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1954 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

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Cycling competition
1954 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
VenueCologne and Wuppertal, West Germany Germany
Date(s) (1954-08-27 - 1954-08-29)27–29 August 1954
VelodromeMüngersdorfer Stadion
Stadion am Zoo
Events5
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The 1954 UCI Track Cycling World Championships took place in Cologne, West Germany, at the Müngersdorfer Radrennbahn velodrome from August 28 to September 5, 1954. This was one of the annual world championship events organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), featuring track cycling disciplines.

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Professional Events
Men's sprint
details
Reg Harris
 Great Britain
Arie van Vliet
 Netherlands
Enzo Sacchi
 Italy
Men's individual pursuit
details
Guido Messina
 Italy
Hugo Koblet
 Switzerland
Lucien Gillen
 Luxembourg
Men's motor-paced
details
Adolph Verschueren
 Belgium
Jan Pronk
 Netherlands
Joe Bunker
 Australia
Men's Amateur Events
Men's sprint
details
Cyril Peacock
 Great Britain
John Tressider
 Australia
Georges Gaignard
 France
Men's individual pursuit
details
Leandro Faggin
 Italy
Peter Brotherton
 Great Britain
Norman Sheil
 Great Britain

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain (GBR)2114
2 Italy (ITA)2013
3 Belgium (BEL)1001
4 Netherlands (NED)0202
5 Australia (AUS)0112
6 Switzerland (SUI)0101
7 France (FRA)0011
 Luxembourg (LUX)0011
Totals (8 entries)55515

See also

References

UCI Track Cycling World Championships
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