1949 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

The 1949 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Copenhagen, Denmark from 22 to 28 August 1949.[1] Five events for men were contested, 3 for professionals and 2 for amateurs.

1949 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
VenueCopenhagen, Denmark
Date(s) (1949-08-22 - 1949-08-28)22–28 August 1949
VelodromeOrdrup Velodrome
Events5

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Professional Events
Men's sprint
Reg Harris
 Great Britain
Jan Derksen
 Netherlands
Arie van Vliet
 Netherlands
Men's individual pursuit
Fausto Coppi
 Italy
Lucien Gillen
 Luxembourg
Wim van Est
 Netherlands
Men's motor-paced
Elio Frosio
 Italy
Jan Pronk
 Netherlands
Raoul Lesueur
 France
Men's Amateur Events
Men's sprint
Sid Patterson
 Australia
Jacques Bellenger
 France
John Held
 United States
Men's individual pursuit
Knud Andersen
 Denmark
Cyril Cartwright
 Great Britain
Aldo Gandini
 Italy

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Italy (ITA)2013
2 Great Britain (GBR)1102
3 Australia (AUS)1001
 Denmark (DEN)1001
5 Netherlands (NED)0224
6 France (FRA)0112
7 Luxembourg (LUX)0101
8 United States (USA)0011
Totals (8 nations)55515
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