1996 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships

Cycling race

1996 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships

Venue| Cairns, Australia
Date(s)|  (1996-09-18 \- 1996-09-19)18–19 September 1996
Events| 9

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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

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### Men's events

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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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

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Cross-country[4] |  Alison Sydor (CAN) |  Ruthie Matthes (USA) |  Maria Paola 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

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  France (FRA)| 3| 3| 2| 8
2|  Switzerland (SUI)| 2| 1| 1| 4
3|  Sweden (SWE)| 1| 1| 0| 2
4|  Italy (ITA)| 1| 0| 2| 3
5|  Canada (CAN)| 1| 0| 0| 1
Spain (ESP)| 1| 0| 0| 1
7|  United States (USA)| 0| 3| 1| 4
8|  Norway (NOR)| 0| 1| 1| 2
9|  Australia (AUS)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Netherlands (NED)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (10 entries)| 9| 9| 9| 27

## See also

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* 1996 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup

## References

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1. ^ "Mountain Bike - 1996 World Championships Mountainbike - Results Men". Retrieved 13 July 2016.
2. ^ "Mountain Bike - 1996 World Championships Mountainbike - Results Men". Retrieved 13 July 2016.
3. ^ "World Championships '96 at Cairns". Retrieved 13 July 2016.
4. ^ "Mountain Bike - 1996 World Championships Mountainbike - Results Women". Retrieved 13 July 2016.
5. ^ "Mountain Bike - 1996 World Championships Mountainbike - Results Women". Retrieved 13 July 2016.
6. ^ "World Championships '96 at Cairns". Retrieved 13 July 2016.

## External links

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* Video highlights of the 1996 World championships
* Photos from the 1996 UCI World Mountain Bike Championships

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* Cross-country
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* Men's dual
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* See also: UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships
* UCI Urban Cycling World Championships

*[SUI]: Switzerland
*[NOR]: Norway
*[ITA]: Italy
*[FRA]: France
*[AUS]: Australia
*[ESP]: Spain
*[USA]: United States
*[NED]: Netherlands
*[CAN]: Canada
*[SWE]: Sweden
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