1958 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

1958 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Host city Paris, France
Date(s)  (1958-09-02 - 1958-09-07)2–7 September 1958
Velodrome Parc des Princes
Events 8
1957
1959

The 1958 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Paris, France from 8 to 13 September 1958.[1] Eight events were contested, 6 for men (3 for professionals, 3 for amateurs) and 2 for women.

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Professional Events
Men's sprint
Michel Rousseau
 France
Enzo Sacchi
 Italy
Antonio Maspes
 Italy
Men's individual pursuit
Roger Rivière
 France
Leandro Faggin
 Italy
Franco Gandini
 Italy
Men's motor-paced
Walter Bucher
  Switzerland
Guillermo Timoner
 Spain
Wouter Wagtmans
 Netherlands
Men's Amateur Events
Men's sprint
Valentino Gasparella
 Italy
Sante Gaiardoni
 Italy
Dick Ploog
 Australia
Men's individual pursuit
Norman Sheil
 United Kingdom
Philippe Gaudrillet
 France
Carlo Simonigh
 Italy
Men's motor-paced
Lothar Meister
 East Germany
Heinz Wahl
 East Germany
Arie Van Houwelingen
 Netherlands
Women's Events
Women's sprint
Galina Ermolaeva
 Soviet Union
Valentina Maksimova
 Soviet Union
Jean Dunn
 United Kingdom
Women's individual pursuit
Lyudmila Kochetova
 Soviet Union
Stella Bail
 United Kingdom
Kathleen Ray
 United Kingdom

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  France2103
 Soviet Union 2103
3  Italy 1337
4  United Kingdom 1124
5  East Germany 1102
6   Switzerland 1001
7  Spain 0101
8  Netherlands 0022
9  Australia 0011
TOTAL 88824

See also

References

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