1981 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup
The 1981 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from 6 to 16 November 1981 in Osaka, Japan.
Final standing
| Rank | Team |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 |
Awards
Most valuable player- : Sun JinfangBest attacker
- : Flo HymanBest blocker
- : Yelena AkhaminovaBest setter
- : Sun JinfangBest server
- : Rieko MizuharaBest defender
- : Miyoko HiroseBest Coach
- : Yuan WeiminSpirit of fight
- : Mercedez Pérez