1961 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

1961 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Host city Zürich, Switzerland
Date(s)  (1961-08-27 - 1961-09-13)27 August - 13 September 1961
Velodrome Oerlikon Velodrome
Events 8
1960
1962

The 1961 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Zürich, Switzerland from 27 August to 1 September 1961.[1] Eight events were contested, 6 for men (3 for professionals, 3 for amateurs) and 2 for women.

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Professional Events
Men's sprint
Antonio Maspes
 Italy
Michel Rousseau
 France
Jos De Bakker
 Belgium
Men's individual pursuit
Rudi Altig
 West Germany
Willy Trepp
  Switzerland
Leandro Faggin
 Italy
Men's motor-paced
Karl-Heinz Marsell
 West Germany
Paul Depaepe
 Belgium
Max Meier
  Switzerland
Men's Amateur Events
Men's sprint
Sergio Bianchetto
 Italy
Giuseppe Beghetto
 Italy
Ron Baensch
 Australia
Men's individual pursuit
Henk Nijdam
 Netherlands
Jacob Oudkerk
 Netherlands
Marcel Delattre
 France
Men's motor-paced
Leendert Van der Meulen
 Netherlands
Siegfried Wustrow
 East Germany
Georg Stoltze
 West Germany
Women's Events
Women's sprint
Galina Ermolaeva
 Soviet Union
Valentina Maksimova
 Soviet Union
Jean Dunn
 United Kingdom
Women's individual pursuit
Yvonne Reynders
 Belgium
Beryl Burton
 United Kingdom
Marie-Thérèse Naessens
 Belgium

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Italy 2114
2  Netherlands 2103
3  West Germany 2103
4  Belgium 1124
5  Soviet Union 1102
6  France 0112
 United Kingdom 0112
  Switzerland 0112
9  East Germany 0101
10  Australia 0011
TOTAL 88824

See also

References

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