The 1979 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1979. Twelve events were contested, 10 for men (3 for professionals, 7 for amateurs) and 2 for women.World Championship Track Cycling 2014–1893
In the same period, the 1979 UCI Road World Championships were organized in Valkenburg.
Medal summary
Men's Professional EventsMen's sprint Kōichi Nakano Dieter Berkmann Michel VaartenBert Oosterbosch Francesco Moser Herman PonsteenMen's motor-paced Martin Venix Wilfried Peffgen Cees Stam Men's Amateur EventsLothar Thoms Gordon Singleton Eduard Rapp Men's sprint Lutz Heßlich Emanuel Raasch Christian Drescher Nikolaï Makarov Maurizio Bidinost Alain BondueMen's team pursuit Lutz Haueisen Gerald Mortag Axel Grosser Volker Winkler Viktor Manakov Vassili Ehrlich Vladimir Osokin Vitali Petrakov Maurizio Bidinost Pierangelo Bincoletto Silvestro Milani Sandro CallariMen's points raceIgor Sláma Pierangelo Bincoletto Urs FreulerMen's motor-paced Mattheus Pronk Guido Van Meel Gaby MinnebooMen's tandem Yavé Cahard Franck Depine Dieter Giebken Fredy Schmidtke Vladimír Vačkář Miloslav Vymazal Women's EventsWomen's sprintGalina TsarevaTruus van der PlaatSue NovaraWomen's individual pursuitKeetie van Oosten-HageAnna RiemersmaLuigina Bissoli
Medal table
See also 1979 UCI Road World Championships
References