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Calendar of the major sporting events of the year 1981
This calendar is based on data available to the-Sports.org. It includes major sporting events from the previous year 1981. 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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- January
Date Place / Country Competition 1 January 1981 
Oberstdorf (West Germany)Ski Jumping - FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 3rd - 18 January 1981 
AustraliaFootball - Soccer - FIFA U-20 World Cup 5th - 11 January 1981 
Auckland (New Zealand)Tennis - International Series 2 - Auckland 8th - 14 January 1981 
GermanyTrack Cycling - Six Days - Bremen 9th - 16 January 1981 
Karachi (Pakistan)Field hockey - Men's Hockey Champions Trophy 10th - 17 January 1981 
Stoke-on-Trent (England)Darts - World Championships 12 January 1981 
Mexico City (Mexico)Diving - FINA Diving World Cup 12th - 18 January 1981 
Bludenz (Austria)Luge - European Junior Championships 15th - 20 January 1981 
NetherlandsTrack Cycling - Six Days - Rotterdam 17 January - 21 March 1981 Rugby - V Nations 17 January 1981 Heerenveen (Netherlands)Speed Skating - European Allround Championships Women 20th - 23 January 1981 Innsbruck (Austria)Figure Skating - European Championships 24 January 1981 Deventer (Netherlands)Speed Skating - European Allround Championships Men 29 January - 4 February 1981 
DenmarkTrack Cycling - Six Days - Copenhague 31 January - 1 February 1981 
FranceCyclo-Cross - French National Championships - February
- March
- April
Date Place / Country Competition April 1981 
Birmingham (Great Britain)Equestrian - FEI World Cup Jumping - Final Round 2 April 1981 NetherlandsCycling - Amstel Gold Race 5 April 1981 
BelgiumCycling - Ronde van Vlaanderen 6th - 20 April 1981 Sheffield (England)Snooker - Men's World Championship 8 April 1981 BelgiumCycling - Gent-Wevelgem 12 April 1981 FranceCycling - Paris-Roubaix 12 April 1981 
ArgentinaFormula 1 - World Championship - Argentina GP 13th - 19 April 1981 
MonacoTennis - Masters Series - Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters 17 April 1981 BelgiumCycling - Fleche Wallonne 19 April 1981 BelgiumCycling - Liege - Bastogne - Liege 25 April - 2 May 1981 
Long Beach (United States)Water Polo - Men's World Cup 26 April 1981 AustriaMoto - 500cc - Austria - Salzburgring - May
Date Place / Country Competition 1 May 1981 GermanyCycling - Rund um den Henninger Turm 2nd - 10 May 1981 
Tampere (Finland)Amateur Boxing - European Men's Boxing Championships 3 May 1981 
SwitzerlandCycling - Championship of Zurich 3 May 1981 Sachsenring (Germany)Moto - 500cc - Germany - Hockenheim 3 May 1981 
San MarinoFormula 1 - World Championship - San Marino - Imola 5th - 9 May 1981 FranceCycling - Four Days of Dunkirk 10 May 1981 
Monza (Italy)Moto - 500cc - Nations Grand Prix 17 May 1981 FranceCycling - Bordeaux - Paris 17 May 1981 
Debrecen (Hungary)Judo - European Championships 17 May 1981 Zolder (Belgium)Formula 1 - World Championship - Belgium - Zolder 17 May 1981 FranceMoto - 500cc - France - Le Castellet 26 May - 5 June 1981 
CzechoslovakiaBasketball - EuroBasket Men 31 May 1981 MonacoFormula 1 - World Championship - Monaco - Monte Carlo 31 May 1981 
Rijeka (Yugoslavia)Moto - 500cc - Yugoslavia - June
Date Place / Country Competition 8th - 14 June 1981 London (Great Britain)Tennis - International Series 2 - London Queen's 10th - 19 June 1981 SwitzerlandCycling - Tour de Suisse 21 June 1981 
SpainFormula 1 - World Championship - España - Jarama 25 June - 19 July 1981 FranceCycling - Tour de France 27 June 1981 Assen (Netherlands)Moto - 500cc - Netherlands - Assen - July
- August
Date Place / Country Competition August 1981 
Grimma (East Germany)Track Cycling - World Junior Championships 2 August 1981 GermanyFormula 1 - World Championship - Germany - Hockenheim 2 August 1981 Great BritainMoto - 500cc - Great Britain - Silverstone 9 August 1981 Imatra (Finland)Moto - 500cc - Finland 11 August 1981 SpainCycling - Clasica San Sebastian 16 August 1981 AustriaFormula 1 - World Championship - Austria - Spielberg 16 August 1981 
SwedenMoto - 500cc - Sweden - Anderstorp 24 August 1981 FranceCycling - GP Ouest France - Plouay 26 August 1981 - 4 September 1982 Praha (Czechoslovakia)Cycling - World Championships 30 August 1981 NetherlandsFormula 1 - World Championship - Dutch Grand Prix 30 August - 6 September 1981 München (West Germany)Rowing - World Championships 31 August - 5 September 1981 Brno (Czechoslovakia)Track Cycling - World Championships - September
Date Place / Country Competition September 1981 Beilstein (West Germany)Motocross - Moto Cross of Nations 3rd - 6 September 1981 Maastricht (Netherlands)Judo - World Championships 4th - 12 September 1981 Split (Yugoslavia)Diving - European Championships 4th - 12 September 1981 Split (Yugoslavia)Swimming - European Championships 4th - 12 September 1981 Split (Yugoslavia)Artistic Swimming - European Championships 5th - 12 September 1981 
Dakar (Senegal)Basketball - Women's FIBA Africa Championship 5th - 12 September 1981 Split (Yugoslavia)Water Polo - Men's European Championships 12th - 19 September 1981 Haarlem (Netherlands)Softball - Women's European Championships 13th - 20 September 1981 ItalyBasketball - EuroBasket Women 13 September 1981 ItalyFormula 1 - World Championship - Italy - Monza 13 September 1981 Lecco (Italy)Waterskiing - World Racing Championships 16 September 1981 - 26 May 1982 Football - Soccer - UEFA Champions League - Final Round 16 September 1981 - 19 May 1982 Football - Soccer - UEFA Cup 19th - 27 September 1981 
Varna (Bulgaria)Volleyball - Men's European Championship 19th - 27 September 1981 Sofia (Bulgaria)Volleyball - Women's European Championship 23 September 1981 BelgiumCycling - Paris-Bruxelles 27 September 1981 
CanadaFormula 1 - World Championship - Canada - Montreal - October
Date Place / Country Competition 5th - 11 October 1981 Barcelona (Spain)Tennis - International Series 1 - Torneo Godó Barcelona 6th - 7 October 1981 Perg (Austria)Fistball - European Championships 8th - 13 October 1981 GermanyTrack Cycling - Six Days - Berlin 11 October 1981 FranceCycling - Paris-Tours 13 October 1981 Putte (Belgium)Cycling - Nationale Sluitingprijs 17 October 1981 ItalyCycling - Giro di Lombardia 17 October 1981 Las Vegas (United States)Formula 1 - World Championship - Caesars Palace Grand Prix 17th - 20 October 1981 München (West Germany)Gymnastics - World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 19th - 25 October 1981 AustriaTennis - International Series 1 - Vienne 26 October - 1 November 1981 FranceTennis - Masters Series - Paris-Bercy - November
Date Place / Country Competition November 1981 
Kobe (Japan)Figure Skating - ISU Grand Prix - NHK Trophy 1 November 1981 San MarinoJudo - European Junior Championships 1 November 1981 
Moscow (Soviet Union)Gymnastics - World Artistic Gymnastics Championships 6th - 16 November 1981 JapanVolleyball - Women's World Cup 16th - 22 November 1981 ArgentinaTennis - International Series 2 - Buenos Aires 16th - 22 November 1981 FranceTrack Cycling - Six Days - Grenoble 19th - 28 November 1981 JapanVolleyball - Men's World Cup 22 November - 5 December 1981 Preston (England)Snooker - UK Championship (non-ranking) 24th - 29 November 1981 BelgiumTrack Cycling - Six Days - Ghent 30 November - 6 December 1981 SwitzerlandTrack Cycling - Six Days - Zürich - December
Date Place / Country Competition 4th - 13 December 1981 
PortugalHandball - Men's World Junior Handball Championship 10th - 15 December 1981 DenmarkTrack Cycling - Six Days - Herning 14th - 20 December 1981 Sydney (Australia)Tennis - International Series 2 - Sydney 14 December 1981 - 10 January 1982 Sydney (Australia)Tennis - International Series 2 - Sydney 15th - 23 December 1981 
SomaliaBasketball - Men's FIBA Africa Championship 15th - 20 December 1981 Oberstdorf (West Germany)Figure Skating - World Junior Figure Skating Championships 22 December 1981 - 2 January 1982 United StatesIce Hockey - World U-20 Championship 27th - 28 December 1981 Deurne (Belgium)Korfball - U-21 European Championships 28 December 1981 - 3 January 1982 GermanyTrack Cycling - Six Days - Keulen 29 December 1981 - 12 January 1982 
Mumbai (India)Field hockey - Men's Hockey World Cup 30 December 1981 - 6 January 1982 Ski Jumping - Four Hills Tournament
CanadaBala (Great Britain)Laxenburg (Austria)Horsens (Denmark)München (West Germany)Lake Placid (United States)Ottawa (Canada)
Oslo (Norway)
Kailua-Kona (Hawaii)
Brazil
Montevideo (Uruguay)