1980 Juniors Track World Championships
The 1980 UCI Juniors Track World Championships were the sixth annual Junior World Championship for track cycling held in Mexico City, Mexico in August 1980.[1] It was the third successive championship to be held in the Americas.
| Venue | Mexico City,  Mexico |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | August 1980 |
The Championships had five events for men only, Sprint, Points race, Individual pursuit, Team pursuit and 1 kilometre time trial. Maic Malchow of East Germany and Dainis Leipinch of the Soviet Union were the most successful cyclists, winning the sprint double and pursuit double respectively.
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Events | |||
| Sprint[2] |
Maic Malchow East Germany |
Olaf Arndt East Germany |
El Guilachvli Soviet Union |
| Points race [2] |
Uwe Messerschmidt West Germany |
Mat Lange West Germany |
José Youshimatz Mexico |
| Pursuit [2] |
Dainis Leipinch Soviet Union |
Mario Kummer East Germany |
Uwe Tromer East Germany |
| Kilo [2] |
Maic Malchow East Germany |
Andris Lotsmelis Soviet Union |
Rob Werner West Germany |
| Team pursuit [2] |
Soviet Union Andris Lotsmelis Dainis Leipinch Martin Palis Sergei Agupov |
East Germany Mario Kummer Frank Kuhn Uwe Tromer Gerald Buder |
 Great BritainPierce Hewitt Gary Sadler Darryl Webster Anthony Mayer |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 nations) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
References
- 1980 WJTC venue
- 1980 WJTC results the-sports.org
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