FIL World Luge Championships 1981
The FIL World Luge Championships 1981 took place in Hammarstrand, Sweden for the third time. Hammarstrand had hosted the event previously in 1967 and 1975. It also marked the last time the event took place on a natural track until 2000 with events now moving to the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships which debutted in 1979.
Men's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
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| Gold |  Sergey Danilin (URS)
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| Silver |  Michael Walter (GDR)
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| Bronze |  Ernst Haspinger (ITA)
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Women's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
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| Gold | Melitta Sollmann (GDR)
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| Silver | Cerstin Schmidt (GDR)
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| Bronze | Vera Zozula (URS)
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Men's doubles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
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| Gold | East Germany (Bernd Hahn, Ulrich Hahn)
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| Silver | East Germany (Bernd Oberhoffner, Jörg-Dieter Ludwig)
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| Bronze |  West Germany (Hans Stangassinger, Anton Weimbacher)
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Medal table
| 1 | East Germany |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Soviet Union |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Italy |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | West Germany |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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