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| Venue | Brno, Czechoslovakia  |
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| Date(s) | 31 August - 6 September 1981 |
| Velodrome | Brno Velodrome |
| Events | 14 |
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The 1981 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Brno, Czechoslovakia in 1981. [1] Fourteen events were contested, 12 for men (5 for professionals, 7 for amateurs) and 2 for women.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  East Germany (RDA) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 |  West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 |  Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 |  Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | |
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The next riders were selected by the KNWU after the Dutch national championships and were published on 10 August 1981. [2]
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(eliminated Galina Tsareva in earlier round)
(won qualification in 4:46.71, won final in 4:47.78)
(qualified 1st round, qualified 2nd round, won 3rd round from Sue Novarra (2-0), quarter final.., won bronze final from Natalya Kroetsjeniskaja after 3 races) (qualified for final after winning qualification heat) (qualified 1st round, won 2nd round from Erica Oomen, qualified 3rd round, result quarter final?)
