1957_UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Championships

1957 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

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The 1957 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Rocourt, Belgium from 10 to 15 August 1957.^[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	Jan Derksen Netherlands	Arie van Vliet Netherlands	Roger Gaignard France
Men's individual pursuit details	Roger Rivière France	Albert Bouvet France	Guido Messina Italy
Men's motor-paced details	Paul Depaepe Belgium	Walter Bucher Switzerland	Graham French Australia
Men's Amateur Events
Men's sprint details	Michel Rousseau France	Guglielmo Pesenti Italy	Valentino Gasparella Italy
Men's individual pursuit details	Carlo Simonigh Italy	Franco Gandini Italy	Albertus Geldermans Netherlands

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France (FRA)	2	1	1	4
2	Italy (ITA)	1	2	2	5
3	Netherlands (NED)	1	1	1	3
4	Belgium (BEL)	1	0	0	1
5	Switzerland (SUI)	0	1	0	1
6	Australia (AUS)	0	0	1	1
Totals (6 entries)		5	5	5	15

1957 UCI Track Cycling World Championships