1958 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

1958 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

Venue	Paris, France
Date(s)	(1958-09-02 - 1958-09-07)2–7 September 1958
Velodrome	Parc des Princes
Events	8

The 1958 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Paris, France from 8 to 13 September 1958. Eight events were contested, 6 for men (3 for professionals, 3 for amateurs) and 2 for women.

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's Professional Events
Men's sprint	Michel Rousseau France	Enzo Sacchi Italy	Antonio Maspes Italy
Men's individual pursuit	Roger Rivière France	Leandro Faggin Italy	Franco Gandini Italy
Men's motor-paced	Walter Bucher Switzerland	Guillermo Timoner Spain	Wouter Wagtmans Netherlands
Men's Amateur Events
Men's sprint	Valentino Gasparella Italy	Sante Gaiardoni Italy	Dick Ploog Australia
Men's individual pursuit	Norman Sheil Great Britain	Philippe Gaudrillet France	Carlo Simonigh Italy
Men's motor-paced	Lothar Meister East Germany	Heinz Wahl East Germany	Arie Van Houwelingen Netherlands
Women's Events
Women's sprint	Galina Ermolaeva Soviet Union	Valentina Maksimova Soviet Union	Jean Dunn Great Britain
Women's individual pursuit	Lyudmila Kochetova Soviet Union	Stella Bail Great Britain	Kathleen Ray Great Britain

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France (FRA)	2	1	0	3
	Soviet Union (URS)	2	1	0	3
3	Italy (ITA)	1	3	3	7
4	Great Britain (GBR)	1	1	2	4
5	East Germany (GDR)	1	1	0	2
6	Switzerland (SUI)	1	0	0	1
7	Spain (ESP)	0	1	0	1
8	Netherlands (NED)	0	0	2	2
9	Australia (AUS)	0	0	1	1
Totals (9 entries)		8	8	8	24

See also

• 1958 UCI Road World Championships