1956_UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Championships

1956 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

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The 1956 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Copenhagen, Denmark from 27 August to 2 September 1956.^[1] Five events for men were contested, 3 for professionals and 2 for amateurs.

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Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's Professional Events
Men's sprint details	Antonio Maspes Italy	Reg Harris Great Britain	Oscar Plattner Switzerland
Men's individual pursuit details	Guido Messina Italy	Jacques Anquetil France	Kay-Werner Nielsen Denmark
Men's motor-paced details	Graham French Australia	Guillermo Timoner Spain	Walter Bucher Switzerland
Men's Amateur Events
Men's sprint details	Michel Rousseau France	Jorge Bátiz Argentina	Guglielmo Pesenti Italy
Men's individual pursuit details	Ercole Baldini Italy	Leandro Faggin Italy	John Geddes Great Britain

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Italy (ITA)	3	1	1	5
2	France (FRA)	1	1	0	2
3	Australia (AUS)	1	0	0	1
4	Great Britain (GBR)	0	1	1	2
5	Argentina (ARG)	0	1	0	1
5	Spain (ESP)	0	1	0	1
7	Switzerland (SUI)	0	0	2	2
8	Denmark (DEN)	0	0	1	1
Totals (8 entries)		5	5	5	15

1956 UCI Track Cycling World Championships