1949 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

1949 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

Venue	Copenhagen, Denmark
Date(s)	(1949-08-22 - 1949-08-28)22–28 August 1949
Velodrome	Ordrupbanen
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
Men's Professional Events
Men's sprint details	Reg Harris   Great Britain	Jan Derksen   Netherlands	Arie van Vliet   Netherlands
Men's individual pursuit details	Fausto Coppi   Italy	Lucien Gillen   Luxembourg	Wim van Est   Netherlands
Men's motor-paced details	Elio Frosio   Italy	Jan Pronk   Netherlands	Raoul Lesueur   France
Men's Amateur Events
Men's sprint details	Sid Patterson   Australia	Jacques Bellenger   France	Jack Heid   United States
Men's individual pursuit details	Knud Andersen   Denmark	Cyril Cartwright   Great Britain	Aldo Gandini   Italy

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Italy  (ITA)	2	0	1	3
2	Great Britain  (GBR)	1	1	0	2
3	Australia  (AUS)	1	0	0	1
	Denmark  (DEN)	1	0	0	1
5	Netherlands  (NED)	0	2	2	4
6	France  (FRA)	0	1	1	2
7	Luxembourg  (LUX)	0	1	0	1
8	United States  (USA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (8 entries)		5	5	5	15

See also

• 1949 UCI Road World Championships

References

1. World Championship Track Cycling 2014-1893