1980 World Track Cycling Championships
| Host City | Besançon |
|---|---|
| Country |  FRA |
| Held | 3 – 7 September 1980 |
| Competitors | 32 |
| Countries | 14 |
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint Professionals | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Keirin Professionals | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Stayer | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Stayer | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Points Race | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Points Race Professionals | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Individual Pursuit Professionals | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Tandem | Men | — | Medal | 6 | 3 |
| Sprint | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Individual Pursuit | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |  AUS |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Netherlands |  NED |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Soviet Union |  URS |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Japan |  JPN |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Germany |  GER |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Belgium |  BEL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Czechoslovakia |  TCH |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Great Britain |  GBR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | United States |  USA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | France | FRA |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Italy |  ITA |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Canada |  CAN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Denmark |  DEN |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Spain |  ESP |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |