A

• [+] 1972 in alpine skiing (2 P)
• [+] 1972 in American football (2 C, 3 P)
• [+] 1972 in aquatics (3 C, 1 P)
• [+] 1972 in archery (1 P)
• [+] 1972 in athletics (track and field) (1 C, 3 P)
• [+] 1972 in Australian rules football (3 P)

B

• [+] 1972 in badminton (3 P)
• [+] 1972 in baseball (1 C, 5 P)
• [+] 1972 in basketball (1 C, 20 P)
• [+] 1972 in bowls (1 P)

C

• [+] 1972 in chess (3 P)
• [+] 1972 in cricket (6 P)
• [+] 1972 in cue sports (1 C)
• [+] 1972 in cycle racing (1 C, 4 P)

F

• [+] 1972 in fencing (1 P)
• [+] 1972 in figure skating (3 P)
• [+] 1972 in football (soccer) (8 C, 102 P)

G

• [+] 1972 in Gaelic games (1 C, 20 P)
• [+] 1972 in golf (6 P)

H

• [+] 1972 in handball (1 P)
• [+] 1972 in horse racing (2 C)

I

• [+] 1972 in ice hockey (1 C, 64 P)

J

• [+] 1972 in judo (1 P)

M

• [+] 1972 in motorsport (4 C, 17 P)

O

• [+] 1972 Summer Olympics (6 C, 8 P)
• [+] 1972 Winter Olympics (4 C, 10 P)

P

• [+] 1972 Summer Paralympics (3 C, 1 P)

R

• [+] Recurring sporting events established in 1972 (8 P)

R cont.

• [+] 1972 in rugby league (5 P)
• [+] 1972 in rugby union (4 P)

S

• [+] 1972 in shooting sports (1 P)
• [+] 1972 in snooker (1 P)
• [+] 1972 in speedway (3 P)
• [+] Sports clubs disestablished in 1972 (5 C, 5 P)
• [+] Sports clubs established in 1972 (11 C, 34 P)

T

• [+] 1972 in table tennis (1 P)
• [+] 1972 in tennis (4 C, 5 P)

V

• [+] 1972 in volleyball (2 P)

W

• [+] 1972 in weightlifting (1 P)
• [+] 1972 in wrestling (1 C)

m

• [+] 1972 in multi-sport events (1 P)