1993 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

1993 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Host city Hamar, Norway
Date(s)  (1993-08-17 - 1993-08-29)17–29 August 1993
Velodrome Vikingskipet
Events 11
1992
1994

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

Main article: Vikingskipet

The games 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 velodrome within the Hamar venue. It temporary structure cost NOK 15 million, and was dismounted after the world championships.[1]

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Events
Men's sprint
Gary Neiwand
 Australia
Michael Hübner
 Germany
Eyk Pokorny
 Germany
Men's 1 km time trial
Florian Rousseau
 France
Shane Kelly
 Australia
Jens Glücklich
 Germany
Men's keirin
Gary Neiwand
 Australia
Marty Nothstein
 United States
Toshimasa Yoshioka
 Japan
Men's points race
Etienne De Wilde
 Belgium
Éric Magnin
 France
Vasil Yakovlev
 Ukraine
Men's individual pursuit
Graeme Obree
 United Kingdom
Philippe Ermenault
 France
Chris Boardman
 United Kingdom
Men's team pursuit
 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
 Italy
Federico Paris
Roberto Chiappa
 Australia
Stephen Pate
Danny Day
 Czech Republic
Ľubomír Hargaš
Arnošt Drcmánek
Men's motor-paced
Jens Veggerby
 Denmark
Roland Königshofer
 Austria
Carsten Podlesch
 Germany
Women's Events
Women's sprint
Tanya Dubnicoff
 Canada
Ingrid Haringa
 Netherlands
Nathalie Even
 France
Women's points race
Ingrid Haringa
 Netherlands
Svetlana Samokhalova
 Russia
Jessica Grieco
 United States
Women's individual pursuit
Rebecca Twigg
 United States
Marion Clignet
 France
Janie Eickhoff
 United States

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Australia 3205
2  France 1315
3  United States 1124
4  Netherlands 1102
5  Denmark 1012
 United Kingdom 1012
7  Belgium 1001
 Canada 1001
 Italy 1001
10  Germany 0235
11  Austria 0101
 Russia 0101
13  Japan 0011
 Czech Republic 0011
 Ukraine 0011
TOTAL 11111133

References

  1. Greve, Arild. Norske idrettsanlegg (in Norwegian). Sportsboken. p. 19. ISBN 9788290773064.
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