1981 World Speed Skating Sprint Championship
The 12th speed skating sprint world championship was held from February 21 to 22 in Grenoble, France ( Parc Paul Mistral, Anneau de Vitesse ).
competition
- 65 athletes from 16 nations took part in the all-around competition
Women
Final score
- Shows the twelve most successful athletes of the Sprint World Cup
| rank | Surname | 1st run 500 meters | Pt. | 1st run 1,000 meters | Pt. | 2nd run 500 meters | Pt. | 2nd run 1,000 meters | Pt. | Total pts. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Karin Enke | 42.08 (3) | 42.08 | 1: 24.84 (2) | 42.42 | 42.10 (3) | 42.10 | 1: 24.08 (1) | 42.04 | 168.640 | 
| 2 |  Tatiana Tarasova-Kovalenko | 41.89 (1) | 41.89 | 1: 24.70 (1) | 42.35 | 42.01 (2) | 42.01 | 1: 25.07 (4) | 42.53 | 168.785 | 
| 3 |  Natalia Petrusjowa | 41.97 (2) | 41.97 | 1: 25.59 (3) | 42.79 | 41.99 (1) | 41.99 | 1: 24.92 (3) | 42.46 | 169.215 | 
| 4th |  Christa Rothenburger | 42.08 (3) | 42.08 | 1: 26.57 (8) | 43.28 | 42.18 (4) | 42.18 | 1: 25.85 (5) | 42.92 | 170.470 | 
| 5 |  Monika Holzner-Pflug | 42.61 (6) | 42.61 | 1: 26.07 (6) | 43.03 | 42.69 (7) | 42.69 | 1: 24.84 (2) | 42.42 | 170.755 | 
| 6th |  Liudmila Masjkovtseva | 42.77 (8) | 42.77 | 1: 25.59 (3) | 42.79 | 42.55 (6) | 42.55 | 1: 26.33 (6) | 43.16 | 171.280 | 
| 7th |  Sheila Young-Ochowicz | 42.62 (7) | 42.62 | 1: 27.29 (14) | 43.64 | 42.43 (5) | 42.43 | 1: 26.58 (7) | 43.29 | 171.985 | 
| 8th |  Skadi Walter | 42.93 (10) | 42.93 | 1: 27.11 (12) | 43.55 | 42.78 (8) | 42.78 | 1: 27.56 (12) | 43.78 | 173.045 | 
| 9 |  Alie Boorsma | 42.41 (5) | 42.41 | 1: 27.21 (13) | 43.60 | 43.01 (9) | 43.01 | 1: 28.68 (16) | 44.34 | 173.365 | 
| 10 |  Annette Carlén-Karlsson | 43.26 (13) | 43.26 | 1: 26.70 (9) | 43.35 | 43.37 (10) | 43.37 | 1: 27.31 (11) | 43.65 | 173.635 | 
| 11 |  Seiko Hashimoto | 43.25 (12) | 43.25 | 1: 26.99 (11) | 43.49 | 43.46 (11) | 43.46 | 1: 28.75 (17) | 44.37 | 174.580 | 
| 12 |  Erwina Rys-Ferens | 43.81 (16) | 43.81 | 1: 26.52 (7) | 43.26 | 43.92 (17) | 43.92 | 1: 27.30 (10) | 43.65 | 174.640 | 
1st run 500 meters
| space | Surname | country | time | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatiana Tarasova-Kovalenko |  Soviet Union | 41.89 | 41.89 | 
| 2 | Natalia Petrusjowa |  Soviet Union | 41.97 | 41.97 | 
| 3 | Karin Enke Christa Rothenburger |  German Democratic Republic German Democratic Republic   | 42.08 | 42.08 | 
| 5 | Alie Boorsma |  Netherlands | 42.41 | 42.41 | 
| 6th | Monika Holzner-Pflug |  BR Germany | 42.61 | 42.61 | 
| 7th | Sheila Young-Ochowicz |  United States | 42.62 | 42.62 | 
| 8th | Liudmila Masjkovtseva |  Soviet Union | 42.77 | 42.77 | 
| 9 | Sylvia Brunner |  Switzerland | 42.82 | 42.82 | 
| 10 | Skadi Walter |  German Democratic Republic | 42.93 | 42.93 | 
| 18th | Sigrid Smuda |  BR Germany | 43.86 | 43.86 | 
1st run 1,000 meters
| space | Surname | country | time | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatiana Tarasova-Kovalenko |  Soviet Union | 1: 24.70 | 42.35 | 
| 2 | Karin Enke |  German Democratic Republic | 1: 24.84 | 42.42 | 
| 3 | Natalja Petrusjowa Liudmila Masjkovtseva |  Soviet Union Soviet Union   | 1: 25.59 | 42.79 | 
| 5 | Irina Mikhailova |  Soviet Union | 1: 25.97 | 42.98 | 
| 6th | Monika Holzner-Pflug |  BR Germany | 1: 26.07 | 43.03 | 
| 7th | Erwina Rys-Ferens |  Poland | 1: 26.52 | 43.26 | 
| 8th | Christa Rothenburger |  German Democratic Republic | 1: 26.57 | 43.28 | 
| 9 | Annette Carlén-Karlsson |  Sweden | 1: 26.70 | 43.35 | 
| 10 | Bjørg Eva Jensen |  Norway | 1: 26.74 | 43.37 | 
| 12 | Skadi Walter |  German Democratic Republic | 1: 27.11 | 43.55 | 
| 15th | Sylvia Brunner |  Switzerland | 1: 27.51 | 43.75 | 
| 23 | Sigrid Smuda |  BR Germany | 1: 29.89 | 44.94 | 
2nd run 500 meters
| space | Surname | country | time | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natalia Petrusjowa |  Soviet Union | 41.99 | 41.99 | 
| 2 | Tatiana Tarasova-Kovalenko |  Soviet Union | 42.01 | 42.01 | 
| 3 | Karin Enke |  German Democratic Republic | 42.10 | 42.10 | 
| 4th | Christa Rothenburger |  German Democratic Republic | 42.18 | 42.18 | 
| 5 | Sheila Young-Ochowicz |  United States | 42.43 | 42.43 | 
| 6th | Liudmila Masjkovtseva |  Soviet Union | 42.55 | 42.55 | 
| 7th | Monika Holzner-Pflug |  BR Germany | 42.69 | 42.69 | 
| 8th | Skadi Walter |  German Democratic Republic | 42.78 | 42.78 | 
| 9 | Alie Boorsma |  Netherlands | 43.01 | 43.01 | 
| 10 | Annette Carlén-Karlsson |  Sweden | 43.37 | 43.37 | 
| 12 | Sylvia Brunner |  Switzerland | 43.59 | 43.59 | 
| 14th | Sigrid Smuda |  BR Germany | 43.77 | 43.77 | 
2nd run 1,000 meters
| space | Surname | country | time | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karin Enke |  German Democratic Republic | 1: 24.08 | 42.04 | 
| 2 | Monika Holzner-Pflug |  BR Germany | 1: 24.84 | 42.42 | 
| 3 | Natalia Petrusjowa |  Soviet Union | 1: 24.92 | 42.46 | 
| 4th | Tatiana Tarasova-Kovalenko |  Soviet Union | 1: 25.07 | 42.53 | 
| 5 | Christa Rothenburger |  German Democratic Republic | 1: 25.85 | 42.92 | 
| 6th | Liudmila Masjkovtseva |  Soviet Union | 1: 26.33 | 43.16 | 
| 7th | Sheila Young-Ochowicz |  United States | 1: 26.58 | 43.29 | 
| 8th | Bjørg Eva Jensen |  Norway | 1: 26.92 | 43.46 | 
| 9 | Sarah Docter |  United States | 1: 26.97 | 43.48 | 
| 10 | Erwina Rys-Ferens |  Poland | 1: 27.30 | 43.65 | 
| 12 | Skadi Walter |  German Democratic Republic | 1: 27.56 | 43.78 | 
| 19th | Sigrid Smuda |  BR Germany | 1: 28.94 | 44.47 | 
| 21st | Sylvia Brunner |  Switzerland | 1: 29.76 | 44.88 | 
Men
Final score
- Shows the twelve most successful athletes of the Sprint World Cup
| rank | Surname | 1st run 500 meters | Pt. | 1st run 1,000 meters | Pt. | 2nd run 500 meters | Pt. | 2nd run 1,000 meters | Pt. | Total pts. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Frode Rønning | 37.88 (1) | 37.88 | 1: 17.83 (3) | 38.91 | 38.10 (1) | 38.10 | 1: 17.61 (6) | 38.80 | 153,700 | 
| 2 |  Sergei Chlebnikov | 38.44 (2) | 38.44 | 1: 17.49 (1) | 38.74 | 38.61 (4) | 38.61 | 1: 16.61 (2) | 38.30 | 154.100 | 
| 3 |  Anatoly Medennikov | 38.66 (5) | 38.66 | 1: 18.89 (8) | 39.44 | 38.26 (2) | 38.26 | 1: 17.66 (7) | 38.83 | 155.195 | 
| 4th |  Terje Andersen | 39.02 (14) | 39.02 | 1: 18.22 (5) | 39.11 | 38.8 (6) | 38.80 | 1: 16.97 (3) | 38.48 | 155.415 | 
| 5 |  Vladimir Lobanov | 38.92 (10) | 38.92 | 1: 18.38 (6) | 39.19 | 38.98 (9) | 38.98 | 1: 17.41 (5) | 38.70 | 155.795 | 
| 6th |  Akira Kuroiwa | 38.67 (6) | 38.67 | 1: 19.09 (10) | 39.54 | 38.74 (5) | 38.74 | 1: 18.27 (8) | 39.13 | 156.090 | 
| 7th |  Hilbert van der Duim | 38.91 (9) | 38.91 | 1: 17.91 (4) | 38.95 | 39.04 (10) | 39.04 | 1: 19.01 (15) | 39.50 | 156.410 | 
| 8th |  Andreas Dietel | 38.85 (8) | 38.85 | 1: 18.01 (9) | 39.00 | 39.21 (12) | 39.21 | 1: 18.54 (13) | 39.27 | 156.835 | 
| 9 |  Jacques Thibault | 39.26 (18) | 39.26 | 1: 19.09 (10) | 39.54 | 39.34 (18) | 39.34 | 1: 18.37 (9) | 39.18 | 157.330 | 
| 10 |  Johan Granath | 39.6 (23) | 39.60 | 1: 19.37 (12) | 39.68 | 39.26 (15) | 39.26 | 1: 18.38 (10) | 39.19 | 157.735 | 
| 10 |  Ivar Sletsjøe | 39.10 (16) | 39.10 | 1: 20.30 (17) | 40.15 | 39.25 (14) | 39.25 | 1: 18.47 (11) | 39.23 | 157.735 | 
| 12 |  Jukka Salmela | 39.15 (17) | 39.15 | 1: 20.19 (15) | 40.09 | 38.92 (7) | 38.92 | 1: 19.36 (17) | 39.68 | 157.845 | 
1st run 500 meters
| space | Surname | country | time | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frode Rønning |  Norway | 37.88 | 37.88 | 
| 2 | Sergei Chlebnikov |  Soviet Union | 38.44 | 38.44 | 
| 3 | Lieuwe de Boer |  Netherlands | 38.57 | 38.57 | 
| 4th | Gaétan Boucher |  Canada | 38.60 | 38.60 | 
| 5 | Anatoly Medennikov |  Soviet Union | 38.66 | 38.66 | 
| 6th | Akira Kuroiwa |  Japan | 38.67 | 38.67 | 
| 7th | Steffen Doering |  German Democratic Republic | 39.75 | 39.75 | 
| 8th | Andreas Dietel |  German Democratic Republic | 38.85 | 38.85 | 
| 9 | Hilbert van der Duim |  Netherlands | 38.91 | 38.91 | 
| 10 | Vladimir Lobanov |  Soviet Union | 38.92 | 38.92 | 
| 26th | Paul Ederer |  BR Germany | 39.74 | 39.74 | 
| 27 | Hubert Hirschbichler |  BR Germany | 39.81 | 39.81 | 
1st run 1,000 meters
| space | Surname | country | time | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergei Chlebnikov |  Soviet Union | 1: 17.49 | 38.74 | 
| 2 | Gaétan Boucher |  Canada | 1: 17.77 | 38.88 | 
| 3 | Frode Rønning |  Norway | 1: 17.83 | 38.91 | 
| 4th | Hilbert van der Duim |  Netherlands | 1: 17.91 | 38.95 | 
| 5 | Terje Andersen |  Norway | 1: 18.22 | 39.11 | 
| 6th | Vladimir Lobanov |  Soviet Union | 1: 18.38 | 39.19 | 
| 7th | Jan-Åke Carlberg |  Sweden | 1: 18.75 | 39.37 | 
| 8th | Anatoly Medennikov |  Soviet Union | 1: 18.89 | 39.44 | 
| 9 | Andreas Dietel |  German Democratic Republic | 1: 18.01 | 39.00 | 
| 10 | Akira Kuroiwa |  Japan | 1: 19.09 | 39.54 | 
| 13 | Steffen Doering |  German Democratic Republic | 1: 19.88 | 39.94 | 
| 22nd | Hubert Hirschbichler |  BR Germany | 1: 20.95 | 40.47 | 
| 25th | Paul Ederer |  BR Germany | 1: 21.40 | 40.70 | 
2nd run 500 meters
| space | Surname | country | time | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frode Rønning |  Norway | 38.10 | 38.10 | 
| 2 | Anatoly Medennikov |  Soviet Union | 38.26 | 38.26 | 
| 3 | Steffen Doering |  German Democratic Republic | 38.55 | 38.55 | 
| 4th | Sergei Chlebnikov |  Soviet Union | 38.61 | 38.61 | 
| 5 | Akira Kuroiwa |  Japan | 38.74 | 38.74 | 
| 6th | Terje Andersen |  Norway | 38.80 | 38.80 | 
| 7th | Jukka Salmela |  Finland | 38.92 | 38.92 | 
| 8th | Jan Jóżwik |  Poland | 38.97 | 38.97 | 
| 9 | Vladimir Lobanov |  Soviet Union | 38.98 | 38.98 | 
| 10 | Hilbert van der Duim |  Netherlands | 39.04 | 39.04 | 
| 12 | Andreas Dietel |  German Democratic Republic | 39.21 | 39.21 | 
2nd run 1,000 meters
| space | Surname | country | time | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaétan Boucher |  Canada | 1: 16.00 | 38.00 | 
| 2 | Sergei Chlebnikov |  Soviet Union | 1: 16.61 | 38.30 | 
| 3 | Terje Andersen |  Norway | 1: 16.97 | 38.48 | 
| 4th | Jan-Åke Carlberg |  Sweden | 1: 17.35 | 38.67 | 
| 5 | Vladimir Lobanov |  Soviet Union | 1: 17.41 | 38.70 | 
| 6th | Frode Rønning |  Norway | 1: 17.61 | 38.80 | 
| 7th | Anatoly Medennikov |  Soviet Union | 1: 17.66 | 38.83 | 
| 8th | Akira Kuroiwa |  Japan | 1: 18.27 | 39.13 | 
| 9 | Jacques Thibault |  Canada | 1: 18.37 | 39.18 | 
| 10 | Johan Granath |  Sweden | 1: 18.38 | 39.19 | 
| 13 | Andreas Dietel |  German Democratic Republic | 1: 18.54 | 39.27 | 
| 21st | Hubert Hirschbichler |  BR Germany | 1: 19.76 | 39.88 | 
| 29 | Paul Ederer |  BR Germany | 1: 21.32 | 40.66 | 
| 30th | Steffen Doering |  German Democratic Republic | 1: 22.11 | 41.05 | 





