Results
of the 1981 World's Strongest Man Contest
Magic
Mountain, California
| Position | Winner | Country | Points |
| 1. | Bill Kazmaier | United States | 96 |
| 2. | Geoff Capes | Britain | 88 |
| 3. | Dave Waddington | United States | 72.5 |
| 4. | Jerry Hannan | United States | 68 |
| 5. | Craig Wolfley | United States | 63 |
| 6. | Keith Bishop | United States | 61.5 |
| 7. | Stago Piczko | Holland | 59 |
| 8. | Durwin Piper | United States | 58 |
| 9. | Joe Zaliezniak | United States | 48 |
| 10. | Bishop Dolegiewicz | Canada | 46 |