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1979 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

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1979 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
VenueAmsterdam, Netherlands Netherlands
Date(s) (1979)1979
VelodromeOlympisch Stadion
Events12

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

Medal summary

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

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Netherlands (NED)4239
2 East Germany (GDR)3115
3 Soviet Union (URS)2114
4 Czechoslovakia (TCH)1012
 France (FRA)1012
6 Japan (JPN)1001
7 Italy (ITA)0325
8 West Germany (FRG)0303
9 Belgium (BEL)0112
10 Canada (CAN)0101
11 Switzerland (SUI)0011
 United States (USA)0011
Totals (12 entries)12121236

See also

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References

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