Cycling Weekly takes a look back at the British track heroes of the recent and not-so-recent past.
Here?s an event-by-event roll call of the men and women who have won World Championship gold, silver and bronze for Britain on the boards.
The distinction between professional and amateur events is made until the sport went open. All professional and open results are presented in the tables, amateur results are listed separately.
Men's Sprint
1896 C.F. Barden
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1897 | Row 1 - Cell 1 | C.F. Barden | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 1920 | Row 2 - Cell 1 | Row 2 - Cell 2 | W.J. Balley |
| 1949 | Reg Harris | Row 3 - Cell 2 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 1950 | Reg Harris | Row 4 - Cell 2 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 1951 | Reg Harris | Row 5 - Cell 2 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 1953 | Row 6 - Cell 1 | Row 6 - Cell 2 | Reg Harris |
| 1954 | Reg Harris | Row 7 - Cell 2 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 1956 | Row 8 - Cell 1 | Reg Harris | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 2006 | Row 9 - Cell 1 | Craig MacLean | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 2008 | Chris Hoy | Row 10 - Cell 2 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
Amateur gold medallists
T Summersgill 1899
AL Reed 1903
JS Benyon 1905
VL Johnson 1908
WJ Bailey 1909, 1910, 1911, 1913
HT Johnson 1922
Reg Harris 1947
Cyril Peacock 1954
Women's Sprint
1958 J. Dunn
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1959 | Row 1 - Cell 1 | Row 1 - Cell 2 | J. Dunn |
| 1960 | Row 2 - Cell 1 | Row 2 - Cell 2 | J. Dunn |
| 1961 | Row 3 - Cell 1 | Row 3 - Cell 2 | J. Dunn |
| 1962 | Row 4 - Cell 1 | Row 4 - Cell 2 | J. Dunn |
| 2005 | Victoria Pendleton | Row 5 - Cell 2 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 2006 | Row 6 - Cell 1 | Victoria Pendleton | |
| 2007 | Victoria Pendleton | Row 7 - Cell 2 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 2008 | Victoria Pendleton | Row 8 - Cell 2 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| Row 9 - Cell 0 | |||
| Row 10 - Cell 0 |
Women's Team Sprint
2007Victoria Pendleton/Shanaze Reade 2008Victoria Pendleton/Shanaze Reade
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Men's 1km Time Trial
2000 Jason Queally
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2002 | Chris Hoy | Row 1 - Cell 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 2004 | Chris Hoy | Row 2 - Cell 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 2005 | Row 3 - Cell 1 | Jason Queally | Chris Hoy |
| 2006 | Chris Hoy | Row 4 - Cell 2 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 2007 | Chris Hoy | Row 5 - Cell 2 | Jamie Staff |
| Row 6 - Cell 0 |
Men's Points Race
1987 Tony Doyle
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2002 | Chris Newton | Row 1 - Cell 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| Row 2 - Cell 0 |
Men's Madison
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| 2005 | Rob Hayles & Mark Cavendish | Row 1 - Cell 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 | Row 1 - Cell 4 |
| 2008 | Bradley Wiggins & Mark Cavendish | Row 2 - Cell 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 | Row 2 - Cell 4 |
Women's Points Race
1988Sally Hodge
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Men's Individual Pursuit
1967 Hugh Porter
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| 1968 | Hugh Porter | Row 1 - Cell 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 | |
| 1970 | Hugh Porter | Row 2 - Cell 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 | |
| 1971 | Row 3 - Cell 1 | Row 3 - Cell 2 | Hugh Porter | |
| 1972 | Hugh Porter | Row 4 - Cell 2 | Row 4 - Cell 3 | |
| 1973 | Hugh Porter | Row 5 - Cell 2 | Row 5 - Cell 3 | |
| 1977 | Row 6 - Cell 1 | Row 6 - Cell 2 | Steve Heffermann | |
| 1980 | Tony Doyle | Row 7 - Cell 2 | Row 7 - Cell 3 | |
| 1984 | Row 8 - Cell 1 | Tony Doyle | Row 8 - Cell 3 | |
| 1985 | Row 9 - Cell 1 | Tony Doyle | Row 9 - Cell 3 | |
| 1986 | Tony Doyle | Row 10 - Cell 2 | Row 10 - Cell 3 | |
| 1987 | Row 11 - Cell 1 | Row 11 - Cell 2 | Tony Doyle | |
| 1988 | Row 12 - Cell 1 | Tony Doyle | Row 12 - Cell 3 | |
| 1989 | Colin Sturgess | Row 13 - Cell 2 | Row 13 - Cell 3 | |
| 1991 | Row 14 - Cell 1 | Shaun Wallace | Colin Sturgess | |
| 1992 | Row 15 - Cell 1 | Shaun Wallace | Row 15 - Cell 3 | |
| 1993 | Graeme Obree | Row 16 - Cell 2 | Chris Boardman | |
| 1994 | Chris Boardman | Row 17 - Cell 2 | Row 17 - Cell 3 | |
| 1995 | Graeme Obree | Row 18 - Cell 2 | Row 18 - Cell 3 | |
| 1996 | Chris Boardman | Row 19 - Cell 2 | Row 19 - Cell 3 | |
| 2000 | Row 20 - Cell 1 | Row 20 - Cell 2 | Rob Hayles | |
| 2003 | Bradley Wiggins | Row 21 - Cell 2 | Row 21 - Cell 3 | |
| 2004 | Row 22 - Cell 1 | Rob Hayles | Row 22 - Cell 3 | |
| 2006 | Row 23 - Cell 1 | Row 23 - Cell 2 | Paul Manning | |
| 2007 | Bradley Wiggins | Row 24 - Cell 2 | Row 24 - Cell 3 | Row 24 - Cell 4 |
| 2008 | Bradley Wiggins | Row 25 - Cell 2 | Row 25 - Cell 3 | Row 25 - Cell 4 |
Amateur gold medallists
Norman Sheil 1955, 1958
Women's Individual Pursuit
1958 K. Ray
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| 1959 | Beryl Burton | Row 1 - Cell 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 | |
| 1960 | Beryl Burton | Row 2 - Cell 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 | |
| 1961 | Row 3 - Cell 1 | Beryl Burton | Row 3 - Cell 3 | |
| 1962 | Beryl Burton | Row 4 - Cell 2 | Row 4 - Cell 3 | |
| 1963 | Beryl Burton | Row 5 - Cell 2 | Row 5 - Cell 3 | |
| 1964 | Row 6 - Cell 1 | Beryl Burton | Row 6 - Cell 3 | |
| 1966 | Beryl Burton | Row 7 - Cell 2 | Row 7 - Cell 3 | |
| 1967 | Row 8 - Cell 1 | Row 8 - Cell 2 | Beryl Burton | |
| 1968 | Row 9 - Cell 1 | Beryl Burton | Row 9 - Cell 3 | |
| 1970 | Row 10 - Cell 1 | Row 10 - Cell 2 | Beryl Burton | |
| 1973 | Row 11 - Cell 1 | Row 11 - Cell 2 | Beryl Burton | |
| 1975 | Row 12 - Cell 1 | Row 12 - Cell 2 | Beryl Burton | |
| 1997 | Row 13 - Cell 1 | Row 13 - Cell 2 | Yvonne Mcgregor | |
| 2000 | Yvonne Mcgregor | Row 14 - Cell 2 | Row 14 - Cell 3 | |
| 2007 | Row 15 - Cell 1 | Rebecca Romero | Row 15 - Cell 3 | Row 15 - Cell 4 |
| 2008 | Rebecca Romero | Row 16 - Cell 2 | Row 16 - Cell 3 | |
| Row 17 - Cell 0 |
Men's Team Pursuit
1973 Great Britain
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2000 | Row 1 - Cell 1 | Great Britain | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 2001 | Row 2 - Cell 1 | Great Britain | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 2002 | Row 3 - Cell 1 | Row 3 - Cell 2 | Great Britain |
| 2003 | Row 4 - Cell 1 | Great Britain | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 2004 | Row 5 - Cell 1 | Great Britain | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 2005 | Great Britain | Row 6 - Cell 2 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 2006 | Row 7 - Cell 1 | Great Britain | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 2007 | Great Britain | Row 8 - Cell 2 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 2008 | Great Britain | Row 9 - Cell 2 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
Men's Team Sprint
1999 Great Britain
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2000 | Row 1 - Cell 1 | Great Britain | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 2001 | Row 2 - Cell 1 | Row 2 - Cell 2 | Great Britain |
| 2002 | Great Britain | Row 3 - Cell 2 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 2003 | Row 4 - Cell 1 | Row 4 - Cell 2 | Great Britain |
| 2004 | Row 5 - Cell 1 | Row 5 - Cell 2 | Great Britain |
| 2005 | Great Britain | Row 6 - Cell 2 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 2006 | Row 7 - Cell 1 | Great Britain | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 2007 | Row 8 - Cell 1 | Great Britain | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 2008 | Row 9 - Cell 1 | Great Britain | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
Men's Keirin
1983 G. Hatton
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2004 | Jamie Staff | Row 1 - Cell 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 2007 | Chris Hoy | Row 2 - Cell 2 | Ross Edgar |
| 2008 | Chris Hoy | Row 3 - Cell 2 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
Women's Keirin
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2007 | Victoria Pendleton | Row 1 - Cell 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 2008 | Row 2 - Cell 1 | Victoria Pendleton | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
Men's Scratch
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2002 | Row 1 - Cell 1 | Tony Gibb | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
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