1955 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

1955 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

Venue	Milan, Italy
Date(s)	31 Augustus - 5 September 1955
Velodrome	Velodromo Vigorelli
Events	5

The 1955 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Milan, Italy from 31 August to 5 September 1955.^[1] Five events for men were contested, three for professionals and two for amateurs.

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's Professional Events
Men's sprint details	Antonio Maspes  Italy	Oscar Plattner  Switzerland	Arie van Vliet  Netherlands
Men's individual pursuit details	Guido Messina  Italy	René Strehler  Switzerland	Wim van Est  Netherlands
Men's motor-paced details	Guillermo Timoner  Spain	Walter Bucher  Switzerland	Giuseppe Martino  Italy
Men's Amateur Events
Men's sprint details	Giuseppe Ogna  Italy	Jorge Bátiz  Argentina	John Tressider  Australia
Men's individual pursuit details	Norman Sheil  Great Britain	Peter Brotherton  Great Britain	Leandro Faggin  Italy

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Italy (ITA)	3	0	2	5
2	Great Britain (GBR)	1	1	0	2
3	Spain (ESP)	1	0	0	1
4	Switzerland (SUI)	0	3	0	3
5	Argentina (ARG)	0	1	0	1
6	Netherlands (NED)	0	0	2	2
7	Australia (AUS)	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 entries)		5	5	5	15

See also

• 1955 UCI Road World Championships

References

1. World Championship Track Cycling 2014-1893