Venue | Saryarka Velodrome in Astana |
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Date(s) | –23 August 2015 | 19
The 2015 UCI Juniors Track World Championships was the annual Junior World Championship for track cycling held at the Saryarka Velodrome in Astana, Kazakhstan from 19 to 23 August 2015. [1]
Medals were won across 19 disciplines. [2]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Germany (GER) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
2 | Australia (AUS) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
3 | New Zealand (NZL) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
4 | Poland (POL) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
5 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
6 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
7 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
8 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
9 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10 | Armenia (ARM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
14 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (14 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 |
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