1950 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

1950 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

Venue	Rocourt, Belgium
Date(s)	(1950)1950
Velodrome	Stade Vélodrome de Rocourt
Events	5

The 1950 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Rocourt, Belgium in 1950.[1] Five events for men were contested, three for professionals and two for amateurs.

Jan Hijzelendoorn (left) finishes behind Pierre Even in the men's amateur sprint

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's Professional Events
Men's sprint details	Reg Harris  Great Britain	Arie van Vliet  Netherlands	Jan Derksen  Netherlands
Men's individual pursuit details	Antonio Bevilacqua  Italy	Wim van Est  Netherlands	Paul Matteoli  France
Men's motor-paced details	Raoul Lesueur  France	Jan Pronk  Netherlands	Georges Sérès junior  France
Men's Amateur Events
Men's sprint details	Maurice Verdeun  France	Pierre Even  France	Johannes Hijzelendoorn  Netherlands
Men's individual pursuit details	Sid Patterson  Australia	Aldo Gandini  Italy	Guido Messina  Italy

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France (FRA)	2	1	2	5
2	Italy (ITA)	1	1	1	3
3	Australia (AUS)	1	0	0	1
	Great Britain (GBR)	1	0	0	1
5	Netherlands (NED)	0	3	2	5
Totals (5 entries)		5	5	5	15

See also

• 1950 UCI Road World Championships

References

1. World Championship Track Cycling 2014-1893