1953 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Appearance
Venue | Zürich, Switzerland |
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Date(s) | 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
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Men's Professional Events | ||||||
Men's sprint |
Arie van Vliet Netherlands |
Enzo Sacchi Italy |
Reg Harris Great Britain | |||
Men's individual pursuit |
Sid Patterson Australia |
Kay-Werner Nielsen Denmark |
Antonio Bevilacqua Italy | |||
Men's motor-paced |
Adolph Verschueren Belgium |
Roger Queugnet France |
Henri Lemoine France | |||
Men's Amateur Events | ||||||
Men's sprint |
Marino Morettini Italy |
Cesare Pinarello Italy |
Werner Potzernheim West Germany | |||
Men's individual pursuit |
Guido Messina Italy |
Loris Campana Italy |
Daan de Groot Netherlands |
Medal table
[edit]Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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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 |