1972 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
| Host city | Marseille, France |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | 1972 |
| Velodrome | Stade Vélodrome |
| Events | 11 |
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← 1971 1973 → | |
The 1972 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Marseille, France in 1972.[1] Due to the 1972 Summer Olympics only six events were contested, 4 for men (3 for professionals, 1 for amateurs) and 2 for women.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Professional Events | ||||||
| Men's sprint |
Robert Van Lancker.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | Gordon Johnson Australia | Giordano Turrini Italy | |||
| Men's individual pursuit |
Hugh Porter United Kingdom | Ferdinand Bracke Belgium | Dirk Baert Belgium | |||
| Men's motor-paced |
Theo Verschueren Belgium | Cees Stam Netherlands | Dieter Kemper West Germany | |||
| Men's Amateur Events | ||||||
| Men's motor-paced |
Horst Gnas West Germany | Jean Breuer West Germany | Gaby Minneboo Netherlands | |||
| Women's Events | ||||||
| Women's sprint |
Galina Ermolaeva Soviet Union |
Wilhelmina Brinkhof Netherlands |
Sheila Young United States | |||
| Women's individual pursuit |
Tamara Garkuchina Soviet Union |
Keetie Hage Netherlands |
Lyubov Zadorojnala Soviet Union | |||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Soviet Union |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | West Germany |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | United Kingdom |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Netherlands |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Australia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | United States |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Italy |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
See also
References
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