Brussels 1953
| Location: | Brussels, Belgium |
| Opening Date: | 15 Aug 1953 |
| Closing Date: | 19 Aug 1953 |
| Nations: | 16 |
| Athletes: | 473 |
| Men: | 432 |
| Women: | 41 |
Mr. Eugène Rubens-Alcais, the founding President of CISS retired as the President following the 12th Congress here after 29 years.
This was the last time that the Winter and Summer Games coincided in the same year.
Countries participated:
| Country | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Austria | 23 | 1 | 24 |
 Belgium | 54 | 6 | 60 |
 Denmark | 20 | 6 | 26 |
 Finland | 26 | 1 | 27 |
 France | 57 | 3 | 60 |
 Germany | 51 | 11 | 62 |
 Great Britain | 30 | 3 | 33 |
 Italy | 47 | 3 | 50 |
 Netherlands | 22 | 4 | 26 |
 Norway | 9 | 2 | 11 |
 Saar | 15 | 0 | 15 |
 Sweden | 28 | 1 | 29 |
 Switzerland | 10 | 0 | 10 |
 United States | 8 | 0 | 8 |
 Yugoslavia | 31 | 0 | 31 |
| Total | 432 | 41 | 473 |