| 1981 European Athletics Indoor Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Dates | 21–22 February 1981 |
| Host city | Grenoble France |
| Venue | Palais des Sports |
| Events | 20 |
| Participation | 257 athletes from 23 nations |
The 1981 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in Grenoble, a city in France, between 21–22 February 1981. It was the second time the championships were held in the city. The track used for the championships was 180 metres long.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 metres |
 Marian Woronin (POL) |
5.65 |  Vladimir Muravyov (URS) |
5.76 | Andrey Shlyapnikov (URS) |
5.77 |
| 400 metres |
 Andreas Knebel (GDR) |
46.52 |  Martin Weppler (FRG) |
46.88 |  Stefano Malinverni (ITA) |
46.96 |
| 800 metres |
Herbert Wursthorn (FRG) |
1:47.70 |  András Paróczai (HUN) |
1:47.73 |  Antonio Páez (ESP) |
1:48.31 |
| 1500 metres |
Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) |
3:42.64 | Uwe Becker (FRG) |
3:43.02 | Mirosław Żerkowski (POL) |
3:44.32 |
| 3000 metres 1 |
Alex Gonzalez (FRA) |
7:22.71 |  Evgeni Ignatov (BUL) |
No time | Valeriy Abramov (URS) |
No time |
| 50 metres hurdles |
 Arto Bryggare (FIN) |
6.47 | Javier Moracho (ESP) |
6.48 | Guy Drut (FRA) |
6.54 |
| 5000 metres walk |
Hartwig Gauder (GDR) |
19:08.59 CR | Maurizio Damilano (ITA) |
19:13.90 | Gérard Lelievre (FRA) |
19:55.02 |
| High jump |
 Roland Dalhäuser (SUI) |
2.28 | Carlo Thränhardt (FRG) |
2.25 | Dietmar Mögenburg (FRG) |
2.25 |
| Pole vault |
Thierry Vigneron (FRA) |
5.70 =WR | Aleksandr Krupskiy (URS) |
5.65 | Jean-Michel Bellot (FRA) |
5.65 |
| Long jump |
Rolf Bernhard (SUI) |
8.01 | Antonio Corgos (ESP) |
7.97 | Shamil Abbyasov (URS) |
7.95 |
| Triple jump |
Shamil Abbyasov (URS) |
17.30 WR | Klaus Kübler (FRG) |
16.73 |  Aston Moore (GBR) |
16.73 |
| Shot put |
Reijo Ståhlberg (FIN) |
19.88 | Luc Viudès (FRA) |
19.41 |  Zlatan Saracevic (YUG) |
19.40 |
1 The race was stopped one lap short (at 2820m) due to an official's error.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 metres |
Sofka Popova (BUL) |
6.17 |  Linda Haglund (SWE) |
6.17 | Marita Koch (GDR) |
6.19 |
| 400 metres |
 Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) |
50.07 CR | Natalya Bochina (URS) |
52.32 | Verona Elder (GBR) |
52.37 |
| 800 metres |
Hildegard Ullrich (GDR) |
2:00.94 | Svetla Zlateva (BUL) |
2:01.37 | Nikolina Shtereva (BUL) |
2:02.50 |
| 1500 metres |
Agnese Possamai (ITA) |
4:07.49 | Valentina Ilyinykh (URS) |
4:08.17 | Lyubov Smolka (URS) |
4:08.64 |
| 50 metres hurdles |
Zofia Bielczyk (POL) |
6.74 =WR | Maria Kemenchezhi (URS) |
6.80 | Tatyana Anisimova (URS) |
6.81 |
| High jump |
Sara Simeoni (ITA) |
1.97 CR | Elżbieta Krawczuk (POL) |
1.94 | Urszula Kielan (POL) |
1.94 |
| Long jump |
Karin Hänel (FRG) |
6.77 WR | Sigrid Heimann (GDR) |
6.66 | Jasmin Fischer (FRG) |
6.65 |
| Shot put |
Ilona Slupianek (GDR) |
20.77 | Helena Fibingerová (TCH) |
20.64 | Helma Knorscheidt (GDR) |
20.12 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany (GDR) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | West Germany (FRG) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | France (FRA) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Poland (POL) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Finland (FIN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 9 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
Austria (8)
Belgium (6) Bulgaria (18) Czechoslovakia (10)
Denmark (5) East Germany (12) Finland (10) France (38) Great Britain (17)
Greece (5) Hungary (8)
Iceland (2) Italy (21)
Netherlands (3)
Norway (1) Poland (10)
Portugal (1) Soviet Union (22) Spain (12) Sweden (9)
Switzerland (6) West Germany (27) Yugoslavia (6)