1954 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

1954 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Venue	Cologne and Wuppertal, West Germany
Date(s)	27–29 August 1954
Velodrome	Müngersdorfer Stadion; Stadion am Zoo
Events	5

The 1954 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Cologne and Wuppertal, West Germany from 27 to 29 August 1954.[1] Five events for men were contested, 3 for professionals and 2 for amateurs.

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's Professional Events
Men's sprint	Reg Harris Great Britain	Arie van Vliet Netherlands	Enzo Sacchi Italy
Men's individual pursuit	Guido Messina Italy	Hugo Koblet Switzerland	Lucien Gillen Luxembourg
Men's motor-paced	Adolph Verschueren Belgium	Jan Pronk Netherlands	Joe Bunker Australia
Men's Amateur Events
Men's sprint	Cyril Peacock Great Britain	John Tressider Australia	Georges Gaignard France
Men's individual pursuit	Leandro Faggin Italy	Peter Brotherton Great Britain	Norman Sheil Great Britain


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Great Britain (GBR)	2	1	1	4
2	Italy (ITA)	2	0	1	3
3	Belgium (BEL)	1	0	0	1
4	Netherlands (NED)	0	2	0	2
5	Australia (AUS)	0	1	1	2
6	Switzerland (SUI)	0	1	0	1
7	France (FRA)	0	0	1	1
7	Luxembourg (LUX)	0	0	1	1
Totals (8 nations)		5	5	5	15

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