1947 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Appearance
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Venue | Paris, France ![]() |
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Date(s) | 26 July - 3 August 1947 |
Velodrome | Parc des Princes |
Events | 5 |
The 1947 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Paris, France from 26 July to 3 August 1947.[1] Five events for men were contested, 3 for professionals and 2 for amateurs.
Medal summary[edit]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Men's Professional Events | ||||||
Men's sprint |
Jef Scherens![]() |
Louis Gérardin![]() |
Georges Senfftleben![]() | |||
Men's individual pursuit |
Fausto Coppi![]() |
Antonio Bevilacqua![]() |
Hugo Koblet![]() | |||
Men's motor-paced |
Raoul Lesueur![]() |
Jean-Jacques Lamboley![]() |
Jan Pronk![]() | |||
Men's Amateur Events | ||||||
Men's sprint |
Reg Harris ![]() |
Cornelis Byster ![]() |
Henri Sensever ![]() | |||
Men's individual pursuit |
Arnaldo Benfenati![]() |
Atilio François![]() |
Knud Andersen![]() |
Medal table[edit]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (8 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |