| Event: | 1981 World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men |
| Venue: | Bislett Stadion, Oslo, Norway |
| Dates: | 14–15 February |
| Goldm: | Amund Martin Sjøbrend |
| Goldmnation: | NOR |
| Silverm: | Kay Arne Stenshjemmet |
| Silvermnation: | NOR |
| Bronzem: | Jan Egil Storholt |
| Bronzemnation: | NOR |
| Competitors: | 36 skaters |
| Nations: | 16 |
| Prev: | 1980 Men ← 1980 Women |
| Next: | Men 1982 → Women 1982 |
The World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men took place on 14 and 15 February 1981 in Oslo at the Bislett Stadion ice rink.
Title holder was the Netherlander Hilbert van der Duim.
| Rank | Skater | Country | Points Samalog | 500m | 5000m | 1500m | 10,000m | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amund Martin Sjøbrend | 167.781 | 39.54 (11) | 7:18.20 (4) | 1:58.46 | 14:58.71 (3) | |||
| Kay Arne Stenshjemmet | 167.887 | 38.72 | 7:17.51 (3) | 1:58.64 (2) | 15:17.40 (12) | |||
| Jan Egil Storholt | 168.374 | 38.92 (3) | 7:23.13 (11) | 1:58.68 (3) | 15:11.62 (8) | |||
| 4 | Dmitry Bochkaryov | 168.770 | 39.82 (16) | 7:17.39 (2) | 2:00.27 (8) | 15:02.42 (6) | ||
| 5 | Andreas Ehrig | 169.087 | 39.81 (15) | 7:19.25 (5) | 2:00.94 (11) | 15:00.79 (4) | ||
| 6 | Tomas Gustafson | 169.106 | 39.47 (10) | 7:23.10 (10) | 1:59.14 (4) | 15:12.27 (9) | ||
| 7 | Øyvind Tveter | 169.511 | 40.21 (21) | 7:19.34 (7) | 2:00.98 (12) | 15:00.82 (5) | ||
| 8 | Frits Schalij | 169.677 | 39.23 (8) | 7:26.75 (13) | 2:00.05 (6) | 15:15.13 (10) | ||
| 9 | Jan Junell | 170.036 | 40.12 (20) | 7:19.79 (8) | 2:00.50 (9) | 15:15.43 (11) | ||
| 10 | Piet Kleine | 170.080 | 40.72 (27) | 7:16.17 | 2:00.98 (12) | 15:08.35 (7) | ||
| 11 | Sergey Berezin | 170.480 | 41.32 (30) | 7:19.25 (5) | 2:02.00 (16) | 14:51.38 | ||
| 12 | Andreas Dietel | 170.527 | 38.73 (2) | 7:27.54 (15) | 1:59.61 (5) | 15:43.46 (15) | ||
| 13 | Ulf Mademann | 171.322 | 39.61 (13) | 7:27.43 (14) | 2:01.19 (14) | 15:31.47 (14) | ||
| 14 | Yasuhiro Shimizu | 172.729 | 40.70 (26) | 7:28.75 (16) | 2:02.58 (19) | 15:25.89 (13) | ||
| 15 | Ulf Ekstrand | 173.444 | 40.53 (24) | 7:25.39 (12) | 2:03.46 (21) | 15:44.45 (16) | ||
| 16 | Hilbert van der Duim | 173.934 | 39.09 (6) | 7:21.17 (9) | 2:17.76* (33) | 14:56.14 (2) | ||
| NC17 | Gaétan Boucher | 124.676 | 38.95 (4) | 7:35.43 (21) | 2:00.55 (10) | – | ||
| NC18 | Sergey Balashov | 124.795 | 39.63 (14) | 7:30.99 (17) | 2:00.20 (7) | – | ||
| NC19 | Masahiko Yamamoto | 125.557 | 39.26 (9) | 7:35.64 (22) | 2:02.20 (17) | – | ||
| NC20 | Yevgeni Solunski | 126.211 | 40.51 (23) | 7:31.45 (18) | 2:01.67 (15) | – | ||
| NC21 | Hans Magnusson | 126.541 | 39.82 (16) | 7:39.45 (24) | 2:02.33 (18) | – | ||
| NC22 | Yep Kramer | 126.668 | 40.28 (22) | 7:33.15 (19) | 2:03.22 (20) | – | ||
| NC23 | Fritz Gawenus | 127.409 | 40.09 (18) | 7:40.46 (26) | 2:03.82 (22) | – | ||
| NC24 | Jukka Ala-Louko | 127.498 | 39.05 (5) | 7:50.78 (31) | 2:04.11 (23) | – | ||
| NC25 | Pertti Niittylä | 127.835 | 40.78 (28) | 7:34.39 (20) | 2:04.85 (25) | – | ||
| NC26 | Nick Thometz | 127.855 | 39.57 (12) | 7:47.59 (29) | 2:04.58 (24) | – | ||
| NC27 | Pat Moore | 128.011 | 39.15 (7) | 7:46.05 (28) | 2:06.77 (29) | – | ||
| NC28 | Colin Coates | 129.333 | 41.42 (31) | 7:39.80 (25) | 2:05.80 (26) | – | ||
| NC29 | Kent Thometz | 129.546 | 40.09 (18) | 7:54.16 (32) | 2:06.12 (27) | – | ||
| NC30 | Maurizio Marchetto | 130.030 | 42.16 (33) | 7:37.17 (23) | 2:06.46 (28) | – | ||
| NC31 | Mike Plant | 131.496 | 40.89 (29) | 8:00.36 (33) | 2:07.71 (30) | – | ||
| NC32 | Marc Vernier | 131.985 | 40.67 (25) | 8:06.45 (34) | 2:08.01 (31) | – | ||
| NC33 | Alan Luke | 133.402 | 43.35 (34) | 7:49.49 (30) | 2:09.31 (32) | – | ||
| NC34 | Garry Wilson | 148.801 | 45.54 (35) | 9:15.81* (35) | 2:23.04 (34) | – | ||
| NC35 | Antonio Gómez Fernández | 160.365 | 50.89 (36) | 9:29.85 (36) | 2:37.47 (35) | – | ||
| NC | Werner Jäger | 87.848 | 41.70 (32) | 7:41.48 (27) | DNS | – |
DQ = Disqualified
* = Fell
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