1997 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships

1997 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships
View of Château-d'Œx, Vaud, Switzerland
VenueChâteau-d'Œx, Switzerland
Date(s) (1997-09-18 - 1997-09-21)18–21 September 1997
Events9
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The 1997 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships were held in Château-d'Œx, Switzerland from 18 to 21 September 1997. The disciplines included were cross-country and downhill. The event was the 8th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships and the first to be held in Switzerland.

Medal summary

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Men's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Cross-country[1]  Hubert Pallhuber (ITA)  Henrik Djernis (DEN)  Luca Bramati (ITA)
Under 23 cross-country[2]  Miguel Martinez (FRA)  Cadel Evans (AUS)  Dario Acquaroli (ITA)
Junior cross-country[3]  Franz Kehl (SUI)  Mathias Mende (GER)  Marian Masny (SVK)
Downhill[4]  Nicolas Vouilloz (FRA)  John Tomac (USA)  Cédric Gracia (FRA)
Junior downhill[5]  Mickael Pascal (FRA)  David Vázquez López (ESP)  Tobias Westman (SWE)

Women's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Cross-country[6]  Paola Pezzo (ITA)  Nadia de Negri (ITA)  Margarita Fullana (ESP)
Junior cross-country[7]  Cecilia Potts (USA)  Helena Eriksson (SWE)  Anna Szafraniec (POL)
Downhill[8]  Anne-Caroline Chausson (FRA)  Marielle Saner (SUI)  Katja Repo (FIN)
Junior downhill[9]  Sara Stieger (SUI)  Tracy Moseley (GBR)  Sabrina Jonnier (FRA)

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France (FRA)4015
2 Italy (ITA)2125
3 Switzerland (SUI)2103
4 United States (USA)1102
5 Great Britain (GBR)0112
 Spain (ESP)0112
 Sweden (SWE)0112
8 Australia (AUS)0101
 Denmark (DEN)0101
 Germany (GER)0101
11 Finland (FIN)0011
 Poland (POL)0011
 Slovakia (SVK)0011
Totals (13 entries)99927

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1997 World Championships - Château d'Oex- SUI - XC ELITE Men". uci.ch. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  2. ^ "1997 World Championships - Château d'Oex- SUI - XC U23 Men". uci.ch. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  3. ^ "1997 World Championships - Château d'Oex- SUI - XC JUNIOR Men". uci.ch. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  4. ^ "1997 World Championships - Château d'Oex- SUI - DH ELITE Men". uci.ch. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  5. ^ "1997 World Championships - Château d'Oex- SUI - DH JUNIOR Men". uci.ch. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  6. ^ "1997 World Championships - Château d'Oex- SUI - XC ELITE Women". uci.ch. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  7. ^ "1997 World Championships - Château d'Oex- SUI - XC JUNIOR Women". uci.ch. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  8. ^ "1997 World Championships - Château d'Oex- SUI - DH ELITE Women". uci.ch. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  9. ^ "1997 World Championships - Château d'Oex- SUI - DH JUNIOR Women". uci.ch. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
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