1981 World Archery Championships
# 1981 World Archery Championships

The 1981 World Archery Championships was the 31st edition of the event. It was held in Punta Ala, Italy in June 1981 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA).

## Medals summary

### Recurve

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Men's individual | Kyösti Laasonen Finland | Darrell Pace United States | Richard McKinney United States |
| Women's individual | Natalya Butuzova Soviet Union | Alicja Ciskowska Poland | Marilyn Rumley Australia |
| Men's team | United States | Finland | Soviet Union |
| Women's team | Soviet Union | South Korea | China |

## Medals table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
