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.[1]

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

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Championships Winner Runner-up Third
2008 Manchester
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Wendy Houvenaghel
Rebecca Romero
Joanna Rowsell
  Great Britain
Svitlana Halyuk
Lesya Kalytovska
Lyubov Shulika
  Ukraine
Charlotte Becker
Verena Joos
Alexandra Sontheimer
  Germany
2009 Pruszków
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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
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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
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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
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Laura Trott
Danielle King
Joanna Rowsell
  Great Britain
Annette Edmondson
Melissa Hoskins
Josephine Tomic
  Australia
Tara Whitten
Jasmin Glaesser
Gillian Carleton
  Canada
2013 Minsk
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Laura Trott
Danielle King
Elinor Barker
  Great Britain
Amy Cure
Annette Edmondson
Melissa Hoskins
  Australia
Laura Brown
Jasmin Glaesser
Gillian Carleton
  Canada
2014 Cali
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Great Britain76215
2  United States4105
3  Australia3328
4  Italy1113
5  Germany1023
6  New Zealand0246
7  Canada0235
8  Ukraine0101
9  France0022
Totals (9 entries)16161648

References

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  1. ^ "Team pursuit". World Track Cycling Limited. Archived from the original on 20 March 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2007.
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