1955 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

1955 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

Venue	Milan, Italy
Date	31 Augustus - 5 September 1955
Velodrome	Velodromo Vigorelli
Events	5
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The 1955 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Milan, Italy from 31 August to 5 September 1955. ^[1] Five events for men were contested, three for professionals and two for amateurs.

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's Professional Events
Men's sprint details	Antonio Maspes   Italy	Oscar Plattner   Switzerland	Arie van Vliet   Netherlands
Men's individual pursuit details	Guido Messina   Italy	René Strehler   Switzerland	Wim van Est   Netherlands
Men's motor-paced details	Guillermo Timoner   Spain	Walter Bucher   Switzerland	Giuseppe Martino   Italy
Men's Amateur Events
Men's sprint details	Giuseppe Ogna   Italy	Jorge Bátiz   Argentina	John Tressider   Australia
Men's individual pursuit details	Norman Sheil   Great Britain	Peter Brotherton   Great Britain	Leandro Faggin   Italy

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Italy  (ITA)	3	0	2	5
2	Great Britain  (GBR)	1	1	0	2
3	Spain  (ESP)	1	0	0	1
4	Switzerland  (SUI)	0	3	0	3
5	Argentina  (ARG)	0	1	0	1
6	Netherlands  (NED)	0	0	2	2
7	Australia  (AUS)	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 entries)		5	5	5	15

See also

• 1955 UCI Road World Championships

References

1. World Championship Track Cycling 2014-1893