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1892 in sports
See also: 1891 in sports, other events of 1892, 1893 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
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Athletics
- C. B. Fry equals the world record for the long jump of 23 ft. 5in - the record stands for 18 months.
Basketball
- First official game of basketball played at a YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Boat race
- Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford
Cricket
- County Cricket Championship - Surrey
Horse Racing
- May 11: African-American jockey Alonzo "Lonnie" Clayton , age 15, became the youngest rider to ever win the Kentucky Derby.
Ice skating
- The International Skating Union, the governing body for ice skating, founded in the Netherlands.
Births
- December 17 - Sam Barry, Hall of Fame basketball coach
Deaths
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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