1981 World Juniors Track Cycling Championships
Cycling championship held in Leipzig, West Germany
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The 1981 World Juniors Track Cycling Championships were the seventh annual Junior World Championships for track cycling held in Grimma, Leipzig, West Germany in August 1981.[1]
VenueLeipzig, 
West Germany
West GermanyDateAugust 1981
| Venue | Leipzig, West Germany |
|---|---|
| Date | August 1981 |
The Championships had five events for men only, Sprint, Points race, Individual pursuit, Team pursuit and 1 kilometre time trial.
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Events[2] | |||
| Sprint | Olaf Arndt East Germany |
P. Rampazzo Italy |
Bruno Bannes France |
| Points race | Fabio Lana Italy |
Mat Lange West Germany |
Kenneth Bering Denmark |
| Individual pursuit | Reinhard Alber West Germany |
Marat Ganeyev Soviet Union |
Martin Palis Soviet Union |
| Team pursuit | Dainis Grantinch Martin Palis Marat Ganeyev Yuri Kasakov Soviet Union |
Frank Siggelkowe Carsten Wolf Steven Planitzer Thomas Raddatz East Germany |
Pascal Carrara Bruno Wojtinek Christian Noiret Dominique Lecrocq France |
| Time trial | Marcelo Alexandre Argentina |
Dirk Streicher East Germany |
Stefano Baudino Italy |
Medal table
* Host nation (West Germany)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | West Germany (FRG)* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Source: [1]