1970 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

The 1970 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Leicester, United Kingdom in 1970.[1] Eleven events were contested, 9 for men (3 for professionals, 6 for amateurs) and 2 for women.

1970 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
VenueLeicester, United Kingdom United Kingdom
Date(s) (1970)1970
VelodromeSaffron Lane Velodrome
Events11

Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Professional Events
Men's sprint
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Gordon Johnson
  Australia
Sante Gaiardoni
  Italy
Leijn Loevesijn
  Netherlands
Men's individual pursuit
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Hugh Porter
  Great Britain
Lorenzo Bosisio
  Italy
Charly Grosskost
  France
Men's motor-paced
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Ehrenfried Rudolph
  West Germany
Theo Verschueren
  Belgium
Piet de Wit
  Netherlands
Men's Amateur Events
Men's 1 km time trial
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Niels Fredborg
  Denmark
Harry Kent
  New Zealand
Anton Tkáč
  Czechoslovakia
Men's sprint
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Daniel Morelon
  France
Peder Pedersen
  Denmark
Gérard Quintyn
  France
Men's individual pursuit
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Xaver Kurmann
  Switzerland
Ian Hallam
  Great Britain
Viktor Bykov
  Soviet Union
Men's team pursuit
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  West Germany
Günter Haritz
Peter Vonhof
Ernst Claußmeyer
Udo Hempel
  East Germany
Thomas Huschke
Heinz Richter
Herbert Richter
Manfred Ulbricht
  Soviet Union
Stanislav Moskvin
Vladimir Kuznetsov
Viktor Bykov
Vladimir Semenets
Men's motor-paced
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Cees Stam
  Netherlands
Horst Gnas
  West Germany
Antonio Cerda
  Spain
Men's tandem
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  West Germany
Jürgen Barth
Rainer Muller
  East Germany
Hans-Jürgen Geschke
Werner Otto
  France
Gérard Quintyn
Daniel Morelon
Women's Events
Women's sprint
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Galina Tsareva
  Soviet Union
Galina Ermolaeva
  Soviet Union
Valentina Savina
  Soviet Union
Women's individual pursuit
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Tamara Garkuchina
  Soviet Union
Raisa Obodovskaya
  Soviet Union
Beryl Burton
  Great Britain

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  West Germany3104
2  Soviet Union2237
3  Great Britain1113
4  Denmark1102
5  France1034
6  Netherlands1023
7  Australia1001
  Switzerland1001
9  East Germany0202
  Italy0202
11  Belgium0101
  New Zealand0101
13  Czechoslovakia0011
  Spain0011
Totals (14 entries)11111133

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