1950 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
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Venue | Rocourt, Belgium |
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Date(s) | 1950 |
Velodrome | Stade Vélodrome de Rocourt |
Events | 5 |
The 1950 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Rocourt, Belgium in 1950.[1] Five events for men were contested, three for professionals and two for amateurs.
Medal summary[edit]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Men's Professional Events | ||||||
Men's sprint | Reg Harris Great Britain | Arie van Vliet Netherlands | Jan Derksen Netherlands | |||
Men's individual pursuit | Antonio Bevilacqua Italy | Wim van Est Netherlands | Paul Matteoli France | |||
Men's motor-paced | Raoul Lesueur France | Jan Pronk Netherlands | Georges Sérès junior France | |||
Men's Amateur Events | ||||||
Men's sprint | Maurice Verdeun France | Pierre Even France | Johannes Hijzelendoorn Netherlands | |||
Men's individual pursuit | Sid Patterson Australia | Aldo Gandini Italy | Guido Messina Italy |
Medal table[edit]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | France (FRA) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
2 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
3 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Totals (5 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |