The 1978 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the world championships for track cycling. They took place in Munich, West Germany, in 1978. Twelve events were contested: ten for men (three for professionals, seven for amateurs) and two for women.World Championship Track Cycling 2014–1893
In the same period, the 1978 UCI Road World Championships were organized in Nürburg.
Medal summary Men's professional events Men's sprint Kōichi Nakano Dieter Berkmann Yoshi Sugata (菅田順和) Gregor Braun Roy Schuiten Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke Men's motor-paced Wilfried Peffgen Martin Venix Cees Stam Men's amateur events Lothar Thoms Jocelyn Lovell Rainer Hönisch Men's sprint Anton Tkáč Emanuel Raasch Christian Drescher Detlef Macha Norbert Dürpisch Uwe Unterwalder Men's team pursuit Uwe Unterwalder Gerald Mortag Matthias Wiegand Volker Winkler Vladimir Osokin Vassili Ehrlich Vitali Petrakov Igor Pilipenko Robert Dill-Bundi Urs Freuler Hans Kaenel Walter Baumgartner Men's points race Noël Dejonckheere Walter Baumgartner Jean-Jacques Rebiere Men's motor-paced Rainer Podlesch Mattheus Pronk Martin Rietveld Men's tandem Vladimír Vačkář Miloslav Vymazal Gerald Ash Leslie Darcewski Sjaak Pieters Laurens Veldt Women's events Women's sprint Galina Tsareva Sue Novara Iva Zajíčková Women's individual pursuit Keetie van Oosten-Hage Anna Riemersma Luigina Bissoli
Medal table
See also 1978 UCI Road World Championships
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