1948 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

The 1948 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Amsterdam, Netherlands from 23 to 29 August 1948.^[1] Five events for men were contested, 3 for professionals and 2 for amateurs.

Men's sprint podium: Georges Senfftleben, Louis Gérardin and Arie van Vliet

1948 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

Venue	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date(s)	(1948-08-23 - 1948-08-29)23–29 August 1948
Velodrome	Olympisch Stadion
Events	5
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Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's Professional Events
Men's sprint details	Arie van Vliet  Netherlands	Louis Gérardin  France	Georges Senfftleben  France
Men's individual pursuit details	Gerrit Schulte  Netherlands	Fausto Coppi  Italy	Antonio Bevilacqua  Italy
Men's motor-paced details	Jean-Jacques Lamboley  France	Elio Frosio  Italy	August Meuleman  Belgium
Men's Amateur Events
Men's sprint details	Mario Ghella  Italy	Axel Schandorff  Denmark	Reg Harris  Great Britain
Men's individual pursuit details	Guido Messina  Italy	Jacques Dupont  France	Charles Coste  France

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Italy (ITA)	2	2	1	5
2	Netherlands (NED)	2	0	0	2
3	France (FRA)	1	2	2	5
4	Denmark (DEN)	0	1	0	1
5	Belgium (BEL)	0	0	1	1
	Great Britain (GBR)	0	0	1	1
Totals (6 entries)		5	5	5	15

See also

• 1948 UCI Road World Championships