1962 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

The 1962 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Milan, Italy from 24 to 28 August 1962.[1] Nine events were contested, 7 for men (3 for professionals, 4 for amateurs) and 2 for women.

1962 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
VenueMilan, Italy Italy
Date(s) (1962-08-24 - 1962-08-28)24–28 August 1962
VelodromeVelodromo Vigorelli
Events9

Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Professional Events
Men's sprint
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Antonio Maspes
  Italy
Sante Gaiardoni
  Italy
Oscar Plattner
  Switzerland
Men's individual pursuit
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Henk Nijdam
  Netherlands
Leandro Faggin
  Italy
Peter Post
  Netherlands
Men's motor-paced
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Guillermo Timoner
  Spain
Paul Depaepe
  Belgium
Leo Wickihalder
  Switzerland
Men's Amateur Events
Men's sprint
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Sergio Bianchetto
  Italy
Giuseppe Beghetto
  Italy
Pierre Trentin
  France
Men's individual pursuit
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Kaj Jensen
  Denmark
Herman Van Loo
  Belgium
Jaap Oudkerk
  Netherlands
Men's team pursuit
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  West Germany
Ehrenfried Rudolph
Bernd Rohr
Klaus May
Lothar Claesges
  Denmark
Bent Hansen
Preben Isaksson
Kaj E. Jensen
Kurt Vid Stein
  Soviet Union
Arnold Belgardt
Leonid Kolumbet
Stanislav Moskvin
Viktor Romanov
Men's motor-paced
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Romain De Loof
  Belgium
Hans Lauppi
  Switzerland
Christian Giscos
  France
Women's Events
Women's sprint
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Valentina Savina
  Soviet Union
Irina Kirichenko
  Soviet Union
Jean Dunn
  Great Britain
Women's individual pursuit
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Beryl Burton
  Great Britain
Yvonne Reynders
  Belgium
Lidiya Tikhomirova
  Soviet Union

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Italy (ITA)2305
2  Belgium (BEL)1304
3  Soviet Union (URS)1124
4  Denmark (DEN)1102
5  Netherlands (NED)1023
6  Great Britain (GBR)1012
7  Spain (ESP)1001
  West Germany (FRG)1001
9  Switzerland (SUI)0123
10  France (FRA)0022
Totals (10 entries)99927

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References

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