title: 1949 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
text: # 1949 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
  
  The 1949 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Copenhagen, Denmark from 22 to 28 August 1949. 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 | Reg Harris Great Britain | Jan Derksen Netherlands | Arie van Vliet Netherlands |
  | Men's individual pursuit details | Fausto Coppi Italy | Lucien Gillen Luxembourg | Wim van Est Netherlands |
  | Men's motor-paced details | Elio Frosio Italy | Jan Pronk Netherlands | Raoul Lesueur France |
  | Men's Amateur Events ||||
  | Men's sprint details | Sid Patterson Australia | Jacques Bellenger France | John Held United States |
  | Men's individual pursuit details | Knud Andersen Denmark | Cyril Cartwright Great Britain | Aldo Gandini Italy |
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
  | 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 3 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 3 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 5 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
  | 6 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 7 | Luxembourg (LUX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 8 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
  