1978 World Juniors Track Cycling Championships
| Venue | Washington, D.C., .png){kind=small} United States |
|---|---|
| Date | August 1978 |
The 1978 World Juniors Track Cycling Championships were the fourth annual Junior World Championship for track cycling held in Washington, D.C., United States in August 1978.[1] It was the first championship to be held outside Europe.
The Championships had five events for men only, Sprint, Points race, Individual pursuit, Team pursuit and 1 kilometre time trial.
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Events[2] | |||
| Sprint | Sergei Kopylov Soviet Union
|
Mich Hotzan East Germany
|
Frank Micke East Germany
|
| Points race | Kenny De Maerteleire.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium
|
Allan Peiper.svg.png){kind=small} Australia
|
Michael Marx West Germany
|
| Individual pursuit | Alex Grosser East Germany
|
Viktor Manakov Soviet Union
|
Thomas Schnelle East Germany
|
| Team pursuit | Alexandre Krasnov Nikolai Manakov Viktor Manakov Ivan Mitchenko Soviet Union
|
Frank Enger Markus Intra Michael Maue Peter Stalla West Germany
|
Bernd Dittert Michael Koller Axel Grosser Thomas Schnelle East Germany
|
| Time trial | Frank Micke East Germany
|
Sergei Kopylov Soviet Union
|
Heinz Isler.svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland
|
Medal table
* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Source: [1]
References
- ^ a b World Junior Championships 1978 - Medal Table at the-sports.org
- ^ World Junior Championships - Results Men 1978 at the-sports.org