The 1981 World Orienteering Championships, the 9th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Thun, Switzerland, 3–5 September 1981.
The championships had four events: individual contests for men and women, and relays for men and women.
Medalists Men's individual 1.30.05 1.32.33 1.33.10 Women's individual 1.05.47 1.08.54 1.09.40 Men's relay 4.38.14 4.38.47 4.45.23 Women's relay 3.49.53 4.05.07 4.13.10
Results
Men's individual + WOC 1981 – Individual – Men (14.1 km) Rank Competitor Nation Time 1 Øyvin Thon 1:30:05 2 Tore Sagvolden 3 Morten Berglia 4 Lars Lönnkvist 5 Kari Sallinen 6 Jörgen Mårtensson 7 Jaroslav Kačmarčík 8 Lars Konradsen 9 Martin Howald 10 Harald Thon 11 Ari Anjala 12 Lars-Henrik Undeland
Women's individual + WOC 1981 – Individual – Women (8.7 km) Rank Competitor Nation Time 1 Annichen Kringstad 1:05:47 2 Brit Volden 3 Karin Rabe 4 Ruth Humbel 5 Outi Borgenström 6 Ada Kuchařová 7 Liisa Veijalainen 8 Arja Hannus 9 Arja Haikarainen 10 Ragnhild Bratberg 11 Irene Bucher 12 Svatava Nováková
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