1922 in sports
1922 in sports describes the year’s events in world sport.
American football
NFL championship
- Canton Bulldogs wins the APFA (NFL) title with a record of 10 wins, 0 losses and 2 ties.
College championship
- Cornell Big Red – college football national championship
Events
- 24 June — the American Professional Football Association renames itself as the National Football League.
Association football
England
- The Football League – Liverpool 57 points, Tottenham Hotspur 51, Burnley 49, Cardiff City 48, Aston Villa 47, Bolton Wanderers 47
- FA Cup final – Huddersfield Town 1–0 Preston North End at Stamford Bridge, London
Germany
- National Championship – no decision after Hamburger SV and 1. FC Nuremberg played two drawn games
Athletics
France
- the first Women's World Games, Paris
Australian rules football
- 14 October – Fitzroy wins the 26th VFL Premiership, defeating Collingwood 11.13 (79) to 9.14 (68) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in the 1922 VFL Grand Final.
South Australian Football League
- 30 September – Norwood 9.7 (61) defeat West Adelaide 2.16 (28) to win their fifteenth SAFL premiership.
- Magarey Medal won by Robert Barnes (West Adelaide)
West Australian Football League
- 23 September – East Perth 7.13 (55) beat West Perth 5.9 (39) to win their fourth successive premiership
- Sandover Medal won by Harold Boyd (West Perth)
Bandy
Sweden
Baseball
World Series
- 4–8 October — New York Giants (NL) defeats New York Yankees (AL) to win the 1922 World Series by 4 games to 0 with one tie
Negro League Baseball
- The Chicago American Giants win their third consecutive Negro National League pennant.
Boxing
Events
- 10 July — Joe Lynch regains the World Bantamweight Championship when he defeats Johnny Buff with a 14th round technical knockout in New York
- 24 September — Battling Siki captures the World Light Heavyweight Championship when he knocks out Georges Carpentier in the 6th round in Paris.
- 1 November — Mickey Walker, one of the greatest boxing champions, wins his first world title when he defeats World Welterweight Champion Jack Britton over 15 rounds in New York
Lineal world champions[1]
- World Heavyweight Championship – Jack Dempsey
- World Light Heavyweight Championship – Georges Carpentier → Battling Siki
- World Middleweight Championship – Johnny Wilson
- World Welterweight Championship – Jack Britton → Mickey Walker
- World Lightweight Championship – Benny Leonard
- World Featherweight Championship – Johnny Kilbane
- World Bantamweight Championship – Johnny Buff → Joe Lynch
- World Flyweight Championship – Jimmy Wilde
Canadian football
Grey Cup
- 10th Grey Cup in the Canadian Football League – Queen's University 13–1 Edmonton Elks
Cricket
Events
- Yorkshire recovers the County Championship to begin a run of four successive titles.
England
- County Championship – Yorkshire
- Minor Counties Championship – Buckinghamshire
- Most runs – Jack Russell 2575 @ 54.78 (HS 172)
- Most wickets – Charlie Parker 206 @ 13.16 (BB 9–36)
- Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Arthur Carr, Tich Freeman, Charlie Parker, Jack Russell, Andy Sandham
Australia
- Sheffield Shield – Victoria
- Most runs – Frank O'Keeffe 708 @ 118.00 (HS 180)
- Most wickets – Ted McDonald 28 @ 21.50 (BB 8–84)
India
New Zealand
South Africa
- Currie Cup – undecided
West Indies
Cycling
Tour de France
- Firmin Lambot (Belgium) wins the 16th Tour de France
Events
- 17 September — Dutch cyclist Piet Moeskops becomes World Champion in the UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's Sprint.
Figure skating
World Figure Skating Championships
- World Men's Champion – Gillis Grafström (Sweden)
- World Women's Champion – Herma Szabo (Austria)
- World Pairs Champions – Helene Engelmann and Alfred Berger (Austria)
Golf
Major tournaments
Other tournaments
Horse racing
England
- Grand National – Music Hall
- 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Silver Urn
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes – St Louis
- Epsom Derby – Captain Cuttle
- Epsom Oaks – Pogrom
- St. Leger Stakes – Royal Lancer
Australia
- Melbourne Cup – King Ingoda
Canada
- Queen's Plate – South Shore
France
- Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Ksar (second successive victory)
Ireland
- Irish Grand National – Halston
- Irish Derby Stakes – Spike Island
USA
- Kentucky Derby – Morvich
- Preakness Stakes – Pillory
- Belmont Stakes – Pillory
Ice hockey
Stanley Cup
- 17–28 March — Toronto St. Pats defeats Vancouver Millionaires in the 1922 Stanley Cup Finals by 3 games to 2
Motor racing
Grand Prix racing
- 16 July — the 8th French Grand Prix, organised by the Automobile Club de France (ACF), is run at Strasbourg over 802.88 km (13.38 km x 60 laps). The winner is Felice Nazzaro (Italy) driving a Fiat 804 in 6:17:17.0. The race is retrospectively referred to as the XVI Grand Prix de l´ACF.
- 10 September — the 2nd Italian Grand Prix is run at Autodromo Nazionale Monza over 800.00 km (10.00 km x 80 laps). The winner is Pietro Bordino (Italy) driving a Fiat 804 in 5:43:13. The race is officially titled the II Gran Premio d'Italia.
Indianapolis 500
- 30 May — 10th running of the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is won by Jimmy Murphy (USA) in a Duesenberg.
Rowing
The Boat Race
- 1 April — Cambridge wins the 74th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
Rugby league
England
- Championship – Wigan
- Challenge Cup final – Rochdale Hornets 10–9 Hull at Headingley Stadium, Leeds
- Lancashire League Championship – Oldham
- Yorkshire League Championship – Huddersfield
- Lancashire Cup – Warrington 7–5 Oldham
- Yorkshire Cup – Leeds 11–3 Dewsbury
Australia
- NSW Premiership – North Sydney 35–3 Glebe (grand final)
Rugby union
Five Nations Championship
- 35th Five Nations Championship series is won by Wales
Speed skating
Speed Skating World Championships
- Men's All-round Champion – Harald Strøm (Norway)
Swimming
Events
- Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 metres freestyle in 58.6 seconds to create a world record and break the "minute barrier"
Tennis
Events
- Inaugural Australian Women's Singles Championship is held.
Australia
- Australian Men's Singles Championship – James Anderson (Australia) defeats Gerald Patterson (Australia) 6–0 3–6 3–6 6–3 6–2
- Australian Women's Singles Championship – Margaret Molesworth (Australia) defeats Esna Boyd Robertson (Australia) 6–3 10–8
England
- Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Gerald Patterson (Australia) defeats Randolph Lycett (Great Britain) 6–3 6–4 6–2
- Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Suzanne Lenglen (France) defeats Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (Norway) 6–2 6–0
France
- French Men's Singles Championship – Henri Cochet (France) defeats Jean Samazeuilh (France) 8–6 6–3 7–5
- French Women's Singles Championship – Suzanne Lenglen (France) defeats Germaine Golding (France) 6–4 6–2
USA
- American Men's Singles Championship – Bill Tilden (USA) defeats Bill Johnston (USA) 4–6 3–6 6–2 6–3 6–4
- American Women's Singles Championship – Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (Norway) defeats Helen Wills Moody (USA) 6–3 6–1
Davis Cup
- 1922 International Lawn Tennis Challenge –
United States 4–1 
Australasia at West Side Tennis Club (grass) New York City, United States
Water skiing
Events
- Water skiing invented in Lake City, Minnesota by Ralph Samuelson
References
{{Sports by year 1901 – 1950}}
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