The 1968 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. The events for the professional men and women's were held in Rome, Italy. The other events took place in Montevideo, Uruguay. Eleven events were contested, 9 for men (3 for professionals, 6 for amateurs) and 2 for women between 22 and 27 August 1968.
| Venue | Rome, Italy Montevideo, Uruguay |
|---|---|
| Date | 22–27 August 1968 |
| Velodrome | Olympic Velodrome Americo Ricaldoni |
| Events | 11 |
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Professional Events | ||||||
| Men's sprint | Giuseppe Beghetto Italy | Patrick Sercu Belgium | Giovanni Pettenella Italy | |||
| Men's individual pursuit | Hugh Porter Great Britain | Ole Ritter Denmark | Leandro Faggin Italy | |||
| Men's motor-paced | Leo Proost Belgium | Piet De Wit Netherlands | Ehrenfried Rudolph West Germany | |||
| Men's Amateur Events | ||||||
| Men's 1 km time trial | Niels Fredborg Denmark | Jack Simes United States | Gianni Sartori Italy | |||
| Men's sprint | Luigi Borghetti Italy | Niels Fredborg Denmark | Robert Van Lancker Belgium | |||
| Men's individual pursuit | Mogens Frey Denmark | Xaver Kurmann Switzerland | Lorenzo Bosisio Italy | |||
| Men's team pursuit | Italy Cipriano Chemello Lorenzo Bosisio Giorgio Morbiato Luigi Roncaglia | Argentina Carlos Miguel Álvarez Juan Alves Ernesto Contreras Juan Alberto Merlos | Sweden Erik Pettersson Tomas Pettersson Gösta Pettersson Josef Ripfel | |||
| Men's motor-paced | Giuseppe Grassi Italy | Cees Stam Netherlands | Benny Herger Switzerland | |||
| Men's tandem | Italy Walter Gorini Giordano Turrini | Belgium Daniel Goens Robert Van Lancker | Japan Sanji Inoue Takao Mandarame | |||
| Women's Events | ||||||
| Women's sprint | Alla Baguiniantz Soviet Union | Irina Kiritchenko Soviet Union | Galina Ermolaeva Soviet Union | |||
| Women's individual pursuit | Raisa Obodovskaya Soviet Union | Beryl Burton Great Britain | Keetie van Oosten-Hage Netherlands | |||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy (ITA) | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Denmark (DEN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
See also
- 1968 UCI Road World Championships
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