Ice Hockey
- May 10 - Cornwall Royals defeat the Kitchener Rangers to win the 1981 Memorial Cup
- May 21 - New York Islanders defeat the Minnesota North Stars to win the 1981 Stanley Cup
- Ice Hockey World Championships:
- Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden
- Junior Men's champion: Sweden defeated Finland
- August 27 – death of Valeri Kharlamov (33), Russian player, in a car crash
Read more about this topic: 1981 In Sports
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