1946 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
# 1946 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

The 1946 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Zürich, Switzerland, from 24 August to 1 September 1946. Five events for men were contested, 3 for professionals and 2 for amateurs.

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Men's Professional Events ||||
| Men's sprint details | Jan Derksen Netherlands | Georges Senfftleben France | Arie van Vliet Netherlands |
| Men's individual pursuit details | Gerrit Peters Netherlands | Roger Piel France | Arne Werner Pedersen Denmark |
| Men's motor-paced details | Elio Frosio Italy | Jacques Besson Switzerland | Louis Chaillot France |
| Men's Amateur Events ||||
| Men's sprint details | Oscar Plattner Switzerland | Axel Schandorff Denmark | Cornelis Byster Netherlands |
| Men's individual pursuit details | Roger Rioland France | Børge Gissel Denmark | Harald Janemar Sweden |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
