| Venue | Leipzig,  |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | August 1981 |
The 1981 UCI Juniors Track World Championships were the seventh annual Junior World Championship for track cycling held in Grimma, Leipzig, West Germany in August 1981. [1]
The Championships had five events for men only, Sprint, Points race, Individual pursuit, Team pursuit and 1 kilometre time trial.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 |  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 nations) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
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