1952 in sports: Difference between revisions

See also: 1951 in sports, other events of 1952, 1953 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Auto Racing

• NASCAR Championship - Tim Flock
• AAA Racing:
  • Troy Ruttman won the Indianapolis 500
  • Chuck Stevenson won the season championship
• Formula One Championship - Alberto Ascari of Italy
• 24 hours of Le Mans: H. Lang/F. Reiss driving a Mercedes 300SL
• Rally racing -
• Drag racing - In cities and towns across North America, drag racing begins to move from the streets to organized events usually at abandoned airport strips.

Baseball

• October - World Series:

Basketball

• NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
  • Kansas wins 80-63 over St. John's

• NBA Finals:

Boxing

• September 23 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Rocky Marciano kocked out Jersey Joe Walcott] in the 13th round to win the World Heavyweight Championship.

Cycling

• Tour de France - Fausto Coppi of Italy

Football (American)

• The NFL Championship:

Canadian Football League

• The Grey Cup

Golf

Men's Golf

• Grand Slam of golf results:
  1. May - The Masters golf tournament
  2. June - US Open
  3. July - British Open
  4. August - PGA Championship - Jim Turnesa

• PGA tour's leading money winner for the year

Women's Golf

• US Women's Open - Louise Suggs

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

• Australia - Melbourne Cup
• Canada - Queen's Plate
• France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes
  2. Epsom Derby
  3. St. Leger Stakes

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

Harness Racing

• Little Brown Jug for pacers won by Meadow Rice
• Hambletonian for trotters won by Sharp Note

Ice Hockey

• Gordie Howe wins the Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s leading scorer during the regular season.

• Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings win 4 games to 0 over the Montreal Canadiens

• World Junior Hockey Championship
• Men’s World Hockey Championship

Skiing

• Alpine Skiing
  • The men’s overall season championship
  • The women’s overall season championship

Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis mens results:
  1. Australian Open
  2. French Open
  3. Wimbledon championships
  4. US Open

• Grand Slam in tennis womens results:
  1. Australian Open
  2. French Open
  3. Wimbledon championships
  4. US Open

• Davis Cup of world tennis.

General sporting events

• July 19 to August 3 - The Summer Olympic Games are held in Helsinki.
• July 27 – Emil Zatopek wins marathon in Helsinki Olympic games

• Men’s World Figure Skating Championships.
• Women’s World Figure Skating Championships.

Births

• January 11 - Ben Crenshaw, golfer
• March 22 - Bob Costas, sports announcer
• March 29 - Teofilo Stevenson, boxer
• August 3 - Osvaldo Ardiles, Argentinian footballer