1952 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Venue | Paris, France |
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Date(s) | 26–31 August 1952 |
Velodrome | Parc des Princes |
Events | 5 |
The 1952 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Paris, France from 26 to 31 August 1952.[1] Five events for men were contested, 3 for professionals and 2 for amateurs.
Medal summary[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Men's Professional Events | ||||||
Men's sprint |
Oscar Plattner Switzerland |
Georges Senfftleben France |
Jan Derksen Netherlands | |||
Men's individual pursuit |
Sid Patterson Australia |
Antonio Bevilacqua Italy |
Lucien Gillen Luxembourg | |||
Men's motor-paced |
Adolph Verschueren Belgium |
Walter Lohmann West Germany |
Henri Lemoine France | |||
Men's Amateur Events | ||||||
Men's sprint |
Enzo Sacchi Italy |
Marino Morettini Italy |
Cyril Peacock Great Britain | |||
Men's individual pursuit |
Netherlands |
Mino De Rossi Italy |
Loris Campana Italy |
Medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
2 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
3 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
6 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
7 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Luxembourg (LUX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (9 nations) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
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References[]
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