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| Venue | Palermo, Italy  |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | August, 1994 |
| Velodrome | Paolo Borsellino Velodrome |
| Events | 11 |
The 1994 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Palermo, Italy in August 1994. Eleven events were contested, eight for men and three for women.
In the same period, the 1994 UCI Road World Championships were also organized in Sicily.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France (FRA) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 |  Germany (DEU) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 |  United States (USA) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |  Russia (RUS) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Netherlands (NLD) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
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