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

The UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team pursuit is the world championship team pursuit for women held annually at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. The first competition of this event was at the 2008 championships in Manchester, United Kingdom.
Following its introduction as an elite event Great Britain dominated the event, winning the gold medal on six out of the first eight occasions it was held. From 2014 onwards, the United States came to prominence, winning four titles, with Australia the winner on three occasions. In 2021, Germany became the fourth different nation to win gold in the event.
Until 2014, the distance raced was 3 kilometres, or twelve laps on a typical indoor velodrome track. in 2014 the event was extended to 4000m, to match the men's event, and the number of riders raised from 3 to 4.
British rider Laura Trott, with 4 gold medals, 4 silver and 1 bronze medals, is the most successful individual rider in the event's history. Her team mate, Joanna Rowsell and American riders Jennifer Valente and Chloé Dygert have each won the event four times, while Australian Ashlee Ankudinoff has won three gold medals over a span of nine years.

## Medalists

| Championships | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
| 2008 Manchester details | Wendy Houvenaghel Rebecca Romero Joanna Rowsell Great Britain | Svitlana Halyuk Lesya Kalytovska Lyubov Shulika Ukraine | Charlotte Becker Verena Joos Alexandra Sontheimer Germany |
| 2009 Pruszków details | Wendy Houvenaghel Lizzie Armitstead Joanna Rowsell Great Britain | Lauren Ellis Jaime Nielsen Alison Shanks New Zealand | Ashlee Ankudinoff Sarah Kent Josephine Tomic Australia |
| 2010 Ballerup details | Ashlee Ankudinoff Sarah Kent Josephine Tomic Australia | Joanna Rowsell Lizzie Armitstead Wendy Houvenaghel Great Britain | Rushlee Buchanan Lauren Ellis Alison Shanks New Zealand |
| 2011 Apeldoorn details | Laura Trott Wendy Houvenaghel Danielle King Great Britain | Sarah Hammer Dotsie Bausch Jennie Reed United States | Jaime Nielsen Kaytee Boyd Alison Shanks New Zealand |
| 2012 Melbourne details | Laura Trott Danielle King Joanna Rowsell Great Britain | Annette Edmondson Melissa Hoskins Josephine Tomic Australia | Tara Whitten Jasmin Glaesser Gillian Carleton Canada |
| 2013 Minsk details | Laura Trott Danielle King Elinor Barker Great Britain | Amy Cure Annette Edmondson Melissa Hoskins Australia | Laura Brown Jasmin Glaesser Gillian Carleton Canada |
| 2014 Cali details | Laura Trott Katie Archibald Elinor Barker Joanna Rowsell Great Britain | Laura Brown Jasmin Glaesser Allison Beveridge Stephanie Roorda Canada | Annette Edmondson Amy Cure Melissa Hoskins Isabella King Australia |
| 2015 Yvelines details | Annette Edmondson Ashlee Ankudinoff Amy Cure Melissa Hoskins Australia | Joanna Rowsell Katie Archibald Laura Trott Elinor Barker Great Britain | Allison Beveridge Jasmin Glaesser Kirsti Lay Stephanie Roorda Canada |
| 2016 London details | Kelly Catlin Chloé Dygert Jennifer Valente Sarah Hammer United States | Allison Beveridge Jasmin Glaesser Kirsti Lay Georgia Simmerling Canada | Laura Trott Elinor Barker Ciara Horne Joanna Rowsell Great Britain |
| 2017 Hong Kong details | Kelly Catlin Chloé Dygert Kimberly Geist Jennifer Valente United States | Amy Cure Ashlee Ankudinoff Alexandra Manly Rebecca Wiasak Australia | Jaime Nielsen Racquel Sheath Rushlee Buchanan Kirstie James Michaela Drummond New Zealand |
| 2018 Apeldoorn details | Jennifer Valente Kelly Catlin Chloé Dygert Kimberly Geist United States | Katie Archibald Elinor Barker Laura Kenny Emily Nelson Ellie Dickinson Great Britain | Elisa Balsamo Letizia Paternoster Silvia Valsecchi Tatiana Guderzo Simona Frapporti Italy |
| 2019 Pruszków details | Annette Edmondson Ashlee Ankudinoff Georgia Baker Amy Cure Alexandra Manly Australia | Laura Kenny Katie Archibald Elinor Barker Ellie Dickinson Great Britain | Bryony Botha Michaela Drummond Holly Edmondston Kirstie James Rushlee Buchanan New Zealand |
| 2020 Berlin details | Jennifer Valente Chloé Dygert Owen Emma White Lily Williams United States | Elinor Barker Katie Archibald Ellie Dickinson Neah Evans Laura Kenny Great Britain | Franziska Brauße Lisa Brennauer Lisa Klein Gudrun Stock Germany |
| 2021 Roubaix details | Franziska Brauße Lisa Brennauer Mieke Kröger Laura Süßemilch Germany | Elisa Balsamo Martina Alzini Chiara Consonni Martina Fidanza Italy | Katie Archibald Megan Barker Neah Evans Josie Knight Great Britain |
| 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines details | Elisa Balsamo Chiara Consonni Martina Fidanza Vittoria Guazzini Martina Alzini Italy | Neah Evans Katie Archibald Anna Morris Josie Knight Megan Barker Great Britain | Marion Borras Clara Copponi Valentine Fortin Victoire Berteau France |
| 2023 Glasgow details | Katie Archibald Elinor Barker Josie Knight Anna Morris Megan Barker Great Britain | Michaela Drummond Ally Wollaston Emily Shearman Bryony Botha New Zealand | Marion Borras Valentine Fortin Clara Copponi Marie Le Net Victoire Berteau France |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Great Britain | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | United States | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | New Zealand | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Canada | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 |