1980 World Juniors Track Cycling Championships
| Venue | Mexico City, Mexico |
|---|---|
| Date | August 1980 |
The 1980 World Juniors Track Cycling Championships were the sixth annual Junior World Championship for track cycling held in Mexico City, Mexico in August 1980.[1] It was the third successive championship to be held in the Americas.
The Championships had five events for men only, Sprint, Points race, Individual pursuit, Team pursuit and 1 kilometre time trial. Maic Malchow of East Germany and Dainis Liepiņš of the Soviet Union were the most successful cyclists, winning the sprint double and pursuit double respectively.
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's events[2] | |||
| Sprint | Maic Malchow East Germany |
Olaf Arndt East Germany |
El Guilachvli Soviet Union |
| Points race | Uwe Messerschmidt West Germany |
Mat Lange West Germany |
José Youshimatz Mexico |
| Pursuit | Dainis Liepiņš Soviet Union |
Mario Kummer East Germany |
Uwe Tromer East Germany |
| Team pursuit | Andris Lotsmelis Dainis Liepiņš Martin Palis Sergei Agupov Soviet Union |
Mario Kummer Frank Kuhn Uwe Tromer Gerald Buder East Germany |
Pierce Hewitt Gary Sadler Darryl Webster Anthony Mayer United Kingdom |
| Time trial | Maic Malchow East Germany |
Andris Lotsmelis Soviet Union |
Rob Werner West Germany |
Medal table
* Host nation (Mexico)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mexico (MEX)* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Source: [1]
References
- ^ a b World Junior Championships 1980 - Medal Table at the-sports.org
- ^ World Junior Championships - Results Men 1980 at the-sports.org