1976 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

The 1976 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Monteroni di Lecce, Italy in 1976.[1] Due to the 1976 Summer Olympics only seven events were contested, 5 for men (3 for professionals, 2 for amateurs) and 2 for women.

1976 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
VenueMonteroni di Lecce, Italy Italy
Date(s) (1976)1976
VelodromeUlivi Velodrome
Events7

Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Professional Events
Men's sprint
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John Nicholson
  Australia
Giordano Turrini
  Italy
Yoshikazu Sugata (菅田順和)
  Japan
Men's individual pursuit
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Francesco Moser
  Italy
Roy Schuiten
  Netherlands
Knut Knudsen
  Norway
Men's motor-paced
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Wilfried Peffgen
  West Germany
Cees Stam
  Netherlands
Walter Avogradi
  Italy
Men's Amateur Events
Men's motor-paced
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Gaby Minneboo
  Netherlands
Bartolome Caldentey
  Spain
Rainer Podlesch
  West Germany
Men's tandem
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  Poland
Benedykt Kocot
Janusz Kotlinski
  Czechoslovakia
Ivan Kučírek
Miloš Jelínek
  Soviet Union
Anatoly Iablunowsky
Vladimir Semenets
Women's Events
Women's sprint
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Sheila Young
  United States
Sue Novara
  United States
Iva Zajíčková
  Czechoslovakia
Women's individual pursuit
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Keetie van Oosten-Hage
  Netherlands
Luigina Bissoli
  Italy
Mary Jane Reoch
  United States

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Netherlands (NED)2204
2  Italy (ITA)1214
3  United States (USA)1113
4  West Germany (FRG)1012
5  Australia (AUS)1001
  Poland (POL)1001
7  Czechoslovakia (TCH)0112
8  Spain (ESP)0101
9  Japan (JPN)0011
  Norway (NOR)0011
  Soviet Union (URS)0011
Totals (11 entries)77721

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