1952 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

1952 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
VenueParis, France France
Date(s) (1952-08-26 - 1952-08-31)26–31 August 1952
VelodromeParc des Princes
Events5

The 1952 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Paris, France from 26 to 31 August 1952.[1] Five events for men were contested, 3 for professionals and 2 for amateurs.

Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Professional Events
Men's sprint
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Oscar Plattner
 Switzerland
Georges Senfftleben
 France
Jan Derksen
 Netherlands
Men's individual pursuit
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Sid Patterson
 Australia
Antonio Bevilacqua
 Italy
Lucien Gillen
 Luxembourg
Men's motor-paced
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Adolph Verschueren
 Belgium
Walter Lohmann
 West Germany
Henri Lemoine
 France
Men's Amateur Events
Men's sprint
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Enzo Sacchi
 Italy
Marino Morettini
 Italy
Cyril Peacock
 Great Britain
Men's individual pursuit
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Piet van Heusden
 Netherlands
Mino De Rossi
 Italy
Loris Campana
 Italy

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Italy (ITA)1315
2 Netherlands (NED)1012
3 Australia (AUS)1001
 Belgium (BEL)1001
 Switzerland (SUI)1001
6 France (FRA)0112
7 West Germany (FRG)0101
8 Great Britain (GBR)0011
 Luxembourg (LUX)0011
Totals (9 entries)55515

See also

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References

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