1968 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

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1968 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
1968 UCI Road World Championships poster.png
Venue Rome, Italy Flag of Italy.svg
Montevideo, Uruguay Flag of Uruguay.svg
Date(s) (1968-08-22 - 1968-08-27)22–27 August 1968
Velodrome Olympic Velodrome
Americo Ricaldoni
Events11

The 1968 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. The events for the professional men and women's were held in Rome, Italy. The other events took place in Montevideo, Uruguay. [1] Eleven events were contested, 9 for men (3 for professionals, 6 for amateurs) and 2 for women between 22 and 27 August 1968.

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Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's Professional Events
Men's sprint
details
Giuseppe Beghetto
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Patrick Sercu
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Giovanni Pettenella
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Men's individual pursuit
details
Hugh Porter
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Ole Ritter
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Leandro Faggin
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Men's motor-paced
details
Leo Proost
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Piet De Wit
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Ehrenfried Rudolph
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Men's Amateur Events
Men's 1 km time trial
details
Niels Fredborg
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Jack Simes
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Gianni Sartori
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Men's sprint
details
Luigi Borghetti
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Niels Fredborg
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Robert Van Lancker
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Men's individual pursuit
details
Mogens Frey
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Xaver Kurmann
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Lorenzo Bosisio
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Men's team pursuit
details
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Cipriano Chemello
Lorenzo Bosisio
Giorgio Morbiato
Luigi Roncaglia
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Carlos Miguel Álvarez
Juan Alves
Ernesto Contreras
Juan Alberto Merlos
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Erik Pettersson
Tomas Pettersson
Gösta Pettersson
Josef Ripfel
Men's motor-paced
details
Giuseppe Grassi
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Cees Stam
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Benny Herger
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Men's tandem
details
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Walter Gorini
Giordano Turrini
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Daniel Goens
Robert Van Lancker
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Sanji Inoue
Takao Mandarame
Women's Events
Women's sprint
details
Alla Baguiniantz
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Irina Kiritchenko
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Galina Ermolaeva
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Women's individual pursuit
details
Raisa Obodovskaya
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Beryl Burton
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Keetie van Oosten-Hage
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)5049
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)2204
3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)2114
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)1214
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)1102
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)0213
7Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)0112
8Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)0101
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States  (USA)0101
10Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)0011
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)0011
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)0011
Totals (12 entries)11111133

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