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 edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Events | |||
| Sprint[2] |
Fredy Schmidtke West Germany
|
Michel Cortinovis France
|
Stefaan De Craene Belgium
|
| Points race [2] |
Teun van Vliet Netherlands
|
Nikolay Trusov Russia
|
Jean-François Chaurin France
|
| Individual pursuit [2] |
Gaidis Liepiņš 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 Gaidis Liepiņš Dainis Liepiņš 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 edit
| 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: [2]
References edit
- ^ 1979 WJTC venue
- ^ a b c d e f 1979 WJTC results the-sports.org