1996 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships

1996 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships
Host city Cairns, Australia
Date(s)  (1996-09-18 - 1996-09-19)18–19 September 1996
Events 9
1995
1997

The 1996 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships was the 7th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships. The events included were cross-country and downhill.

The 1996 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships were the first to be held in Australia, all previous editions having been held in North America or Europe.

Medal summary

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Cross-country[1]  Thomas Frischknecht (SUI)  Rune Høydahl (NOR)  Hubert Pallhuber (ITA)
Under 23 cross-country  Dario Acquaroli (ITA)  Miguel Martinez (FRA)  Cadel Evans (AUS)
Junior cross-country  José Antonio Hermida (ESP)  Mickaël Reynaud (FRA)  Håkon Austad (NOR)
Downhill[2]  Nicolas Vouilloz (FRA)  Shaun Palmer (USA)  Bas De Bever (NED)
Junior downhill[3]  Andy Büler (SUI)  Cédric Gracia (FRA)  Maxime Gardella (FRA)

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Cross-country[4]  Alison Sydor (CAN)  Ruthie Matthes (USA)  Maria Paolo Turcutto (ITA)
Junior cross-country  Helena Eriksson (SWE)  Emelie Öhrstig (SWE)  Sonja Morf (SUI)
Downhill[5]  Anne-Caroline Chausson (FRA)  Leigh Donovan (USA)  Missy Giove (USA)
Junior downhill[6]  Nolvenn Le Caër (FRA)  Sari Jörgensen (SUI)  Sabrina Jonnier (FRA)

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 France 3 3 2 8
2  Switzerland 2 1 1 4
3 Sweden 1 1 0 2
4 Italy 1 0 2 3
5 Canada 1 0 0 1
 Spain 1 0 0 1
7 United States 0 3 1 4
8 Norway 0 1 1 2
9 Australia 0 0 1 1
 Netherlands 0 0 1 1
Total 9 9 9 27

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