1947 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
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| Host city | Paris, France |
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| Date(s) | 26 July - 3 August 1947 |
| Events | 5 |
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The 1947 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Paris, France from 26 July to 3 August 1947.[1] Five events for men were contested, 3 for professionals and 2 for amateurs.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Men's Professional Events | ||||||
| Men's sprint |
Jef Scherens Belgium |
Louis Gérardin France |
Georges Senfftleben France |
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| Men's individual pursuit |
Fausto Coppi Italy |
Antonio Bevilacqua Italy |
Hugo Koblet Switzerland |
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| Men's motor-paced |
Raoul Lesueur France |
Jean-Jacques Lamboley France |
Jan Pronk Netherlands |
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| Men's Amateur Events | ||||||
| Men's sprint |
Reg Harris United Kingdom |
Cornelis Byster Netherlands |
Henri Sensever France |
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| Men's individual pursuit |
Arnaldo Benfenati Italy |
Atilio François Uruguay |
Knud Andersen Denmark |
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Italy |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | France |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Belgium |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| - | Great Britain |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Uruguay |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Netherlands |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Denmark |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| - | Switzerland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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