1979 Juniors Track World Championships
The 1979 UCI Juniors Track World 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.
| Venue | Buenos Aires,  Argentina |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | August 1979 |
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 | |||
| Sprint[2] |
Fredy Schmidtke West Germany |
Michel Cortinovis France |
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| Points race [2] |
Teun Van Vliet Netherlands |
Nikolay Trusov Russia |
Jean-François Chaurin France |
| Individual pursuit [2] |
Gadis Lapinch Soviet Union |
Greg LeMond United States |
Philippe Chevallier France |
| Kilo [2] |
Fredy Schmidtke West Germany |
Gadis Lapinch Soviet Union |
Michel Cortinovis France |
| Team pursuit [2] |
Soviet Union Gadis Liepinsch Dainis Liepinsch Vladimir Baluk Yuri Petrov |
France Daniel Pandèle Philippe Chevallier Jean-François Dury François Jurain |
West Germany Fredy Schmidtke Andreas Suckert Günther Kobek Gerhard Strittmatter |
Medal table
| 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 nations) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Source: [2]
References
- 1979 WJTC venue
- 1979 WJTC results the-sports.org
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