1963 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

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1963 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Venue Rocourt, Belgium
Date(s) (1963-08-01 - 1963-08-07)1–7 August 1963
Velodrome Stade Vélodrome de Rocourt
Events9
  1962
1964  

The 1963 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Rocourt, Belgium from 1 to 7 August 1963. [1] Nine events were contested, 7 for men (3 for professionals, 4 for amateurs) and 2 for women.

Contents

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's Professional Events
Men's sprint
details
Sante Gaiardoni
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Antonio Maspes
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Jos De Bakker
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Men's individual pursuit
details
Leandro Faggin
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Peter Post
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Henk Nijdam
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Men's motor-paced
details
Leo Proost
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Paul Depaepe
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Robert Varnajo
Flag of France.svg  France
Men's Amateur Events
Men's sprint
details
Patrick Sercu
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Sergio Bianchetto
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Pierre Trentin
Flag of France.svg  France
Men's individual pursuit
details
Jan Walschaerts
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Stanislav Moskvin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Hugh Porter
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Men's team pursuit
details
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Arnold Belgardt
Sergey Tereshchenkov
Stanislav Moskvin
Leonid Kolumbet
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Lothar Claesges
Clemens Grossimlinghaus
Karl-Heinz Henrichs
Ernst Streng
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Bent Hansen
Preben Isaksson
Leif Larsen Kurt
Kurt Vid Stein
Men's motor-paced
details
Romain De Loof
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Karl-Heinz Matthes
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Uli Cuginbuhl
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Women's Events
Women's sprint
details
Galina Ermolaeva
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Irina Kiritchenko
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Valentina Savina
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Women's individual pursuit
details
Beryl Burton
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Yvonne Reynders
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Lyubov Rjabchenko
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)4217
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)2226
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)2204
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)1012
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)0112
6Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (RDA)0101
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)0101
8Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0022
9Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)0011
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland  (SUI)0011
Totals (10 entries)99927

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