| 1953 World Championships | |
| Location: | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany |
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The FIBT World Championships 1953 took place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany for the third time after previously hosting the four-man event of the championships in 1934 and 1938. The event was marred by the death of Switzerland's Felix Endrich who won the two-man event gold medal only to die in competition during the four-man event a week later.
| Pos | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Felix Endrich, Fritz Stöckli) | ||
| Silver | (Anderl Ostler, Franz Kemser) | ||
| Bronze | (Theo Kitt, Lorenz Niebert) |
Gold medalist Endrich would die in the four-man event the following week.
| Pos | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold |  (Lloyd Johnson, Piet Biesiadecki, Hubert Miller, Joseph Smith) | ||
| Silver | (Anderl Ostler, Heinz Wendlinger, Hans Hohenester, Rudi Erben) | ||
| Bronze | (Kjell Holmström, Walter Aronsson, Nils Landgren, Jan Lapidoth) | ||
| Bronze | (Hans Rösch, Michael Pössinger, Dix Terne, Sylvester Wackerle) |