| 1981 Asian Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Lahore, Pakistan |
| Dates | 1–4 December 1981 |
| Stadium | Fortress Stadium |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Iran |
The 1981 Asian Wrestling Championships were held in Fortress Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan. The event took place from 1 to 4 December 1981.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 |  Japan | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 |  India | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 4 |  Iraq | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
| Rank | Men's freestyle | |
|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | |
| 1 | Iran | 57 |
| 2 | Japan | 39 |
| 3 | India | 39 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 26 |
| 5 | Iraq | 15 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg | Yaghoub Najafi  Iran | Sohail Rashid Pakistan | Ram Pal India |
| 52 kg | Toshio Asakura Japan | Mahabir Singh India | Mohammad Bazmavar Iran |
| 57 kg | Rasoul Hosseini Iran | Ashok Kumar India | Tatsuya Takita Japan |
| 62 kg | Ahmad Rezaei Iran | Hiroshi Kaneko Japan | Gian Singh India |
| 68 kg | Hassan Hamidi Iran | Masakazu Kamimura Japan | Om Singh India |
| 74 kg | Mohammad Hossein Mohebbi Iran | Ali Hussein Iraq | Rajinder Singh India |
| 82 kg | Akira Ota Japan | Jabbar Mahdioun Iran | Jagdish Kumar India |
| 90 kg | Mohammad Hassan Mohebbi Iran | Osamu Asano Japan | Kartar Singh India |
| 100 kg | Hashem Kolahi Iran | Satpal Singh India | Muhammad Salahuddin Pakistan |
| +100 kg | Alireza Soleimani Iran | Hisakazu Tabata Japan | Nasir Hussein Iraq |
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