1992 in the sport of athletics

This article contains an overview of the year 1992 in athletics.

International events

 * African Championships
 * Balkan Games
 * European Indoor Championships
 * Olympic Games
 * Pan Arab Games
 * World Cross Country Championships
 * World Junior Championships

Births

 * June 1, Gianmarco Tamberi, Italian athlete
 * June 28, Elaine Thompson-Herah, Jamaican athlete
 * August 27 Daniel Ståhl Swedish athlete

Deaths

 * March 1 — Howard Payne (60), English hammer thrower (b. 1931)
 * July 7 — Josy Barthel (65), Luxembourgish runner (b. 1927)
 * August 19 — Karl Storch (77), German hammer thrower (b. 1913)
 * October 29 — Bill McChesney, Jr. (33), American long-distance runner (b. 1959)