1978 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

The 1978 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Munich, West Germany in 1978.[1] Twelve events were contested, 10 for men (3 for professionals, 7 for amateurs) and 2 for women.

1978 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
VenueMunich, West Germany Germany
Date(s) (1978)1978
VelodromeMunich Olympic Velodrome
Events12

Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Professional Events
Men's sprint
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Kōichi Nakano
  Japan
Dieter Berkmann
  West Germany
Yoshi Sugata (菅田順和)
  Japan
Men's individual pursuit
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Gregor Braun
  West Germany
Roy Schuiten
  Netherlands
Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke
  Belgium
Men's motor-paced
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Wilfried Peffgen
  West Germany
Martin Venix
  Netherlands
Cees Stam
  Netherlands
Men's Amateur Events
Men's 1 km time trial
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Lothar Thoms
  East Germany
Jocelyn Lovell
  Canada
Rainer Hönisch
  East Germany
Men's sprint
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Anton Tkáč
  Czechoslovakia
Emanuel Raasch
  East Germany
Christian Drescher
  East Germany
Men's individual pursuit
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Detlef Macha
  East Germany
Norbert Dürpisch
  East Germany
Uwe Unterwalder
  East Germany
Men's team pursuit
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  East Germany
Uwe Unterwalder
Gerald Mortag
Matthias Wiegand
Volker Winkler
  Soviet Union
Vladimir Osokin
Vassili Ehrlich
Vitali Petrakov
Igor Pilipenko
  Switzerland
Robert Dill-Bundi
Urs Freuler
Hans Kaenel
Walter Baumgartner
Men's points race
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Noël Dejonckheere
  Belgium
Walter Baumgartner
  Switzerland
Jean-Jacques Rebiere
  France
Men's motor-paced
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Rainer Podlesch
  West Germany
Mattheus Pronk
  Netherlands
Martin Rietveld
  Netherlands
Men's tandem
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  Czechoslovakia
Vladimír Vačkář
Miloslav Vymazal
  United States
Gerald Ash
Leslie Darcewski
  Netherlands
Sjaak Pieters
Laurens Veldt
Women's Events
Women's sprint
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Galina Tsareva
  Soviet Union
Sue Novara
  United States
Iva Zajíčková
  Czechoslovakia
Women's individual pursuit
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Keetie van Oosten-Hage
  Netherlands
Anna Riemersma
  Netherlands
Luigina Bissoli
  Italy

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  East Germany (GDR)3238
2  West Germany (FRG)3104
3  Czechoslovakia (TCH)2013
4  Netherlands (NED)1438
5  Soviet Union (URS)1102
6  Belgium (BEL)1012
  Japan (JPN)1012
8  United States (USA)0202
9  Switzerland (SUI)0112
10  Canada (CAN)0101
11  France (FRA)0011
  Italy (ITA)0011
Totals (12 entries)12121236

See also

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References

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