1985 Summer Deaflympics

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15th Summer Deaflympics
Host cityLos Angeles, California, United States
Nations participating29 countries
Athletes participating1053 athletes
Events96 (12 disciplines)
Opening ceremonyJuly 10, 1985
Closing ceremonyJuly 20, 1985
Officially opened byRonald Reagan
Main venueLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Summer
Winter
← Madonna di Campiglio 1983
Oslo 1987 →

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]

Ronald Reagan, official of opening ceremony

Sports[]

  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Cycling
  • Football
  • Handball
  • Shooting
  • Swimming
  • Table Tennis
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball
  • Water Polo

Medal Tally[]

  *   Host nation (United States)

1985 Summer Deaflympics medal table
RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)*463033109
2 Japan (JPN)84214
3 West Germany (FRG)7191339
4 France (FRA)69924
5 Great Britain (GBR)5111026
6 Australia (AUS)5139
7 Ireland (IRL)4116
8 Italy (ITA)32611
9 Norway (NOR)3227
10 New Zealand (NZL)2103
11 Poland (POL)14510
12 Belgium (BEL)1225
13 Finland (FIN)1214
14 Denmark (DEN)1135
15 Canada (CAN)1113
16 Netherlands (NED)1001
 Yugoslavia (YUG)1001
18 Sweden (SWE)0415
19 Hungary (HUN)0123
20 Austria (AUT)0101
21 India (IND)0011
  Switzerland (SUI)0011
Totals (22 NOCs)969696288

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2016-06-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Preceded by
1981
XIV
Colonge, Germany
1985 Summer Deaflympics
XV
Los Angeles, USA
Succeeded by
1989
XVI
Christchurch, New Zealand
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