Track World Championships: British medal winners

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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

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YearGoldSilverBronze
1897Row 1 - Cell 1 C.F. BardenRow 1 - Cell 3
1920Row 2 - Cell 1 Row 2 - Cell 2 W.J. Balley
1949Reg HarrisRow 3 - Cell 2 Row 3 - Cell 3
1950Reg HarrisRow 4 - Cell 2 Row 4 - Cell 3
1951Reg HarrisRow 5 - Cell 2 Row 5 - Cell 3
1953Row 6 - Cell 1 Row 6 - Cell 2 Reg Harris
1954Reg HarrisRow 7 - Cell 2 Row 7 - Cell 3
1956Row 8 - Cell 1 Reg HarrisRow 8 - Cell 3
2006Row 9 - Cell 1 Craig MacLeanRow 9 - Cell 3
2008Chris HoyRow 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

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YearGoldSilverBronze
1959Row 1 - Cell 1 Row 1 - Cell 2 J. Dunn
1960Row 2 - Cell 1 Row 2 - Cell 2 J. Dunn
1961Row 3 - Cell 1 Row 3 - Cell 2 J. Dunn
1962Row 4 - Cell 1 Row 4 - Cell 2 J. Dunn
2005Victoria PendletonRow 5 - Cell 2 Row 5 - Cell 3
2006Row 6 - Cell 1 Victoria Pendleton
2007Victoria PendletonRow 7 - Cell 2 Row 7 - Cell 3
2008Victoria PendletonRow 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

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YearGoldSilverBronze

Men's 1km Time Trial

2000  Jason Queally

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YearGoldSilverBronze
2002Chris HoyRow 1 - Cell 2 Row 1 - Cell 3
2004Chris HoyRow 2 - Cell 2 Row 2 - Cell 3
2005Row 3 - Cell 1 Jason QueallyChris Hoy
2006Chris HoyRow 4 - Cell 2 Row 4 - Cell 3
2007Chris HoyRow 5 - Cell 2 Jamie Staff
Row 6 - Cell 0

Men's Points Race

1987 Tony Doyle

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YearGoldSilverBronze
2002Chris NewtonRow 1 - Cell 2 Row 1 - Cell 3
Row 2 - Cell 0

Men's Madison

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YearGoldSilverBronze
2005Rob Hayles & Mark CavendishRow 1 - Cell 2 Row 1 - Cell 3 Row 1 - Cell 4
2008Bradley Wiggins & Mark CavendishRow 2 - Cell 2 Row 2 - Cell 3 Row 2 - Cell 4

Women's Points Race

1988Sally Hodge

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Men's Individual Pursuit

1967 Hugh Porter

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YearGoldSilverBronze
1968Hugh PorterRow 1 - Cell 2 Row 1 - Cell 3
1970Hugh PorterRow 2 - Cell 2 Row 2 - Cell 3
1971Row 3 - Cell 1 Row 3 - Cell 2 Hugh Porter
1972Hugh PorterRow 4 - Cell 2 Row 4 - Cell 3
1973Hugh PorterRow 5 - Cell 2 Row 5 - Cell 3
1977Row 6 - Cell 1 Row 6 - Cell 2 Steve Heffermann
1980Tony DoyleRow 7 - Cell 2 Row 7 - Cell 3
1984Row 8 - Cell 1 Tony DoyleRow 8 - Cell 3
1985Row 9 - Cell 1 Tony DoyleRow 9 - Cell 3
1986Tony DoyleRow 10 - Cell 2 Row 10 - Cell 3
1987Row 11 - Cell 1 Row 11 - Cell 2 Tony Doyle
1988Row 12 - Cell 1 Tony DoyleRow 12 - Cell 3
1989Colin SturgessRow 13 - Cell 2 Row 13 - Cell 3
1991Row 14 - Cell 1 Shaun WallaceColin Sturgess
1992Row 15 - Cell 1 Shaun WallaceRow 15 - Cell 3
1993Graeme ObreeRow 16 - Cell 2 Chris Boardman
1994Chris BoardmanRow 17 - Cell 2 Row 17 - Cell 3
1995Graeme ObreeRow 18 - Cell 2 Row 18 - Cell 3
1996Chris BoardmanRow 19 - Cell 2 Row 19 - Cell 3
2000Row 20 - Cell 1 Row 20 - Cell 2 Rob Hayles
2003Bradley WigginsRow 21 - Cell 2 Row 21 - Cell 3
2004Row 22 - Cell 1 Rob HaylesRow 22 - Cell 3
2006Row 23 - Cell 1 Row 23 - Cell 2 Paul Manning
2007Bradley WigginsRow 24 - Cell 2 Row 24 - Cell 3 Row 24 - Cell 4
2008Bradley WigginsRow 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

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YearGoldSilverBronze
1959Beryl BurtonRow 1 - Cell 2 Row 1 - Cell 3
1960Beryl BurtonRow 2 - Cell 2 Row 2 - Cell 3
1961Row 3 - Cell 1 Beryl BurtonRow 3 - Cell 3
1962Beryl BurtonRow 4 - Cell 2 Row 4 - Cell 3
1963Beryl BurtonRow 5 - Cell 2 Row 5 - Cell 3
1964Row 6 - Cell 1 Beryl BurtonRow 6 - Cell 3
1966Beryl BurtonRow 7 - Cell 2 Row 7 - Cell 3
1967Row 8 - Cell 1 Row 8 - Cell 2 Beryl Burton
1968Row 9 - Cell 1 Beryl BurtonRow 9 - Cell 3
1970Row 10 - Cell 1 Row 10 - Cell 2 Beryl Burton
1973Row 11 - Cell 1 Row 11 - Cell 2 Beryl Burton
1975Row 12 - Cell 1 Row 12 - Cell 2 Beryl Burton
1997Row 13 - Cell 1 Row 13 - Cell 2 Yvonne Mcgregor
2000Yvonne McgregorRow 14 - Cell 2 Row 14 - Cell 3
2007Row 15 - Cell 1 Rebecca RomeroRow 15 - Cell 3 Row 15 - Cell 4
2008Rebecca RomeroRow 16 - Cell 2 Row 16 - Cell 3
Row 17 - Cell 0

 

Men's Team Pursuit

1973 Great Britain

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YearGoldSilverBronze
2000Row 1 - Cell 1 Great BritainRow 1 - Cell 3
2001Row 2 - Cell 1 Great BritainRow 2 - Cell 3
2002Row 3 - Cell 1 Row 3 - Cell 2 Great Britain
2003Row 4 - Cell 1 Great BritainRow 4 - Cell 3
2004Row 5 - Cell 1 Great BritainRow 5 - Cell 3
2005Great BritainRow 6 - Cell 2 Row 6 - Cell 3
2006Row 7 - Cell 1 Great BritainRow 7 - Cell 3
2007Great BritainRow 8 - Cell 2 Row 8 - Cell 3
2008Great BritainRow 9 - Cell 2 Row 9 - Cell 3

Men's Team Sprint

1999 Great Britain

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YearGoldSilverBronze
2000Row 1 - Cell 1 Great BritainRow 1 - Cell 3
2001Row 2 - Cell 1 Row 2 - Cell 2 Great Britain
2002Great BritainRow 3 - Cell 2 Row 3 - Cell 3
2003Row 4 - Cell 1 Row 4 - Cell 2 Great Britain
2004Row 5 - Cell 1 Row 5 - Cell 2 Great Britain
2005Great BritainRow 6 - Cell 2 Row 6 - Cell 3
2006Row 7 - Cell 1 Great BritainRow 7 - Cell 3
2007Row 8 - Cell 1 Great BritainRow 8 - Cell 3
2008Row 9 - Cell 1 Great BritainRow 9 - Cell 3

Men's Keirin

1983  G. Hatton

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YearGoldSilverBronze
2004Jamie StaffRow 1 - Cell 2 Row 1 - Cell 3
2007Chris HoyRow 2 - Cell 2 Ross Edgar
2008Chris HoyRow 3 - Cell 2 Row 3 - Cell 3

Women's Keirin

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YearGoldSilverBronze
2007Victoria PendletonRow 1 - Cell 2 Row 1 - Cell 3
2008Row 2 - Cell 1 Victoria PendletonRow 2 - Cell 3

Men's Scratch

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YearGoldSilverBronze
2002Row 1 - Cell 1 Tony GibbRow 1 - Cell 3

 

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