1993 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

The 1993 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were held at Vikingskipet in Hamar, Norway, from 17 to 29 August 1993. Eleven events were held, eight for men and three for women, with five world records being set.

1993 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
VenueHamar, Norway Norway
Date(s) (1993-08-17 - 1993-08-29)17–29 August 1993
VelodromeVikingskipet
Events11

In the same period, the 1993 UCI Road World Championships were organized in Oslo, Norway.

Venue edit

The Championships were hosted in Vikingskipet, an indoor speed skating rink which opened in 1992 for the 1994 Winter Olympics. Originally the plan had been to construct a velodrome in Oslo, but instead it was decided to erect a temporary track within the Hamar venue. The temporary structure cost NOK 15 million, and was dismantled after the world championships.[1]

Medal summary edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Events
Men's sprint
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Gary Neiwand
  Australia
Michael Hübner
  Germany
Eyk Pokorny
  Germany
Men's 1 km time trial
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Florian Rousseau
  France
Shane Kelly
  Australia
Jens Glücklich
  Germany
Men's keirin
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Gary Neiwand
  Australia
Marty Nothstein
  United States
Toshimasa Yoshioka
  Japan
Men's points race
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Etienne De Wilde
  Belgium
Éric Magnin
  France
Vasyl Yakovlev
  Ukraine
Men's individual pursuit
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Graeme Obree
  Great Britain
Philippe Ermenault
  France
Chris Boardman
  Great Britain
Men's team pursuit
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  Australia
Brett Aitken
Stuart O'Grady
Tim O'Shannessey
Billy Shearsby
  Germany
Guido Fulst
Jens Lehmann
Andreas Bach
Torsten Schmidt
  Denmark
Jimmi Madsen
Klaus Kynde Nielsen
Jan Bo Petersen
Lars Otto Olsen
Men's tandem
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  Italy
Federico Paris
Roberto Chiappa
  Australia
Stephen Pate
Danny Day
  Czech Republic
Lubomír Hargaš
Arnošt Drcmánek
Men's motor-paced
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Jens Veggerby
  Denmark
Roland Königshofer
  Austria
Carsten Podlesch
  Germany
Women's Events
Women's sprint
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Tanya Dubnicoff
  Canada
Ingrid Haringa
  Netherlands
Nathalie Even
  France
Women's points race
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Ingrid Haringa
  Netherlands
Svetlana Samokhalova
  Russia
Jessica Grieco
  United States
Women's individual pursuit
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Rebecca Twigg
  United States
Marion Clignet
  France
Janie Eickhoff
  United States

Medal table edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Australia (AUS)3205
2  France (FRA)1315
3  United States (USA)1124
4  Netherlands (NLD)1102
5  Denmark (DEN)1012
  Great Britain (GBR)1012
7  Belgium (BEL)1001
  Canada (CAN)1001
  Italy (ITA)1001
10  Germany (DEU)0235
11  Austria (AUT)0101
  Russia (RUS)0101
13  Czech Republic (CZE)0011
  Japan (JPN)0011
  Ukraine (UKR)0011
Totals (15 entries)11111133

References edit

  1. ^ Greve, Arild. Norske idrettsanlegg (in Norwegian). Sportsboken. p. 19. ISBN 9788290773064.