1977 World Juniors Track Cycling Championships

1977 World Juniors Track Cycling Championships
VenueVienna,  Austria
Date (1977-08)August 1977

The 1977 World Juniors Track Cycling Championships were the third annual Junior World Championships for track cycling held in Vienna, Austria in August 1977.[1]

The Championships had five events for men only. The Sprint, Points race, Individual pursuit and Team pursuit were carried forward from the previous edition, while the 1 kilometre time trial was held for the first time.

Events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's events[2]
Sprint Lutz Heßlich
 East Germany
Sergei Kopylov
 Soviet Union
Detlef Uibel
 East Germany
Points race Miroslav Junec
 Czechoslovakia
Rüdiger Leitlof
 West Germany
Allan Peiper
 Australia
Individual pursuit Hans-Joachim Pohl
 East Germany
Thomas Schnelle
 East Germany
Viatcheslav Soumarkov
 Soviet Union
Team pursuit Thomas Schnelle
Hans-Joachim Pohl
Robby Gerlach
Jürgen Kummer

 East Germany
Christian Goldschagg
Ralf Wicke
Markus Intra
Bodo Zehner
 West Germany
Vlatcheslav Soumarokov
Alexandre Krasnov
Alexandre Moustavine
Viktor Manakov
 Soviet Union
Time trial Rainer Hönisch
 East Germany
Miroslav Junec
 Czechoslovakia
Heinz Isler
 Switzerland

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Austria)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 East Germany (GDR)4116
2 Czech Republic (CZE)1102
3 West Germany (FRG)0202
4 Soviet Union (URS)0123
5 Australia (AUS)0011
 Switzerland (SUI)0011
Totals (6 entries)55515
Source: [1]

References