1960 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Venue | Leipzig and Chemnitz, East Germany |
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Date(s) | 3–14 August 1960 |
Velodrome | |
Events | 8 |
The 1960 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Leipzig and Chemnitz, East Germany from 3 to 14 August 1960.[1] Eight events were contested, 6 for men (3 for professionals, 3 for amateurs) and 2 for women.
Medal summary[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Men's Professional Events | ||||||
Men's sprint |
Antonio Maspes Italy |
Oscar Plattner Switzerland |
Jos De Bakker Belgium | |||
Men's individual pursuit |
Rudi Altig West Germany |
Willy Trepp Switzerland |
Ercole Baldini Italy | |||
Men's motor-paced |
Guillermo Timoner Spain |
Martin Wierstra Netherlands |
Norbert Koch Netherlands | |||
Men's Amateur Events | ||||||
Men's sprint |
Sante Gaiardoni Italy |
Leo Sterckx Belgium |
David Handley Great Britain | |||
Men's individual pursuit |
Marcel Delattre France |
Henk Nijdam Netherlands |
Siegfried Köhler East Germany | |||
Men's motor-paced |
Georg Stoltze East Germany |
Siegfried Wustrow East Germany |
Netherlands | |||
Women's Events | ||||||
Women's sprint |
Galina Ermolaeva Soviet Union |
Valentina Maksimova Soviet Union |
Jean Dunn Great Britain | |||
Women's individual pursuit |
Beryl Burton Great Britain |
Marie-Thérèse Naessens Belgium |
Soviet Union |
Medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2 | East Germany (RDA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
5 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
9 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
10 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Totals (10 nations) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
See also[]
References[]
Categories:
- 1960 in East German sport
- UCI Track Cycling World Championships by year
- International sports competitions hosted by East Germany
- Sports competitions in Leipzig
- 1960 in track cycling
- 1960 in German sport
- International cycle races hosted by Germany