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2003 Winter Deaflympics

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15th Winter Deaflympics
Host citySundsvall, Sweden
Nations21 countries
Athletes247 athletes
Events23 (4 disciplines)
Opening28 February 2003
Closing8 March 2003
Summer
Winter

The 2003 Winter Deaflympics (Swedish: 2003 Vinterdeaflympics) officially known as the 15th Winter Deaflympics (Swedish: 15: e Vinterdeaflympics) is an international multi-sport event that was held from 28 February 2003 to 8 March 2003.The event was hosted by Sundsvall, Sweden.[1][2]

Curling competitions were also introduced for the first time in this Winter Deaflympics.

The logo for the 15th Winter Deaflympics symbolises the fire from the torch.

References

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  1. ^ "Winter Deaflympics in Sweden - hear-it.org". Retrieved 2017-09-04.
  2. ^ "Games | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
Preceded by
1999
XIV
Davos, Switzerland
2003
XV
Sundsvall, Sweden
Succeeded by
2007
XVI
Salt Lake City, USA