1953 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

1953 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

Venue	Zürich, Switzerland
Date(s)	(1953-08-21 - 1953-08-26)21–26 August 1953
Velodrome	Oerlikon Velodrome
Events	5

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.^[1] 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
	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
	West Germany (FRG)	0	0	1	1
Totals (8 entries)		5	5	5	15

See also

• 1953 UCI Road World Championships

References

1. World Championship Track Cycling 2014-1893