2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
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| Host city | Manchester, United Kingdom |
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| Date(s) | 26–30 March 2008 |
| Velodrome | Manchester Velodrome |
| Events | 18 |
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| Individual pursuit | men | women | ||
| Keirin | men | women | ||
| Points race | men | women | ||
| Scratch | men | women | ||
| Sprint | men | women | ||
| Time trial | men | women | ||
| Team pursuit | men | women | ||
| Team sprint | men | women | ||
| Omnium | men | |||
| Madison | men | |||
The 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place at the Manchester Velodrome in Manchester, United Kingdom from 26 to 30 March 2008. Eighteen events were scheduled; the women's team pursuit being the only addition from the 2007 championships.
As in 2007, the domination of the Great Britain team was clear. Breaking three world records en route, they won eleven medals in total. Indeed, half of the eighteen gold medals on offer were won by the British team.
Medals table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Great Britain |
9 | 2 | 11 | |
| 2 |  Netherlands |
3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 |  Belarus |
2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  France |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 |  United States |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Cuba |
1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 |  New Zealand |
1 | 1 | ||
| 8 |  Denmark |
2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 |  Lithuania |
2 | 2 | ||
| 10 |  Germany |
1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 11 |  Australia |
1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 12 |  China |
1 | 1 | ||
 Ukraine |
1 | 1 | |||
| 14 |  Greece |
1 | 1 | ||
 Italy |
1 | 1 | |||
 Russia |
1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | |
Medal Summary
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