1979 World Juniors Track Cycling Championships
| Venue | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
|---|---|
| Date | August 1979 |
The 1979 World Juniors Track Cycling Championships were the fifth annual Junior World Championship for track cycling held in Buenos Aires, Argentina in August 1979.[1] It was the second championship to be held outside Europe, the second to be held in the Americas, and the first to be held in the southern hemisphere.
The Championships had five events for men only, Sprint, Points race, Individual pursuit, Team pursuit and 1 kilometre time trial. With two golds and a bronze, Fredy Schmidtke had the most successful single games for a cyclist to date, while future Tour de France legend Greg LeMond won his first major medal for the United States.
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Events[2] | |||
| Sprint | Fredy Schmidtke West Germany |
Michel Cortinovis France |
Stefaan De Craene Belgium |
| Points race | Teun van Vliet Netherlands |
Nikolay Trusov Russia |
Jean-François Chaurin France |
| Individual pursuit | Gaidis Liepiņš Soviet Union |
Greg LeMond United States |
Philippe Chevallier France |
| Team pursuit | Gaidis Liepiņš Dainis Liepiņš Vladimir Baluk Yuri Petrov Soviet Union |
Daniel Pandèle Philippe Chevallier Jean-François Dury François Jurain France |
Fredy Schmidtke Andreas Suckert Günther Kobek Gerhard Strittmatter West Germany |
| Time trial | Fredy Schmidtke West Germany |
Gadis Lapinch Soviet Union |
Michel Cortinovis France |
Medal table
* Host nation (Argentina)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | France (FRA) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Source: [1]
References
- ^ a b World Junior Championships 1979 - Medal Table at the-sports.org
- ^ World Junior Championships - Results Men 1979 at the-sports.org