1953 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1953 Individual Speedway World Championship was the eighth edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
Welshman Freddie Williams became the second rider to win a second title in front of a 90,000 attendance at Wembley Stadium. Williams won 4 of his 5 races, only dropping one point in heat 13 to Jeff Lloyd. Geoff Mardon defeated Olle Nygren in the bronze medal ride off.
Qualification
Qualification started on 1952.Stage 1
Norwegian round
- 28 September 1952
- Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim
- First 3 to Nordic round 1953
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Basse Hveem | 14+3 |
| 2 | Henry Andersen | 14+2 |
| 3 | Reidar Kristoffersen | 13 |
| 4 | Sverre Gjomesli | 11 |
| 5 | Werner Lorentzen | 10 |
| 6 | Thorleif Andreassen | 10 |
| 7 | Erik Storm Larsen | 10 |
| 8 | Rolf Naess | 6 |
| 9 | Oddvan Gundersgaard | 5 |
| 10 | Edvin Fredriksen | 5 |
| 11 | Erling Simonsen | 4 |
| 12 | Odd Johansen | 4 |
| 13 | Magne Flaaten | 3 |
| 14 | Gunnar Hilsen | 2 |
| 15 | Karl Andreassen | 1 |
| 16 | Olgar Torholen | 1 |
Swedish round
- 20 May 1953
- Eslöv Motorstadion, Eslöv
- First 8 to Nordic final
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Stig Pramberg | 12 |
| 2 | Olle Segerström | 11 |
| 3 | Olle Nygren | 11 |
| 4 | Dan Forsberg | 10 |
| 5 | Rune Sörmander | 10 |
| 6 | Sune Karlsson | 9 |
| 7 | Bert Lindarw | 8 |
| 8 | Thorsten Carlsson | 8 |
| 9 | Joel Jansson | 8 |
| 10 | Bertil Carlsson II | 7 |
| 11 | Ove Fundin | 6 |
| 12 | Ove Bodin | 4 |
| 13 | Göte Olsson | 4 |
| 14 | Bernt Nilsson | 4 |
| 15 | Sven Skoglund | 3 |
| 16 | Evert Andersson | 3 |
| 17 | Gunnar Hellqvist | 2 |
Stage 2
Continental qualifier
- 17 May 1953
- Altes Stadion Abensberg, Abensberg
- First 6 to Continental round
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| 1 |  Nordic Final
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