| 1981 European Athletics Junior Championships | |
|---|---|
| Level | Under 20 |
| Events | 38 |
←1979 1983 → | |
The1981European Athletics Junior Championships was the sixth edition of the biennialathletics competition for European athletes aged under twenty. It was held inUtrecht, Netherlands between 20 and 23 August.[1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  East Germany (GDR) | 22 | 13 | 7 | 42 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 4 | 11 | 11 | 26 |
| 3 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 |  West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 |  Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 114 | |