The 1953 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Meran, Italy under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. It was the 3rd edition.
Medal summary Men's Canoe Event Gold Points Silver Points Bronze PointsC1 384.4 422.0 449.2C1 team Vladimír JirásekJan ŠulcStanislav Jánský 1321.8 Jean-Paul RössingerRoland BardetCharles Dussuet 1670.0 Jacques MarsignyJacques VelardPierre Biehler 1713.2C2 Charles DussuetJean Engler 354.6 Václav NičJan Šulc 363.6 Pierre d'AlençonJean-Luc Houssaye 384.7C2 team René Gavinet & Simon GavinetClaude Neveu & Roger ParisPierre d'Alençon & Jean-Luc Houssaye 1440.0 Jean-Paul Rössinger & R. JunodPierre Rössinger & Pierre DufourCharles Dussuet & Jean Engler 1466.4 Josef Hendrych & Jiří HradilVáclav Havel & Jiří PeckaMiroslav Čihák & Jan Pecka 1537.6
Kayak Event Gold Points Silver Points Bronze PointsFolding K1 330.1 333.3 333.5Folding K1 team Franz GrafetsbergerHans HerbistRudolf Sausgruber 1020.6 Dieter FrankHelmuth SetzkornHilmar Pawliczek 1059.4 Karl BrunsKarl RathGünter Deuble 1112.6
Women's Kayak Event Gold Points Silver Points Bronze PointsFolding K1 326.8 339.9 383.5Folding K1 team Jaroslava HavlováDana MartanováKvěta Havlová 1222.2 Anneliese BorwitzEveline PawliczekEva Setzkorn 1255.1 Ulrike WernerGertrude WillFritzi Schwingl 1395.0
Medals table
References Results International Canoe Federation