1947 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

1947 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

Venue	Paris, France
Date(s)	(1947-07-26 - 1947-08-03)26 July - 3 August 1947
Velodrome	Parc des Princes
Events	5
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The 1947 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Paris, France from 26 July to 3 August 1947. ^[1] Five events for men were contested, 3 for professionals and 2 for amateurs.

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's Professional Events
Men's sprint details	Jef Scherens   Belgium	Louis Gérardin   France	Georges Senfftleben   France
Men's individual pursuit details	Fausto Coppi   Italy	Antonio Bevilacqua   Italy	Hugo Koblet   Switzerland
Men's motor-paced details	Raoul Lesueur   France	Jean-Jacques Lamboley   France	Jan Pronk   Netherlands
Men's Amateur Events
Men's sprint details	Reg Harris   Great Britain	Cornelis Byster   Netherlands	Henri Sensever   France
Men's individual pursuit details	Arnaldo Benfenati   Italy	Atilio François   Uruguay	Knud Andersen   Denmark

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Italy  (ITA)	2	1	0	3
2	France  (FRA)	1	2	2	5
3	Belgium  (BEL)	1	0	0	1
	Great Britain  (GBR)	1	0	0	1
5	Netherlands  (NED)	0	1	1	2
6	Uruguay  (URU)	0	1	0	1
7	Denmark  (DEN)	0	0	1	1
	Switzerland  (SUI)	0	0	1	1
Totals (8 entries)		5	5	5	15

See also

• 1947 UCI Road World Championships

References

1. World Championship Track Cycling 2014-1893