title: 1946 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
text: # 1946 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
  
  The 1946 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Zürich, Switzerland, from 24 August to 1 September 1946. Five events for men were contested, 3 for professionals and 2 for amateurs.
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Men's Professional Events ||||
  | Men's sprint details | Jan Derksen Netherlands | Georges Senfftleben France | Arie van Vliet Netherlands |
  | Men's individual pursuit details | Gerrit Peters Netherlands | Roger Piel France | Arne Werner Pedersen Denmark |
  | Men's motor-paced details | Elio Frosio Italy | Jacques Besson Switzerland | Louis Chaillot France |
  | Men's Amateur Events ||||
  | Men's sprint details | Oscar Plattner Switzerland | Axel Schandorff Denmark | Cornelis Byster Netherlands |
  | Men's individual pursuit details | Roger Rioland France | Børge Gissel Denmark | Harald Janemar Sweden |
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
  | 2 | France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
  | 3 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 4 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 5 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | 6 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
  