The 21st Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Moscow, the capital of the USSR, in November 1981. The championships were originally meant to be hosted in Mexico City, but financial difficulties caused Mexico to withdraw as hosts in March of that year. The event was given to the Soviet Union instead.
Medal winners
Men
Team final
All-around
Floor exercise
Pommel horse
Rings
Vault
Parallel bars
Horizontal bar
Women
Team final
All-around
Apparatus
Vault qualification
Vault final
Uneven bars qualification
Uneven bars final
Balance beam qualification
Balance beam final
Floor exercise qualification
Floor exercise final
Medals
References