2013 Summer Deaflympics

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22nd Summer Deaflympics
Host city Sofia  Bulgaria
Nations participating 90
Athletes participating 2879
Events 116 in 19 sports
Opening ceremony July 26
Closing ceremony August 4
Officially opened by Rosen Plevneliev
Main venue Armeets Arena / Vasil Levski Stadium

The 2013 Summer Deaflympics, officially known as the 22nd Summer Deaflympics, was an international multi-sport event that took place in Sofia, Bulgaria from July 26 to August 4, 2013.[1] The marathon had been held before in Füssen, Germany on 21 July.[2]
Sofia was hosting the biggest sports event for deaf athletes for a second time. In the past the Bulgarian capital hosted the 1993 Summer Deaflympics, thus becoming only the second city, together with Copenhagen, which will host two Summer Deaflympics.[3]

Sports

The sports offered at the 2013 Summer Deaflympics was held in 19 disciplines, including 14 individual sports and 5 team sports:[4]

Individual sports

Team sports

Venues

Vassil Levski National Stadium

Medal Tally

      Host countries (Bulgaria/Germany)

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Russia (RUS) 675258177
2 Ukraine (UKR) 21303788
3 South Korea (KOR) 19111242
4 Belarus (BLR) 1211427
5 China (CHN) 125825
6 United States (USA) 981229
7 Turkey (TUR) 791733
8 Iran (IRI) 742132
9 Kenya (KEN) 65516
10 Lithuania (LTU) 45413
11 Venezuela (VEN) 44513
12 Italy (ITA) 43512
13 Chinese Taipei (TPE) 312924
14 Germany (GER) 36514
15 Hungary (HUN) 3014
16 Japan (JPN) 210921
17 France (FRA) 26311
18 Poland (POL) 2114
19  Puerto Rico (PUR) 2002
 Cuba (CUB) 2002
21 Bulgaria (BUL) 14611
22 Sweden (SWE) 1124
23  Portugal (POR) 1113
 Slovakia (SVK) 1113
 Australia (AUS) 1113
 Estonia (EST) 1113
27 Croatia (CRO) 1102
28Macau Macau, China (MAC) 1012
29  Norway (NOR) 1001
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) 1001
 India (IND) 1001
  Switzerland (SUI) 1001
33 United Kingdom (GBR) 0235
34  Czech Republic (CZE) 0213
 South Africa (RSA) 0213
36  Mongolia (MGL) 0134
 Brazil (BRA) 0134
38  Argentina (ARG) 0112
 Spain (ESP) 0112
40 Greece (GRE) 0101
41  Indonesia (IDN) 0022
 Austria (AUT) 0022
43  Armenia (ARM) 0011
 Cyprus (CYP) 0011
 Nigeria (NGR) 0011
 Latvia (LAT) 0011
 Moldova (MDA) 0011
 Mexico (MEX) 0011
 Turkmenistan (TKM) 0011
Total: 203 203 253 659

References

  1. "Sofia 2013 – 22nd Summer Deaflympics". International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  2. "Sofia 2013 22nd Deaflympics Marathon Details". CISS. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  3. "22nd Summer Deaflympics 2013". H3 TV. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  4. "Official Schedule of the 2013 Deaflympics". International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  5. ""Arena Armeec" – Opening and closing ceremony for Sofia 2013 Deaflympics". Sofia 2013 Deaflympics. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  6. "Договорът за летните олимпийски игри през 2013 бе подписан" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian National Sports Federation for the Deaf. Retrieved 6 April 2013.

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Preceded by
2009
XXI
Taipei
Summer Deaflympics
XXII
Sofia
Succeeded by
2017
XXIII
Ankara
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