1931 in sports

1931 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Years in sports: 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934
Centuries: 19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
Years: 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934

Alpine skiing

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships

Inaugural FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are held at Mürren, Switzerland. The events are a downhill and a slalom race in both the men's and women's categories. The winners are:

American football

Association football

England

Germany

Spain

Italy

Brazil

Australian rules football

VFL Premiership

South Australian National Football League

Western Australian National Football League

Bandy

Sweden

Baseball

World Series

Major League Baseball

Negro leagues

Basketball

ABL Championship

College Championship

Events

  • The ABL suspends operations after the 1930–1931 season. This is also the last year it operates as a major professional league.

Bobsleigh

Bobsleigh World Championships

Boxing

Events

  • World Middleweight Champion Mickey Walker vacates his title to campaign as a heavyweight. The middleweight championship remains vacant until 1941.

Lineal world champions[2]

Canadian football

Grey Cup

Cricket

Events

England

Australia

India

New Zealand

South Africa

West Indies

Cycling

Tour de France

Other events

Figure skating

World Figure Skating Championships

Golf

Major tournaments

Other tournaments

Harness racing

USA

Horse racing

England

Australia

Canada

France

Ireland

USA

Ice hockey

Stanley Cup

Ice Hockey World Championships

Other events

  • Hockey Night in Canada, now the oldest sports-related television program still on air, debuts as a radio program known as the General Motors Hockey Broadcast. The TV series begins in 1952.

Motorsport

Nordic skiing

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

Rowing

The Boat Race

Rugby league

England

Australia

Rugby union

Five Nations Championship

  • 44th Five Nations Championship series is won by Wales
  • Shortly after the 1931 Five Nations Championship is completed, France is banned from the competition due to allegations of professionalism and administrative deficiencies. France will be readmitted after the 1939 competition but will not be able to play until 1947 because of the suspension of international rugby during World War II. In the meantime, the competition reverts to its original title of Home Nations Championship.

Snooker

World Championship

Speed skating

Speed Skating World Championships

Tennis

Australia

England

France

USA

Davis Cup

Awards

Associated Press Athlete of the Year

References

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