| Competition: | European Judo Championships |
| Year: | 1981 |
| Location: |  Debrecen, Hungary |
| Dates: | 14–17 May 1981 |
The 1981 European Judo Championships were the 30th edition of the European Judo Championships, and were held in Debrecen, Hungary from 14 to 17 May 1981.
| 60 kg |  Andrzej Dziemianiuk |  Arpad Szabo[1] |  Eric Maurel Pavel Petřikov | |
| 65 kg | Constantin Niculae | Thierry Rey |  Josef Reiter  Sergio Cardell | |
| 71 kg | Karl-Heinz Lehmann | Sándor Nagysolymosi | Iliyan Nedkov Simion Toplicean | |
| 78 kg | Georghi Petrov | Roman Novotny | Andrzej Sądej Shota Khabareli | |
| 86 kg | David Bodaveli | Bernard Choullouyan | Wolfgang Frank János Gyáni | |
| 95 kg | Roger Vachon | Tengiz Khubuluri |  Robert Van de Walle Ulf Rettig | |
| 95+ kg | Grigory Verichev | Dimitar Zapryanov | Alexander Von der Groeben Laurent Del Colombo | |
| Open class | Wojciech Reszko | Willy Wilhelm | Arthur Schnabel András Oszvár |
| width=10 | Position | width=200 | Judoka | width=10 | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=gold | 1. | Andrzej Dziemianiuk | | ||
| 2. | Arpad Szabo | | |||
| 3. | Eric Maurel | | |||
| 3. | Pavel Petřikov | ||||
| 5. | Tibor Kincses | | |||
| 5. | Mikhail Morgalev |
| width=10 | Position | width=200 | Judoka | width=10 | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=gold | 1. | Constantin Niculae | | ||
| 2. | Thierry Rey | | |||
| 3. | Josef Reiter | | |||
| 3. | Sergio Cardell | | |||
| 5. | Nickolay Solodukhin | ||||
| 5. | Ferenc Kollar | |
| width=10 | Position | width=200 | Judoka | width=10 | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=gold | 1. | Karl-Heinz Lehmann | |||
| 2. | Sándor Nagysolymosi | | |||
| 3. | Iliyan Nedkov | ||||
| 3. | Simion Toplicean | | |||
| 5. | Stanislav Tuma | ||||
| 5. | Willi Mueller |
| width=10 | Position | width=200 | Judoka | width=10 | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=gold | 1. | Georghi Petrov | |||
| 2. | Roman Novotny | ||||
| 3. | Andrzej Sądej | | |||
| 3. | Shota Khabareli | ||||
| 5. | Neil Adams |  | |||
| 5. | Michel Nowak | |
| width=10 | Position | width=200 | Judoka | width=10 | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=gold | 1. | David Bodaveli | |||
| 2. | Bernard Choullouyan | | |||
| 3. | Wolfgang Frank | ||||
| 3. | János Gyáni | | |||
| 5. | Krzysztof Kurczyna | | |||
| 5. | Leo van Oosten |
| width=10 | Position | width=200 | Judoka | width=10 | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=gold | 1. | Roger Vachon | | ||
| 2. | Tengiz Khubuluri | ||||
| 3. | Robert Van de Walle | | |||
| 3. | Ulf Rettig | ||||
| 5. | Zbigniew Bielawski | | |||
| 5. | Mark Chittenden | |
| width=10 | Position | width=200 | Judoka | width=10 | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=gold | 1. | Grigory Verichev | |||
| 2. | Dimitar Zapryanov | ||||
| 3. | Alexander Von der Groeben | ||||
| 3. | Laurent Del Colombo | | |||
| 5. | Fred Olhorn | ||||
| 5. | Clemens Jehle |
| width=10 | Position | width=200 | Judoka | width=10 | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=gold | 1. | Wojciech Reszko | | ||
| 2. | Willy Wilhelm | ||||
| 3. | Arthur Schnabel | ||||
| 3. | Andras Oszvar | | |||
| 5. | Robert Van de Walle | | |||
| 5. | Vladimir Kocman |