1949 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
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Host city | Copenhagen, Denmark |
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Date(s) | 22-28 August 1949 |
Velodrome | Ordrup Velodrome |
Events | 5 |
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The 1949 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Copenhagen, Denmark from 22 to 28 August 1949.[1] Five events for men were contested, 3 for professionals and 2 for amateurs.
Medal summary
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Men's Professional Events | ||||||
Men's sprint |
Reg Harris United Kingdom |
Jan Derksen Netherlands |
Arie van Vliet Netherlands |
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Men's individual pursuit |
Fausto Coppi Italy |
Lucien Gillen Luxembourg |
Wim van Est Netherlands |
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Men's motor-paced |
Elio Frosio Italy |
Jan Pronk Netherlands |
Raoul Lesueur France |
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Men's Amateur Events | ||||||
Men's sprint |
Sydney Patterson Australia |
Jacques Bellenger France |
John Held United States |
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Men's individual pursuit |
Knud Andersen Denmark |
Cyril Cartwright United Kingdom |
Aldo Gandini Italy |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Italy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
- | Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Netherlands | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
6 | France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
7 | Luxembourg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
8 | United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |