1953 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
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| Host city | Zürich, Switzerland |
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| Date(s) | 21–26 August 1953 |
| Velodrome | Oerlikon Velodrome |
| Events | 5 |
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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 | |||
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| Men's Professional Events | ||||||
| Men's sprint |
Arie van Vliet Netherlands |
Enzo Sacchi Italy |
Reg Harris United Kingdom |
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| Men's individual pursuit |
Sydney Patterson Australia |
Kay-Werner Nielsen Denmark |
Antonio Bevilacqua Italy |
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| Men's motor-paced |
Adolph Verschueren Belgium |
Roger Queugnet France |
Henri Lemoine France |
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| Men's Amateur Events | ||||||
| Men's sprint |
Marino Morettini Italy |
Cesare Pinarello Italy |
Werner Potzernheim Germany |
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| Men's individual pursuit |
Guido Messina Italy |
Loris Campana Italy |
Daan de Groot Netherlands |
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Italy |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Netherlands |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Australia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| - | Belgium |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | France |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Denmark |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | West Germany |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| - | Great Britain |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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