1912 in sports

Summary

1912 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

American tennis champion Mary Browne

American football edit

College championship

Association football edit

Brazil

Colombia

England

Germany

Iceland

  • Iceland's premier division, now known as Landsbankadeild, is established with KR winning the inaugural title.

Scotland

Athletics edit

Men's 100 metres

Men's 1500 metres

Australian rules football edit

AFL Premiership

Bandy edit

Sweden

Baseball edit

World Series

Events

Boxing edit

Events

Lineal world champions[4]

Canadian football edit

Grey Cup

Cricket edit

Events

England

Australia

India

New Zealand

South Africa

West Indies

Cycling edit

Tour de France

Figure skating edit

World Figure Skating Championships

Golf edit

Major tournaments

Other tournaments

Horse racing edit

England

'Australia

Canada

Ireland

USA

Ice hockey edit

Stanley Cup

Events

Motorsport edit

Olympic Games edit

1912 Summer Olympics

  • The 1912 Summer Olympics takes place in Stockholm
  • First usage of electronic timing and public address systems
  • Sweden wins the most medals (65) and United States the most gold medals (25)

Rowing edit

The Boat Race

Rugby league edit

England

International

Australia

Rugby union edit

Five Nations Championship

Speed skating edit

Speed Skating World Championships

Tennis edit

Australia

England

France

USA

Davis Cup

References edit

  1. ^ Trusdell, Brian (January 2014). Pelé : Soccer Star & Ambassador: Soccer Star & Ambassador. ABDO Publishing Company. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-62968-148-1.
  2. ^ Woods, Sarah; McColl, Richard (September 2015). Colombia. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 296. ISBN 978-1-84162-921-6.
  3. ^ "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  4. ^ Cyber Boxing Zone
  5. ^ "Cycling-Tour de France list of winners". Eurosport UK. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2 January 2022.