Competitors for 1981 World Allround Speed Skating Championships - Women
| Athlete | Country | Sports | Date of birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ines Bautzmann |  GDR |
SSK | 20 May 1958 |
| Ewa Białkowska |  POL |
SSK | 19 March 1959 |
| Alie Boorsma |  NED |
SSK | 22 July 1959 |
| Annie Borckink | NED |
SSK | 17 October 1951 |
| Dorie Boyce |  USA |
SSK | 21 August 1963 |
| Annette Carlén-Karlsson |  SWE |
SSK | 2 August 1956 |
| Birgit Czak | GDR |
SSK | November 1961 |
| Sylvie Daigle |  CAN |
STK/SSK | 1 December 1962 |
| Mary Docter | USA |
SSK | 11 February 1961 |
| Sarah Docter | USA |
STK/SSK | 10 May 1964 |
| Karin Enke-Kania | GDR |
SSK | 20 June 1961 |
| Svetlana Frolova-Kachuk |  URS |
SSK | 27 July 1957 |
| Anne Girard | CAN |
STK/SSK | 6 June 1964 |
| Seiko Hashimoto |  JPN |
CYC/SSK | 5 October 1964 |
| Mandy Horsepool |  GBR |
SSK | 18 May 1959 |
| Mona Iversen |  NOR |
SSK | 28 November 1959 |
| Bjørg Eva Jensen | NOR |
SSK | 15 February 1960 |
| Rose-Marie Karlsson | SWE |
SSK | June 1961 |
| Miyoshi Kato | JPN |
STK/SSK | 31 July 1962 |
| Irina Mikhaylova | URS |
SSK | 2 January 1959 |
| Linda Palle | SWE |
SSK | 10 August 1959 |
| Nataliya Petrusyova | URS |
SSK | 2 September 1955 |
| Olga Pleshkova | URS |
SSK | 9 May 1956 |
| Erwina Ryś-Ferens | POL |
SSK | 19 January 1955 |
| Susan Sandvig-Shobe | USA |
STK/SSK | March 1961 |
| Sigrid Smuda |  GER |
SSK | 4 February 1960 |
| Ina Steenbruggen | NED |
SSK | 21 June 1956 |
| Ann-Mari Tollefsen | NOR |
SSK | 16 August 1957 |
| Shigeko Tomita | JPN |
SSK | April 1959 |
| Gabi Zange-Schönbrunn | GDR |
SSK | 1 June 1961 |