1979 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:March 27 – April 4, 1979
Season:1978–79
Location:Augsburg, West Germany
Champions
Men's singles:
Soviet Union Vitali Egorov
Ladies' singles:
United States Elaine Zayak
Pairs:
Soviet Union Veronika Pershina / Marat Akbarov
Ice dance:
Soviet Union Tatiana Durasova / Sergei Ponomarenko
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The 1979 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were held on March 27 – April 4, 1979 in Augsburg, West Germany.[1] Sanctioned by the International Skating Union, it was the fourth edition of an annual competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of world junior champion. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

Results

Men

Rank Name[2][3][1] Nation CF SP FS SP+FS Points Places
1 Vitali Egorov  Soviet Union
2 Bobby Beauchamp  United States
3 Alexandre Fadeev  Soviet Union
4 Falko Kirsten  East Germany
5 Ivan Králík  Czechoslovakia
6 Grzegorz Filipowski  Poland
7 James Santee  United States
8 Fernand Fédronic  France
9 Lars Åkesson  Sweden
10 Oliver Höner   Switzerland
11 Raimund Volker  West Germany
12 Pierre-Michel Seveno  France
13 Brad Maclean  Canada
14 Darin Mathewson  Canada
15 Thomas Hlavik  Austria
16 Josef Šenk  Czechoslovakia
17 Thomas Wieser  West Germany
18 Eric Krol  Belgium
19 Thierry Michels  Luxembourg
20 Mark Basto  Australia
21 Fernando Soria  Spain
22 Fini Ravn  Denmark
23 Cameron Medhurst  Australia
24 Damir Velnić  Yugoslavia

Ladies

Rank Name[2][4][1] Nation CF SP FS SP+FS Points Places
1 Elaine Zayak  United States
2 Manuela Ruben  West Germany
3 Jacki Farrell  United States
4 Daniela Massanneck  West Germany
5 Petra Schruf  Austria
6 Kay Thomson  Canada
7 Andrea Rohm  Austria
8 Svetlana Frantsuzova  Soviet Union
9 Tatiana Mikhailova  Soviet Union
10 Simona Misovkova  Czechoslovakia
11 Vicki Holland  Australia
12 Yukiko Okabe  Japan
13 Alison Southwood  United Kingdom
14 Béatrice Farinacci  France
15 Karin Telser  Italy
16 Lisbeth Berckmans  Belgium
17 Hanne Gamborg  Denmark
18 Herma van der Horst  Netherlands
19 Sandra Cariboni   Switzerland
20 Catharina Lindgren  Sweden
21 Nevenka Lisak  Yugoslavia
22 Cristina Haas  Spain
23 Kathy Lindsay  New Zealand

Pairs

Rank Name[2][5][1] Nation SP FS Points Places
1 Veronika Pershina / Marat Akbarov  Soviet Union
2 Larisa Selezneva / Oleg Makarov  Soviet Union
3 Lorri Baier / Lloyd Eisler  Canada
4 Beth Flora / Ken Flora  United States
5 Danelle Porter / Burt Lancon  United States
6 Marina Gurieva / Vladimir Radchenko  Soviet Union
7 Kathia Dubec / Xavier Douillard  France
8 Rosemary Sweeney / Daniel Salera  United States
9 Susan Garland / Robert Daw  United Kingdom
10 Ingrid Ženatá / René Novotný  Czechoslovakia
11 Svetlana Paliderová / Peter Bendicac  Czechoslovakia
12 Gaby Galambos / Jorg Galambos   Switzerland

Ice dance

Rank Name[2][6][1] Nation CD FD Points Places
1 Tatiana Durasova / Sergei Ponomarenko  Soviet Union
2 Elena Batanova / Andrei Antonov  Soviet Union
3 Kelly Johnson / Kris Barber  Canada
4 Judit Péterfy / Csaba Bálint  Hungary
5 Elisa Spitz / Stanley Makman  United States
6 Elke Kwiet / Dieter Kwiet  West Germany
7 Oksana Gusakova / Genrikh Sretenski  Soviet Union
8 Paola Casalotti / Sergio Ceserani  Italy
9 Maria Kniffer / Manfred Hübler  Austria
10 Catherine Coudert / Jean-Bernard Hamel  France
11 Iwona Bielas / Jacek Jasiaczek  Poland
12 Birgit Rothe / Rolf Rothe  West Germany
13 Petra Born / Rainer Schönborn  West Germany
14 Alison Wilson / Victor Farrow  United Kingdom
15 Sophie Schmidt / Eric Desplats  France
16 Isabella Micheli / Roberto Modoni  Italy
17 Monica Bernasconi / Raffaele Modoni  Italy
18 Karan Giles / Russell Green  United Kingdom
19 Esther Guiglia / Roland Mader   Switzerland
20 Brennice Coates / Leslie Boroczky  Australia
21 Natascha Devisch / Jan Tack  Belgium

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "World Junior Championships 1979. Augsburg, Fed.Rep.Germany". skating.bplaced.net.
  3. ^ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Men" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013.
  4. ^ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Ladies" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013.
  5. ^ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Pairs" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2013.
  6. ^ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Ice Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2013.
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