 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - mwaka wakanakisisa waUlbricht wakauya muna 1981. Akanga ari wechipiri munyika yose, nguva ino kuna Heike Drechsler, asi akatora nhevedzano yemenduru dzenyika dzakawanda. Pa 1981 European Athletics Indoor Championships iye aive menduru yesirivheri kumashure kwemukwikwidzi wake weWest Germany Karin Hänel. Akakunda zvose zviri zviviri semi-fainari uye zvikamu zvekupedzisira zve 1981 European Cup nezvakanakisisa panguva iyoyo. Akawana zvakanakisisa muupenyu hwake muJena muna August asati aenda kunokunda 1981 IAAF World Cupmuzvinyorwa zvokusangana nazvo. 