1955_UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Championships

1955 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Venue	Milan, Italy
Date(s)	31 Augustus - 5 September 1955
Velodrome	Velodromo Vigorelli
Events	5
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1955 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

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The 1955 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Milan, Italy from 31 August to 5 September 1955.^[1] Five events for men were contested, three for professionals and two for amateurs.

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Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's Professional Events
Men's sprint details	Antonio Maspes Italy	Oscar Plattner Switzerland	Arie van Vliet Netherlands
Men's individual pursuit details	Guido Messina Italy	René Strehler Switzerland	Wim van Est Netherlands
Men's motor-paced details	Guillermo Timoner Spain	Walter Bucher Switzerland	Giuseppe Martino Italy
Men's Amateur Events
Men's sprint details	Giuseppe Ogna Italy	Jorge Bátiz Argentina	John Tressider Australia
Men's individual pursuit details	Norman Sheil Great Britain	Peter Brotherton Great Britain	Leandro Faggin Italy

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Italy (ITA)	3	0	2	5
2	Great Britain (GBR)	1	1	0	2
3	Spain (ESP)	1	0	0	1
4	Switzerland (SUI)	0	3	0	3
5	Argentina (ARG)	0	1	0	1
6	Netherlands (NED)	0	0	2	2
7	Australia (AUS)	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 entries)		5	5	5	15

1955 UCI Track Cycling World Championships