Venue | Vienna, Austria |
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Date(s) | 1977 |
The 1977 UCI Juniors Track World Championships were the third annual Junior World Championship for track cycling held in Vienna, Austria in August 1977. [1]
The Championships had five events for men only. The Sprint, Points race, Individual pursuit and Team pursuit were carried forward from the previous edition, while the 1 kilometre time trial was held for the first time.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | East Germany (GDR) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
2 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
3 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
5 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (6 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
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