1959 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 1959 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Amsterdam, Netherlands from 8 to 13 August 1959.[1] Eight events were contested, 6 for men (3 for professionals, 3 for amateurs) and 2 for women.
Venue | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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Date(s) | 8–13 August 1959 |
Velodrome | Olympic Stadium |
Events | 8 |
Medal summary
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Men's Professional Events | ||||||
Men's sprint |
Antonio Maspes | Michel Rousseau | Jan Derksen | |||
Men's individual pursuit |
Roger Rivière | Albert Bouvet | Jean Brankart | |||
Men's motor-paced |
Guillermo Timoner | Walter Bucher | Norbert Koch | |||
Men's Amateur Events | ||||||
Men's sprint |
Valentino Gasparella | Sante Gaiardoni | André Gruchet | |||
Men's individual pursuit |
Rudi Altig | Mario Vallotto | Willy Trepp | |||
Men's motor-paced |
Arie van Houwelingen | Bernard Deconinck | Lothar Meister | |||
Women's Events | ||||||
Women's sprint |
Galina Ermolaeva |
Valentina Maksimova |
Jean Dunn | |||
Women's individual pursuit |
Beryl Burton |
Elsy Jacobs |
Lyudmilla Kochetova |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Totals (11 nations) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
See also
References
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