1981 FILA Wrestling World Championships

1981 World Freestyle Championships
Host city	Skopje, Yugoslavia
Dates	September 11–14
Freestyle	Soviet Union

1981 World Greco-Roman Championships
Host city	Oslo, Norway
Dates	August 28–30
Greco-Roman	Soviet Union

The following is the final results of the 1981 FILA Wrestling World Championships. Freestyle competition were held in Skopje, Yugoslavia and Greco-Roman competition were held in Oslo, Norway.