1947 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
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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 Belgium |
Louis Gérardin France |
Georges Senfftleben France
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| Men's individual pursuit |
Fausto Coppi Italy |
Antonio Bevilacqua Italy |
Hugo Koblet Switzerland
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| Men's motor-paced |
Raoul Lesueur France |
Jean-Jacques Lamboley France |
Jan Pronk Netherlands
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| Men's Amateur Events | ||||||
| Men's sprint |
Reg Harris  Great Britain |
Cornelis Byster Netherlands |
Henri Sensever France
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| Men's individual pursuit |
Arnaldo Benfenati Italy |
Atilio François Uruguay |
Knud Andersen Denmark
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Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Uruguay (URU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
