title: 1979 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
text: # 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. 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 | Nation |
  | - | - | - |
  | 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 | Nation |
  | - | - | - |
  | 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 | Nation |
  | - | - | - |
  | 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 | Nation |
  | - | - | - |
  | 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 |
  