| Venue | Monteroni di Lecce, Italy  |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | 1976 |
| Velodrome | Ulivi Velodrome |
| Events | 7 |
The 1976 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Monteroni di Lecce, Italy in 1976. [1] Due to the 1976 Summer Olympics only seven events were contested, 5 for men (3 for professionals, 2 for amateurs) and 2 for women.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
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