1988 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
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| Venue | Ghent, Belgium .svg.png){kind=small} |
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| Date(s) | 21–25 August 1988 |
| Velodrome | Blaarmeersen |
| Events | 9 |
The 1988 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Ghent, Belgium from 21 to 25 August 1988.[1] Eight events were contested, 7 for men (5 for professionals, 2 for amateurs) and 1 for women with a demonstration non-Championship points race for women.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Men's Elite Events | ||||||
| Men's keirin |
Claudio Golinelli Italy |
Ottavio Dazzan Italy |
Michel Vaarten Belgium
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| Men's sprint |
Stephen Pate.svg.png){kind=small} Australia |
Claudio Golinelli Italy |
Nobuyuki Tawara Japan
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| Men's individual pursuit |
Lech Piasecki Poland |
Tony Doyle Great Britain |
Jesper Worre Denmark
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| Men's points race |
Daniel Wyder.svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland |
Adriano Baffi Italy |
Michael Marcussen Denmark
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| Men's motor-paced |
Danny Clark Australia |
Constant Tourné Belgium |
Walter Brugna Italy
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| Men's Amateur Events | ||||||
| Men's motor-paced |
Vincenzo Colamartino Italy |
Roland Königshofer Austria |
Roland Renn Germany
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| Men's tandem |
 FranceFabrice Colas Frédéric Magné |
West Germany Greil Hans-Jürgen Uwe Butchmann |
 Czechoslovakia Jiří Illek Lubomír Hargaš | |||
| Women's Events | ||||||
| Women's individual pursuit |
Jeannie Longo France
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Barbara Ganz Switzerland
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Mindee Mayfield.png){kind=small} United States
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| Women's points race |
Sally Hodge Great Britain
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Barbara Ganz Switzerland
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Monique de Bruin Netherlands
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia (AUS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| France (FRA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |