| 1981 European Athletics Junior Championships | |
|---|---|
| Level | Under 20 |
| Events | 38 |
← 1979 1983 → | |
The 1981 European Athletics Junior Championships was the sixth edition of the biennial athletics competition for European athletes aged under twenty. It was held in Utrecht, Netherlands between 20 and 23 August. [1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  East Germany (GDR) | 22 | 13 | 7 | 42 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 4 | 11 | 11 | 26 |
| 3 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 |  West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 |  Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 114 | |
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