1981 World Wrestling Championships
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| 1981 World Freestyle Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Skopje, Yugoslavia |
| Dates | 11–14 September |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Soviet Union |
| 1981 World Greco-Roman Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Oslo, Norway |
| Dates | 28–30 August |
| Champions | |
| Greco-Roman | Soviet Union |
The following is the final results of the 1981 World Wrestling Championships. Freestyle competition were held in Skopje, Yugoslavia (present-day North Macedonia) and Greco-Roman competition were held in Oslo, Norway.
Medal table[edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 12 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
| 2 |  West Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Bulgaria | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Yugoslavia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  Japan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 United States | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 7 |  East Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Hungary | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 |  Finland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Poland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 11 |  Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Iran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Turkey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Romania | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mongolia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
Team ranking[edit]
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 42 | Soviet Union | 49 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 33 | Hungary | 23 |
| 3 | United States | 28 | Finland | 21 |
| 4 | East Germany | 17 | Bulgaria | 18 |
| 5 | Iran | 17 | Poland | 17 |
| 6 | Japan | 15 | Yugoslavia | 15 |
