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Venue | Copenhagen, Denmark ![]() |
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Date(s) | 27 Augustus - 2 September 1956 |
Velodrome | Ordrupbanen |
Events | 5 |
The 1956 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Copenhagen, Denmark from 27 August to 2 September 1956.[1] Five events for men were contested, 3 for professionals and 2 for amateurs.
Medal summary
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Men's Professional Events | ||||||
Men's sprint |
Antonio Maspes![]() |
Reg Harris![]() |
Oscar Plattner![]() | |||
Men's individual pursuit |
Guido Messina![]() |
Jacques Anquetil![]() |
Kay-Werner Nielsen![]() | |||
Men's motor-paced |
Graham French![]() |
Guillermo Timoner![]() |
Walter Bucher![]() | |||
Men's Amateur Events | ||||||
Men's sprint |
Michel Rousseau ![]() |
Jorge Bátiz![]() |
Guglielmo Pesenti ![]() | |||
Men's individual pursuit |
Ercole Baldini![]() |
Leandro Faggin![]() |
John Geddes![]() |
Medal table
[edit]Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (8 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |