1997 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships

1997 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships
Host city Château-d'Œx, Switzerland
Date(s)  (1997-09-18 - 1997-09-21)18–21 September 1997
Events 9

The 1997 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships were held in Château-d'Œx, Switzerland from 18 to 21 September 1997. The disciplines included were cross-country and downhill. The event was the 8th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships and the first to be held in Switzerland.

Medal summary

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Cross-country[1]  Hubert Pallhuber (ITA)  Henrik Djernis (DEN)  Luca Bramati (ITA)
Under 23 cross-country[2]  Miguel Martinez (FRA)  Cadel Evans (AUS)  Dario Acquaroli (ITA)
Junior cross-country[3]  Franz Kehl (SUI)  Mathias Mende (GER)  Marian Masny (SVK)
Downhill[4]  Nicolas Vouilloz (FRA)  John Tomac (USA)  Cédric Gracia (FRA)
Junior downhill[5]  Mickael Pascal (FRA)  David Vazquez (ESP)  Tobias Westman (SWE)

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Cross-country[6]  Paola Pezzo (ITA)  Nadia de Negri (ITA)  Margarita Fullana (ESP)
Junior cross-country[7]  Cecilia Potts (USA)  Helena Eriksson (SWE)  Anna Szafraniec (POL)
Downhill[8]  Anne-Caroline Chausson (FRA)  Marielle Saner (SUI)  Katja Repo (FIN)
Junior downhill[9]  Sara Stieger (SUI)  Tracy Moseley (GBR)  Sabrina Jonnier (FRA)

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 France 4 0 1 5
2 Italy 2 1 2 5
3  Switzerland 2 1 0 3
4 United States 1 1 0 2
5 Great Britain 0 1 1 2
 Spain 0 1 1 2
 Sweden 0 1 1 2
8 Australia 0 1 0 1
 Denmark 0 1 0 1
 Germany 0 1 0 1
11 Finland 0 0 1 1
 Poland 0 0 1 1
 Slovakia 0 0 1 1
Total 9 9 9 27

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1997 World Championships - Château d'Oex- SUI - XC ELITE Men". uci.ch. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  2. ↑ "1997 World Championships - Château d'Oex- SUI - XC U23 Men". uci.ch. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  3. ↑ "1997 World Championships - Château d'Oex- SUI - XC JUNIOR Men". uci.ch. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  4. ↑ "1997 World Championships - Château d'Oex- SUI - DH ELITE Men". uci.ch. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  5. ↑ "1997 World Championships - Château d'Oex- SUI - DH JUNIOR Men". uci.ch. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  6. ↑ "1997 World Championships - Château d'Oex- SUI - XC ELITE Women". uci.ch. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  7. ↑ "1997 World Championships - Château d'Oex- SUI - XC JUNIOR Women". uci.ch. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  8. ↑ "1997 World Championships - Château d'Oex- SUI - DH ELITE Women". uci.ch. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  9. ↑ "1997 World Championships - Château d'Oex- SUI - DH JUNIOR Women". uci.ch. Retrieved 2016-08-31.

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