The 1981 Women's Hockey World Cup was the fourth edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup, a field hockey tournament. It was held from the 27 March to 5 April 1981 at the CeNARD in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
West Germany won the tournament for a second time, defeating the Netherlands 3–1 in penalties after the final finished as a 1–1 draw. The Soviet Union finished in third place after defeating Australia 5–1.
Teams Including the host nation, Argentina, 12 teams participated in the tournament:
Results Preliminary round Pool A
Pool B
Classification round Ninth to twelfth place classification
Crossover
Eleventh and twelfth place
Ninth and tenth place
Fifth to eighth place classification
Crossover
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
First to fourth place classification
Crossover
Third and fourth place
Final
Medallists The following are the squads of the three medalling nations, as well as fourth placed Australia:
Statistics Final standings
References
External links FIH official page Results page