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 Germany Russia
 * 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
 * National Championship – no decision after Hamburger SV and 1. FC Nürnberg played two drawn games
 * Spartak Moscow, as known well for former Soviet Union, officially founded on April 18.

Athletics
Monaco France
 * second Women's Olympiad in Monte Carlo
 * the first Women's World Games, Paris

Australian rules football
VFL Premiership South Australian Football League West Australian Football League
 * 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.
 * 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)
 * 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
 * Championship final – IK Sirius 3-2 Västerås SK

Baseball
World Series Negro leagues
 * 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
 * The Chicago American Giants win their third consecutive Negro National League pennant.

Boxing
Events Lineal world champions
 * 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
 * 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 England Australia India New Zealand South Africa West Indies
 * Yorkshire recovers the County Championship to begin a run of four successive titles.
 * 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
 * Sheffield Shield – Victoria
 * Most runs – Frank O'Keeffe 708 @ 118.00 (HS 180)
 * Most wickets – Ted McDonald 28 @ 21.50 (BB 8–84)
 * Bombay Quadrangular – Europeans
 * Plunket Shield – Auckland
 * Currie Cup – Transvaal
 * Inter-Colonial Tournament – Barbados

Cycling
Tour de France Events
 * Firmin Lambot (Belgium) wins the 16th Tour de France
 * 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
 * British Open – Walter Hagen
 * US Open – Gene Sarazen
 * USPGA Championship – Gene Sarazen
 * British Amateur – Ernest Holderness
 * US Amateur – Jess Sweetser

Horse racing
England Australia Canada France Ireland USA
 * Grand National – Music Hall
 * 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Silver Urn
 * 2,000 Guineas Stakes – St Louis
 * The Derby – Captain Cuttle
 * The Oaks – Pogrom
 * St. Leger Stakes – Royal Lancer
 * Melbourne Cup – King Ingoda
 * King's Plate – South Shore
 * Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Ksar (second successive victory)
 * Irish Grand National – Halston
 * Irish Derby Stakes – Spike Island
 * 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

Rowing
The Boat Race
 * 1 April — Cambridge wins the 74th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race

Rugby league
England Australia
 * Championship – Wigan
 * Challenge Cup final – Rochdale Hornets 10–9 Hull F.C. at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds
 * Lancashire League Championship – Oldham
 * Yorkshire League Championship – Huddersfield
 * Lancashire County Cup – Warrington 7–5 Oldham
 * Yorkshire County Cup – Leeds 11–3 Dewsbury
 * 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 Australia England France USA Davis Cup
 * Inaugural Australian Women's Singles Championship is held.
 * 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
 * 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
 * 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
 * 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
 * 1922 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – 4–1  at West Side Tennis Club (grass) New York City, United States

Water skiing
Events
 * Water skiing invented in Lake City, Minnesota by Ralph Samuelson