See also: 1980 in sports, other events of 1981, 1982 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
Auto Racing
- Stock car racing:
- Indianapolis 500 - Bobby Unser[?]
- CART Racing - Rick Mears[?] won the season championship
- Formula One Championship - Nelson Piquet of Brazil
- 24 hours of Le Mans:
- teammates Jacky Ickx / Derek Bell[?] won, driving a Porsche 936
- Rally racing - the team of Jean Ragnotti[?] / Jean-Marc Andrie[?] won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Renault 5 Turbo
- Drag racing: Gary Beck[?] won "Top Fuel" at the NHRA World Finals
Baseball
- World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers win 4 games to 2 over the New York Yankees. The Series MVP is a tie between Ron Cey[?], Pedro Guerrero[?] and Steve Yeager[?], Los Angeles
Basketball
- NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- Indiana wins 63-50 over North Carolina
- NBA Finals:
- Boston Celtics won 4 games to 2 over the Houston Rockets
Boxing
- August 21: Salvador Sanchez defeats Wilfredo Gomez by knockout in round eight to retain boxing's WBC world Featherweight title.
- September 16: Sugar Ray Leonard defeats Thomas Hearns by knockout in round 14 to unify boxing's world Welterweight title.
Cycling
- Giro d'Italia won by Giovanni Battaglin[?] of Italy
- Tour de France - Bernard Hinault[?] of France
- 1981 - Freddy Maertens[?], (Belgium)
Figure Skating
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Scott Hamilton[?], United States
- Women's champion: Denise Biellmann[?], Switzerland
- Pairs champions: Irina Worobjewa[?] & Igor Lisowski[?], Soviet Union
Football (Soccer)
- England - FA Cup: Tottenham Hotspur won 3-2 over Manchester City
Football (American)
- Super Bowl XV: Oakland Raiders won 27-10 over the Philadelphia Eagles
Canadian Football League
- Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos won 26-23 over the Ottawa Rough Riders
- Vanier Cup: Acadia Axmen[?] won 18-12 over the Alberta Golden Bears[?]
Golf
- Grand Slam of golf results:
- PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Tom Kite[?] - $375,699
- PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Miller Barber[?] - $83,136
- Ryder Cup: United States won 18 1/2 to 9 1/2 over Europe in world team golf.
- US Women's Open - Pat Bradley[?]
- LPGA Championship - Donna Caponi[?]
- Beth Daniel[?]:leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $206,977.
Thoroughbred Horse Racing
- August 30 - John Henry becomes the first horse to win a million dollar race, the Inaugural Arlington Million, at Arlington Park, in Chicago, Illinois.
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Just a Dash[?]
- Canada - Queen's Plate - Fiddle Dancer Boy[?]
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Gold River[?]
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Shergar
Harness Racing
Ice Hockey
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
- Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
- Stanley Cup - New York Islanders win 4 games to 1 over the Minnesota North Stars
- World Hockey Championship
- Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden
- Junior Men's champion: Sweden defeated Finland
Skiing
- Alpine Skiing
- The men's overall season champion: Phil Mahre[?], USA
- The women's overall season champion: Marie-Therese Nadig[?], Switzerland
Tennis
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- Davis Cup: United States wins 3-1 over Argentina in world tennis.
General sporting events
- Embassy World Snooker Championship[?]:
- Steve Davis[?] won 18-12 over Doug Mounjoy[?]
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- Rick Swenson[?] won with lead dogs: Andy & Slick
Births
Deaths
- August 17 - 33-year-old Russian ice hockey superstar, Valery Kharlamov[?] dies in an automobile accident.
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