1979 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

The 1979 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were held on March 27 – April 4, 1979 in Augsburg, West Germany.[1] Sanctioned by the International Skating Union, it was the fourth edition of an annual competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of world junior champion. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

1979 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:March 27 – April 4, 1979
Season:1978–79
Location:Augsburg, West Germany
Champions
Men's singles:
Soviet Union Vitali Egorov
Ladies' singles:
United States Elaine Zayak
Pairs:
Soviet Union Veronika Pershina / Marat Akbarov
Ice dance:
Soviet Union Tatiana Durasova / Sergei Ponomarenko
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Results

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Rank Name[2][3][1] Nation CF SP FS SP+FS Points Places
1 Vitali Egorov   Soviet Union
2 Bobby Beauchamp   United States
3 Alexandre Fadeev   Soviet Union
4 Falko Kirsten   East Germany
5 Ivan Králík   Czechoslovakia
6 Grzegorz Filipowski   Poland
7 James Santee   United States
8 Fernand Fédronic   France
9 Lars Åkesson   Sweden
10 Oliver Höner   Switzerland
11 Raimund Volker   West Germany
12 Pierre-Michel Seveno   France
13 Brad Maclean   Canada
14 Darin Mathewson   Canada
15 Thomas Hlavik   Austria
16 Josef Šenk   Czechoslovakia
17 Thomas Wieser   West Germany
18 Eric Krol   Belgium
19 Thierry Michels   Luxembourg
20 Mark Basto   Australia
21 Fernando Soria   Spain
22 Fini Ravn   Denmark
23 Cameron Medhurst   Australia
24 Damir Velnić   Yugoslavia

Ladies

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Rank Name[2][4][1] Nation CF SP FS SP+FS Points Places
1 Elaine Zayak   United States
2 Manuela Ruben   West Germany
3 Jacki Farrell   United States
4 Daniela Massanneck   West Germany
5 Petra Schruf   Austria
6 Kay Thomson   Canada
7 Andrea Rohm   Austria
8 Svetlana Frantsuzova   Soviet Union
9 Tatiana Mikhailova   Soviet Union
10 Simona Misovkova   Czechoslovakia
11 Vicki Holland   Australia
12 Yukiko Okabe   Japan
13 Alison Southwood   United Kingdom
14 Béatrice Farinacci   France
15 Karin Telser   Italy
16 Lisbeth Berckmans   Belgium
17 Hanne Gamborg   Denmark
18 Herma van der Horst   Netherlands
19 Sandra Cariboni   Switzerland
20 Catharina Lindgren   Sweden
21 Nevenka Lisak   Yugoslavia
22 Cristina Haas   Spain
23 Kathy Lindsay   New Zealand

Pairs

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Rank Name[2][5][1] Nation SP FS Points Places
1 Veronika Pershina / Marat Akbarov   Soviet Union
2 Larisa Selezneva / Oleg Makarov   Soviet Union
3 Lorri Baier / Lloyd Eisler   Canada
4 Beth Flora / Ken Flora   United States
5 Danelle Porter / Burt Lancon   United States
6 Marina Gurieva / Vladimir Radchenko   Soviet Union
7 Kathia Dubec / Xavier Douillard   France
8 Rosemary Sweeney / Daniel Salera   United States
9 Susan Garland / Robert Daw   United Kingdom
10 Ingrid Ženatá / René Novotný   Czechoslovakia
11 Svetlana Paliderová / Peter Bendicac   Czechoslovakia
12 Gaby Galambos / Jorg Galambos   Switzerland

Ice dance

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Rank Name[2][6][1] Nation CD FD Points Places
1 Tatiana Durasova / Sergei Ponomarenko   Soviet Union
2 Elena Batanova / Andrei Antonov   Soviet Union
3 Kelly Johnson / Kris Barber   Canada
4 Judit Péterfy / Csaba Bálint   Hungary
5 Elisa Spitz / Stanley Makman   United States
6 Elke Kwiet / Dieter Kwiet   West Germany
7 Oksana Gusakova / Genrikh Sretenski   Soviet Union
8 Paola Casalotti / Sergio Ceserani   Italy
9 Maria Kniffer / Manfred Hübler   Austria
10 Catherine Coudert / Jean-Bernard Hamel   France
11 Iwona Bielas / Jacek Jasiaczek   Poland
12 Birgit Rothe / Rolf Rothe   West Germany
13 Petra Born / Rainer Schönborn   West Germany
14 Alison Wilson / Victor Farrow   United Kingdom
15 Sophie Schmidt / Eric Desplats   France
16 Isabella Micheli / Roberto Modoni   Italy
17 Monica Bernasconi / Raffaele Modoni   Italy
18 Karan Giles / Russell Green   United Kingdom
19 Esther Guiglia / Roland Mader   Switzerland
20 Brennice Coates / Leslie Boroczky   Australia
21 Natascha Devisch / Jan Tack   Belgium

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "World Junior Championships 1979. Augsburg, Fed.Rep.Germany". skating.bplaced.net.
  3. ^ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Men" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013.
  4. ^ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Ladies" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013.
  5. ^ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Pairs" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2013.
  6. ^ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Ice Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2013.