1980 World Juniors Track Cycling 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 Liepiņš 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 Liepiņš 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 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
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