1953 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
# 1953 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

The 1953 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Zürich, Switzerland from 21 to 26 August 1953. Five events for men were contested, 3 for professionals and 2 for amateurs.

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Men's Professional Events ||||
| Men's sprint details | Arie van Vliet Netherlands | Enzo Sacchi Italy | Reg Harris Great Britain |
| Men's individual pursuit details | Sid Patterson Australia | Kay-Werner Nielsen Denmark | Antonio Bevilacqua Italy |
| Men's motor-paced details | Adolph Verschueren Belgium | Roger Queugnet France | Henri Lemoine France |
| Men's Amateur Events ||||
| Men's sprint details | Marino Morettini Italy | Cesare Pinarello Italy | Werner Potzernheim West Germany |
| Men's individual pursuit details | Guido Messina Italy | Loris Campana Italy | Daan de Groot Netherlands |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
