1981 Summer Deaflympics
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| Host city | Cologne, Germany |
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| Nations | 32 countries |
| Athletes | 1213 athletes |
| Events | 110 (13 disciplines) |
| Opening | July 23, 1981 |
| Closing | August 1, 1981 |
| Opened by | Helmut Schmidt |
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| Winter | |
The 1981 Summer Deaflympics (German: 1981 Sommer Deaflympics), officially known as the 14th Summer Deaflympics (German: 14. Sommer Deaflympics), is an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from July 23 to August 1, 1981, in Cologne, Germany.[1]
The 14th Summer Deaflympics Games were originally scheduled to be held from 20 to 31 August 1980 in Moscow, but was decided to host it in 1981 due to the schedule of 1980 Summer Olympics.
Sports
[edit]- Athletics
- Basketball
- Cycling
- Football
- Handball
- Shooting
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Wrestling
Medal Tally
[edit]* Host nation (West Germany)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 45 | 30 | 34 | 109 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 22 | 20 | 15 | 57 |
| 3 |  Iran (IRI) | 8 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 |  Japan (JPN) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 |  West Germany (FRG)* | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 |
| 7 |  Australia (AUS) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 |  Finland (FIN) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 |  Italy (ITA) | 2 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| 10 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
| 11 |  Austria (AUT) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 13 |  Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 14 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 15 |  East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 17 |  Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 18 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 21 |  India (IND) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 24 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 |  Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (26 entries) | 110 | 110 | 109 | 329 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Games | Deaflympics". Archived from the original on 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
