Netherlands at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships
This page is an overview of the Netherlands at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
List of medalists
This a list of Dutch medals won at the UCI Track World Championships. This list does not include the amateur disciplines and defunct disciplines.| Medal | Championship | Name | Event |
| Harie Meyers | Men's sprint | ||
| Guus Schilling | Men's sprint | ||
| Harie Meyers | Men's sprint | ||
| Harie Meyers | Men's sprint | ||
| Piet Moeskops | Men's sprint | ||
| Piet Moeskops | Men's sprint | ||
| Piet Moeskops | Men's sprint | ||
| Piet Moeskops | Men's sprint | ||
| Piet Moeskops | Men's sprint | ||
| Piet Moeskops | Men's sprint | ||
| Piet Moeskops | Men's sprint | ||
| Arie van Vliet | Men's sprint | ||
| Arie van Vliet | Men's sprint | ||
| Gerard Peters | Men's individual pursuit | ||
| Jan Derksen | Men's sprint | ||
| Arie van Vliet | Men's sprint | ||
| Gerrit Schulte | Men's individual pursuit | ||
| Arie van Vliet | Men's sprint | ||
| Jan Derksen | Men's sprint | ||
| Arie van Vliet | Men's sprint | ||
| Wim van Est | Men's individual pursuit | ||
| Arie van Vliet | Men's sprint | ||
| Wim van Est | Men's individual pursuit | ||
| Jan Derksen | Men's sprint | ||
| Jan Derksen | Men's sprint | ||
| Arie van Vliet | Men's sprint | ||
| Arie van Vliet | Men's sprint | ||
| Arie van Vliet | Men's sprint | ||
| Wim van Est | Men's individual pursuit | ||
| Jan Derksen | Men's sprint | ||
| Arie van Vliet | Men's sprint | ||
| Jan Derksen | Men's sprint | ||
| Henk Nijdam | Men's individual pursuit | ||
| Peter Post | Men's individual pursuit | ||
| Peter Post | Men's individual pursuit | ||
| Henk Nijdam | Men's individual pursuit | ||
| Tiemen Groen | Men's individual pursuit | ||
| Keetie van Oosten-Hage | Women's individual pursuit | ||
| Peter Post | Men's individual pursuit | ||
| Keetie van Oosten-Hage | Women's individual pursuit | ||
| Leijn Loevesijn | Men's sprint | ||
| Keetie van Oosten-Hage | Women's individual pursuit | ||
| Leijn Loevesijn | Men's sprint | ||
| Keetie van Oosten-Hage | Women's individual pursuit | ||
| Keetie van Oosten-Hage | Women's individual pursuit | ||
| Wilhelmina Brinkhoff | Women's sprint | ||
| René Pijnen | Men's individual pursuit | ||
| Keetie van Oosten-Hage | Women's individual pursuit | ||
| Roy Schuiten | Men's individual pursuit | ||
| René Pijnen | Men's individual pursuit | ||
| Keetie van Oosten-Hage | Women's individual pursuit | ||
| Roy Schuiten | Men's individual pursuit | ||
| Keetie van Oosten-Hage | Women's individual pursuit | ||
| Keetie van Oosten-Hage | Women's individual pursuit | ||
| Roy Schuiten | Men's individual pursuit | ||
| Anne Riemersma | Women's individual pursuit | ||
| Keetie van Oosten-Hage | Women's individual pursuit | ||
| Roy Schuiten | Men's individual pursuit | ||
| Anne Riemersma | Women's individual pursuit | ||
| Bert Oosterbosch | Men's individual pursuit | ||
| Keetie van Oosten-Hage | Women's individual pursuit | ||
| Anne Riemersma | Women's individual pursuit | ||
| Truus van der Plaat | Women's sprint | ||
| Herman Ponsteen | Men's individual pursuit | ||
| Herman Ponsteen | Men's individual pursuit | ||
| Petra de Bruin | Women's individual pursuit | ||
| Mattheus Pronk | Men's amateur motor-paced | ||
| René Koos | Men's motor-paced | ||
| Bert Oosterbosch | Men's individual pursuit | ||
| Monique de Bruin | Women's points race | ||
| Leontien van Moorsel | Women's individual pursuit | ||
| Ingrid Haringa | Women's points race | ||
| Ingrid Haringa | Women's sprint | ||
| Peter Pieters | Men's points race | ||
| Ingrid Haringa | Women's points race | ||
| Ingrid Haringa | Women's points race | ||
| Ingrid Haringa | Women's sprint | ||
| Ingrid Haringa | Women's points race | ||
| Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel | Women's individual pursuit | ||
| Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel | Women's individual pursuit | ||
| Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel | Women's individual pursuit | ||
| Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel | Women's individual pursuit | ||
| Adrie Visser | Women's scratch | ||
| Jos Pronk | Men's points race | ||
| Theo Bos | Men's sprint | ||
| Robert Slippens | Men's scratch | ||
| Danny Stam Robert Slippens | Men's madison | ||
| Theo Bos | Men's 1 km time trial | ||
| Theo Bos | Men's 1 km time trial | ||
| Teun Mulder | Men's keirin | ||
| Theo Bos Teun Mulder Tim Veldt | Men's team sprint | ||
| Niki Terpstra Peter Schep Jens Mouris Levi Heimans | Men's team pursuit | ||
| Danny Stam Robert Slippens | Men's madison | ||
| Levi Heimans | Men's individual pursuit | ||
| Yvonne Hijgenaar | Women's keirin | ||
| Yvonne Hijgenaar | Women's 500 m time trial | ||
| Peter Schep | Men's points race | ||
| Theo Bos | Men's sprint | ||
| Theo Bos | Men's keirin | ||
| Jens Mouris | Men's individual pursuit | ||
| Theo Bos | Men's sprint | ||
| Yvonne Hijgenaar Willy Kanis | Women's team sprint | ||
| Theo Bos | Men's keirin | ||
| Wim Stroetinga | Men's scratch | ||
| Danny Stam Peter Schep | Men's madison | ||
| Adrie Visser | Women's scratch | ||
| Ellen van Dijk | Women's scratch | ||
| Marianne Vos | Women's points race | ||
| Teun Mulder | Men's 1 km time trial | ||
| Teun Mulder | Men's keirin | ||
| Wim Stroetinga | Men's scratch | ||
| Jenning Huizenga | Men's individual pursuit | ||
| Peter Schep | Men's points race | ||
| Theo Bos Teun Mulder Tim Veldt | Men's team sprint | ||
| Willy Kanis | Women's sprint | ||
| Teun Mulder | Men's keirin | ||
| Tim Veldt | Men's omnium | ||
| Willy Kanis | Women's keirin | ||
| Yvonne Hijgenaar | Women's omnium | ||
| Teun Mulder | Men's 1 km time trial | ||
| Peter Schep | Men's points race | ||
| Marianne Vos | Women's scratch | ||
| Teun Mulder | Men's 1 km time trial | ||
| Teun Mulder | Men's keirin | ||
| Theo Bos Peter Schep | Men's madison | ||
| Kirsten Wild | Women's omnium | ||
| Wim Stroetinga | Men's scratch | ||
| Matthijs Büchli | Men's keirin | ||
| Tim Veldt | Men's omnium | ||
| Matthijs Büchli | Men's keirin |
Sources
Medal table
Medals by discipline
updated after the 2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
| Men's 1 km time trial | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Men's individual pursuit | 7 | 8 | 9 | 24 | |
| Men's team pursuit | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Men's sprint | 13 | 8 | 10 | 31 | |
| Men's team sprint | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Men's keirin | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| Men's scratch | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Men's points race | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| Men's omnium | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Men's madison | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Women's 500 m time trial | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Women's individual pursuit | 8 | 7 | 5 | 20 | |
| Women's team pursuit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Women's sprint | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
| Women's team sprint | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Women's keirin | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Women's scratch | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Women's points race | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Women's omnium | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 41 | 40 | 45 | 126 | - |
Medals by championships
incomplete, you can help by adding the Dutch results at championships before 2008| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
| 2008 Manchester | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| 2009 Pruszków | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 2010 Ballerup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2011 Apeldoorn | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 2012 Melbourne | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 2013 Minsk | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| 2014 Cali | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
Broken records at World Championships
incomplete, only women's 3000 m team pursuit records listedWomen's 3000 m team pursuit
After the introduction of the women’s 3000m team pursuit at the 2007–08 track cycling season, the Dutch team broke three time the Dutch record at the World Championships. The latest one is not the current record anymore.| Time | Speed | Cyclists | Event | Location of race | Date | Ref |
| 3:31.596 | 51.040 | Ellen van Dijk Marlijn Binnendijk Elise van Hage | 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships |  Manchester | 28 March 2008 | |
| 3:29.379 | 51.581 | Ellen van Dijk Amy Pieters Vera Koedooder | 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships |  Pruszków | 26 March 2009 | |
| 3:25.156 | 52.642 | Ellen van Dijk Amy Pieters Vera Koedooder | 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships |  Ballerup | 25 March 2010 |
1981
The Netherlands competed at the 1981 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Brno, Czechoslovakia in 1981. The event consisted of 14 disciplines for professional and amateur men and women. The Netherlands sent a team of 4 women, 13 amateur men and 7 professional men cyclists. With 2 gold and one bronze medal, the Netherlands finished third in the medal table.The next riders were selected by the KNWU after the Dutch national championships and were published on 10 August 1981. For the men's motor paced Martin Rietveld was replaced by Fred Rompelberg. From the five selected riders for the men's team pursuit Peter Pieters was not selected by the coach after his bad performance in the individual pursuit.
Riders
Results;Men's amateur points race;Men's amateur 1 km time trial ;Men's amateur sprint ;Men's Keirin ;Men's amateur team pursuit ;Men's amateur tandem ;Men's individual pursuit ;Men's amateur individual pursuit The Dutch men Ad van Asten and national champion Peter Pieters finished disappointingly 29th and 35th. Their times were about 5 seconds slower as during the national championships in Nijmegen. ;Men's motor-paced ;Men's amateur motor-paced Both Mathé Pronk and Gaby Minneboo qualified with a second place in the 1st round directly for the final, respectively behind Podlesch from East Germany and Fusarpoli from Italy. Coach Stam was not totally satisfied as Ger Slot and Eric Geserick did not qualify. Minneboo tried to help Slot, but Slot was not good enough. Also the motor of his pacer Van Duivenbode damaged during the race and leaked oil. Just after the start a foot of Geserick came out of his toeclip, and couldn't ride thereafter his qualification well. ;Women's sprint ;Women's individual pursuit 2008The Netherlands competed at the 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Manchester, Great Britain, from 26 March to 30 March 2008. The event consisted of 18 different disciplines for elite men and women, the Netherlands competed in 17 of them.;Sprint ;Time trial ;Individual Pursuit ;Team pursuit ;Team sprint ;Keirin
;Scratch
;Points race ;Madison ;Omnium Source 2009The Netherlands competed at the 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Pruszków, Poland, from 25 March to 29 March 2009. The event consisted of 19 different disciplines for elite men and women.;Sprint ;Time trial ;Individual Pursuit ;Team pursuit ;Team sprint ;Keirin
;Scratch ;Points race ;Madison ;Omnium Source 2010The Netherlands competed at the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Ballerup, Copenhagen, Denmark, from 24 March to 28 March 2010. The event consisted of 19 different disciplines for elite men and women, the Netherlands competed in 18 of them.;Sprint ;Time trial ;Individual Pursuit ;Team pursuit ;Team sprint ;Keirin
;Scratch
;Points race ;Madison ;Omnium Source 2011The Netherlands competed at the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, from 23 March to 27 March 2011. The event consisted of 19 different disciplines for elite men and women.finished second in the 1 km time trial after winning the bronze medal in the keirin the day before. ;Sprint ;Time trial ;Individual Pursuit ;Team pursuit ;Team sprint ;Keirin
;Scratch
;Points race ;Madison ;Omnium Source 2015Netherlands competed at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines at the Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines from 18–22 February 2015. A team of 13 cyclists was announced to represent the country in the event.;Men
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Sources 2016A team of 15 cyclists was announced to represent the country in the event. One of the entrants is Elis Ligtlee, a favourite in several sprint disciplines, who crashed at the Six days of Rotterdam in January. She had a concussion of the brain and bruises on her legs and hip but says she is fit for the World Championships. Also Theo Bos is part of the selection. After the 2008 Summer Olympics he changed from the track to the road. Two months before the 2016 World Track Championships he announced he returned to the track and wants to prove he is good enough to be part of the Dutch team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in the team sprint.;Men
Sources Hugo Haak competed in the qualifications instead of Matthijs Büchli. Dion Beukeboom competed in the qualifications and first round instead of Joost van der Burg. ;Women
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