbred horse race, run at a distance of 1 1/4 miles for 3-year-old thoroughbed horses, foaled in Canada, run annually in July at Woodbine Racetrack, Etobicoke (Toronto), Ontario. ... Races at Lonchamp - Édouard Manet, 1867 The Prix de LArc de Triomphe is a flat thoroughbred horse race of a 2400 metres (about 1 mile 4 furlongs) raced on turf for 3 year olds and up, Colts, horses, Fillies and mares (exclude geldings). ... The Irish Derby Stakes have been held annually at The Curragh in County Kildare, Ireland since 1866. ... Steel Pulse are a well-known roots reggae outfit. ... The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (Triple Crown for short, but the term is also used in other sports, and thus the full name should be used when it could cause confusion) consists of three races for three-year-old thoroughbred horses. ... The Two Thousand Guineas Stakes is a Group 1 1 mile (1600 meters) thoroughbred flat racing horse race for 3-year-olds colts and fillies run in May of each year over the Rowley Mile at Newmarket, Suffolk, England. ... Epsom Derby, Théodore Géricault, 1821. ... The St. ... The Boucher Manufacturing Company was an American toy company that specialized in toy boats and toy trains. ... The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (Triple Crown for short, but the term is also used in other sports, and thus the full name should be used when it could cause confusion) consists of three races for three-year-old thoroughbred horses. ... Churchill Downs ractrack, 2004 The Kentucky Derby is a stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses, staged yearly in Louisville, Kentucky on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. ... The Preakness Stakes is a classic 1 3/16 mile (1. ... The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious horse race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. ...

Harness Racing

• September 21 - Strike Out became the first Canadian owned harness racing horse to ever win the Little Brown Jug.

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace - Hilarious Way
  2. Little Brown Jug - Strike Out
  3. Messenger Stakes - Silent Majority

• Super Bowl wins the United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian - Super Bowl
  2. Yonkers Trot - Super Bowl
  3. Kentucky Futurity - Super Bowl

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
  • Pacers: Welcome Advice

A trotter training at Vincennes hippodrome Harness racing is a form of horse-racing in which the horses race in a specified gait. ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... In baseball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by K or SO) occurs when the batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. ... A trotter training at Vincennes hippodrome Harness racing is a form of horse-racing in which the horses race in a specified gait. ... The Little Brown Jug is a harness race for three-year-old pacing standardbreds hosted by the Delaware County Agricultural Society since 1946 at the County Fairgrounds in Delaware, Ohio. ... The Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers consists of the following horse races: Cane Pace Messenger Stakes Little Brown Jug The traditional order of the races was Cane Pace, Little Brown Jug, and Messenger. ... The Cane Pace is a harness horse race run annually since 1955. ... The Little Brown Jug is a harness race for three-year-old pacing standardbreds hosted by the Delaware County Agricultural Society since 1946 at the County Fairgrounds in Delaware, Ohio. ... In baseball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by K or SO) occurs when the batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. ... 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 Yonkers Trot Kentucky Futurity Since its inauguration in 1955, only seven horses have ever won the Trotting Triple Crown. ... The Hambletonian is a United States harness racing event held annually for three-year-old trotting standardbreds. ... 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 Interdominions is a harness racing competition held between horses from Australia and New Zealand. ...

Ice Hockey

• World Hockey Association (WHA) formed to compete with the NHL. This new league signed several of the top NHL stars including Bobby Hull and Derek Sanderson.

• Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Phil Esposito, Boston Bruins

• Hart Memorial Trophy: for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins

• Stanley Cup - Boston Bruins win 4 games to 2 over the New York Rangers

• September 28 - Paul Henderson scored the "goal of the century" to give Canada the win in the Summit Series, the first ever Canada versus the Soviet Union hockey showdown.

• World Hockey Championship
  • Men's champion: Czechoslovakia defeated the Soviet Union

Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... World Hockey Association logo The World Hockey Association (French: Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional ice hockey league in North America from 1972 to 1979. ... The modernized NHL shield logo, debuting in 2005. ... Bobby Hull on the Chicago Blackhawks Robert Marvin Hull, born January 3, 1939 in Pointe Anne (near Belleville), Ontario, Canada, is regarded as one of the greatest ice hockey players and perhaps the greatest left winger to ever play the game. ... Derek Sanderson (born June 16, 1946), is a former Canadian ice hockey center who is now a bank executive. ... The Art Ross Memorial Trophy is given to the National Hockey League player with the most points scored at the end of the regular season. ... The modernized NHL shield logo, debuting in 2005. ... Philip Anthony Esposito, OC (born February 20, 1942 in Sault Ste. ... The Boston Bruins are a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... The Hart Memorial Trophy is presented annually to the most valuable ice hockey player in the National Hockey League during the regular season. ... The modernized NHL shield logo, debuting in 2005. ... Robert Gordon Bobby Orr, O.C. (born March 20, 1948 in Parry Sound, Ontario) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player. ... The Boston Bruins are a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... The Stanley Cup is inscribed with the names of all the players on the teams that have won it. ... The Boston Bruins are a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... The New York Rangers (NYR) are a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in New York City, New York. ... September 28 is the 271st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (272nd in leap years). ... Paul Henderson (born January 28, 1943) is a retired ice hockey player, born in Kincardine, Ontario, Canada. ... The 1972 Summit Series (in french, La Série du siècle, as it eventually came to be known) was the first competition between Soviet and Canadian professional ice hockey players (amateurs banned from the Olympics, although professional Soviet hockey players were amateurs by strict definition only). ... The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual event put together by the IIHF, the International Ice Hockey Federation, since 1930. ...

Skiing

• Alpine Skiing
  • The men's overall season champion: Gustavo Thoeni, Italy
  • The women's overall season champion: Annemarie Pröll, Austria

Skiing is the activity of gliding over snow using skis (originally wooden planks, now usually made from fiberglass or related composites) strapped to the feet with ski bindings. ... Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and sport involving sliding down snow-covered hills with long, thin skis attached to each foot. ...

Snooker

• World Snooker Championship: Alex Higgins beats John Spencer 37-32

Snooker table Snooker is a billiards sport that is played on a large (12 X 6) baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long cushions. ... The World Snooker Championship is the climax of snookers annual calendar and the most important snooker event of the year in terms of prestige, prize money and world ranking points. ... Alexander Gordon Higgins (born March 18, 1949) is a world-famous snooker player. ... John Spencer (born 19 June 1935) is a retired English snooker player who dominated the game in the 1970s along with Ray Reardon. ...

Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open - Ken Rosewall
  2. French Open - Andres Gimeno
  3. Wimbledon championships - Stan Smith
  4. US Open - Ilie Nastase

• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open - Virginia Wade
  2. French Open - Billie Jean King
  3. Wimbledon championships - Billie Jean King
  4. US Open - Billie Jean King (first player in Open Era to repeat as singles champion)

• Davis Cup: United States wins 3-2 over Romania in world tennis.

Tennis balls This article is about the sport, tennis. ... A Grand Slam is a term in tennis used to denote winning all four of the following championship titles in the same year: Australian Open French Open Wimbledon U.S. Open These tournaments are therefore also known as the Grand Slam tournaments, and rank as the most important tennis tournaments... This article is about the Australian Open tennis tournament. ... Ken Robert Rosewall, born November 2, 1934 in Sydney, Australia, was a champion tennis player. ... The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held from the middle of May to the beginning of June in Paris, France, and is the second of the worlds Grand Slam tournaments. ... Andrés Gimeno (born August 3, 1937) is a retired Spanish tennis player. ... Wimbledon logo Wimbledon is the oldest and most prestigious event in the sport of tennis. ... This article refers to the tennis player. ... The U.S. Open is the fourth and final event of the Grand Slam in tennis. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... A Grand Slam is a term in tennis used to denote winning all four of the following championship titles in the same year: Australian Open French Open Wimbledon U.S. Open These tournaments are therefore also known as the Grand Slam tournaments, and rank as the most important tennis tournaments... This article is about the Australian Open tennis tournament. ... Sarah Virginia Wade (born July 10, 1945, in Bournemouth, England) is a former tennis player from the United Kingdom. ... The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held from the middle of May to the beginning of June in Paris, France, and is the second of the worlds Grand Slam tournaments. ... Billie Jean King (born November 22, 1943, in Long Beach, California) is a retired tennis player from the United States. ... Wimbledon logo Wimbledon is the oldest and most prestigious event in the sport of tennis. ... Billie Jean King (born November 22, 1943, in Long Beach, California) is a retired tennis player from the United States. ... The U.S. Open is the fourth and final event of the Grand Slam in tennis. ... Billie Jean King (born November 22, 1943, in Long Beach, California) is a retired tennis player from the United States. ... Davis Cup logo The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in mens tennis. ...

General sporting events

• 1972 Summer Olympics takes place in Munich, Germany
  • USSR wins the most medals (99), and the most gold medals (50).

• 1972 Winter Olympics takes place in Sapporo, Japan
  • USSR wins the most medals (16), and the most gold medals (8).

Multi-Sport Events Arctic Winter Games Asian Games Canada Games Commonwealth Games Francophone Games Gaelic Games Gay Games Goodwill Games Nordic Games Pan American Games Paralympic Games Special Olympic Games Summer Olympic Games Winter Olympic Games World Games World Wheelchair Games X Games American football Alamo Bowl Aztec Bowl Capital... The Games of the XX Olympiad were held in 1972 in Munich, West Germany. ... For the 2005 Steven Spielberg film, see Munich (film). ... The XI Olympic Winter Games were held in 1972 in Sapporo, Japan. ... Sapporo scene Sapporo White Illumination Sapporo (札幌市; -shi) is the fifth-largest city in Japan and it is the capital of Hokkaido Prefecture. ...

Births

• January 1 - Yermakhan Ibraimov, Kazakhstani boxer
• January 2 - Davide Scala, Italian tennis player
• January 3 - Steph Cook, modern pentathlon athlete
• January 11 - Julia Price, Australian cricketer
• February 11 - Dennis Iliohan, Dutch football player
• February 15 - Jaromir Jagr, Czech ice hockey star
• February 16 - Dirk Dier, German tennis player
• February 17 - Philippe Candeloro, figure skater
• February 19 - Lucy Pearson, English cricketer
• February 22 - Michael Chang, US tennis player
• February 24 - Richard Chelimo, Kenyan athlete, former world record holder, 10,000m (d. 2001)
• February 28 - Tarick Salmaci, American boxer from Lebanese origin
• March 3 - Petr Luxa, Czech tennis player
• March 5 - Mikael Tillstrøm, Swedish tennis player
• March 6 - Shaquille O'Neal, American basketball player
• March 5 - Hernan Gumy, Argentinian tennis player
• March 9 - Meagan Warthold, Australian weight lifter
• March 11 - Debra McLeod, Scottish field hockey goalkeeper
• March 14 - Clover Maitland, Australian field hockey goalkeeper
• March 15 - Steve Danielson, American field hockey player
• March 15 - Filip Dewulf, Belgian tennis player
• March 17 - Mia Hamm, American soccer player
• March 18 - Carolyn Reid, British field hockey goalkeeper
• March 22 - Elvis Stojko, figure skating champion
• March 23 - Jonas Bjorkman, Swedish tennis player
• March 25 - Nina Bonner, Australian field hockey goalkeeper
• March 29 - Piet-Hein Geeris, Dutch field hockey player
• March 30 - Sander van Heeswijk, Dutch field hockey player
• April 8 - Katrina Powell, Australian field hockey player
• April 11 - Brandon Coupe, US tennis player
• April 11 - Annemette Jensen, Danish athlete
• April 16 - Eldar Kurtanidze, Georgian wrestler
• April 17 - Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lankan cricketer
• April 22 - Tanya White, Australian taekwondoka
• May 5 - Michael Green, German field hockey player
• May 11 - Brian MacPhie, US tennis player
• May 23 - Kevin Ullyett, South African tennis player
• May 27 - Eskild Ebbesen, Danish rower
• May 31 - Frode Estil, Norwegian cross-country skier
• June 11 - Julien Prosser, Australian beach volleyball player
• June 23 - Zinedine Zidane, French football star
• June 24 - Robbie McEwen, Australian professional road bicycle racer
• June 28 - Mark Merklein, US tennis player
• July 8 - Saurav Ganguly, Indian cricketer
• July 16 - Oleg Ogorodov, Uzbekistani tennis player
• July 28 - Tom Vanhoudt, Belgian tennis player
• August 1 - Martin Damm, Czech tennis player
• August 11 - Melanie Jones, Austaralian cricketer
• August 11 - Rob Short, Canadian field hockey player
• August 24 - Christian Ruud, Norwegian tennis player
• August 27 - Jaap-Derk Buma, Dutch field hockey player
• August 27 - Denise Lewis, British athlete
• August 27 - Wayne McIndoe, New Zealand field hockey player
• August 28 - Nathan Thomas, Australian waterpolo player
• August 30 - Pavel Nedved, Czech football player
• September 1 - Louise Dobson, Australian field hockey player
• September 4 - Daniel Nestor, Canadian tennis player
• September 10 - Daniele Musa, Italian tennis player
• September 17 - Simon Towns, New Zealand field hockey player
• September 23 - Radomir Vasek, Czech tennis player
• September 25 - Davide Sanguinetti, Italian tennis player
• October 11 - Martin Lundgaard, Danish badminton player
• October 19 - Otto Steffers, American field hockey defender
• October 24 - Jonathan Reid, American boxer
• October 27 - Brett Clarke, Australian table tennis player
• November 4 - Luis Figo, Portuguese football player
• November 4 - Olivia Magno, Australian cricketer
• November 7 - Hasim Rahman, American heavyweight boxer
• November 8 - Chris Fydler, Australian swimmer
• November 9 - Sophie Blake, British television sports presenter
• November 15 - Emilio Alvarez, Spanish tennis player
• November 16 - Ageeth Boomgaardt, Dutch field hockey player
• November 21 - Eyal Ran, Israelian tennis player
• November 24 - Rhona Simpson, Scottish field hockey player
• December 6 - Francisco Cabello, Argentinian tennis player
• December 7 - Jordi Burillo, Spanish tennis player
• December 9 - Fabrice Santoro, French tennis player
• December 11 - Paul Rosner, South African tennis player
• December 12 - Wilson Kipketer, Kenian-born Danish middle distance runner
• December 18 - Marcos Ondruska, South African tennis player
• December 28 - Patrick Rafter, Australian tennis player

January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... Yermakhan Ibraimov (born on January 1, 1972) is a Kazakh boxer who competed in the Light Middleweight (71 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal. ... January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Stephanie Cook was born in Irvine Scotland on 3rd January 1972. ... January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Julia Price (born January 11, 1972) is a cricketer for the Australian womens cricket team. ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jaromir Jagr (born February 15, 1972 in Kladno, Czechoslovakia) is one of the top ice hockey players in the NHL. Career overview Jagr currently plays with the New York Rangers. ... February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Philippe Candeloro (born February 17, 1972 in Courbevoie) is a French figure skater. ... February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Landon Carter (Lucy) Pearson (born November 16, 1930) is a Canadian senator and childrens rights advocate. ... February 22 is the 53rd day of every year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Country: United States Residence: Mercer Island, Washington, USA Height: 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Weight: 160 lb (73 kg) Plays: Right Turned pro: 1988 Retired: 2003 Highest singles ranking: 2 (9/9/1996) Singles titles: 34 Career Prize Money: $19,145,632 Grand Slam Record Titles: 1 Australian Open... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Richard Chelimo, (February 24, 1972-August 15, 2001), was a Kenyan athlete, and a former world and world junior record holder over 10,000m. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Tarick The Arabian Prince Salmaci (pronounced sal-mas-EE) (b. ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... Shaquille Rashaun ONeal (born March 6, 1972 in Newark, New Jersey), or Shaq as he is popularly known, is known as one of the National Basketball Associations most dominant basketball players. ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... 11 March is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in Leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... Clover Maitland (born 14 March 1972) is an Australian international in womens field hockey. ... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... Steven Patrick (Steve) Danielson (born March 15, 1972 in Livermore, California) is a former field hockey midfielder, who competed for the United States since 1991 and finished twelfth with the national squad at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Filip Dewulf (born on March 15, 1972 in Mol, Belgium) was a professional male tennis player from Belgium. ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... Mia Hamm (born Mariel Margaret Hamm on March 17, 1972 in Selma, Alabama) is an American soccer player. ... March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in Leap years). ... Elvis Stojko M.S.C., M.S.M. (born March 22, 1972) is a Canadian figure skating world champion. ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in Leap years). ... Jonas Björkman () is a Swedish professional male tennis player. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ... Piet-Hein Willem Geeris (born on March 29, 1972 in Boxtel) is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 194 international matches for The Netherlands, in which he scored 29 goals. ... March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (90th in Leap years). ... Sander van Heeswijk (born on March 30, 1972 in Geldrop) is a former field hockey player from the Netherlands, who played 94 matches for the Dutch national team, in which he scored two goals. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... Eldar Kurtanidze (born April 16, 1972) is an Georgian wrestler who competed in the Mens Freestyle 55 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. ... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... Michael Green (born May 5, 1972) is a former field hockey player from Germany, who played for Harvestehuder THC in Hamburg. ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... Kevin Ullyett (born on May 23, 1972 in Harare, Zimbabwe) is a professional tennis player from Zimbabwe. ... May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... Eskild Ebbesen (b. ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining, as the last day of May. ... Frode Estil (born May 31, 1972 is a Norwegian cross-country skier. ... June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 191 days remaining. ... Zinedine Zidane playing for Real Madrid Zinédine Yazid Zidane (born June 23, 1972, in Marseille, France), nicknamed Zizou, is a French football player for Real Madrid and formerly France. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... Robbie McEwen (born June 24, 1972, Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian professional road bicycle racer. ... (Some entries on this page have been duplicated on August 1. ... July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 176 days remaining. ... Saurav Chandidas Ganguly (first name also spelt Sourav) (born 8 July 1972, in Calcutta, West Bengal) was the captain of Indian cricket team from 2000-2005. ... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Robert (Rob) Short (born on August 11, 1972 in Maidstone, England) is a field hockey player from Canada, who played his first international senior tournament in 1995, at the Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. ... August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... Jaap-Derk Buma (born on August 27, 1972 in The Hague) is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 143 international matches for The Netherlands, in which he scored nineteen goals. ... Denise Lewis Denise Lewis (born August 27, 1972, in West Bromwich, England) is a British athlete who specialises in the heptathlon. ... Wayne McIndoe (born August 27, 1972 in Paraparaumu) is a field hockey player from New Zealand, who earned his first cap for the national team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, in 1998 at the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. ... August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... Daniel Nestor (born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia - now Serbia and Montenegro - on September 4, 1972) is a Canadian tennis player from the Toronto, Ontario area. ... September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... Simon Towns (born September 17, 1972 in Wellington) is a field hockey player from New Zealand, who earned his first cap for the national team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, in 1992 against Kenya. ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ... Davide Sanguinetti, born 25 August 1972, is a professional male tennis player. ... October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in Leap years). ... October 19 is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Otto Steffers (born October 19, 1972 in Louisville, Kentucky) is a former field hockey defender from the United States, who finished twelfth with the national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... Jonathon Reid is a professional boxer. ... October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... Figo for Real Madrid Figo and his wife, the Swedish super-model Helen Svedin Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, born November 4, 1972 in Lisbon, Portugal, is a Portuguese international footballer, who plays as a midfielder and winger, currently for Inter Milan. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... Hasim Shariff Rahman (born November 7, 1972 - ), the heavyweight boxer who was World Heavyweight Champion for seven months in 2001 has just become the WBC Heavyweight Champion as of November 10, 2005. ... November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... Sophie Blake, born 9 November 1972, in England, is a British television presenter who is a former model. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... Ageeth Boomgaardt (born on November 16, 1972 in Tilburg) is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 192 international matches for The Netherlands, in which she scored 86 goals. ... November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Eyal Ran Hits A Forehand Eyal Ran (born on November 21, 1972, in Kiriat Ono, Israel) is a professional tennis player. ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Fabrice Santoro (December 9, 1972) is a French professional male tennis player. ... December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Wilson Kipketer (born December 12, 1972 in Kapchemoyiwo, Kenya into the Kalenjin tribe) is a middle distance runner. ... December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... Patrick Michael Rafter (born December 28, 1972, in Mount Isa, Australia) is a former World No. ...

Deaths

• February 28 - Victor Barna, Hungarian-born, 5 time World table tennis champ
• February 28 - Dizzy Trout, Major League Baseball pitcher (1939-1957)
• March 11 - Zack Wheat, Major League Baseball player (1909-1927)
• March 16 - Pie Traynor, Major League Baseball player (1920-1937)
• March 28 - Donie Bush, Major League Baseball player (1908-1923)
• April 2 - Gil Hodges, Major League Baseball player/manager (1943-1963)
• October 9 - Dave Bancroft, Major League Baseball player (1915-1930)
• October 17 - Turk Broda, ice hockey goaltender
• October 24 - Jackie Robinson, (Baseball Hall of Famer) (1947-1956)
• December 31 - Roberto Clemente, (Baseball Hall of Famer) (1955-1972)
• December 20 - Gabby Hartnett, Major League Baseball player (1922-1941)
• December 23 - Eric Green, British field hockey player (b. 1878)