# 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

The 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place at the Manchester Velodrome in Manchester, United Kingdom from 26 to 30 March 2008. Eighteen events were scheduled: the women's team pursuit being the only addition from the 2007 championships.
As in 2007, the domination of the Great Britain team was clear. Breaking three world records en route, they won eleven medals in total. Indeed, half of the eighteen gold medals on offer were won by the British team.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | Netherlands (NED) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Belarus (BLR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | France (FRA) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 entries) | Totals (16 entries) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 |

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men's Events |||||||
| Men's sprint details | Chris Hoy Great Britain | | Kévin Sireau France | | Mickaël Bourgain France | |
| Men's 1 km time trial details | Teun Mulder Netherlands | 1:01.332 | Michaël D'Almeida France | 1:01.514 | François Pervis France | 1:01.574 |
| Men's individual pursuit details | Bradley Wiggins Great Britain | 4:18.519 | Jenning Huizenga Netherlands | 4:23.474 | Alexei Markov Russia | 4:21.097 |
| Men's team pursuit details | Ed Clancy Geraint Thomas Paul Manning Bradley Wiggins Great Britain | 3:56.322 WR | Michael Færk Christensen Casper Jørgensen Jens-Erik Madsen Alex Rasmussen Denmark | 3:59.381 | Graeme Brown Mark Jamieson Bradley McGee Luke Roberts Jack Bobridge Australia | 4:00.089 |
| Men's team sprint details | Grégory Baugé Kévin Sireau Arnaud Tournant France | 43.271 | Ross Edgar Chris Hoy Jamie Staff Great Britain | 43.777 | Theo Bos Teun Mulder Tim Veldt Netherlands | 43.718 |
| Men's keirin details | Chris Hoy Great Britain | | Teun Mulder Netherlands | | Christos Volikakis Greece | |
| Men's scratch details | Aliaksandr Lisouski Belarus | | Wim Stroetinga Netherlands | | Roger Kluge Germany | |
| Men's points race details | Vasil Kiryienka Belarus | 24 | Christophe Riblon France | 23 | Peter Schep Netherlands | 19 |
| Men's madison details | Mark Cavendish Bradley Wiggins Great Britain | 19 | Roger Kluge Olaf Pollack Germany | 13 | Michael Mørkøv Alex Rasmussen Denmark | 11 |
| Men's omnium details | Hayden Godfrey New Zealand | 19 | Leigh Howard Australia | 28 | Aliaksandr Lisouski Belarus | 35 |
| Women's Events |||||||
| Women's sprint details | Victoria Pendleton Great Britain | | Simona Krupeckaitė Lithuania | | Jennie Reed United States | |
| Women's 500 m time trial details | Lisandra Guerra Cuba | 34.021 | Simona Krupeckaitė Lithuania | 34.066 | Sandie Clair France | 34.253 |
| Women's individual pursuit details | Rebecca Romero Great Britain | 3:30.501 | Sarah Hammer United States | 3:37.006 | Katie Mactier Australia | 3:32.347 |
| Women's team pursuit details | Wendy Houvenaghel Rebecca Romero Joanna Rowsell Great Britain | 3:22.415 WR | Svitlana Halyuk Lesya Kalytovska Lyubov Shulika Ukraine | 3:29.744 | Charlotte Becker Verena Joos Alexandra Sontheimer Germany | 3:26.960 |
| Women's team sprint details | Victoria Pendleton Shanaze Reade Great Britain | 33.661 | Gong Jinjie Zheng Lulu China | 34.223 | Dana Glöss Miriam Welte Germany | 34.036 |
| Women's keirin details | Jennie Reed United States | | Victoria Pendleton Great Britain | | Christin Muche Germany | |
| Women's scratch details | Ellen van Dijk Netherlands | | Yumari Gonzalez Valdivieso Cuba | | Belinda Goss Australia | |
| Women's points race details | Marianne Vos Netherlands | 33 | Trine Schmidt Denmark | 25 | Vera Carrara Italy | 20 |