1961 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Venue | Zürich, Switzerland |
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Date(s) | 27 August - 13 September 1961 |
Velodrome | Oerlikon Velodrome |
Events | 8 |
The 1961 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Zürich, Switzerland from 27 August to 1 September 1961.[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 |
Michel Rousseau France |
Jos De Bakker Belgium | |||
Men's individual pursuit |
Rudi Altig West Germany |
Willy Trepp Switzerland |
Leandro Faggin Italy | |||
Men's motor-paced |
Karl-Heinz Marsell West Germany |
Paul Depaepe Belgium |
Max Meier Switzerland | |||
Men's Amateur Events | ||||||
Men's sprint |
Sergio Bianchetto Italy |
Giuseppe Beghetto Italy |
Ron Baensch Australia | |||
Men's individual pursuit |
Henk Nijdam Netherlands |
Jacob Oudkerk Netherlands |
Marcel Delattre France | |||
Men's motor-paced |
Netherlands |
Siegfried Wustrow East Germany |
Georg Stoltze East Germany | |||
Women's Events | ||||||
Women's sprint |
Galina Ermolaeva Soviet Union |
Valentina Maksimova Soviet Union |
Jean Dunn Great Britain | |||
Women's individual pursuit |
Yvonne Reynders Belgium |
Beryl Burton Great Britain |
Marie-Thérèse Naessens Belgium |
Medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
2 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
5 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
6 | East Germany (RDA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
10 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (10 nations) | 8 | 9 | 8 | 25 |
See also[]
References[]
Categories:
- 1961 in Swiss sport
- UCI Track Cycling World Championships by year
- International cycle races hosted by Switzerland
- Sport in Zürich
- 1961 in track cycling
- 20th century in Zürich