1957 Summer Deaflympics
Host city | Milan, Italy |
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Nations | 25 countries |
Athletes | 635 athletes |
Events | 69 (11 disciplines) |
Opening | 25 August 1957 |
Closing | 30 August 1957 |
Summer | |
← Brussels 1953 Helsinki 1961 → | |
Winter | |
← Oberammergau 1955 Montana-Vermala 1959 → |
The 1957 Summer Deaflympics (Italian: 1957 Olimpiadi estive per sordi) officially known as 8th Summer Deaflympics (Italian: 8° Olimpiadi estive per i sordi) is an international multi-sport event that was held from 25 to 30 August 1957. This event was hosted by Milan, Italy.[1]
The 8th Summer Deaflympics Games were originally scheduled to be held from 23 December 1956 to 5 January 1957 in Melbourne, but was decided to host it in 1957 due to the schedule of 1956 Summer Olympics. Melbourne would later host the 2005 Summer Deaflympics.
Sports
- Athletics
- Gymnastics
- Basketball
- Tennis
- Table tennis
- Swimming
- Football
- Shooting
- Water polo
References
- ^ "Games | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2013. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
Preceded by 1961 VII Brussels, Belgium | 1965 VIII Milan, Italy | Succeeded by 1969 IX Helsinki, Finland |
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- ^ Bowling was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 2021 games were postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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