1981 British National Track Championships
# 1981 British National Track Championships

The 1981 British National Track Championships were a series of track cycling competitions held from 31 July – 8 August 1981 at the Leicester Velodrome.

The weather caused a major problem with cancellations of many events.

## Medal summary

### Men's Events

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Time Trial | Terry Tinsley | Shaun Wallace | Brad Thurrell |
| Amateur Sprint | Paul Swinnerton | Terry Tinsley | Piers Hewitt |
| Professional Sprint | Ian Hallam | Dave Watkins | Tony James |
| Prof Individual Pursuit | Tony Doyle | Ian Hallam | Ian Banbury |
| Amateur Individual Pursuit | Dave Akam | Shaun Wallace | Steve Denton |
| Team pursuit | Manchester Wheelers Hugh Cameron Gary Cresswell Greg Newton Darryl Webster | VC Europa | |
| Amateur 50 km Points | Glen Mitchell | Steve Joughin | Darryl Webster |
| Amateur 20 km Scratch | Glen Mitchell | Paul Doel | Gary Sadler |
| Madison | Paul Curran & Stuart Morris | Gary Cresswell & Hugh Cameron | Denis Lightfoot |
| Professional Omnium | Ian Hallam | Steve Heffernan | Tony Doyle |
| Tandem | Terry Tinsley & Paul Sydenham | | Denis Lightfoot |
| Derny | Paul Gerrard | Des Fretwell | Mick Coles |

### Women's Events

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Sprint | Ann Davey | Brenda Atkinson | Jackie Harris |
| Individual Pursuit | Mandy Jones | Catherine Swinnerton | Pauline Strong |
