1955 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
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Venue | Milan, Italy |
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Date(s) | 31 Augustus - 5 September 1955 |
Velodrome | Velodromo Vigorelli |
Events | 5 |
The 1955 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Milan, Italy from 31 August to 5 September 1955.[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 | Antonio Maspes Italy | Oscar Plattner Switzerland | Arie van Vliet Netherlands | |||
Men's individual pursuit | Guido Messina Italy | René Strehler Switzerland | Wim van Est Netherlands | |||
Men's motor-paced | Guillermo Timoner Spain | Walter Bucher Switzerland | Giuseppe Martino Italy | |||
Men's Amateur Events | ||||||
Men's sprint | Giuseppe Ogna Italy | Jorge Bátiz Argentina | John Tressider Australia | |||
Men's individual pursuit | Norman Sheil Great Britain | Peter Brotherton Great Britain | Leandro Faggin Italy |
Medal table[edit]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Italy (ITA) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
5 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
7 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (7 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |