2001 Summer Deaflympics

19th Summer Deaflympics

Host city	Rome, Italy
Nations participating	90 countries
Athletes participating	2,290 athletes
Events	134 in 14 sports
Opening ceremony	July 16, 2001
Closing ceremony	August 1, 2001
Main venue	Stadio Olimpico
Summer
← Copenhagen 1997 Melbourne 2005 →
Winter
← Davos 1999 Sundsvall 2003 →

The 2001 Summer Deaflympics (Italian: Olimpiadi estive 2001 per non udenti), officially known as the 19th Summer Deaflympics (Italian: 19° Olimpiadi estive per sordi), is an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from July 16 to August 1, 2001 in Rome, Italy.^[1]

Venues[]

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• Stadio Olimpico – Athletics, Football
• Palazzetto dello Sport – Badminton, Basketball, Volleyball
• Riano – Basketball
• Albano – Basketball
• Baths of Caracalla – Cycling
• Stadio Flamino – Football
• Campo – Football
• Lungotevere Acqua Acetosa – Bowling
• Campo Tre Fontane – Football
• Campo – Handball
• – Orienteering
• – Shooting
• Piscina Coni – Swimming
• Palesta Tre Fontane – Table tennis
• Foro Italico – Tennis, Water polo
• Monterotondo – Volleyball
• Palafilpjk – Wrestling

Medal Tally[]

  *   Host nation (Italy)

2001 Summer Deaflympics medal table

Rank	NOC	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	26	21	23	70
2	Germany (GER)	13	21	13	47
3	Russia (RUS)	13	18	18	49
4	Ukraine (UKR)	12	10	10	32
5	Japan (JPN)	10	5	5	20
6	Iran (IRI)	8	7	4	19
7	South Africa (RSA)	8	2	3	13
8	Italy (ITA)*	7	2	9	18
9	Canada (CAN)	4	5	5	14
10	Czech Republic (CZE)	4	5	2	11
11	South Korea (KOR)	4	4	4	12
12	France (FRA)	4	3	1	8
13	Australia (AUS)	4	1	1	6
14	Turkey (TUR)	3	0	3	6
15	India (IND)	3	0	0	3
16	China (CHN)	2	3	3	8
17	FR Yugoslavia (YUG)	2	2	0	4
18	Cuba (CUB)	2	1	6	9
19	Lithuania (LTU)	2	0	3	5
20	Sweden (SWE)	1	5	5	11
21	Netherlands (NED)	1	5	3	9
22	Malaysia (MAS)	1	3	0	4
23	Greece (GRE)	1	2	0	3
24	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	1	1	2	4
25	Croatia (CRO)	1	0	0	1
	Denmark (DEN)	1	0	0	1
	Finland (FIN)	1	0	0	1
	Poland (POL)	1	0	0	1
	Portugal (POR)	1	0	0	1
	Romania (ROM)	1	0	0	1
	Spain (ESP)	1	0	0	1
32	Great Britain (GBR)	0	2	4	6
33	Mexico (MEX)	0	2	1	3
	Switzerland (SUI)	0	2	1	3
35	Estonia (EST)	0	1	4	5
36	Ireland (IRL)	0	1	3	4
37	Mongolia (MGL)	0	1	1	2
38	Hungary (HUN)	0	1	0	1
	Kenya (KEN)	0	1	0	1
	Latvia (LAT)	0	1	0	1
	Norway (NOR)	0	1	0	1
	Slovenia (SLO)	0	1	0	1
	Venezuela (VEN)	0	1	0	1
44	Belgium (BEL)	0	0	3	3
Totals (44 NOCs)		143	141	140	424

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