The 1981 FIVB Women's U20 World Championship was held in Mexico City, Mexico from October 16 to 26, 1981. 15 teams participated in the tournament.
Qualification A total of 15 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to Mexico, who qualified automatically as the hosts, another 14 teams qualified via four separate continental tournament.
Means of qualification Vacancies QualifiedHost country 1 1980 Asian Junior Championship 4 *1980 NORCECA Junior Championship2 1979 European Junior Championship2 **1980 South American Championship 3 Wild card 3 *** ****Total 15
* Australia replaced Singapore. ** Spain replaced East Germany. *** China didn't participate in Asian Championship because they did not maintain any relations with South Korea. Officially they were in War. **** Bolivia declined to participate.
Pools composition First round Pool APool BPool CPool D *
declined to participate.
Second round
Pool A1Pool A2Pool B1Pool B2
Preliminary round
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Second round
Pool A1 (1st–8th)
Pool A2 (1st–8th)
Pool B1 (9th–16th)
Pool B2 (9th–16th)
Final round
13th–15th places
Classification 13th and 15th
Classification 13th
9th–12th places
Classification 9th and 12th
Classification 11th
Classification 9th
5th–8th places
Classification 5th and 8th
Classification 7th
Classification 5th
Championship round
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Final standing
RankTeam456789101112131415
External links Informational website.