1962 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

1962 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Host city Milan, Italy
Date(s) 24-28 August 1962
Velodrome Velodromo Vigorelli
Events 9
1961
1963

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.

Medal summary

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

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Italy 2305
2  Belgium 1304
3  Soviet Union 1124
4  Denmark 1102
5  Netherlands 1023
6  United Kingdom 1012
7  Spain 1001
 West Germany 1001
9   Switzerland 0123
10  France 0022
TOTAL 99927

See also

References