The world track cycling championship of 1961 was held from August 27 to September 13 in Zurich ( Switzerland ).
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Overall Medal Score
| A place | A country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Italy | 2 | one | one | four |
| 2 | Netherlands | 2 | one | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Germany | 2 | 0 | one | 3 |
| four | Belgium | one | one | 2 | four |
| five | the USSR | one | one | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | France | 0 | one | one | 2 |
| Switzerland | 0 | one | one | 2 | |
| Great Britain | 0 | one | one | 2 | |
| 7 | GDR | 0 | one | 0 | one |
| eight | Australia | 0 | 0 | one | one |
| Total | eight | eight | eight | 24 | |
Medalists
Men
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Sprint Professionals | Antonio Maspes | Michel Russo | Joseph de baker |
| Individual pursuit 5 km Professionals | Rudy altig | Willy Trepp | Leandro Fudgin |
| The race for the leader 100 km Professionals | Karl-Heinz Marzell (leader Auguste Meuleman ) | Paul Depaep (leader Albertus de Graaf ) | Max Meyer (leader George Grolimoun ) |
| Sprint Lovers | Sergio Bianchetto | Giuseppe Begetto | Ronald baensk |
| Individual pursuit 4 km Lovers | Henk Neydam | Jacob Audkerk | Marcel Delattre |
| Race for the leader Lovers | Leendert van der Moylen (leader Bruno Valrave ) | Siegfried Vustrov (leader Erich Zavadsky ) | Georg Stolze (leader Fritz Erdenberger ) |
Women
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Sprint | Galina Ermolaeva | Valentina Maximova | Ginny Dunn |
| Individual pursuit 3 km | Yvonne Reinders | Beryl burton | Maria Theresa Naessens |