1981 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 1981 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1981 WJHC) was the 5th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held from December 27, 1980 until January 2, 1981. The tournament was held in Fussen, West Germany. Sweden won the gold medal, while Finland won the silver, and the Soviet Union bronze.

Tournament format
The 1981 tournament divided participants into two divisions of four teams, each playing three games. The top two teams in each division advanced to the A division in the medal round, while the bottom two were placed in a B division. Each division played another round robin. The top three teams in the A division won the gold, silver and bronze medals. Teams that faced each other in the first round had their results carried over to the medal rounds.

Overall standings
''This is the aggregate standings, ordered according to final placing. The four teams in the A division in the medal round were ranked one through four, while the four teams in the B division were ranked five through eight regardless of overall record.''

Austria was relegated to Pool B for 1982.

Preliminary round

 * Gold Division


 * Blue Division

Medal round

 * Championship round


 * Consolation round

Tournament all-stars

 * Goaltender 🇸🇪 Lars Eriksson
 * Defence Miloslav Hořava
 * Defence 🇸🇪 Hakan Nordin
 * Forward 🇫🇮 Ari Lahteenmaki
 * Forward 🇸🇪 Patrik Sundström
 * Forward 🇸🇪 Jan Erixon