1980 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

The 1980 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were held on January 15–20, 1980 in Megève, France.[1] Sanctioned by the International Skating Union, it was the fifth edition of an annual competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of world junior champion. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

1980 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:January 15 – 20, 1980
Season:1979–80
Location:Megève, France
Champions
Men's singles:
Soviet Union Alexandre Fadeev
Ladies' singles:
United States Rosalynn Sumners
Pairs:
Soviet Union Larisa Selezneva / Oleg Makarov
Ice dance:
Soviet Union Elena Batanova / Alexei Soloviev
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Results edit

Men edit

Rank Name[2][3][1] Nation CF SP FS SP+FS Points Places
1 Alexandre Fadeev   Soviet Union
2 Vitali Egorov   Soviet Union
3 Falko Kirsten   East Germany
4 Grzegorz Filipowski   Poland
5 Scott Williams   United States
6 Neil Paterson   Canada
7 Laurent Depouilly   France
8 Alexei Sidorov   Soviet Union
9 Oliver Höner   Switzerland
10 Jack O'Brien   United States
11 Ralf Lewandowski   East Germany
12 Didier Manaud   France
13 Masaru Ogawa   Japan
14 Thomas Wieser   West Germany
15 Andrzej Strzelec   Poland
16 Cameron Medhurst   Australia
17 Roger Andersson   Sweden
18 Thomas Hlavik   Austria
19 Karel Landys   Sweden
20 Fini Ravn   Denmark
21 Fernando Soria   Spain
22 Tomislav Čižmešija   Yugoslavia

Ladies edit

Rank Name[2][4][1] Nation CF SP FS SP+FS Points Places
1 Rosalynn Sumners   United States
2 Kay Thomson   Canada
3 Carola Paul   East Germany
4 Manuela Ruben   West Germany
5 Daniela Massanneck   West Germany
6 Marina Serova   Soviet Union
7 Béatrice Farinacci   France
8 Daniela Zuccoli   Italy
9 Bunny Blake   United States
10 Andrea Rohm   Austria
11 Chantal Zurcher   Switzerland
12 Masako Kato   Japan
13 Lotta Isaksson   Finland
14 Beata Nachrzter   Poland
15 Patricia Vangenechten   Belgium
16 Li Scha Wang   Netherlands
17 Caroline Naredi   Sweden
18 Amanda James   Australia
19 Tine-Mai Krian   Norway
20 Nataša Katić   Yugoslavia
21 Anette Nygaard   Denmark
22 Cristina Haas   Spain
23 Svetla Staneva   Bulgaria
24 Shin Hi-jung   South Korea
WD Kathy Lindsay   New Zealand

Pairs edit

Rank Name[2][5][1] Nation SP FS Points Places
1 Larisa Selezneva / Oleg Makarov   Soviet Union
2 Marina Nikitiuk / Rashid Kadyrkaev   Soviet Union
3 Kathia Dubec / Xavier Douillard   France
4 Kelly Abolt / Kevin Peeks   United States
5 Elena Kravchenko / Vladimir Starostin   Soviet Union
6 Gaby Galambos / Jörg Galambos   Switzerland

Ice dance edit

Rank Name[2][6][1] Nation CD FD Points Places
1 Elena Batanova / Andrei Antonov   Soviet Union
2 Judit Péterfy / Csaba Bálint   Hungary
3 Renée Roca / Andrew Ouellette   United States
4 Oksana Gusakova / Genrikh Sretenski   Soviet Union
5 Karen Taylor / Robert Burk   Canada
6 Petra Born / Rainer Schönborn   West Germany
7 Sophie Schmidt / Eric Desplats   France
8 Maria Kniffer / Manfred Hübler   Austria
9 Iwona Bielas / Jacek Jasiaczek   Poland
10 Karan Giles / Russell Green   United Kingdom
11 Gabriella Ferpozzi / Marco Ferpozzi   Switzerland
12 Raffaella Cazzaniga / Massimo Crippa   Italy
13 Brennice Coates / Leslie Boroczky   Australia
14 Nicoletta Lunghi / Oscar Cassa   Italy
15 Edith Rodinger / Harald Rodinger   Austria
16 Sophie Merigot / Philippe Berthe   France
17 Natascha Devisch / Jan Tack   Belgium

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "World Junior Championships 1980. Megéve, France". skating.bplaced.net.
  3. ^ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Men" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013.
  4. ^ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Ladies" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013.
  5. ^ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Pairs" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2013.
  6. ^ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Ice Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2013.