1972 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
# 1972 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

The 1972 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Marseille, France, in 1972. Due to the 1972 Summer Olympics only six events were contested, 4 for men (3 for professionals, 1 for amateurs) and 2 for women.

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Men's Professional Events ||||
| Men's sprint details | Robert Van Lancker Belgium | Gordon Johnson Australia | Giordano Turrini Italy |
| Men's individual pursuit details | Hugh Porter Great Britain | Ferdinand Bracke Belgium | Dirk Baert Belgium |
| Men's motor-paced details | Theo Verschueren Belgium | Cees Stam Netherlands | Dieter Kemper West Germany |
| Men's Amateur Events ||||
| Men's motor-paced details | Horst Gnas West Germany | Jean Breuer West Germany | Gaby Minneboo Netherlands |
| Women's Events ||||
| Women's sprint details | Galina Ermolaeva Soviet Union | Wilhelmina Brinkhof Netherlands | Sheila Young United States |
| Women's individual pursuit details | Tamara Garkuchina Soviet Union | Keetie Hage Netherlands | Lyubov Zadorojnala Soviet Union |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
