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International multi-sport event for deaf individuals held in Yugoslavia
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11st Summer Deaflympics
Host cityBelgrade, Yugoslavia
Nations33 countries
Athletes1189 athletes
Events105 (13 disciplines)
OpeningAugust 9, 1969
ClosingAugust 16, 1969
Opened byJosip Broz Tito
Summer
← Washington D.C. 1965Malmö 1973 →
Winter
← Berchtesgaden 1967Adelboden 1971 →

The 1969 Summer Deaflympics (Serbian: Летње олимпијаде глувих 1969), officially known as the 11th Summer Deaflympics (Serbian: 11. Ljetne Olimpijske igre gluhih), is an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from August 9 to 16, 1969 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.


Sports

  • Artistic Gymnastics
  • Athletics
  • Basketball
  • Cycling
  • Diving
  • Football
  • Handball
  • Shooting
  • Swimming
  • Table Tennis
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball
  • Water Polo
  • Wrestling

Medal Tally

  *   Host nation (Yugoslavia)

1969 Summer Deaflympics medal table
RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union (URS)36322997
2 United States (USA)22232166
3 Hungary (HUN)84820
4 Italy (ITA)76821
5 West Germany (FRG)62210
6 Iran (IRI)52310
7 Poland (POL)46818
8 Yugoslavia (YUG)*32813
9 East Germany (GDR)3227
10 Canada (CAN)2417
11 Finland (FIN)2226
12 Great Britain (GBR)2204
13 Bulgaria (BUL)16512
14 Denmark (DEN)1416
15 Sweden (SWE)1146
16 Argentina (ARG)1102
17 Norway (NOR)1001
18 Japan (JPN)03710
19 Czechoslovakia (TCH)0213
20 Switzerland (SUI)0202
21 Australia (AUS)0101
22 Netherlands (NED)0033
 Romania (ROU)0033
24 Colombia (COL)0011
 France (FRA)0011
Totals (25 entries)105107118330

References

  1. "Games | Deaflympics". Archived from the original on 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
Preceded by1965
X
Washington D.C.,USA
1969 Summer Deaflympics
XI
Belgrade,Yugoslavia
Succeeded by1973
XII
Malmö,Sweden
Deaflympics
Summer Games
Winter Games
  1. Bowling was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 2021 games were postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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