Regional Regional championships · since 1958 
Leningrad, Soviet Union 11–12 Jul 1981
1981 USA vs USSR Series
Leningrad, Soviet Union 11–12 Jul 1981- events
- 36
- medals awarded
- 104
- nations on the podium
- 2
- world records
- 0
Podiums
200m
400m
800m
1500m
5000m
10,000m
3000m steeplechase
110m hurdles
400m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
20 km race walk
4x100m
4x400m
Medal table
2 nations · 104 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union URS | 21 | 20 | 15 | 56 | |
| 2 |  United States of America USA | 15 | 16 | 17 | 48 |
Records set
15 MR- MR Jeff Phillips 200m · Men 20.50
- MR John Gregorek Sr 3000m steeplechase · Men 8:22.88
- MR Greg Foster 110m hurdles · Men 13.30
- MR Aleksey Demyaniuk High jump · Men 2.33
- MR Konstantin Volkov Pole vault · Men 5.70
- MR Gennadiy Valyukevich Triple jump · Men 17.18
- MR Michael Carter Shot put · Men 21.18
- MR Pyotr Pochenchuk 20 km race walk · Men 1:25:07
- MR United States of America 4x400m · Men 3:01.07
- MR Tatyana Anisimova 100m hurdles · Women 12.79
- MR Ana Kastetskaja 400m hurdles · Women 55.51
- MR Louise Ritter High jump · Women 1.94
- MR Tatyana Skachko Long jump · Women 6.72
- MR Galina Savinkova Discus throw · Women 69.70
- MR Soviet Union 4x400m · Women 3:26.52