1893 ICA Track Cycling World Championships

1893 ICA Track Cycling World Championships
Host city Chicago, United States
Date(s)  (1893-08-11 - 1893-08-12)11–12 August 1893
Events 3
Inaugural championships
1894

The 1893 track cycling world championships were the inaugural world championships for track cycling. Before then there had been events described as world championships but without ratification by a world cycling authority. The creation of the International Cycling Association in 1892 made internationally recognised championships possible.

They took place in Chicago, United States. There were three events: sprint, stayers' race (motor-paced) and a 10 km, now classified as a scratch race. The rules allowed for a team race but it was not held. Races were held only for amateurs. Winners received a gold medal and all other participants a silver.

The USA took two of the three gold medals. The table below shows the position had gold, silver and bronze medals been awarded.

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Amateur Events
Sprint
Arthur Zimmerman
 United States
John S. Johnson
 United States
John Patrick Bliss
 United States
Motor-paced
Lawrence Meintjes
 South Africa
Charles Albrecht
 Germany
B. Ulbricht
 United States
10 km
Arthur Zimmerman
 United States
John Patrick Bliss
 United States
John S. Johnson
 United States

Medals table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  United States 2 2 3 7
2  South Africa 1 0 0 1
3  Germany 0 1 0 1
Total 3 3 3 9

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