1951 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

1951 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

Venue	Milan, Italy
Date(s)	(1951-08-24 - 1951-08-28)24–28 August 1951
Velodrome	Velodromo Vigorelli
Events	5

The 1951 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Milan, Italy from 24 to 28 August 1951.^[1] Five events for men were contested, 3 for professionals and 2 for amateurs.

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's Professional Events
Men's sprint details	Reg Harris  Great Britain	Jacques Bellenger  France	Sid Patterson  Australia
Men's individual pursuit details	Antonio Bevilacqua  Italy	Hugo Koblet  Switzerland	Kay Werner Nielsen  Denmark
Men's motor-paced details	Jan Pronk  Netherlands	Andreas Leliaert  Belgium	Henri Lemoine  France
Men's Amateur Events
Men's sprint details	Enzo Sacchi  Italy	Russell Mockridge  Australia	Marino Morettini  Italy
Men's individual pursuit details	Mino De Rossi  Italy	Raphael Glorieux  Belgium	Guido Messina  Italy

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Italy (ITA)	3	0	2	5
2	Great Britain (GBR)	1	0	0	1
	Netherlands (NED)	1	0	0	1
4	Belgium (BEL)	0	2	0	2
5	Australia (AUS)	0	1	1	2
	France (FRA)	0	1	1	2
7	Switzerland (SUI)	0	1	0	1
8	Denmark (DEN)	0	0	1	1
Totals (8 entries)		5	5	5	15

See also

• 1951 UCI Road World Championships

References

1. World Championship Track Cycling 2014-1893