The FIBT World Championships 1953 took place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a mountain resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, and the district is on the border with Austria...

, West Germany

West Germany

West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

 for the third time after previously hosting the four-man event of the championships

FIBT World Championships

The FIBT World Championships, part of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing , have taken place on an annual basis in non-Winter Olympic years since 1930. A two-man event was included in 1931 with a combined championship occurring in 1947...

 in 1934

FIBT World Championships 1934

The FIBT World Championships 1934 took place in Engelberg, Switzerland and in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany .-Two man bobsleigh:-Four man bobsleigh:-Medal table:-References:**...

 and 1938

FIBT World Championships 1938

The FIBT World Championships 1938 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany . St. Moritz hosted the two-man event for the first time after hosting the four-man event previously in 1931, 1935, and 1937 while Garmisch-Partenkirchen hosted the four-man event previously...

. The event was marred by the death of Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

's Felix Endrich

Felix Endrich

Felix Endrich was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in the two-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St...

 who won the two-man event gold medal only to die in competition during the four-man event a week later.

Two man bobsleigh

Pos	Team	Time
Gold	(Felix Endrich Felix Endrich Felix Endrich was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in the two-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St... , Fritz Stöckli Fritz Stöckli (bobsleigh) Fritz Stöckli was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He won a gold medal in the two-man event at the 1953 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen... )
Silver	(Anderl Ostler, Franz Kemser Franz Kemser Franz Kemser was a German-West German bobsledder who competed from the late 1930s to the early 1950s... )
Bronze	(Theo Kitt Theo Kitt Theo Kitt was a West German bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s. He won two bronze medals at the FIBT World Championships, winning them in the two-man event in 1953 and in the four-man event in 1954.... , Lorenz Niebert)

Gold medalist Endrich would die in the four-man event the following week.

Four man bobsleigh

Pos	Team	Time
Gold	United States (Lloyd Johnson Lloyd Johnson (bobsleigh) Lloyd Johnson was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1953 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Two years later at the 1955 championships in St. Moritz, he competed with a broken collar bone and was thrown off of... , Piet Biesiadecki Piet Biesiadecki Patrick Biesiadecki was an American bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1953 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.... , Hubert Miller Hubert Miller Hubert E. Miller was an American bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1953 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen... , Joseph Smith Joseph Smith (bobsleigh) Joseph Smith was an American bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1953 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.-Military service:... )
Silver	(Anderl Ostler, Heinz Wendlinger Heinz Wendlinger Heinz Wendlinger was a West German bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1953 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.-References:*... , Hans Hohenester Hans Hohenester Hans Hohenester was a West German bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1953 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.... , Rudi Erben Rudi Erben Rudi Erben was a West German bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1953 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.-References:*... )
Bronze	(Kjell Holmström Kjell Holmström Kjell Albrekt Oliver Holmström was a Swedish bobsledder who competed in the 1950s and in the 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1953 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.Holmström also finished sixth in the four-man event and 15th in the two-man event at the... , Walter Aronsson, Nils Landgren Nils Landgren (bobsleigh) Nils Landgren was a Swedish bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1953 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.... , Jan Lapidoth Jan Lapidoth Jan de Man Lapidoth was a Swedish bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1953 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.... )
Bronze	(Hans Rösch Hans Rösch Hans Rösch was a West German bobsledder who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. He won four medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with one gold , two silvers , and one bronze .Rösch also finished sixth in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina... , Michael Pössinger Michael Pössinger Michael Pössinger was a German bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He won a complete set of medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a gold in 1951, a silver in 1954, and a bronze in 1953... , Dix Terne Dix Terne Dix Terne was a West German bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He won two medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with one silver in 1954 and one bronze in 1953 .-References:*... , Sylvester Wackerle Sylvester Wackerle Sylvester Wackerle was a West German bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s... )

Medal table

1		0	2	2	4
2		1	0	0	1
3	United States	1	0	0	1
4		0	0	1	1