1998 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

The 1998 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Bordeaux, France from August 26 to August 30, 1998. Twelve events were contested, eight for the men and four for the women. France dominated most of the events, taking home half of the gold medals on offer.

1998 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
VenueBordeaux, France
Date(s) (1998-08-26 - 1998-08-30)August 26–30, 1998
VelodromeVélodrome de Bordeaux
Nations participating32
Events12

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France (FRA)6129
2 Spain (ESP)2002
3 Germany (GER)1348
4 Australia (AUS)1315
5 Belgium (BEL)1001
 Ukraine (UKR)1001
7 Italy (ITA)0123
8 Canada (CAN)0112
9 Latvia (LAT)0101
 Mexico (MEX)0101
 Netherlands (NED)0101
12 Russia (RUS)0011
 United States (USA)0011
Totals (13 nations)12121236

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Events
Men's sprint
Florian Rousseau
 France
Jens Fiedler
 Germany
Laurent Gané
 France
Men's 1 km time trial
Arnaud Tournant
 France
1:01.879 Shane Kelly
 Australia
1:02.261 Erin Hartwell
 United States
1:02.637
Men's individual pursuit
Philippe Ermenault
 France
4:20.627 Francis Moreau
 France
4:21.466 Robert Bartko
 Germany
4:26.890
Men's team pursuit
Alexander Symonenko
Sergiy Matveyev
Oleksandr Fedenko
Oleksandr Klymenko

 Ukraine
4:02.895 Christian Lademann
Daniel Becke
Robert Bartko
Guido Fulst
 Germany
4:08.160 Andrea Colinelli
Adler Capelli
Cristiano Citton
Mario Benetton
 Italy
Men's team sprint
Vincent Le Quellec
Florian Rousseau
Arnaud Tournant

 France
44.338 Danny Day
Shane Kelly
Graham Sharman
 Australia
45.464 Sören Lausberg
Stefan Nimke
Eyk Pokorny
 Germany
45.210
Men's keirin
Jens Fiedler
 Germany
Ainārs Ķiksis
 Latvia
Laurent Gané
 France
Men's points race
Joan Llaneras
 Spain
Andrea Kappes
 Germany
Silvio Martinello
 Italy
Men's madison
Etienne De Wilde
Matthew Gilmore
 Belgium
Silvio Martinello
Andrea Collinelli
 Italy
Andreas Kappes
Stefan Steinweg
 Germany
Women's Events
Women's sprint
Félicia Ballanger
 France
Michelle Ferris
 Australia
Tanya Dubnicoff
 Canada
Women's 500 m time trial
Félicia Ballanger
 France
34.010
W.R.
Tanya Dubnicoff
 Canada
35.415 Michelle Ferris
 Australia
35.451
Women's individual pursuit
Lucy Tyler-Sharman
 Australia
3:35.255 Leontien Zijlaard-Van Moorsel
 Netherlands
3:27.291 Judith Arndt
 Germany
3:35.676
Women's points race
Teodora Ruano
 Spain
Belem Guerrero
 Mexico
Olga Slioussareva
 Russia
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