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1931 in sports

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

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:

England

Germany

Spain

Italy

Brazil

VFL Premiership

South Australian National Football League

Western Australian National Football League

Sweden

World Series

Major League Baseball

Negro leagues

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 World Championships

Events

Lineal world champions[2]

Grey Cup

Events

England

Australia

India

New Zealand

South Africa

West Indies

Tour de France

Other events

World Figure Skating Championships

Major tournaments

Other tournaments

USA

England

Australia

Canada

France

Ireland

USA

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.

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

The Boat Race

England

Australia

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.

World Championship

Speed Skating World Championships

Australia

England

France

USA

Davis Cup

Awards

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Associated Press Athlete of the Year

References

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  1. ^ "West Australian Football League: Most Inaccurate Scores". Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
  2. ^ Cyber Boxing Zone
  3. ^ "Cycling-Tour de France list of winners". Eurosport UK. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2 January 2022.