1979 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship

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European Under-21 Championship
Venue Leningrad Speedway Stadium
Location Leningrad, Soviet Union
Start date22 July 1979
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The 1979 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship was the third edition of the European Under-21 Championships. [1] [2] [3] [4]

The Championship was won by Ron Preston. [5]

European final

PlacingRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of the United States.svg (2) Ron Preston 1313333131
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg (3) Ayrat Fayzullin 123X333122
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Finland.svg (4) Ari Koponen 112E333113
4 Flag of Denmark.svg (12) Knud Ellegaard 10332X2104
5 Flag of Sweden.svg (7) Anders Eriksson 1013222105
6 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (1) Stanislav Urban 90213396
7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (11) Zbyszek Holy 9X232297
8 Flag of Norway.svg (13) Trond Helge Skretting 83311X88
9 Flag of Poland.svg (5) Marek Kępa 63102069
10 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (10) Jaromir Bartoš 622002610
11 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg (16) Vladimir Pankin 6X2211611
12 Flag of Hungary.svg (8) Stefan Berecz 521101512
13 Flag of Germany.svg (14) Josef Aigner 521011513
14 Flag of Denmark.svg (15) Hans Albert Klinge 511120514
15 Flag of Sweden.svg (9) Jan Eriksson 3102E0315
16 Flag of Italy.svg (6) Fausto Birbini 10001X116
17 Flag of Denmark.svg (17) Karl Bidesbergh 0017
18 Flag of Germany.svg (18) Kristian Brandt 0018
PlacingRiderTotal12345678910111213141516171819 20 PtsPos

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

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References

  1. ↑ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 102. ISBN   0-09-141751-1.
  2. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 31. ISBN   0-86215-017-5.
  3. ↑ "European Under 21 Championship 1977-1987". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Individual World Junior Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "1979 results". Speedway.org. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
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