# UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's individual pursuit

The UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's individual pursuit is the world championship individual pursuit event held annually at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Rebecca Twigg of the United States, and Tamara Garkuchina of the Soviet Union are the most successful cyclists in the history of this event, with six world titles apiece. Beryl Burton, with twelve medals including five world titles, is the most decorated cyclist in the event.

## Medalists

| Championships | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
| 1958 Paris details | Ludmilla Kotchetova (URS) | Stella Bail (GBR) | Kathleen Ray (GBR) |
| 1959 Amsterdam details | Beryl Burton (GBR) | Elsy Jacobs (LUX) | Lyubov Kozhetova (URS) |
| 1960 Leipzig details | Beryl Burton (GBR) | Marie-Therese Naessens (BEL) | Lyubov Zhogina (URS) |
| 1961 Zürich details | Yvonne Reynders (BEL) | Beryl Burton (GBR) | Marie-Therese Naessens (BEL) |
| 1962 Milan details | Beryl Burton (GBR) | Yvonne Reynders (BEL) | Lidiya Tichomirova (URS) |
| 1963 Rocourt details | Beryl Burton (GBR) | Yvonne Reynders (BEL) | Lyubov Kozhetova (URS) |
| 1964 Paris details | Yvonne Reynders (BEL) | Beryl Burton (GBR) | Aino Puronen (URS) |
| 1965 San Sebastián details | Yvonne Reynders (BEL) | Hannelore Mattig (GDR) | Aino Puronen (URS) |
| 1966 Frankfurt details | Beryl Burton (GBR) | Yvonne Reynders (BEL) | Hannelore Mattig (GDR) |
| 1967 Amsterdam details | Tamara Garkuchina (URS) | Raisa Obodovskaya (URS) | Beryl Burton (GBR) |
| 1968 Rome details | Raisa Obodovskaya (URS) | Beryl Burton (GBR) | Keetie van Oosten-Hage (NED) |
| 1969 Antwerp details | Raisa Obodovskaya (URS) | Tamara Garkuchina (URS) | Keetie van Oosten-Hage (NED) |
| 1970 Leicester details | Tamara Garkuchina (URS) | Raisa Obodovskaya (URS) | Beryl Burton (GBR) |
| 1971 Varese details | Tamara Garkuchina (URS) | Keetie van Oosten-Hage (NED) | Iva Zajíčková (TCH) |
| 1972 Marseille details | Tamara Garkuchina (URS) | Keetie van Oosten-Hage (NED) | Lyubov Sadoroynaya (URS) |
| 1973 San Sebastián details | Tamara Garkuchina (URS) | Keetie van Oosten-Hage (NED) | Beryl Burton (GBR) |
| 1974 Montreal details | Tamara Garkuchina (URS) | Martina Smirnova (URS) | Keetie van Oosten-Hage (NED) |
| 1975 Rocourt details | Keetie van Oosten-Hage (NED) | Mary Jane Reoch (USA) | Denise Burton (GBR) |
| 1976 Monteroni di Lecce details | Keetie van Oosten-Hage (NED) | Luigina Bissoli (ITA) | Mary Jane Reoch (USA) |
| 1977 San Cristóbal details | Vera Kuznezova (URS) | Anne Riemersma (NED) | Karen Strong (CAN) |
| 1978 Munich details | Keetie van Oosten-Hage (NED) | Anne Riemersma (NED) | Luigina Bissoli (ITA) |
| 1979 Amsterdam details | Keetie van Oosten-Hage (NED) | Anne Riemersma (NED) | Luigina Bissoli (ITA) |
| 1980 Besançon details | Nadezhda Kibardina (URS) | Karen Strong (CAN) | Petra de Bruin (NED) |
| 1981 Brno details | Nadezhda Kibardina (URS) | Tamara Polyakova (URS) | Jeannie Longo (FRA) |
| 1982 Leicester details | Rebecca Twigg (USA) | Connie Carpenter (USA) | Jeannie Longo (FRA) |
| 1983 Zürich details | Connie Carpenter (USA) | Cynthia Olavarri (USA) | Jeannie Longo (FRA) |
| 1984 Barcelona details | Rebecca Twigg (USA) | Jeannie Longo (FRA) | Rossella Galbiati (ITA) |
| 1985 Bassano del Grappa details | Rebecca Twigg (USA) | Jeannie Longo (FRA) | Margaret Maas (USA) |
| 1986 Colorado Springs details | Jeannie Longo (FRA) | Rebecca Twigg (USA) | Barbara Ganz (SUI) |
| 1987 Vienna details | Rebecca Twigg (USA) | Jeannie Longo (FRA) | Mindee Mayfield (USA) |
| 1988 Ghent details | Jeannie Longo (FRA) | Barbara Ganz (SUI) | Mindee Mayfield (USA) |
| 1989 Lyon details | Jeannie Longo (FRA) | Petra Rossner (GDR) | Barbara Ganz (SUI) |
| 1990 Maebashi details | Leontien van Moorsel (NED) | Madonna Harris (NZL) | Barbara Ganz (SUI) |
| 1991 Stuttgart details | Petra Rossner (GER) | Janie Eickhoff (USA) | Marion Clignet (FRA) |
| 1992 Valencia details | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1993 Hamar details | Rebecca Twigg (USA) | Marion Clignet (FRA) | Janie Eickhoff (USA) |
| 1994 Palermo details | Marion Clignet (FRA) | Svetlana Samochvalova (RUS) | Janie Eickhoff (USA) |
| 1995 Bogotá details | Rebecca Twigg (USA) | Antonella Bellutti (ITA) | May Britt Hartwell (NOR) |
| 1996 Manchester details | Marion Clignet (FRA) | Lucy Tyler (AUS) | Antonella Bellutti (ITA) |
| 1997 Perth details | Judith Arndt (GER) | Natalya Karimova (RUS) | Yvonne McGregor (GBR) |
| 1998 Bordeaux details | Lucy Tyler-Sharman (AUS) | Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel (NED) | Judith Arndt (GER) |
| 1999 Berlin details | Marion Clignet (FRA) | Judith Arndt (GER) | Rasa Mažeikytė (LTU) |
| 2000 Manchester details | Yvonne McGregor (GBR) | Judith Arndt (GER) | Yelena Chalykh (RUS) |
| 2001 Antwerp details | Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel (NED) | Olga Slyusareva (RUS) | Yelena Chalykh (RUS) |
| 2002 Ballerup details | Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel (NED) | Olga Slyusareva (RUS) | Katherine Bates (AUS) |
| 2003 Stuttgart details | Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel (NED) | Katie Mactier (AUS) | Olga Slyusareva (RUS) |
| 2004 Melbourne details | Sarah Ulmer (NZL) | Katie Mactier (AUS) | Yelena Chalykh (RUS) |
| 2005 Los Angeles details | Katie Mactier (AUS) | Katherine Bates (AUS) | Karin Thürig (SUI) |
| 2006 Bordeaux details | Sarah Hammer (USA) | Olga Slyusareva (RUS) | Katie Mactier (AUS) |
| 2007 Palma de Mallorca details | Sarah Hammer (USA) | Rebecca Romero (GBR) | Katie Mactier (AUS) |
| 2008 Manchester details | Rebecca Romero (GBR) | Sarah Hammer (USA) | Katie Mactier (AUS) |
| 2009 Pruszków details | Alison Shanks (NZL) | Wendy Houvenaghel (GBR) | Vilija Sereikaitė (LTU) |
| 2010 Ballerup details | Sarah Hammer (USA) | Wendy Houvenaghel (GBR) | Vilija Sereikaitė (LTU) |
| 2011 Apeldoorn details | Sarah Hammer (USA) | Alison Shanks (NZL) | Vilija Sereikaitė (LTU) |
| 2012 Melbourne details | Alison Shanks (NZL) | Wendy Houvenaghel (GBR) | Ashlee Ankudinoff (AUS) |
| 2013 Minsk details | Sarah Hammer (USA) | Amy Cure (AUS) | Annette Edmondson (AUS) |
| 2014 Cali details | Joanna Rowsell (GBR) | Sarah Hammer (USA) | Amy Cure (AUS) |
| 2015 Yvelines details | Rebecca Wiasak (AUS) | Jennifer Valente (USA) | Amy Cure (AUS) |
| 2016 London details | Rebecca Wiasak (AUS) | Małgorzata Wojtyra (POL) | Annie Foreman-Mackey (CAN) |
| 2017 Hong Kong details | Chloé Dygert (USA) | Ashlee Ankudinoff (AUS) | Kelly Catlin (USA) |
| 2018 Apeldoorn details | Chloé Dygert (USA) | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Kelly Catlin (USA) |
| 2019 Pruszków details | Ashlee Ankudinoff (AUS) | Lisa Brennauer (GER) | Lisa Klein (GER) |
| 2020 Berlin details | Chloé Dygert Owen (USA) | Lisa Brennauer (GER) | Franziska Brauße (GER) |
| 2021 Roubaix details | Lisa Brennauer (GER) | Franziska Brauße (GER) | Mieke Kröger (GER) |
| 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines details | Franziska Brauße (GER) | Bryony Botha (NZL) | Josie Knight (GBR) |
| 2023 Glasgow details | Chloé Dygert (USA) | Franziska Brauße (GER) | Bryony Botha (NZL) |
| 2024 Ballerup details | Anna Morris (GBR) | Chloé Dygert (USA) | Bryony Botha (NZL) |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 16 | 9 | 8 | 33 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 12 | 5 | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 9 | 8 | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 8 | 8 | 4 | 20 |
| 5 | France | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Australia | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 |
| 7 | Germany | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 8 | Belgium | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | Russia | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 11 | Italy | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | East Germany | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 14 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Luxembourg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (19 entries) | Totals (19 entries) | 66 | 66 | 66 | 198 |