| Years in sports: | 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s |
| Years: | 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 |
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Auto racing
- Grand Prix racing - Main article: 1932 Grand Prix season. European Champion: Tazio Nuvolari
Baseball
- Brooklyn's major league baseball team, known informally until now as the "Superbas", the "Robins", or the "Trolley Dodgers", officially selects the name Brooklyn Dodgers.
- The New York Yankees defeat the Chicago Cubs in the World Series, 4-0. Babe Ruth hits his famous "called shot" home run--which is followed immediately by a Lou Gehrig solo home run--in Game 3.
Basketball
- The South American Basketball Championship 1932 in Santiago, Chile is won by Uruguay.
Cricket
- 25 June-28 June, London - India plays its first Test match, against England. England win by 159 runs.
Field Hockey
- Olympic Games (Men's Competition) in Los Angeles, United States
- Gold Medal: India
- Silver Medal: Japan
- Bronze Medal: United States
Football (Australian rules football)
- Victorian Football League
- Richmond wins the 36th VFL Premiership (Richmond 13.14 (92) d Carlton 12.11 (83))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Haydn Bunton (Fitzroy)
American Football
- Chicago Bears win the National Football League title, defeating the Portsmouth Spartans, 9-0, in the 1932 NFL Playoff Game.
- The Washington Redskins are founded.
Football (soccer)
England
- First Division - Everton win the 1931-32 title.
- FA Cup - Newcastle United beat Arsenal 2-1.
Golf
- Gene Sarazen wins both the US Open (golf) and the British Open.
- Olin Dutra wins the PGA Championship.
Snooker
- World Snooker Championship: Joe Davis beats Clark McConachy 30-19
Multi-sport events
- 1932 Summer Olympics takes place in Los Angeles, United States
- United States wins the most medals (103), and the most gold medals (41).
- 1932 Winter Olympics takes place in Lake Placid, United States
- United States wins the most medals (12), and the most gold medals (6).
- The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup.
- France defeats the United States in the Davis Cup.
- Eddie Tolan sets the men's world record for the 100 meter dash in 10.3 seconds.
- Karl Schäfer wins the World Figure Skating Championships.
Awards
- Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: Gene Sarazen, PGA golf
- Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Babe Didrikson, Track and field
Births
- January 14 — Tony DeMarco, American boxer
- January 15 — Jules Maenen, Dutch road bicycle and track cyclist (d. 2007)
- January 27 — Boris Shakhlin, Russian gymnast
- January 28 — Parry O'Brien, American shot put champion
- February 9 — Daniel Bekker, South African boxer
- February 23 — Fidel Negrete, Mexican long-distance runner
- March 20 — Tetsuo Okamoto, Brazilian swimmer
- April 14 — Eliana Gaete, Chilean hurdler
- May 21 — Jean Stablinski, French cyclist of Polish origin
- May 23 — Jack Foster, New Zealand long-distance runner (d. 2004)
- June 3 — Sandro Gamba, Italian basketball coach and player
- June 12 — Mamo Wolde, Ethiopian runner (d. 2002)
- June 15 — Arnoldo Devonish, Venezuelan athlete
- July 4 — Aurèle Vandendriessche, Belgian marathon runner
- July 22 — Doug Kyle, Canadian long-distance runner
- August 28 — Andy Bathgate, American Hockey Hall of Fame player
- September 22 — Ingemar Johansson, Swedish heavyweight boxer
- October 14 — Francisco Caballer, Spanish field hockey player
- Bernie Faloney — CFL football player (d. 1999)
- October 25 — Jerzy Pawłowski, Polish fencer (d. 2005)
- November 27 — Mustapha Larfaoui, Algerian IOC-member and FINA-president
- December 8 — Charly Gaul, Luxembourgish cyclist (d. 2005)
- December 20 — Teijiro Tanikawa, Japanese swimmer
Deaths
- February 9 — Paul Neumann (56), Austrian swimmer (b. 1875)
- April 2 — Phar Lap, Australian Horse
- April 25 — Lia Manoliu, Romanian discus thrower
- September 9 — Alojz Sokol (61), Slovak athlete from the Kingdom of Hungary (b. 1871)
