1960 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

The 1960 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Leipzig and Chemnitz, East Germany from 3 to 14 August 1960.[1] Eight events were contested, 6 for men (3 for professionals, 3 for amateurs) and 2 for women.

1960 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
VenueLeipzig and Chemnitz, East Germany
Date(s) (1960-08-03 - 1960-08-14)3–14 August 1960
VelodromeAlfred-Rosch-Kampfbahn
Chemnitz Velodrome
Events8

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Professional Events
Men's sprint
Antonio Maspes
 Italy
Oscar Plattner
  Switzerland
Jos De Bakker
 Belgium
Men's individual pursuit
Rudi Altig
 West Germany
Willy Trepp
  Switzerland
Ercole Baldini
 Italy
Men's motor-paced
Guillermo Timoner
 Spain
Martin Wierstra
 Netherlands
Norbert Koch
 Netherlands
Men's Amateur Events
Men's sprint
Sante Gaiardoni
 Italy
Leo Sterckx
 Belgium
David Handley
 Great Britain
Men's individual pursuit
Marcel Delattre
 France
Henk Nijdam
 Netherlands
Siegfried Köhler
 East Germany
Men's motor-paced
Georg Stoltze
 East Germany
Siegfried Wustrow
 East Germany
Henk Buis
 Netherlands
Women's Events
Women's sprint
Galina Ermolaeva
 Soviet Union
Valentina Maksimova
 Soviet Union
Jean Dunn
 Great Britain
Women's individual pursuit
Beryl Burton
 Great Britain
Marie-Thérèse Naessens
 Belgium
Lyubov Shogina
 Soviet Union

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Italy (ITA)2013
2 East Germany (RDA)1113
 Soviet Union (URS)1113
4 Great Britain (GBR)1023
5 France (FRA)1001
 Spain (ESP)1001
 West Germany (FRG)1001
8 Netherlands (NED)0224
9 Belgium (BEL)0213
10  Switzerland (SUI)0202
Totals (10 nations)88824

See also

References

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