Deaflympics

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International sports event for deaf people

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native_nameComité International des Sports des Sourds
nameDeaflympics Games
imageDeaflympics logo.svg
image_upright0.9
captionDeaflympics logo
mottoPer Ludos Aequalitas (Equality Through Sport)
formationin Paris, France – 1924 Summer Deaflympics
recurrence4 years
last2023 Winter Deaflympics in Erzurum, Turkey
2025 Summer Deaflympics in Tokyo, Japan
next2027 Winter Deaflympics in Innsbruck, Austria
2029 Summer Deaflympics in Athens, Greece
purposeTo provide opportunities for deaf persons to participate in elite sports
website

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|native_name = Comité International des Sports des Sourds |name = Deaflympics Games |image = Deaflympics logo.svg |image_upright = 0.9 |caption = Deaflympics logo |abbreviation = |motto = Per Ludos Aequalitas (Equality Through Sport) |formation = in Paris, France – 1924 Summer Deaflympics |recurrence = 4 years |last = 2023 Winter Deaflympics in Erzurum, Turkey 2025 Summer Deaflympics in Tokyo, Japan |next = 2027 Winter Deaflympics in Innsbruck, Austria 2029 Summer Deaflympics in Athens, Greece |purpose = To provide opportunities for deaf persons to participate in elite sports |website =

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The Deaflympics, also known as Deaflympiad (previously called World Games for the Deaf, and International Games for the Deaf) are a periodic series of multi-sport events sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at which deaf athletes compete at an elite level. Unlike the athletes in other IOC-sanctioned events (the Olympics, the Paralympics, and the Special Olympics), athletes cannot be guided by sounds (such as starting pistols, bullhorn commands or referee whistles). The games have been organized by the Comité International des Sports des Sourds (CISS, "The International Committee of Sports for the Deaf") since the first event in 1924.

History

The Deaflympics are held every four years, and are the longest running multi-sport event in history after the Olympics. The first games, held in Paris in 1924, were the first ever international sporting event for athletes with a disability. The event has been held every four years since, apart from a break for World War II, and an additional event, the Deaflympic Winter Games, was added in 1949. The games began as a small gathering of 148 athletes from nine European nations competing in the International Silent Games in Paris, France, in 1924; now, they have grown into a global movement.

Officially, the games were originally called the "International Games for the Deaf" from 1924 to 1965, but were sometimes also referred to as the "International Silent Games". From 1966 to 1999, they were called the "World Games for the Deaf", and occasionally referred to as the "World Silent Games". From 2001, the games have been known by their current name Deaflympics (often mistakenly called the Deaf Olympics).

To qualify for the games, athletes must have a hearing loss of at least 55 dB in their "better ear". Hearing aids, cochlear implants, and the like are not allowed to be used in competition, to place all athletes on the same level. Other examples of ways the games vary from hearing competitions are the manner in which they are officiated. To address the issue of Deaflympians not being able to be guided by sounds, certain sports use alternative methods of commencing the game. For example, the football referees wave a flag instead of blowing a whistle; on the track, races are started by using a light, instead of a starter pistol. It is also customary for spectators not to cheer or clap, but rather to wave with both hands, the Deaf form of applause.

After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) banned athletes from Russia and Belarus from that year's Deaflympics in Caxias do Sul, Brazil.

Host nations and cities

The Summer Deaflympic Games have been hosted by 24 cities in 20 countries, but by cities outside Europe on only seven occasions (Washington, D.C. 1965, Los Angeles in 1985, Christchurch in 1989, Melbourne in 2005, Taipei in 2009, Caxias do Sul in 2022, and Tokyo in 2025 – the most recently held event). The Winter Deaflympic Games have been hosted by 17 cities in 12 countries. The last winter Games were held in Erzurum, Turkey in 2023.

The 2011 Winter Games scheduled to be held in Vysoké Tatry, Slovakia were cancelled due to the lack of readiness by the organizing committee to host the games. The International Committee of Deaf Sports filed a criminal complaint against the Slovak Deaflympics Organizing Committee and its president, Mr. Jaromír Ruda. The criminal complaint demands reimbursement of the funds that were transferred to the Slovak Deaflympics Organizing Committee from national deaf sports federations, to cover hotel accommodations and other Deaflympics-related expenses. According to the Slovak newspaper, SME, "Jaromír Ruda, head of the Slovak Organising Committee, [is] a champion of promises and someone who is accused of a 1.6 million Euro Deaflympics-related fraud". In a letter to the United States Deaflympians, International Committee of Sports for the Deaf ICSD President Craig Crowley expressed "his deep apologies for the cancellation of the 17th Winter Deaflympics". Currently, the Slovak Deaflympic Committee and the Slovakia Association of Deaf Sportsmen Unions have been suspended. In 2013, the Special Criminal Court in Banská Bystrica sentenced Ruda to a prison term of years for defrauding €1.6 million that should have been used for Winter Deaflympics.

The host cities and National Deaf Sports Associations for all past and scheduled games are as follows:

List of Summer Deaflympics hosts

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GamesYearHostOpened byDatesNationsCompetitorsSportsEventsTop-rankedTotalMenWomen
11924France Paris, FranceGaston Doumergue10–17 August91481471631FRA
21928Netherlands Amsterdam, NetherlandsWilhelmina of the Netherlands18–26 August1021219814538GBR
31931Germany Nuremberg, GermanyPaul von Hindenburg19–23 August1431628828643GER
41935Great_Britain London, Great BritainGeorge V17–24 August1222117843541GBR
51939Sweden Stockholm, SwedenGustaf V24–27 August1325020842643GBR
61949Denmark Copenhagen, DenmarkFrederik IX of Denmark12–16 August1439134249751GBR
71953Belgium Brussels, BelgiumBaudouin of Belgium15–19 August1647343241757GER
81957Italy Milan, ItalyGiovanni Gronchi25–30 August2563556570969URS
91961Finland Helsinki, FinlandUrho Kekkonen6–10 August246135031101094URS
101965USA Washington, D.C., United StatesLyndon B. Johnson27 June – 3 July27687575112985URS
111969YUG Belgrade, YugoslaviaJosip Broz Tito9–16 August33118996422512105URS
121973SWE Malmö, SwedenGustaf VI Adolf21–28 August3111168932231197USA
131977ROM Bucharest, RomaniaNicolae Ceauşescu17–27 July32115091323711106USA
141981FRG Cologne, West GermanyHelmut Schmidt23 July – 1 August32119889330511110USA
151985USA Los Angeles, United StatesRonald Reagan10–20 August299957452501196USA
161989NZL Christchurch, New ZealandDavid Lange7–17 January3095572622912120USA
171993BUL Sofia, BulgariaZhelyu Zhelev24 July – 2 August521,6791,29538412126USA
181997DEN Copenhagen, DenmarkJohn M. Lovett13–26 July652,0281,49653414140USA
192001ITA Rome, ItalyCarlo Azeglio Ciampi22 July – 1 August672,2081,56264614143USA
202005AUS Melbourne, AustraliaMarigold Southey5–16 January632,0381,40263614147UKR
212009[[File:Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Deaf.png22pxborder]] Taipei, Chinese TaipeiMa Ying-jeou5–15 September802,6701,71477917177
222013BUL Sofia, BulgariaRosen Plevneliev26 July – 4 August832,7111,79291916203RUS
232017TUR Samsun, TurkeyRecep Tayyip Erdoğan18–30 July972,8561,89795918219RUS
242022BRA Caxias do Sul, BrazilMichelle Bolsonaro1–15 May 2022712,4121,64776518219UKR
252025JPN Tokyo, JapanÁdám Kósa15–26 November792,9111,8781,03318209UKR
262029GRE Athens, GreeceFuture event
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1 ROCThe Republic of China (Taiwan) is recognised as Chinese Taipei by the CISS and the majority of international organisations it participates in due to political considerations and Cross-Strait relations with the People's Republic of China.

2 The marathon was held 4 days before the opening ceremony in Füssen, Germany on 21 July 2013.

3 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Summer Deaflympics that were to be held in December 2021 were postponed until May 2022, and due to the small number of venues within the host city, the bowling events were transferred to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and were held between 20 and 30 October 2022.

List of Winter Deaflympics hosts

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GamesYearHostOpened byDatesNationsCompetitorsSportsEventsTop-rankedTotalMenWomen
11949Austria Seefeld, Austria26–30 February53333025[[File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg23px]] Switzerland
21953Norway Oslo, Norway20–24 February64442249NOR
31955Germany Oberammergau, West Germany10–13 February859545411NOR
41959[[File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg23px]] Montana-Vermala, Switzerland27–31 January1042314
51963Sweden Åre, Sweden12–16 March960213AUT
61967Germany Berchtesgaden, West Germany20–25 February1289211NOR
71971[[File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg23px]] Adelboden, Switzerland25–30 February13145211[[File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
81975USA Lake Placid, United States2–8 February13136412CAN
91979France Méribel, France21–27 January14180312URS
101983ITA Madonna di Campiglio, Italy13–23 January15147317URS
111987NOR Oslo, Norway7–14 February15169318NOR
121991CAN Banff, Canada2–9 March16175518URS
131995FIN Ylläs, Finland14–19 March18260415RUS
141999[[File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg23px]] Davos, Switzerland6–14 March18273517
152003SWE Sundsvall, Sweden26 February – 9 March21259423RUS
162007USA Salt Lake City, United States1–10 February23302526RUS
172011SVK Vysoké Tatry, Slovakia16–28 FebruaryCancelled
182015RUS Khanty-Mansiysk and Magnitogorsk, RussiaVitaly Mutko28 March – 5 April27344531RUS
192019ITA Sondrio Province, ItalyMarco Scaramellini12–21 December34493736RUS
202023TUR Erzurum, TurkeyMustafa Çiftçi2–12 March 202436534314220634UKR
212027Austria Innsbruck, AustriaFuture event15-24 JanuaryFuture event
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Youth Games

1st Summer Youth Deaf Games was held in 2024 in Brazil with 17 nations in 4 sports (28 events).

All-time medal table

Summer Deaflympics

An all-time Summer Deaflympics from 1924 Summer Deaflympics to 2025 Summer Deaflympics, is tabulated below. The table is simply the consequence of the sum of the medal tables of the various editions of the Summer Deaflympics. | caption = | host = | flag_template = flagIOC2 | event = Deaflympics | team = | gold_USA = 393 | silver_USA = 328 | bronze_USA = 375 | gold_RUS = 237 | silver_RUS = 206 | bronze_RUS = 223 | gold_URS = 173 | silver_URS = 124 | bronze_URS = 108 | gold_GER = 59 | silver_GER = 102 | bronze_GER = 103 | gold_FRG = 121 | silver_FRG = 121 | bronze_FRG = 120 | gold_UKR = 198 | silver_UKR = 215 | bronze_UKR = 199 | gold_IRI = 113 | silver_IRI = 91 | bronze_IRI = 111 | gold_ITA = 100 | silver_ITA = 103 | bronze_ITA = 124 | gold_GBR = 72 | silver_GBR = 88 | bronze_GBR = 99 | gold_JPN = 95 | silver_JPN = 85 | bronze_JPN = 83 | gold_FRA = 78 | silver_FRA = 95 | bronze_FRA = 101 | gold_SWE = 65 | silver_SWE = 84 | bronze_SWE = 65 | gold_KOR = 90 | silver_KOR = 86 | bronze_KOR = 81 | gold_HUN = 52 | silver_HUN = 55 | bronze_HUN = 47 | gold_FIN = 50 | silver_FIN = 52 | bronze_FIN = 47 | gold_DEN = 47 | silver_DEN = 40 | bronze_DEN = 54 | gold_CHN = 58 | silver_CHN = 50 | bronze_CHN = 66 | gold_AUS = 46 | silver_AUS = 30 | bronze_AUS = 31 | gold_BLR = 37 | silver_BLR = 48 | bronze_BLR = 24 | gold_POL = 44 | silver_POL = 81 | bronze_POL = 98 | gold_RSA = 35 | silver_RSA = 17 | bronze_RSA = 10 | gold_TUR = 44 | silver_TUR = 59 | bronze_TUR = 96 | gold_NED = 33 | silver_NED = 36 | bronze_NED = 29 | gold_NOR = 32 | silver_NOR = 28 | bronze_NOR = 25 | gold_TPE = 32 | silver_TPE = 54 | bronze_TPE = 56 | name_TPE = [[File:Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Deaf.svg|22px|border]] Chinese Taipei | gold_CAN = 32 | silver_CAN = 41 | bronze_CAN = 38 | gold_YUG = 24 | silver_YUG = 13 | bronze_YUG = 21 | gold_IND = 35 | silver_IND = 16 | bronze_IND = 25 | gold_IRL = 16 | silver_IRL = 15 | bronze_IRL = 11 | gold_CZE = 22 | silver_CZE = 13 | bronze_CZE = 18 | gold_BUL = 15 | silver_BUL = 43 | bronze_BUL = 52 | gold_BEL = 15 | silver_BEL = 29 | bronze_BEL = 42 | gold_KEN = 26 | silver_KEN = 26 | bronze_KEN = 29 | gold_LTU = 18 | silver_LTU = 26 | bronze_LTU = 33 | gold_VEN = 14 | silver_VEN = 14 | bronze_VEN = 32 | gold_CUB = 15 | silver_CUB = 7 | bronze_CUB = 13 | gold_EST = 15 | silver_EST = 8 | bronze_EST = 15 | gold_SUI = 9 | silver_SUI = 16 | bronze_SUI = 16 | gold_GDR = 7 | silver_GDR = 8 | bronze_GDR = 8 | gold_ROM = 6 | silver_ROM = 9 | bronze_ROM = 14 | gold_GRE = 8 | silver_GRE = 12 | bronze_GRE = 15 | gold_NZL = 5 | silver_NZL = 6 | bronze_NZL = 7 | gold_POR = 10 | silver_POR = 6 | bronze_POR = 7 | gold_CRO = 11 | silver_CRO = 6 | bronze_CRO = 8 | gold_TCH = 3 | silver_TCH = 7 | bronze_TCH = 9 | gold_LAT = 5 | silver_LAT = 8 | bronze_LAT = 6 | gold_SVK = 6 | silver_SVK = 5 | bronze_SVK = 5 | gold_KAZ = 15 | silver_KAZ = 12 | bronze_KAZ = 39 | gold_PUR = 3 | silver_PUR = 0 | bronze_PUR = 1 | gold_AUT = 2 | silver_AUT = 7 | bronze_AUT = 10 | gold_THA = 1 | silver_THA = 0 | bronze_THA = 2 | gold_MAS = 2 | silver_MAS = 9 | bronze_MAS = 4 | gold_MGL = 2 | silver_MGL = 6 | bronze_MGL = 16 | gold_ESP = 1 | silver_ESP = 5 | bronze_ESP = 7 | gold_ARG = 1 | silver_ARG = 4 | bronze_ARG = 6 | gold_MEX = 5 | silver_MEX = 5 | bronze_MEX = 4 | gold_BRA = 2 | silver_BRA = 1 | bronze_BRA = 13 | gold_MAC = 2 | silver_MAC = 0 | bronze_MAC = 1 | gold_SGP = 2 | silver_SGP = 1 | bronze_SGP = 1 | gold_SLO = 2 | silver_SLO = 2 | bronze_SLO = 6 | gold_NGR = 0 | silver_NGR = 2 | bronze_NGR = 1 | gold_GEO = 0 | silver_GEO = 2 | bronze_GEO = 1 | gold_ARM = 0 | silver_ARM = 2 | bronze_ARM = 13 | gold_UAE = 1 | silver_UAE = 0 | bronze_UAE = 1 | gold_INA = 0 | silver_INA = 1 | bronze_INA = 3 | gold_SRB = 0 | silver_SRB = 1 | bronze_SRB = 3 | gold_MDA = 0 | silver_MDA = 1 | bronze_MDA = 1 | gold_ECU = 2 | silver_ECU = 1 | bronze_ECU = 1 | gold_ISL = 0 | silver_ISL = 1 | bronze_ISL = 0 | gold_KGZ = 2 | silver_KGZ = 2 | bronze_KGZ = 13 | gold_ISR = 0 | silver_ISR = 1 | bronze_ISR = 3 | gold_CYP = 0 | silver_CYP = 0 | bronze_CYP = 2 | gold_COL = 2 | silver_COL = 3 | bronze_COL = 7 | gold_HKG = 0 | silver_HKG = 0 | bronze_HKG = 2 | gold_EGY = 0 | silver_EGY = 0 | bronze_EGY = 1 | gold_TKM = 0 | silver_TKM = 0 | bronze_TKM = 1 | gold_KSA = 0 | silver_KSA = 0 | bronze_KSA = 3 | gold_UZB = 1 | silver_UZB = 4 | bronze_UZB = 8 | gold_ALG = 1 | silver_ALG = 5 | bronze_ALG = 5 | gold_DOM = 1 | silver_DOM = 1 | bronze_DOM = 0 | gold_CHI = 1 | silver_CHI = 0 | bronze_CHI = 0 | gold_PHI = 0 | silver_PHI = 0 | bronze_PHI = 1 | gold_AIN = 32 | silver_AIN = 12 | bronze_AIN = 8 | gold_AZE = 0 | silver_AZE = 1 | bronze_AZE = 0

Winter Deaflympics

An all-time Winter Deaflympics from 1949 Winter Deaflympics to 2023 Winter Deaflympics, is tabulated below. The table is simply the consequence of the sum of the medal tables of the various editions of the Winter Deaflympics.

| caption = | host = | flag_template = flagIOC2 | event = Deaflympics | team = | gold_NOR = 48 | silver_NOR = 36 | bronze_NOR = 40 | gold_RUS = 53 | silver_RUS = 40 | bronze_RUS = 42 | gold_CAN = 18 | silver_CAN = 8 | bronze_CAN = 8 | gold_URS = 24 | silver_URS = 26 | bronze_URS = 21 | gold_SUI = 20 | silver_SUI = 29 | bronze_SUI = 24 | gold_FIN = 21 | silver_FIN = 21 | bronze_FIN = 20 | gold_USA = 21 | silver_USA = 29 | bronze_USA = 34 | gold_ITA = 22 | silver_ITA = 14 | bronze_ITA = 16 | gold_AUT = 23 | silver_AUT = 26 | bronze_AUT = 27 | gold_CZE = 18 | silver_CZE = 9 | bronze_CZE = 6 | gold_GER = 13 | silver_GER = 19 | bronze_GER = 30 | gold_FRA = 11 | silver_FRA = 17 | bronze_FRA = 15 | gold_JPN = 8 | silver_JPN = 6 | bronze_JPN = 6 | gold_AUS = 6 | silver_AUS = 4 | bronze_AUS = 1 | gold_SWE = 2 | silver_SWE = 15 | bronze_SWE = 10 | gold_SVK = 2 | silver_SVK = 5 | bronze_SVK = 6\7 | gold_SLO = 2 | silver_SLO = 2 | bronze_SLO = 3 | gold_GBR = 2 | silver_GBR = 2 | bronze_GBR = 2 | gold_CHN = 10 | silver_CHN = 8 | bronze_CHN = 11 | gold_UKR = 14 | silver_UKR = 19 | bronze_UKR = 13 | gold_POL = 5 | silver_POL = 5 | bronze_POL = 1 | gold_YUG = 0 | silver_YUG = 1 | bronze_YUG = 1 | gold_LTU = 0 | silver_LTU = 1 | bronze_LTU = 0 | gold_CRO = 1 | silver_CRO = 1 | bronze_CRO = 4 | gold_TUR = 0 | silver_TUR = 0 | bronze_TUR = 1 | gold_KOR = 0 | silver_KOR = 2 | bronze_KOR = 3 | gold_ISR = 1 | silver_ISR = 0 | bronze_ISR = 0 | gold_KAZ = 1| silver_KAZ = 0| bronze_KAZ = 1 | gold_IRN = 1 | silver_IRN = 0 | bronze_IRN = 0 | gold_ESP = 1 | silver_ESP = 0 | bronze_ESP = 0 | gold_LAT = 1 | silver_LAT = 0 | bronze_LAT = 0 | gold_HUN = 0 | silver_HUN = 1 | bronze_HUN = 2 | gold_BRA = 0 | silver_BRA = 1 | bronze_BRA = 1 | gold_SRB = 0 | silver_SRB = 0 | bronze_SRB = 1

Combined

::data[format=table title="As of August 2024 (after the Winter Games in Erzurum)"] | Rank | Nation | Summer | Winter | Combined | [[File:Gold medal olympic.svg|20px|link=]] | [[File:Silver medal olympic.svg|20px|link=]] | [[File:Bronze medal olympic.svg|20px|link=]] | Total | [[File:Gold medal olympic.svg|20px|link=]] | [[File:Silver medal olympic.svg|20px|link=]] | [[File:Bronze medal olympic.svg|20px|link=]] | Total | [[File:Gold medal olympic.svg|20px|link=]] | [[File:Silver medal olympic.svg|20px|link=]] | [[File:Bronze medal olympic.svg|20px|link=]] | Total | Total | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | United States | 393 | 328 | 375 | 1096 | 21 | 29 | 34 | 84 | 414 | 357 | 409 | 1180 | | | | | | 2 | Russia | 237 | 206 | 223 | 666 | 53 | 40 | 42 | 135 | 290 | 246 | 265 | 801 | | | | | | 3 | Ukraine | 198 | 215 | 199 | 611 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 46 | 212 | 234 | 212 | 658 | | | | | | 4 | Soviet Union | 173 | 124 | 108 | 405 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 71 | 197 | 150 | 129 | 476 | | | | | | 5 | Italy | 100 | 103 | 124 | 327 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 52 | 122 | 117 | 140 | 379 | | | | | | 6 | West Germany | 121 | 121 | 120 | 362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 121 | 120 | 362 | | | | | | 7 | Iran | 113 | 91 | 111 | 315 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 81 | 92 | 316 | | | | | | 8 | Japan | 95 | 85 | 83 | 263 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 103 | 91 | 89 | 283 | | | | | | 9 | South Korea | 90 | 86 | 81 | 257 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 90 | 88 | 84 | 262 | | | | | | 10 | France | 78 | 95 | 100 | 273 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 43 | 89 | 112 | 115 | 316 | | | | | | 11 | Norway | 32 | 28 | 25 | 85 | 48 | 36 | 40 | 124 | 80 | 64 | 65 | 209 | | | | | | 12 | Great Britain | 72 | 88 | 99 | 259 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 74 | 90 | 101 | 265 | | | | | | 13 | Germany | 59 | 102 | 103 | 264 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 62 | 72 | 121 | 133 | 326 | | | | | | 14 | Finland | 50 | 52 | 47 | 149 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 62 | 71 | 73 | 67 | 211 | | | | | | 15 | Sweden | 65 | 84 | 63 | 212 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 27 | 67 | 99 | 73 | 239 | | | | | | 16 | China | 58 | 50 | 66 | 174 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 68 | 58 | 77 | 203 | | | | | | 17 | Hungary | 52 | 55 | 47 | 154 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 56 | 49 | 157 | | | | | | 18 | Australia | 45 | 29 | 33 | 107 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 51 | 33 | 34 | 118 | | | | | | 19 | Poland | 44 | 81 | 98 | 223 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 49 | 86 | 99 | 234 | | | | | | 20 | Canada | 32 | 41 | 38 | 111 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 145 | | | | | | 21 | Denmark | 47 | 40 | 54 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 40 | 54 | 141 | | | | | | 22 | Turkey | 42 | 51 | 80 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 51 | 81 | 174 | | | | | | 23 | Czech Republic | 20 | 12 | 15 | 47 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 80 | | | | | | 24 | Belarus | 37 | 48 | 24 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 48 | 24 | 109 | | | | | | 25 | South Africa | 35 | 17 | 10 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 17 | 10 | 62 | | | | | | 26 | Netherlands | 33 | 35 | 29 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 35 | 29 | 97 | | | | | | 27 | Chinese Taipei | 31 | 48 | 50 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 48 | 50 | 129 | | | | | | 28 | Switzerland | 9 | 16 | 16 | 41 | 20 | 29 | 24 | 73 | 29 | 45 | 40 | 114 | | | | | | 29 | India | 26 | 9 | 21 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 21 | 56 | | | | | | 30 | Austria | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 76 | 25 | 32 | 35 | 92 | | | | | | 31 | Yugoslavia | 24 | 13 | 21 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 22 | 60 | | | | | | 32 | Kenya | 21 | 20 | 25 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 66 | | | | | | 33 | Ireland | 16 | 15 | 11 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 42 | | | | | | 34 | Bulgaria | 15 | 43 | 51 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 43 | 51 | 109 | | | | | | 35 | Belgium | 15 | 29 | 41 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 29 | 41 | 85 | | | | | | 36 | Lithuania | 15 | 22 | 30 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 23 | 30 | 68 | | | | | | 37 | Venezuela | 14 | 13 | 27 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 54 | | | | | | 38 | Cuba | 14 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 32 | | | | | | 39 | Estonia | 12 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 35 | | | | | | 40 | Kazakhstan | 7 | 8 | 26 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 43 | | | | | | 41 | Croatia | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 | | | | | | 42 | Greece | 7 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 31 | | | | | | 43 | Slovakia | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 22 | | | | | | 44 | East Germany | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | | | | | | 45 | Portugal | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 | | | | | | 46 | Romania | 6 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 29 | | | | | | 47 | Latvia | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 | | | | | | 48 | New Zealand | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | | | | | | 49 | Slovenia | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | | | | | | 50 | Malaysia | 3 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 18 | | | | | | 51 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | | | | | | 52 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | 53 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 54 | Mongolia | 2 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 22 | | | | | | 55 | Spain | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | | | | | | 56 | Singapore | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 57 | Argentina | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | | | | | | 58 | Brazil | 1 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 17 | | | | | | 59 | Colombia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | 60 | Algeria | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 61 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | Ecuador | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | 63 | Israel | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 64 | Macau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | Thailand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 67 | Chile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | 68 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | 69 | Georgia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | Nigeria | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 71 | Armenia | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | | | | | | 72 | Serbia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 73 | Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 74 | Moldova | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 75 | Iceland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | 76 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 77 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 78 | Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | Turkmenistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 2496 | 2498 | 2709 | 7703 | 349 | 347 | 344 | 1040 | 2845 | 2845 | 3053 | 8743 | | | | | | | ::

Sports

Summer Deaflympics

The following sports have been contested in a Summer Deaflympic Games programme:

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Sport (Discipline)Body24283135394953576165697377818589939701050913172125Current summer sportsDiscontinued summer sportsDemonstration summer sportsTotal313843454751576994851059710611096120126140143147177203219219209
Aquatics – Swimming7101110111418141415171726263431343238383838404542
Athletics17202323232426323233343435303236404043424344434543
Badminton55666665666
BasketballDIBF11111111222222222222
Bowling1010101081277
Cycling – Mountain2224
Cycling – Road3311111333333444444447888
Football1111111111111111112222222
Golf223
Handball211121112111121
Judo1017171616
Karate515181614
Orienteering66589109
Shooting1123343334444877661011121313
Table Tennis55775777777777777
Taekwondo813131111
Tennis2255555555555555555555555
Volleyball – Beach222222
Volleyball – Indoor222222222222222
Wrestling – Freestyle88810101010101088777886
Wrestling – Greco-Roman88810101010101088777886
Aquatics – Diving1111111111
Aquatics – Water Polo11111111111
Gymnastics – Artistic22131212
Gymnastics – Artistic•
Gymnastics – Rhythmic•
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Winter Deaflympics

The following sports have been contested in a Winter Deaflympic Games programme: ::data[format=table]

Sport (Discipline)Body49535559636771757983879195990307151923Current winter sportsDiscontinued winter sportsDemonstration winter sportsTotal591114131111121217181815172327313634
Chess45
Curling2223
Futsal2
Ice hockey1111111
Skiing – Alpine346108666688688810101010
Skiing – Snowboarding6510106
Skiing – Nordic – Cross-country2333555666666889898
Skiing – Nordic – Nordic combined11
Skiing – Nordic – Ski jumping111
Speed skating345
Curling•
Ice hockey•
Skiing – Snowboarding•
Speed skating•
::

References

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