1981 European Athletics Indoor Championships

The 1981 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in Grenoble, a city in France, between 21–22 February 1981. It was the second time the championships were held in the city. The track used for the championships was 180 metres long.

Men
1 The race was stopped one lap short (at 2820m) due to an official's error.

Participating nations

 * 🇦🇹 (8)
 * 🇧🇪 (6)
 * 🇧🇬 Bulgaria (18)
 * (10)
 * (5)
 * (12)
 * 🇫🇮 (10)
 * 🇫🇷 (38)
 * (17)
 * (5)
 * 🇭🇺 (8)
 * 🇮🇸 (2)
 * 🇮🇹 (21)
 * (3)
 * 🇳🇴 (1)
 * 🇵🇱 (10)
 * (1)
 * (22)
 * 🇪🇸 Spain (12)
 * 🇸🇪 (9)
 * (6)
 * (27)
 * (6)