1956 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

1956 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

Venue	Copenhagen, Denmark
Date	27 Augustus - 2 September 1956
Velodrome	Ordrupbanen
Events	5
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The 1956 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Copenhagen, Denmark from 27 August to 2 September 1956. ^[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	Antonio Maspes   Italy	Reg Harris   Great Britain	Oscar Plattner   Switzerland
Men's individual pursuit details	Guido Messina   Italy	Jacques Anquetil   France	Kay-Werner Nielsen   Denmark
Men's motor-paced details	Graham French   Australia	Guillermo Timoner Spain	Walter Bucher   Switzerland
Men's Amateur Events
Men's sprint details	Michel Rousseau   France	Jorge Bátiz   Argentina	Guglielmo Pesenti   Italy
Men's individual pursuit details	Ercole Baldini   Italy	Leandro Faggin   Italy	John Geddes   Great Britain

Medal table

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

See also

• 1956 UCI Road World Championships

References

1. World Championship Track Cycling 2014-1893