1957 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
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Venue | Rocourt, Belgium ![]() |
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Date(s) | 10–15 August 1957 |
Velodrome | Stade Vélodrome de Rocourt |
Events | 5 |
The 1957 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Rocourt, Belgium from 10 to 15 August 1957.[1] Five events for men were contested, 3 for professionals and 2 for amateurs.
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Medal summary[edit]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Men's Professional Events | ||||||
Men's sprint | Jan Derksen![]() | Arie van Vliet![]() | Roger Gaignard![]() | |||
Men's individual pursuit | Roger Rivière![]() | Albert Bouvet![]() | Guido Messina![]() | |||
Men's motor-paced | Paul Depaepe![]() | Walter Bucher![]() | Graham French![]() | |||
Men's Amateur Events | ||||||
Men's sprint | Michel Rousseau![]() | Guglielmo Pesenti ![]() | Valentino Gasparella![]() | |||
Men's individual pursuit | Carlo Simonigh![]() | Franco Gandini![]() | Albertus Geldermans![]() |
Medal table[edit]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (6 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |