1951 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

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1951 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
VenueMilan, Italy
Date(s) (1951-08-24 - 1951-08-28)24–28 August 1951
VelodromeVelodromo Vigorelli
Events5
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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
Reg Harris
 Great Britain
Jacques Bellenger
 France
Sid Patterson
 Australia
Men's individual pursuit
Antonio Bevilacqua
 Italy
Hugo Koblet
  Switzerland

 Denmark
Men's motor-paced
Jan Pronk
 Netherlands

 Belgium
Henri Lemoine
 France
Men's Amateur Events
Men's sprint
Enzo Sacchi
 Italy
Russell Mockridge
 Australia
Marino Morettini
 Italy
Men's individual pursuit
Mino De Rossi
 Italy

 Belgium
Guido Messina
 Italy

Medal table[]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Italy (ITA)3025
2 Great Britain (GBR)1001
 Netherlands (NED)1001
4 Belgium (BEL)0202
5 Australia (AUS)0112
 France (FRA)0112
7  Switzerland (SUI)0101
8 Denmark (DEN)0011
Totals (8 nations)55515

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