 In basketball, Þór fields both men's and women's team.Its women's team has won the national championship three times; in 1969, 1971 and 1976

The town's ice hockey team, Skautafélag Akureyrar, is the most successful team in the history of the Icelandic Hockey League, with 20 championships from 1992 to 2018.The Akureyri Golf Club is the second oldest golf club in Iceland behind The Reykjavík Golf Club.