1993 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

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

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
details
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.