| Venue: | Washington, D.C., |
| Date: | 1978 |
| Previous: | 1977 Vienna |
| Next: | 1979 Buenos Aires |
The 1978 UCI Juniors Track World Championships were the fourth annual Junior World Championship for track cycling held in Washington, D.C., United States in August 1978.[1] Washington, D.C. was the host city for the 1978 Junior World Championships, but the track events were held at the Trexlertown Velodrome (PA). It was the first championship to be held outside Europe
The Championships had five events for men only, Sprint, Points race, Individual pursuit, Team pursuit and 1 kilometre time trial.
| - bgcolor="#cccccc" | Men's Events | |||
| Sprint[2] | Sergei Kopylov | Mich Hotzan | Frank Micke | |
| Points race | Kenny De Maerteleire | Allan Peiper | Michael Marx | |
| Individual pursuit | Alex Grosser | Viktor Manakov | Thomas Schnelle | |
| Kilo | Frank Micke | Sergei Kopylov | Heinz Isler | |
| Team pursuit | Alexandre Krasnov Nikolai Manakov Viktor Manakov Ivan Mitchenko | Frank Enger Markus Intra Michael Maue Peter Stalla | Bernd Dittert Michael Koller Axel Grosser Thomas Schnelle | |