1948 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
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Venue | Amsterdam, Netherlands ![]() |
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Date(s) | 23–29 August 1948 |
Velodrome | Olympisch Stadion |
Events | 5 |
The 1948 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Amsterdam, Netherlands from 23 to 29 August 1948.[1] Five events for men were contested, 3 for professionals and 2 for amateurs.
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Medal summary[edit]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Men's Professional Events | ||||||
Men's sprint | Arie van Vliet![]() | Louis Gérardin![]() | Georges Senfftleben![]() | |||
Men's individual pursuit | Gerrit Schulte![]() | Fausto Coppi![]() | Antonio Bevilacqua![]() | |||
Men's motor-paced | Jean-Jacques Lamboley![]() | Elio Frosio![]() | August Meuleman![]() | |||
Men's Amateur Events | ||||||
Men's sprint | Mario Ghella ![]() | Axel Schandorff![]() | Reg Harris ![]() | |||
Men's individual pursuit | Guido Messina![]() | Jacques Dupont![]() | Charles Coste![]() |
Medal table[edit]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (6 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |