1985 Summer Deaflympics
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| Host city | Los Angeles, California, United States |
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| Nations | 29 countries |
| Athletes | 1053 athletes |
| Events | 96 (12 disciplines) |
| Opening | July 10, 1985 |
| Closing | July 20, 1985 |
| Opened by | Ronald Reagan |
| Main venue | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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The 1985 Summer Deaflympics, officially known as the 15th Summer Deaflympics, is an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from July 10 to July 20, 1985, in Los Angeles, California United States.[1]
The 15th Summer Deaflympics Games were originally scheduled to be held from 29 August to 9 September 1984, but it was decided to postpone the Games to 1985 due to the schedule of the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Sports
[edit]- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Cycling
- Football
- Handball
- Shooting
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
Medal Tally
[edit]* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA)* | 46 | 30 | 33 | 109 |
| 2 |  Japan (JPN) | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 3 |  West Germany (FRG) | 7 | 19 | 13 | 39 |
| 4 |  France (FRA) | 6 | 9 | 9 | 24 |
| 5 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 5 | 11 | 10 | 26 |
| 6 |  Australia (AUS) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 |  Ireland (IRL) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 |  Italy (ITA) | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 9 |  Norway (NOR) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 12 |  Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 |  Finland (FIN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 |  Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 15 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 19 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 |  India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (22 entries) | 96 | 96 | 96 | 288 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Games | Deaflympics". Archived from the original on 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
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