Gymnastics at the 1981 Summer Universiade
The Gymnastics competitions in the 1981 Summer Universiade were held in Bucharest, Romania.
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual all-around |  Yuri Korolev (URS) .svg.png){kind=small} Kurt Szilier (ROM) | Artur Akopian (URS) | |
| Horizontal Bar | Emilian Nicula (ROM) |  Zhou Limin (CHN) | Yuri Korolev (URS) |
| Parallel Bars |  Sotomura Koji (JPN) | Li Yuejiu (CHN) | Yuri Korolev (URS) |
| Vault | Li Yuejiu (CHN) | Dan Odorhean (ROM) | Yuri Korolev (URS) |
| Pommel Horse | Yuri Korolev (URS) Li Ning (CHN) Li Xiaoping (CHN) Kurt Szilier (ROM) | ||
| Rings | Li Ning (CHN) | Artur Akopian (URS) | Emilian Nicula (ROM) |
| Floor Exercise | Li Ning (CHN) Dan Odorhean (ROM) | Yuri Korolev (URS) Li Juejin (CHN) | |
| Team all-around | Romania (ROM) | Soviet Union (URS) | China (CHN) |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual all-around | Nadia Comăneci (ROM) | Stella Zakharova (URS) | Dumitriţa Turner (ROM) |
| Uneven Bars | Nadia Comăneci (ROM) Emilia Eberle (ROM) | Zhu Zheng (CHN) | |
| Balance Beam | Emilia Eberle (ROM) | Dumitriţa Turner (ROM) | Stella Zakharova (URS) |
| Vault | Nadia Comăneci (ROM) Stella Zakharova (URS) | Dumitriţa Turner (ROM) | |
| Floor Exercise | Nadia Comăneci (ROM) | Rodica Dunca (ROM) | Stella Zakharova (URS) |
| Team all-around | Romania (ROM) | Soviet Union (URS) | China (CHN) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania (ROU) | 12 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 21 | 9 | 14 | 44 | |
References
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