1979 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

1979 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Host city Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date(s)  (1979)1979
Velodrome Sloten Velodrome
Events 12
1978
1980

The 1979 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands in 1979.[1] Twelve events were contested, 10 for men (3 for professionals, 7 for amateurs) and 2 for women.

Medal summary

Mattheus Pronk won the amateur motor-paced
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Professional Events
Men's sprint
Kōichi Nakano
 Japan
Dieter Berkmann
 West Germany
Michel Vaarten
 Belgium
Men's individual pursuit
Bert Oosterbosch
 Netherlands
Francesco Moser
 Italy
Herman Ponsteen
 Netherlands
Men's motor-paced
Martin Venix
 Netherlands
Wilfried Peffgen
 West Germany
Cees Stam
 Netherlands
Men's Amateur Events
Men's 1 km time trial
Lothar Thoms
 East Germany
Gordon Singleton
 Canada
Eduard Rapp
 Soviet Union
Men's sprint
Lutz Hesslich
 East Germany
Emanuel Raasch
 East Germany
Christian Dresscher
 East Germany
Men's individual pursuit
Nikolaï Makarov
 Soviet Union
Maurizio Bidinost
 Italy
Alain Bondue
 France
Men's team pursuit
 East Germany
Lutz Haueisen
Gerald Mortag
Axel Grosser
Volker Winkler
 Soviet Union
Viktor Manakov
Vassili Ehrlich
Vladimir Osokin
Vitali Petrakov
 Italy
Maurizio Bidinost
Pierangelo Bincoletto
Silvestro Milani
Sandro Callari
Men's points race
Igor Sláma
 Czechoslovakia
Pierangelo Bincoletto
 Italy
Urs Freuler
  Switzerland
Men's motor-paced
Mattheus Pronk
 Netherlands
Guido Van Meel
 Belgium
Gaby Minneboo
 Netherlands
Men's tandem
 France
Yavé Cahard
Franck Depine
 West Germany
Dieter Giebken
Fredy Schmidtke
 Czechoslovakia
Vladimir Vackar
Miloslav Vymazal
Women's Events
Women's sprint
Galina Tsareva
 Soviet Union
Truus van der Plaat
 Netherlands
Sue Novara
 United States
Women's individual pursuit
Keetie van Oosten-Hage
 Netherlands
Anna Riemersma
 Netherlands
Liugina Bissoli
 Italy

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Netherlands 4 2 3 9
2  East Germany 3 1 1 5
3  Soviet Union 2 1 1 4
4  Czechoslovakia 1 0 1 2
-  France 1 0 1 2
6  Japan 1 0 0 1
7  Italy 0 3 2 5
8  West Germany 0 3 0 3
9  Belgium 0 1 1 2
10  Canada 0 1 0 1
11   Switzerland 0 0 1 1
-  United States 0 0 1 1

See also

References

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