2013 Summer Deaflympics
Host city | Sofia Bulgaria |
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Nations participating | 90 |
Athletes participating | 2879 |
Events | 203 |
Sports | 17 sports (20 disciplines) |
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 has hosted 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
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Team sports
- Basketball (2)
- Football (2)
- Handball (1)
- Volleyball (4)
- Beach Volleyball (2)
- Indoor Volleyball (2)
Venues
- Armeets Arena was announced as the venue of the 2013 Summer Deaflympics opening and closing ceremonies in February 2013.[5] It was also announced as venue of volleyball.
- Vasil Levski National Stadium is the venue of athletics and football finals.[6]
- Carlsberg National Tennis Center
- Universiada Hall – Basketball
- Overgas Hall – Basketball
- Borisova gradina Velodrome – Cycling
- Winter Palace of Sports – Table tennis
- Mega Extreme Sky City Mall – Bowling
- Riu Resort and Spa Pravets – Football
- National Sports Academy – Beach volleyball, handball, karate, judo, taekwondo
- MoI Shooting Range Geo Milev – Shooting
- Spartak Aquatics Centre – Swimming
- Sofia Sports Hall – Table tennis
- Dema Sports Complex – Tennis
- Hristo Botev Hall – Badminton
- Zapaden Park – Orienteering
- Füssen Course – Marathon
Medal Tally
Host countries (Bulgaria/Germany)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Russia (RUS) | 67 | 52 | 58 | 177 |
2 | Ukraine (UKR) | 21 | 30 | 37 | 88 |
3 | South Korea (KOR) | 19 | 11 | 12 | 42 |
4 | Belarus (BLR) | 12 | 11 | 4 | 27 |
5 | China (CHN) | 12 | 5 | 8 | 25 |
6 | United States (USA) | 9 | 8 | 12 | 29 |
7 | Turkey (TUR) | 7 | 9 | 17 | 33 |
8 | Iran (IRI) | 7 | 4 | 21 | 32 |
9 | Kenya (KEN) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
10 | Lithuania (LTU) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
11 | Venezuela (VEN) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
12 | Italy (ITA) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
13 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 3 | 12 | 9 | 24 |
14 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
15 | Hungary (HUN) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
16 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 10 | 9 | 21 |
17 | France (FRA) | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
18 | Poland (POL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
19 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
20 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
21 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
22 | Portugal (POR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Estonia (EST) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
23 | Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
24 | Macau, China (MAC) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
25 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
India (IND) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
26 | United Kingdom (GBR) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
27 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
28 | Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
29 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
30 | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
31 | Indonesia (IDN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
32 | Armenia (ARM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Cyprus (CYP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Moldova (MDA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Turkmenistan (TKM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total: | 203 | 203 | 253 | 659 |
References
- ↑ "Sofia 2013 – 22nd Summer Deaflympics". International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ↑ "Sofia 2013 22nd Deaflympics Marathon Details". CISS. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ↑ "22nd Summer Deaflympics 2013". H3 TV. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ↑ "Official Schedule of the 2013 Deaflympics". International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ↑ ""Arena Armeec" – Opening and closing ceremony for Sofia 2013 Deaflympics". Sofia 2013 Deaflympics. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ↑ "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 Samsun (TUR) |
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