# List of 1981 World Games medal winners

The 1981 World Games were held in Santa Clara, United States, from July 24 to August 2, 1981.

## Badminton

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's singles | Chen Changjie China | Morten Frost Denmark | Prakash Padukone Thailand Liem Swie King Indonesia |
| Men's doubles | Sun Zhian Yao Ximing China | Thomas Kihlström Stefan Karlsson Sweden | Billy Gilliland Dan Travers Scotland Hariamanto Kartono Rudy Heryanto Indonesia |
| Women's singles | Zhang Ailing China | Hwang Sun-ai South Korea | Lene Køppen Denmark Fumiko Tohkairin Japan |
| Women's doubles | Zhang Ailing Liu Xia China | Nora Perry Jane Webster England | Fumiko Tohkairin Sonoe Otsuka Japan Hwang Sun-ai Kim Yun-ja South Korea |
| Mixed doubles | Gillian Gilks England Thomas Kihlström Sweden | Nora Perry Mike Tredgett England | Lene Køppen Steen Skovgaard Denmark Imelda Wiguna Christian Hadinata Indonesia |

## Baseball

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's | United States | South Korea | Australia |

## Bodybuilding

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's -65 kg | Renato Bertagna Italy | Esmal Abdullah Sadek Egypt | Joseph Disinti United States |
| Men's -70 kg | James Youngblood United States | Billy Knight Australia | Erwin Note Belgium |
| Men's -80 kg | Jacques Neuville France | Jesse Gautreaux United States | Keijo Reiman Finland |
| Men's +80 kg | John Kemper United States | Wayne Robins Canada | Ahmed el-Sayed Ibrahim Egypt |
| Women's -52 kg | Pam Brooks United States | Josée Baumgartner France | Christine Reed United States |
| Women's +52 kg | Kike Elomaa Finland | Gail Schroeter United States | Deborah Diana United States |

## Bowling

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's tenpin all-events | Arne Strøm Norway | Ernst Berndt Austria | Chris Batson Australia |
| Women's tenpin all-events | Liliane Gregori France | Porntip Singha Thailand | Mary-Lou Vining United States |
| Mixed tenpin pairs | Ruth Guerster Chris Batson Australia | Ari Leppala Mikko Kaartinen Finland | Hilde Reitermaier Ernst Berndt Austria |

## Casting

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's fly accuracy | Harald Mæhle Norway | Chris Korich United States | Erwin Meindl Austria |
| Men's fly distance single handed | Steve Rajeff United States | Martin Hayes Australia | Øyvind Førland Norway |
| Men's fly distance double handed | Steve Rajeff United States | Chris Korich United States | Øyvind Førland Norway |
| Men's spinning accuracy arenberg target | Guido Vinck Belgium | Harald Mæhle Norway | Steve Rajeff United States |
| Men's spinning accuracy | Øyvind Førland Norway | Tom Martens Netherlands | Helmut Hockwartner Austria |
| Men's spinning distance single handed | Ernst Rohatsch Austria | Markus Kläusler Switzerland | Steve Rajeff United States |
| Men's spinning distance double handed | Chris Korich United States | Helmut Hockwartner Austria | Kevin Carriero United States |
| Men's multiplier accuracy | Øyvind Førland Norway | Chris Korich United States | Zack Wilson United States |
| Men's multiplier distance single handed | Steve Rajeff United States | Chris Korich United States | Zack Wilson United States |
| Men's multiplier distance double handed | Chris Korich United States | Bruce Walker Canada | Keith Pryor United States |
| Men's allround | Steve Rajeff United States | Tim Rajeff United States | Øyvind Førland Norway |

## Finswimming

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's 100 m | Jürgen Kolenda West Germany | Sandro Sola Italy | Giuseppe Galantucci Italy |
| Men's 200 m | Jürgen Kolenda West Germany | Valter Olander Sweden | Sandro Sola Italy |
| Men's 400 m | Giuseppe Galantucci Italy | Valter Olander Sweden | Paolo Vandini Italy |
| Men's 1500 m | Paolo Vandini Italy | Giuseppe Galantucci Italy | Valter Olander Sweden |
| Men's 50 m apnea | Jürgen Kolenda West Germany | Sandro Sola Italy | Dario Broglia Italy |
| Men's 100 m immersion | Jürgen Kolenda West Germany | Dario Broglia Italy | Thierry Lasbleye France |
| Women's 100 m | Anne Menguy France | Cristina Covoni Italy | Anne-Marie Rouchon France |
| Women's 200 m | Anne-Marie Rouchon France | Anne Menguy France | Marion Collot France |
| Women's 400 m | Anne-Marie Rouchon France | Monica Crovetti France | Marina Beck West Germany |
| Women's 800 m | Anne-Marie Rouchon France | Marion Collot France | Monica Crovetti Italy |
| Women's 50 m apnea | Cristina Covoni Italy | Monica Crovetti Italy | Anne Menguy France |
| Women's 100 m immersion | Cristina Covoni Italy | Anne Menguy France | Marina Beck West Germany |

## Inline speed skating

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's track 10000 m | Tom Peterson United States | Hermes Fossi Italy | Moreno Bagnolini Italy |
| Men's track 20000 m | Scott Constantine New Zealand | Giuseppe Cruciani Italy | Moreno Bagnolini Italy |
| Men's Marathon | Tom Peterson United States | Hermes Fossi Italy | Danny van Deperre Belgium |
| Women's track 5000 m | Monica Lucchese Italy | Paola Sometti Italy | Annie Lambrechts Belgium |
| Women's track 10000 m | Paola Cristofori Italy | Darlene Kessenger United States | Annie Lambrechts Belgium |

## Karate

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's kata | Keji Okada Japan | Masashi Koyama Japan | Domingo Llanos United States |
| Men's kumite -60 kg | Masayuki Naito Japan | Fernando Roseuero Spain | Joe Tierney Great Britain Giuseppe Tinnirello Italy |
| Men's kumite -65 kg | Yoshikazu Ono Japan | Toshiaki Maeda Japan | Robert De Luca Italy Kesayoshi Yokouchi Japan |
| Men's kumite -70 kg | Cecil Hackett Great Britain | Bernard Bilicki France | Yukiyoshi Marutani Japan Seiji Nishimura Japan |
| Men's kumite -75 kg | Lin Chi-min Chinese Taipei | Fred Royers Netherlands | Christian Gouze France Ángel López Spain |
| Men's kumite -80 kg | Osamu Kamikodo Japan | Hisao Murase Japan | Tokey Hill United States Otti Roethof Netherlands |
| Men's kumite +80 kg | Ludwig Kotzebue Netherlands | Chen Chien Chinese Taipei | Claudio Guazzaroni Italy Francisco Torres Spain |
| Men's kumite open | Vic Charles Great Britain | Marc Pyrée France | Billy Blanks United States Claude Petinella France |
| Women's kata | Susuko Okamura Japan | Mie Nakayama Japan | María Moreno Spain |

## Roller figure skating

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's freeskating | Mike Glatz United States | Rick Elsworth United States | Michele Biserni Italy |
| Women's freeskating | Anna Conklin United States | Elena Bonati Italy | Tina Kneisley United States |
| Pairs | Tina Kneisley Paul Price United States | Ann Green Rick Elsworth United States | Sylvia Gingras Guy Aubin Canada |
| Dance | Holly Valente William Richardson United States | Cindy Smith Mark Howard United States | Kim Geoghegan Eamon Geoghegan Great Britain |

## Roller hockey

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's | Portugal | United States | Argentina |

## Softball

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's | United States | United States II | Canada |
| Women's | United States | Canada | Bahamas |

## Taekwondo

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's –48 kg | Kwon Ki-Moon South Korea | Dae-Sung Lee United States | Aldo Codazzo Canada Reinhard Langer West Germany |
| Men's –52 kg | Yang Ki-Mo South Korea | Franco Banito Spain | Fernando Celada Mexico Domenico Maelionico Italy |
| Men's –56 kg | Chung Bum-Soo South Korea | Ooscar Aguilar Mexico | DiConstanzo Geremia Italy Serge Langlois Canada |
| Men's –60 kg | Lee Jun-Kul South Korea | Jorge García Spain | Juan Mangoni Argentina Rafaele Marchione Italy |
| Men's –64 kg | Kim Yung-Kuk South Korea | Alphonse Qahhaar United States | Luigi Signore Italy Kone Sowleymane Ivory Coast |
| Men's –68 kg | Kim Jeong-Kuk South Korea | Paul Rusca Argentina | Antonio Herande Mexico Ruben Rhijs Netherlands |
| Men's –73 kg | Oh Il-Nam South Korea | Chul-Hoe Kim United States | Helmut Gartner West Germany Patrice Remarek Ivory Coast |
| Men's –78 kg | Lee Dong-Jun South Korea | Jersey Long Canada | Luigi d'Oriano Italy Andreas Scheffler West Germany |
| Men's –84 kg | Jung Chan South Korea | Cissé Abouaye Ivory Coast | Tom Federle United States Sun Hsinnien Chinese Taipei |
| Men's +84 kg | Darrell Hannegan Canada | Park Chong-Man South Korea | Miguel Esquivel Mexico Harry Prijs Netherlands |

## Trampoline gymnastics

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's individual | Yves Milord Canada | Steve Elliott United States | Rand Wilson United States |
| Men's mini individual | Brett Brown Canada | Carl Heger United States | Tim Cleave Canada |
| Men's synchro | Carl Heger Steve Elliott United States | Paul Rugheimer Carlos Villarreal United States | Brett Brown Alan Gouthier Canada |
| Men's individual tumbling | Steve Elliott United States | Randy Wickstrom United States | Steve Cooper United States |
| Women's individual | Bethany Fairchild United States | Barbara Letho United States | Christine Tough Canada |
| Women's mini individual | Christine Tough Canada | Bethany Fairchild United States | Norma Letho United States |
| Women's synchro | Norma Letho Barbara Letho United States | Bethany Fairchild Mary Borkowski United States | — |

## Tug of war

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's –640 kg | England | Switzerland | Netherlands |
| Men's –720 kg | Switzerland | Netherlands | England |

## Water skiing

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's slalom | Bob LaPoint United States | Andy Mapple Great Britain | Mike Neville Australia |
| Men's tricks | Patrice Martin France | Carl Roberge United States | Sammy Duvall United States |
| Men's jump | Sammy Duvall United States | Mike Hazelwood Great Britain | Glen Thurlow Australia |
| Men's three event | Sammy Duvall United States | Carl Roberge United States | Mike Neville Australia |
| Women's slalom | Cindy Benzel United States | Sue Fieldhouse Australia | Cindy Todd United States |
| Women's tricks | Ana María Carrasco Venezuela | Karin Roberge United States | Anita Carlman Sweden |
| Women's jump | Marlon van Dijk Netherlands | Sue Lipplegoes Australia | Cindy Todd United States |
| Women's three event | Ana María Carrasco Venezuela | Anita Carlman Sweden | Karin Roberge United States |