1897 ICA Track Cycling World Championships

The 1897 ICA Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Glasgow, United Kingdom from 30 July - 2 August 1897.^[1] Four events for men were contested, two for professionals and two for amateurs.

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's Professional Events
Men's sprint	Willy Arend Germany	Charles F. Barden Great Britain	Paul Nossam France
Men's motor-paced	Jack William Stocks Great Britain	Arthur Adalbert Chase Great Britain	Fred Armstrong Great Britain
Men's Amateur Events
Men's sprint	Edwin Schraeder Denmark	W. P. Fawcett Great Britain	Harry Reynolds Ireland
Men's motor-paced	Edward Gould Great Britain	Emile Ouzon France	Rasmond Tjoerby Denmark

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Great Britain (GBR)	2	3	1	6
2	Denmark (DEN)	1	0	1	2
3	Germany (GER)	1	0	0	1
4	France (FRA)	0	1	1	2
5	Ireland (IRE)	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 entries)		4	4	4	12

UCI Track Cycling World Championships
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