1978 World Juniors Track Cycling Championships

The 1978 UCI Juniors Track World Championships were the fourth annual Junior World Championship for track cycling held in Washington, D.C., United States in August 1978.[1] Washington, D.C. was the host city for the 1978 Junior World Championships, but the track events were held at the Trexlertown Velodrome (PA). It was the first championship to be held outside Europe

1978 World Juniors Track Cycling Championships
VenueWashington, D.C.,  United States
Date(s) (1978)1978

The Championships had five events for men only, Sprint, Points race, Individual pursuit, Team pursuit and 1 kilometre time trial.

Events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Events
Sprint[2]
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Sergei Kopylov
  Soviet Union
Mich Hotzan
  East Germany
Frank Micke
  East Germany
Points race
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Kenny De Maerteleire
  Belgium
Allan Peiper
  Australia
Michael Marx
  West Germany
Individual pursuit
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Alex Grosser
  East Germany
Viktor Manakov
  Soviet Union
Thomas Schnelle
  East Germany
Kilo
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Frank Micke
  East Germany
Sergei Kopylov
  Soviet Union
Heinz Isler
   Switzerland
Team pursuit
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  Soviet Union
Alexandre Krasnov
Nikolai Manakov
Viktor Manakov
Ivan Mitchenko
  West Germany
Frank Enger
Markus Intra
Michael Maue
Peter Stalla
  East Germany
Bernd Dittert
Michael Koller
Axel Grosser
Thomas Schnelle

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Soviet Union (URS)2204
2  East Germany (GDR)2136
3  Belgium (BEL)1001
4  West Germany (FRG)0112
5  Australia (AUS)0101
6  Switzerland (SUI)0011
Totals (6 entries)55515
Source: [2]

References

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