1956 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

1956 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

Venue	Copenhagen, Denmark
Date(s)	27 Augustus - 2 September 1956
Velodrome	Ordrupbanen
Events	5

The 1956 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Copenhagen, Denmark from 27 August to 2 September 1956.^[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	Antonio Maspes  Italy	Reg Harris  Great Britain	Oscar Plattner  Switzerland
Men's individual pursuit details	Guido Messina  Italy	Jacques Anquetil  France	Kay-Werner Nielsen  Denmark
Men's motor-paced details	Graham French  Australia	Guillermo Timoner  Spain	Walter Bucher  Switzerland
Men's Amateur Events
Men's sprint details	Michel Rousseau  France	Jorge Bátiz  Argentina	Guglielmo Pesenti  Italy
Men's individual pursuit details	Ercole Baldini  Italy	Leandro Faggin  Italy	John Geddes  Great Britain

Medal table

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

See also

• 1956 UCI Road World Championships

References

1. World Championship Track Cycling 2014-1893