 | |
| Venue | Budapest, Hungary  |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | 11–18 August 1928 |
| Velodrome | Millenáris Sporttelep |
| Events | 3 |
The 1928 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Budapest, Hungary from 11 to 18 August 1928. [1] Three events for men were contested, two for professionals and one for amateurs.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Professional Events | ||||||
| Men's sprint | Lucien Michard  France | Lucien Faucheux France | Ernest Kauffmann  Switzerland | |||
| Men's motor-paced | Walter Sawall  Germany | Henri Bréau France | Victor Linart  Belgium | |||
| Men's Amateur Events | ||||||
| Men's sprint | Willy Falck Hansen  Denmark | Roger Beaufrand France | Jack Standen  Australia | |||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
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