1958 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

1958 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

Venue	Paris, France
Date(s)	(1958-09-02 - 1958-09-07)2–7 September 1958
Velodrome	Parc des Princes
Events	8

The 1958 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Paris, France from 8 to 13 September 1958.^[1] Eight events were contested, 6 for men (3 for professionals, 3 for amateurs) and 2 for women.

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's Professional Events
Men's sprint details	Michel Rousseau  France	Enzo Sacchi  Italy	Antonio Maspes  Italy
Men's individual pursuit details	Roger Rivière  France	Leandro Faggin  Italy	Franco Gandini  Italy
Men's motor-paced details	Walter Bucher  Switzerland	Guillermo Timoner  Spain	Wouter Wagtmans  Netherlands
Men's Amateur Events
Men's sprint details	Valentino Gasparella  Italy	Sante Gaiardoni  Italy	Dick Ploog  Australia
Men's individual pursuit details	Norman Sheil  Great Britain	Philippe Gaudrillet  France	Carlo Simonigh  Italy
Men's motor-paced details	Lothar Meister  East Germany	Heinz Wahl  East Germany	Arie Van Houwelingen  Netherlands
Women's Events
Women's sprint details	Galina Ermolaeva  Soviet Union	Valentina Maksimova  Soviet Union	Jean Dunn  Great Britain
Women's individual pursuit details	Lyudmila Kochetova  Soviet Union	Stella Bail  Great Britain	Kathleen Ray  Great Britain

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France (FRA)	2	1	0	3
	Soviet Union (URS)	2	1	0	3
3	Italy (ITA)	1	3	3	7
4	Great Britain (GBR)	1	1	2	4
5	East Germany (GDR)	1	1	0	2
6	Switzerland (SUI)	1	0	0	1
7	Spain (ESP)	0	1	0	1
8	Netherlands (NED)	0	0	2	2
9	Australia (AUS)	0	0	1	1
Totals (9 entries)		8	8	8	24

See also

• 1958 UCI Road World Championships

References

1. World Championship Track Cycling 2014-1893