1951 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

1951 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

Venue	Milan, Italy
Date	(1951-08-24 - 1951-08-28)24–28 August 1951
Velodrome	Velodromo Vigorelli
Events	5
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The 1951 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Milan, Italy from 24 to 28 August 1951. ^[1] Five events for men were contested, 3 for professionals and 2 for amateurs.

In the same period, the 1951 UCI Road World Championships were organized in Varese, Italy.

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's Professional Events
Men's sprint details	Reg Harris   Great Britain	Jacques Bellenger   France	Sid Patterson   Australia
Men's individual pursuit details	Antonio Bevilacqua   Italy	Hugo Koblet   Switzerland	Kay Werner Nielsen   Denmark
Men's motor-paced details	Jan Pronk   Netherlands	Andreas Leliaert   Belgium	Henri Lemoine   France
Men's Amateur Events
Men's sprint details	Enzo Sacchi   Italy	Russell Mockridge   Australia	Marino Morettini   Italy
Men's individual pursuit details	Mino De Rossi   Italy	Raphael Glorieux   Belgium	Guido Messina   Italy

Medal table

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

See also

• 1951 UCI Road World Championships

References

1. World Championship Track Cycling 2014-1893