- For an extensive coverage see 1991 in athletics (track and field)
International Races
National Champions
World Competitions
March 16 - In an international women's field hockey match at Wembley Stadium, England. England were beaten by France 2-1. It was the last ever match to have taken place at Wembley Stadium.
Regional Competitions
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- For an extensive coverage see 1991 in football (soccer)
Football (Rugby)
Men's professional
Men's amateur
Women's professional
International events
Records
Men's Competition
Women's Competition
Men's Competition
Women's Competition
Awards
Pro Wrestling
Births
Deaths
- January 1 — Inga Gentzel (82), Swedish athlete (b. 1908)
- January 3 — Luke Appling, American baseball player (1930-1950)
- January 21 — Red Grange, American National Football League player
- March 2 — James "Cool Papa" Bell, Negro League baseball player
- April 4 — Luc de Rijck, Belgian soccer player
- April 20 — Bucky Walters, American baseball pitcher (1934-1950)
- April 25 — Theo Laseroms, Dutch soccer player
- May 6 — Chucky Mullins, US football player
- May 14 — Aladár Gerevich (81), Hungarian fencer (b. 1910)
- May 20 — Pete Runnels, American baseball player (1951-1964)
- June 8 — Mary Bacon, jockey
- June 20 — Michael Westphal (26), German tennis player (b. 1965)
- August 10 — Ellen Braumüller (80), German track and field athlete (b. 1910)
- September 15 — Smoky Burgess, American baseball player (1949-1967)
- October 7 — Leo Durocher, American baseball player (1925-1945), and manager
- October 7 — Darren Millane, Australian Rules Football player (1984-91)
- October 23 — Július Torma (69), Slovak boxer (b. 1922)
- November 26 — Bob Johnson, American ice hockey coach
- December 5 — Hein van der Zee (62), Dutch boxer (b. 1929)
- December 16 — Horatio Luro, race horse trainer including Northern Dancer
- December 25 — Mahmood Hussain, Pakistani cricketer
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