1981 World Junior Track Cycling Championships
| Host City | Leipzig |
|---|---|
| Country |  GDR |
| Held | — |
| Competitors | 22 |
| Countries | 7 |
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Points Race | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Individual Pursuit | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Team Pursuit | Men | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| 1 km Time Trial | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany | GDR |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Italy |  ITA |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| = | Soviet Union |  URS |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Germany |  GER |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Argentina |  ARG |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | France |  FRA |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Denmark |  DEN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal winners
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint, Men | Olaf Arndt |
GDR
|
Patrizio Rampazzo |
ITA
|
Bruno Bannes |
FRA
|
| Points Race, Men | Fabio Lana |
ITA
|
Matthias Lange |
GER
|
Kenneth Bering |
DEN
|
| Individual Pursuit, Men | Reinhard Alber |
GER
|
Marat Ganeyev |
URS
|
Martin Palis |
URS
|
| Team Pursuit, Men | Soviet Union |
URS
|
East Germany |
GDR
|
France |
FRA
|
| 1 km Time Trial, Men | Marcelo Alexandre |
ARG
|
Dirk Streicher |
GDR
|
Stefano Baudino |
ITA
|