1979 World Juniors Track Cycling Championships

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1979 World Juniors Track Cycling Championships
Venue Buenos Aires, Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Date(s) (1979-08)August 1979

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.

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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

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's Events
Sprint [2]
details
Fredy Schmidtke
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Michel Cortinovis
Flag of France.svg France
Stefaan De Craene
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
Points race
details [2]
Teun van Vliet
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Nikolay Trusov
Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Jean-François Chaurin
Flag of France.svg France
Individual pursuit
details [2]
Gaidis Liepiņš
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Greg LeMond
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Philippe Chevallier
Flag of France.svg France
Kilo
details [2]
Fredy Schmidtke
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Gadis Lapinch
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Michel Cortinovis
Flag of France.svg France
Team pursuit
details [2]
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Gaidis Liepiņš
Dainis Liepiņš
Vladimir Baluk
Yuri Petrov
Flag of France.svg France
Daniel Pandèle
Philippe Chevallier
Jean-François Dury
François Jurain
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Fredy Schmidtke
Andreas Suckert
Günther Kobek
Gerhard Strittmatter

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)2204
2Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)2013
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)1001
4Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0235
5Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States  (USA)0101
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)0011
Totals (6 entries)55515
Source: [2]

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