1976 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
| Venue | Monteroni di Lecce, Italy  |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | 1976 |
| Velodrome | Ulivi Velodrome |
| Events | 7 |
The 1976 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Monteroni di Lecce, Italy in 1976.[1] Due to the 1976 Summer Olympics only seven events were contested, 5 for men (3 for professionals, 2 for amateurs) and 2 for women.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Professional Events | ||||||
| Men's sprint |
John Nicholson.svg.png){kind=small} Australia |
Giordano Turrini Italy |
Yoshikazu Sugata (菅田順和)  Japan
| |||
| Men's individual pursuit |
Francesco Moser Italy |
Roy Schuiten Netherlands |
Knut Knudsen Norway
| |||
| Men's motor-paced |
Wilfried Peffgen West Germany |
Cees Stam Netherlands |
Walter Avogradi Italy
| |||
| Men's Amateur Events | ||||||
| Men's motor-paced |
Gaby Minneboo Netherlands |
Bartolome Caldentey.svg.png){kind=small} Spain |
Rainer Podlesch West Germany
| |||
| Men's tandem |
.svg.png){kind=small} Poland Benedykt Kocot Janusz Kotlinski |
 Czechoslovakia Ivan Kučírek Miloš Jelínek |
 Soviet Union Anatoly Iablunowsky Vladimir Semenets | |||
| Women's Events | ||||||
| Women's sprint |
Sheila Young.png){kind=small} United States
|
Sue Novara United States
|
Iva Zajíčková Czechoslovakia
| |||
| Women's individual pursuit |
Keetie van Oosten-Hage Netherlands
|
Luigina Bissoli Italy
|
Mary Jane Reoch United States
| |||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |