1977 Summer Deaflympics
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| Host city | Bucharest, Romania |
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| Nations | 32 countries |
| Athletes | 1150 athletes |
| Events | 105 (13 disciplines) |
| Opening | July 17, 1977 |
| Closing | July 27, 1977 |
| Opened by | Nicolae Ceauşescu |
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The 1977 Summer Deaflympics (Romanian: Al 1977 diapimpic de vară), officially known as the 13th Summer Deaflympics (Romanian: Al 13-lea diapimpic de vară), is an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from July 17 to July 27, 1977, in Bucharest, Romania.[1]
The 13th Summer Deaflympics Games were originally scheduled to be held from 18 to 28 September 1976 in Montreal, but was decided to host it in 1977 due to the schedule of 1976 Summer Olympics.
Sports
[edit]- Athletics
- Basketball
- Cycling
- Football
- Handball
- Shooting
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Wrestling
Medal Tally
[edit]* Host nation (Romania)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 38 | 35 | 32 | 105 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 26 | 17 | 22 | 65 |
| 3 |  Iran (IRI) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 4 |  Italy (ITA) | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 5 |  Japan (JPN) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 |  West Germany (FRG) | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 7 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 |  Romania (ROU)* | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 |  Canada (CAN) | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
| 10 |  Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| 12 |  Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 13 |  Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 |  Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 |  East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 16 |  Norway (NOR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 18 |  Poland (POL) | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 19 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 20 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 |  Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (21 entries) | 106 | 106 | 106 | 318 | |
Notable achievements
[edit]Jeff Float won 10 gold medals for swimming in this competition, a record in the Deaflympics.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Games | Deaflympics". Archived from the original on 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
- ^ "Athletes | Deaflympics". Deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
