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11st Summer Deaflympics
Host city Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Nations33 countries
Athletes1189 athletes
Events105 (13 disciplines)
OpeningAugust 9, 1969
ClosingAugust 16, 1969
Opened by Josip Broz Tito
Summer
Winter

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. [1]

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 by
1965
X
Washington D.C.,USA
1969 Summer Deaflympics
XI
Belgrade,Yugoslavia
Succeeded by
1973
XII
Malmö,Sweden