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1949 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

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

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.

Medal summary

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

Medal table

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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 entries)55515

See also

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References

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