1979 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

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.

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:
Vitali Egorov
Ladies' singles:
Elaine Zayak
Pair skating:
Veronika Pershina / Marat Akbarov
Ice dance:
Tatiana Durasova / Sergei Ponomarenko
Previous:
1978 World Junior Championships
Next:
1980 World Junior Championships

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. "ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 May 2016.
  2. "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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