1981 in sports
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- 4.1 Formula TT 4.1.1 TT -F1 class
- 4.1.2 TT -F2 class
- 4.1.3 TT -F3 - class
Badminton
The highlight of the Badminton 1981 were the All England, the Irish Open, the Scottish Open, the German Open, the Dutch Open, the Denmark Open and the French Open.
International events
Football
Athletics
- May 31 - Sandra Stepp, USA, reached 33.12 meters in the hammer throw of the ladies.
- 9 June - Terri Turner, USA, in the triple jump of 12.43 meters Ladies reached.
- June 10 - Sebastian Coe, the UK, the 800 meters of the men ran into 01:41,7 minutes.
- 20 June - Thierry Vigneron, France, jumped in the pole vault of the Lords 5.8 meters.
- June 28 - Ramona Neubert, German Democratic Republic, reached 6788 points in the heptathlon of the ladies.
- July 11 - Sebastian Coe, the UK, the 1000 meters of the men ran into 02:12,2 minutes.
- July 20 - Thierry Vigneron, France, in the pole vault the men reached 5.80 meters.
- July 26 - Vladimir Polyakov, Soviet Union, in the pole vault the men reached 5.81 meters.
- August 15 - Antoaneta Todorova, Bulgaria, in the javelin ladies reached 71.88 meters.
- August 19 - Renaldo Nehemiah, USA, the 110 -meter hurdles of the men ran in 12.93 seconds.
- August 20 - Susan Cook, Australia, was the 20,000 meters walking to the ladies in 01:39,3 hours.
- September 13 - Henry Rono, Kenya, the 5000 meters of the men ran into 13:06,20 minutes.
- September 13 - Paula Fudge, Great Britain, the 5000 meters of the ladies ran into 15:14,51 minutes.
- September 18 - Renaldo Nehemiah, USA, the 110 -meter hurdles of the men ran in 12.93 seconds.
- September 19 - Jelena Sipatowa, Soviet Union, 10,000 meters of the ladies ran into 32:17,19 minutes.
- December 6 - Robert de Castella, Australia, the Marathon of the men ran in 2:08:18 hours.
Motorcycle Racing
Formula TT
- The Formula TT is 1981 for the third time from several races, namely the Isle of Man TT and the Ulster Grand Prix. The driver who accumulates the most points in both races to win the world title.
Details: Formula TT 1981
TT -F1 class
- In the TT -F1 -Class New Zealander Graeme Crosby defends his title on Suzuki before the Brits Ron Haslam and the Northern Irishman Joey Dunlop (both Honda).
TT -F2 class
- In the TT -F2 - class Briton Tony Rutter is on Ducati World Champion. His compatriots Phil Odlin (Honda) and Charlie Williams ( Yamaha) occupy the second and third places.
TT -F3 - class
- In the TT -F3 - class Australian Barry Smith wins on the Yamaha world title. He sits down against the British Denis Casement and Chris Raybon (both also Yamaha) by.
Born
- JANUARY 21: Roberto Guana, Italian footballer
- JANUARY 26: Svetlana Ognjenović, Serbian handball player
- February 13: Stefan Nebel, German motorcycle racer
- FEBRUARY 14: Randy De Puniet, French motorcycle racer
- MAY 28: Gabor Talmacsi, Hungarian motorcycle racer
- June 7: Michael Laverty, Northern Irish motorcycle racer
- JUNE 24: Marco Vorbeck, German football player
- July 10: Ciro Capuano, Italian footballer
- JULY 17: Anthony West, Australian motorcycle racer
- October 03: Zlatan Ibrahimović, Swedish footballer
- OCTOBER 15: Francesco Benussi, Italian footballer
- OCTOBER 26: Lorenzo Lanzi, Italian motorcycle racer
- 04 November: Guy Martin, a British motorcycle racer
- NOVEMBER 12: Sergio Floccari, Italian footballer