1985 Summer Deaflympics

15th Summer Deaflympics
Host city	Los Angeles, United States
Nations participating	60 countries
Athletes participating	1,890 athletes
Events	50（18 disciplines）
Opening ceremony	August 4
Closing ceremony	August 18
Officially opened by	Ronald Reagan
Main venue	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

The 1985 Summer Deaflympics, officially known as the 15th Summer Deaflympics, is an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from August 4 to August 18, 1985 in Los Angeles, United States.

Ronald Reagan, official of opening ceremony

Deaflympics

* International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (CISS) International Olympic Committee (IOC)

Summer Deaflympics	1924 1928 1931 1935 1939 1949 1953 1957 1961 1965 1969 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017

Winter Deaflympics	1949 1953 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019

Sports at the Deaflympics	Badminton

Sports federations	CISS DIBF (basketball) AHIHA (ice hockey)

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