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Host city | Washington D.C., United States |
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Nations | 27 countries |
Athletes | 687 athletes |
Events | 85 (11 disciplines) |
Opening | June 27, 1965 |
Closing | July 3, 1965 |
Opened by | Lyndon B. Johnson |
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The 1965 Summer Deaflympics, officially known as the 10th Summer Deaflympics, is an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from June 27 to July 3, 1965, in Washington D.C., United States. [1] This is the first Deaflympics to be hosted outside of Europe, and the first Deaflympics to be hosted in Americas.