1981 World Juniors Track Cycling Championships
| Venue | Leipzig,  West Germany |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | August 1981 |
The 1981 UCI Juniors Track World Championships were the seventh annual Junior World Championship for track cycling held in Grimma, Leipzig, West Germany in August 1981.[1]
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 | |||
| Sprint[1] | Olaf Arndt East Germany | P. Rampazzo Italy | Bruno Bannes France |
| Points race [1] | Fabio Lana Italy | Mat Lange West Germany | Kenneth Bering Denmark |
| Individual pursuit [1] | Reinhard Alber West Germany | Marat Ganeyev Soviet Union | Martin Palis Soviet Union |
| Kilo [1] | Marcelo Alexandre Argentina | Dirk Streicher East Germany | Stefano Baudino Italy |
| Team pursuit [1] | Soviet Union Dainis Grantinch Martin Palis Marat Ganeyev Yuri Kasakov | East Germany Frank Siggelkowe Carsten Wolf Steven Planitzer Thomas Raddatz | France Pascal Carrara Bruno Wojtinek Christian Noiret Dominique Lecrocq |
Medal table
| 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 | |