1979 World Junior Track Cycling Championships
| Host City | Buenos Aires |
|---|---|
| Country |  ARG |
| Held | — |
| Competitors | 18 |
| Countries | 6 |
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Points Race | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Individual Pursuit | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Team Pursuit | Men | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| 1 km Time Trial | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union |  URS |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Germany |  GER |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Netherlands |  NED |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | France |  FRA |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | United States |  USA |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Belgium |  BEL |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal winners
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint, Men | Fredy Schmidtke |
GER
|
Michel Cortinovis |
FRA
|
Stefaan de Craene |
BEL
|
| Points Race, Men | Teun van Vliet |
NED
|
Nikolay Trusov |
URS
|
Jean-François Chaurin |
FRA
|
| Individual Pursuit, Men | Gadis Liepinsh |
URS
|
Greg LeMond |
USA
|
Philippe Chevallier |
FRA
|
| Team Pursuit, Men | Soviet Union |
URS
|
France |
FRA
|
Germany |
GER
|
| 1 km Time Trial, Men | Fredy Schmidtke |
GER
|
Gadis Liepinsh |
URS
|
Michel Cortinovis |
FRA
|