# UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's sprint

The UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's sprint is the world championship sprint event held annually at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. First held in 1958, the event was dominated until 1980 by Soviet cyclists. From 2000, the event came under German, French and British sway. Galina Yermolayeva and Galina Tsareva of the Soviet Union, and Victoria Pendleton of Great Britain have each won this event on six occasions, the most by any cyclist. French sprinter Félicia Ballanger's five successive victories is the most consecutive titles by an athlete.

## Medalists

| Championships | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
| 1958 Paris details | Galina Yermolayeva (URS) | Valentina Maksimova (URS) | Jean Dunn (GBR) |
| 1959 Amsterdam details | Galina Yermolayeva (URS) | Valentina Maksimova (URS) | Jean Dunn (GBR) |
| 1960 Leipzig details | Galina Yermolayeva (URS) | Valentina Maksimova (URS) | Jean Dunn (GBR) |
| 1961 Zürich details | Galina Yermolayeva (URS) | Valentina Maksimova (URS) | Jean Dunn (GBR) |
| 1962 Milan details | Valentina Savina (URS) | Irina Kirichenko (URS) | Jean Dunn (GBR) |
| 1963 Rocourt details | Galina Yermolayeva (URS) | Irina Kirichenko (URS) | Valentina Savina (URS) |
| 1964 Paris details | Irina Kirichenko (URS) | Galina Yermolayeva (URS) | Gisèle Caille (FRA) |
| 1965 San Sebastián details | Valentina Savina (URS) | Galina Yermolayeva (URS) | Karin Stüwe (GDR) |
| 1966 Frankfurt details | Irina Kirichenko (URS) | Valentina Savina (URS) | Heidi Blobner (GDR) |
| 1967 Amsterdam details | Valentina Savina (URS) | Irina Kirichenko (URS) | Galina Yermolayeva (URS) |
| 1968 Rome details | Alla Bagiyanz (URS) | Irina Kirichenko (URS) | Galina Yermolayeva (URS) |
| 1969 Antwerp details | Galina Tsareva (URS) | Galina Yermolayeva (URS) | Irina Kirichenko (URS) |
| 1970 Leicester details | Galina Tsareva (URS) | Galina Yermolayeva (URS) | Valentina Savina (URS) |
| 1971 Varese details | Galina Tsareva (URS) | Galina Yermolayeva (URS) | Iva Zajícková (CZE) |
| 1972 Marseille details | Galina Yermolayeva (URS) | Wilhelmina Brinkhoff (NED) | Sheila Young (USA) |
| 1973 San Sebastián details | Sheila Young (USA) | Iva Zajícková (CZE) | Galina Yermolayeva (URS) |
| 1974 Montreal details | Tamara Piltsikova (URS) | Sue Novara (USA) | Galina Tsareva (URS) |
| 1975 Rocourt details | Sue Novara (USA) | Iva Zajícková (CZE) | Sheila Young (USA) |
| 1976 Monteroni di Lecce details | Sheila Young (USA) | Sue Novara (USA) | Iva Zajícková (CZE) |
| 1977 San Cristóbal details | Galina Tsareva (URS) | Sue Novara (USA) | Iva Zajícková (CZE) |
| 1978 Munich details | Galina Tsareva (URS) | Sue Novara (USA) | Iva Zajícková (CZE) |
| 1979 Amsterdam details | Galina Tsareva (URS) | Truus van der Plaat (NED) | Sue Novara (USA) |
| 1980 Besançon details | Sue Novara (USA) | Galina Tsareva (URS) | Claudia Lommatzsch (FRG) |
| 1981 Brno details | Sheila Young (USA) | Claudine Vierstraete (BEL) | Claudia Lommatzsch (FRG) |
| 1982 Leicester details | Connie Paraskevin (USA) | Sheila Young (USA) | Claudia Lommatzsch (FRG) |
| 1983 Zürich details | Connie Paraskevin (USA) | Claudia Lommatzsch (FRG) | Isabelle Nicoloso (FRA) |
| 1984 Barcelona details | Connie Paraskevin (USA) | Erika Salumäe (URS) | Zhou Syuine (CHN) |
| 1985 Bassano del Grappa details | Isabelle Nicoloso (FRA) | Connie Paraskevin (USA) | Natalya Kruchelnitskaya (URS) |
| 1986 Colorado Springs details | Christa Rothenburger (GDR) | Erika Salumäe (URS) | Connie Paraskevin (USA) |
| 1987 Vienna details | Erika Salumäe (URS) | Christa Rothenburger (GDR) | Connie Paraskevin-Young (USA) |
| 1988 Ghent details | Event not being held | Event not being held | Event not being held |
| 1989 Lyon details | Erika Salumäe (URS) | Galina Yenyuchina (URS) | Isabelle Gautheron (FRA) |
| 1990 Maebashi details | Connie Paraskevin-Young (USA) | Renee Duprel (USA) | Rita Razmaite (URS) |
| 1991 Stuttgart details | Ingrid Haringa (NED) | Anett Neumann (GER) | Connie Paraskevin-Young (USA) |
| 1992 Valencia details | Event not being held | Event not being held | Event not being held |
| 1993 Hamar details | Tanya Dubnicoff (CAN) | Ingrid Haringa (NED) | Nathalie Even (FRA) |
| 1994 Palermo details | Galina Yenyuchina (RUS) | Félicia Ballanger (FRA) | Oksana Grishina (RUS) |
| 1995 Bogotá details | Félicia Ballanger (FRA) | Olga Slioussareva (RUS) | Erika Salumäe (EST) |
| 1996 Manchester details | Félicia Ballanger (FRA) | Anett Neumann (GER) | Magali Faure (FRA) |
| 1997 Perth details | Félicia Ballanger (FRA) | Michelle Ferris (AUS) | Oksana Grishina (RUS) |
| 1998 Bordeaux details | Félicia Ballanger (FRA) | Michelle Ferris (AUS) | Tanya Dubnicoff (CAN) |
| 1999 Berlin details | Félicia Ballanger (FRA) | Michelle Ferris (AUS) | Tanya Dubnicoff (CAN) |
| 2000 Manchester details | Natalya Markovnichenko (BLR) | Lori-Ann Muenzer (CAN) | Katrin Meinke (GER) |
| 2001 Antwerp details | Svetlana Grankovskaya (RUS) | Tammy Thomas (USA) | Lori-Ann Muenzer (CAN) |
| 2002 Ballerup details | Natalya Tsylinskaya (BLR) | Kerrie Meares (AUS) | Katrin Meinke (GER) |
| 2003 Stuttgart details | Svetlana Grankovskaya (RUS) | Natalya Tsylinskaya (BLR) | Nancy Contreras (MEX) |
| 2004 Melbourne details | Svetlana Grankovskaya (RUS) | Anna Meares (AUS) | Lori-Ann Muenzer (CAN) |
| 2005 Los Angeles details | Victoria Pendleton (GBR) | Tamilla Abassova (RUS) | Anna Meares (AUS) |
| 2006 Bordeaux details | Natalya Tsylinskaya (BLR) | Victoria Pendleton (GBR) | Guo Shuang (CHN) |
| 2007 Palma de Mallorca details | Victoria Pendleton (GBR) | Guo Shuang (CHN) | Anna Meares (AUS) |
| 2008 Manchester details | Victoria Pendleton (GBR) | Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) | Jennie Reed (USA) |
| 2009 Pruszków details | Victoria Pendleton (GBR) | Willy Kanis (NED) | Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) |
| 2010 Ballerup details | Victoria Pendleton (GBR) | Guo Shuang (CHN) | Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) |
| 2011 Apeldoorn details | Anna Meares (AUS) | Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) | Victoria Pendleton (GBR) |
| 2012 Melbourne details | Victoria Pendleton (GBR) | Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) | Anna Meares (AUS) |
| 2013 Minsk details | Becky James (GBR) | Kristina Vogel (GER) | Lee Wai Sze (HKG) |
| 2014 Cali details | Kristina Vogel (GER) | Zhong Tianshi (CHN) | Lin Junhong (CHN) |
| 2015 Yvelines details | Kristina Vogel (GER) | Elis Ligtlee (NED) | Zhong Tianshi (CHN) |
| 2016 London details | Zhong Tianshi (CHN) | Lin Junhong (CHN) | Kristina Vogel (GER) |
| 2017 Hong Kong details | Kristina Vogel (GER) | Stephanie Morton (AUS) | Lee Wai Sze (HKG) |
| 2018 Apeldoorn details | Kristina Vogel (GER) | Stephanie Morton (AUS) | Pauline Grabosch (GER) |
| 2019 Pruszków details | Lee Wai Sze (HKG) | Stephanie Morton (AUS) | Mathilde Gros (FRA) |
| 2020 Berlin details | Emma Hinze (GER) | Anastasia Voynova (RUS) | Lee Wai Sze (HKG) |
| 2021 Roubaix details | Emma Hinze (GER) | Lea Friedrich (GER) | Kelsey Mitchell (CAN) |
| 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines details | Mathilde Gros (FRA) | Lea Friedrich (GER) | Emma Hinze (GER) |
| 2023 Glasgow details | Emma Finucane (GBR) | Lea Friedrich (GER) | Ellesse Andrews (NZL) |
| 2024 Ballerup details | Emma Finucane (GBR) | Hetty van de Wouw (NED) | Mina Sato (JPN) |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 21 | 18 | 9 | 48 |
| 2 | United States | 9 | 8 | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 9 | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | France | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | Germany | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 6 | Russia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Belarus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Australia | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | China | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 11 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 12 | East Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Lithuania | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | Czech Republic | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 16 | West Germany | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Estonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (21 entries) | Totals (21 entries) | 65 | 65 | 65 | 195 |