Calendar of the major sporting events of the year 1961

This calendar is based on data available to the-Sports.org. It includes major sporting events from the previous year 1961. If the calendar seems incomplete, rest assured that events will be added with complete data. Click on the event to see the results

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1961Milano (Italy)Judo - European Junior Championships 1961Hainsberg (East Germany)Canoeing - World Championships - Slalom canoeing 1961Aachen (Germany)Equestrian - European Show Jumping Championships
• January

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  6th - 12 January 1961	Germany	Track Cycling - Six Days - Berlin
  7 January - 15 April 1961		Rugby - V Nations
  17 January 1961	United States	Basketball - National Basketball Association - NBA All-Star Game
  20th - 23 January 1961	West-Berlin (West Germany)	Figure Skating - European Championships
  28th - 29 January 1961	Girenbad (Switzerland)	Luge - World Championships
  29 January 1961	Dieburg (Germany)	Cyclo-Cross - German National Championships

• February

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  February 1961	France	Cyclo-Cross - French National Championships
  February 1961	Italy	Cyclo-Cross - Italian National Championships
  February 1961	Belgium	Track Cycling - Six Days - Antwerp
  2nd - 8 February 1961	Denmark	Track Cycling - Six Days - Aarhus
  4 February 1961	Helsinki (Finland)	Speed Skating - European Allround Championships Men
  4th - 5 February 1961	Davos (Switzerland)	Luge - European Junior Championships
  5 February 1961	Hombeek (Belgium)	Cyclo-Cross - Belgian's National Championships
  5 February 1961	Switzerland	Cyclo-Cross - Swiss National Championships
  11 February 1961	Tonsberg (Norway)	Speed Skating - World Allround Championships Women
  15 February 1961	Lake Placid (United States)	Bobsleigh - World Championships
  18 February 1961	Gothenburg (Sweden)	Speed Skating - World Allround Championships
  19 February 1961	Hannover (West Germany)	Cyclo-Cross - World Championships
  25 February 1961	Umeå (Sweden)	Biathlon - World Championship

• March

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  1 March 1961	Belgium	Cycling - Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne
  1st - 12 March 1961	West Germany	Handball - Men's World Championship
  4 March 1961	Belgium	Cycling - Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
  11 March 1961	Harelbeke (Belgium)	Cycling - E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
  19 March 1961	Italy	Cycling - Milan - San Remo
  26 March 1961	Belgium	Cycling - Ronde van Vlaanderen

• April

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  2 April 1961	France	Cycling - Criterium national
  6 April 1961	Belgium	Cycling - Brabantse Pijl
  7th - 16 April 1961	Costa Rica	Baseball - World Cup
  9 April 1961	France	Cycling - Paris-Roubaix
  16 April 1961	Belgium	Cycling - Gent-Wevelgem
  23 April 1961	Belgium	Cycling - Paris-Bruxelles
  26 April - 11 May 1961	Spain	Cycling - Vuelta a España
  29 April - 5 August 1961	Beograd (Yugoslavia)	Basketball - EuroBasket Men

• May

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  7 May 1961	Switzerland	Cycling - Championship of Zurich
  11th - 14 May 1961	France	Cycling - Four Days of Dunkirk
  13 May 1961	Milano (Italy)	Judo - European Championships
  14 May 1961	Monaco	Formula 1 - World Championship - Monaco - Monte Carlo
  15 May 1961	Belgium	Cycling - Liege - Bastogne - Liege
  16 May 1961	Belgium	Cycling - Fleche Wallonne
  22 May 1961	Netherlands	Formula 1 - World Championship - Dutch Grand Prix

• June

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  3rd - 10 June 1961	Beograd (Yugoslavia)	Amateur Boxing - European Men's Boxing Championships
  4 June 1961	France	Cycling - Bordeaux - Paris
  15th - 21 June 1961	Switzerland	Cycling - Tour de Suisse
  18 June 1961	Belgium	Formula 1 - World Championship - Belgium - Spa-Francorchamps
  25 June - 16 July 1961	France	Cycling - Tour de France

• July

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  2 July 1961	France	Formula 1 - World Championship - France - Reims
  12th - 15 July 1961	Royal Birkdale (Great Britain)	Golf - The Open Championship
  15 July 1961	Great Britain	Formula 1 - World Championship - Great Britain - Aintree

• August

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  1 August 1961	Belgium	Cycling - Grote Scheldeprijs - Vlaanderen
  6 August 1961	Germany	Formula 1 - World Championship - Germany - Hockenheim
  14 August 1961	Travemünde (West Germany)	Sailing - Finn World Championship
  23 August 1961	France	Cycling - GP Ouest France - Plouay
  23 August 1961 - 2 May 1962		Football - Soccer - UEFA Champions League
  27 August - 13 September 1961	Zürich (Switzerland)	Track Cycling - World Championships
  30 August 1961 - 2 May 1962		Football - Soccer - Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

• September

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  September 1961	Schijndel (Netherlands)	Motocross - Moto Cross of Nations
  2 September 1961	Bern (Switzerland)	Cycling - World Championships
  10 September 1961	Italy	Formula 1 - World Championship - Italy - Monza

• October

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  6th - 12 October 1961	Germany	Track Cycling - Six Days - Berlin
  8 October 1961	France	Cycling - Paris-Tours
  8 October 1961	United States	Formula 1 - World Championship - USA - Indianapolis
  17 October 1961	Putte (Belgium)	Cycling - Nationale Sluitingprijs
  21 October 1961	Italy	Cycling - Giro di Lombardia

• November

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  7th - 13 November 1961	Belgium	Track Cycling - Six Days - Brussels
  20th - 26 November 1961	Belgium	Track Cycling - Six Days - Ghent
  30 November - 5 December 1961	Switzerland	Track Cycling - Six Days - Zürich

• December

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  2 December 1961	Paris (France)	Judo - World Championships
  28 December 1961 - 6 January 1962		Ski Jumping - Four Hills Tournament
  28 December 1961 - 3 January 1962	Germany	Track Cycling - Six Days - Keulen