1981 World Wrestling Championships
Wrestling event
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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.[1]
| 1981 World Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Freestyle | |
| Host city |  Skopje, Yugoslavia |
| Dates | 11–13 September 1981 |
| Greco-Roman | |
| Host city |  Oslo, Norway |
| Dates | 28–30 August 1981 |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Soviet Union |
| Greco-Roman | Soviet Union |
Medal table
| 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
| 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 |
Medal summary
Freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg | Sergey Kornilaev Soviet Union |
Son Gab-do South Korea |
William Rosado United States |
| 52 kg | Toshio Asakura Japan |
Hartmut Reich East Germany |
Nanzadyn Büregdaa Mongolia |
| 57 kg | Sergey Beloglazov Soviet Union |
Stefan Ivanov Bulgaria |
Hideaki Tomiyama Japan |
| 62 kg | Simeon Shterev Bulgaria |
Marian Skubacz Poland |
Viktor Alekseev Soviet Union |
| 68 kg | Saypulla Absaidov Soviet Union |
Šaban Sejdiu Yugoslavia |
Kamen Penev Bulgaria |
| 74 kg | Martin Knosp West Germany |
Valentin Raychev Bulgaria |
Leroy Kemp United States |
| 82 kg | Chris Campbell United States |
Efraim Kamberov Bulgaria |
Grigory Danko Soviet Union |
| 90 kg | Sanasar Oganisyan Soviet Union |
Ivan Ginov Bulgaria |
Uwe Neupert East Germany |
| 100 kg | Roland Gehrke East Germany |
Greg Gibson United States |
Ilya Mate Soviet Union |
| +100 kg | Salman Khasimikov Soviet Union |
Reza Soukhtehsaraei Iran |
Adam Sandurski Poland |
Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg | Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov Soviet Union |
Salih Bora Turkey |
Fumikazu Sasaki Japan |
| 52 kg | Vakhtang Blagidze Soviet Union |
Atsuji Miyahara Japan |
Lajos Rácz Hungary |
| 57 kg | Pasquale Passarelli West Germany |
Josef Krysta Czechoslovakia |
Ilpo Seppälä Finland |
| 62 kg | István Tóth Hungary |
Ryszard Świerad Poland |
Pertti Ukkola Finland |
| 68 kg | Gennady Ermilov Soviet Union |
Tapio Sipilä Finland |
Ștefan Rusu Romania |
| 74 kg | Aleksandr Kudryavtsev Soviet Union |
Mikko Huhtala Finland |
Karolj Kasap Yugoslavia |
| 82 kg | Gennady Korban Soviet Union |
Momir Petković Yugoslavia |
Ion Draica Romania |
| 90 kg | Igor Kanygin Soviet Union |
Frank Andersson Sweden |
Franz Pitschmann Austria |
| 100 kg | Mikhail Saladze Soviet Union |
Tamás Gáspár Hungary |
Roman Wrocławski Poland |
| +100 kg | Refik Memišević Yugoslavia |
Nikola Dinev Bulgaria |
Evgeny Artyukhin Soviet Union |