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 |
Summer | |
← Malmö 1973 Cologne 1981 → | |
Winter | |
← Lake Placid 1975 Méribel 1979 → |
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
- Athletics
- Basketball
- Cycling
- Football
- Handball
- Shooting
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Wrestling
Medal Tally
Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 38 | 35 | 32 | 105 |
2 | ![]() | 26 | 17 | 22 | 65 |
3 | ![]() | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
6 | ![]() | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
7 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
8 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
9 | ![]() | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
10 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
12 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
13 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
14 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
15 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
16 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
17 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
18 | ![]() | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
19 | ![]() | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
20 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
21 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (21 entries) | 106 | 106 | 106 | 318 |
Notable achievements
Jeff Float won 10 gold medals for swimming in this competition, a record in the Deaflympics.[2]
References
Preceded by 1973 XII Malmo, Sweden | 1977 XIII Bucharest, Romania | Succeeded by |
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