1981 IAAF World Race Walking Cup

The 1981 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held on 3 and 4 October 1981 in the streets of Valencia, Spain. The event was also known as IAAF Race Walking World Cup.

Complete results were published.

Team (men)
The team rankings, named Lugano Trophy, combined the 20km and 50km events team results.

Participation
The participation of 160 athletes (111 men/49 women) from 18 countries is reported.


 * 🇦🇺 (8/4)
 * 🇨🇦 (4/4)
 * 🇨🇳 (3/-)
 * (8/-)
 * (-/4)
 * (8/-)
 * 🇫🇷 (8/4)
 * 🇮🇹 (8/2)
 * 🇲🇽 (8/-)
 * 🇳🇴 (8/4)
 * 🇵🇱 (8/-)
 * (8/4)
 * 🇪🇸 (8/4)
 * 🇸🇪 (8/4)
 * (-/3)
 * 🇬🇧 (8/4)
 * 🇺🇸 (8/4)
 * (-/4)

Qualifying rounds
From 1961 to 1985 there were qualifying rounds for the men's competition with the first two winners proceeding to the final. This year, México, the Soviet Union, the German Democratic Republic, Italy, Spain, the United States, Australia, Canada, and China proceeded directly to the final. {{legend|#ccffcc|Countries qualifying for the final are highlighted in green|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

Zone 1
Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf, France, September 5/6

Zone 2
Helsinki, Finland, August 29/30

Zone 3
Szolnok, Hungary, August 29