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Host city | Nürnberg, Germany |
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Nations | 14 countries |
Athletes | 316 athletes |
Events | 43 (7 disciplines) |
Opening | 19 August 1931 |
Closing | 23 August 1931 |
Opened by | Paul von Hindenburg |
Summer | |
The 1931 Summer Deaflympics (German : Sommer-Deaflympics 1931) officially known as the 3rd Summer Deaflympics (German : 3. Sommer Deaflympics) (3rd International Silent Games) (German : (3. Internationale Stille Spiele)) was an international multi-sport event that was held from 19 August 1931 to 23 August 1931. It was hosted by Nürnberg, Germany.
The 3rd Summer Deaflympics Games were originally scheduled to be held in 1932, but was decided to host it in 1931 due to the schedule of 1932 Summer Olympics. [1]
The countries who participated in the games were: [2]
Poland were not allowed to participate at the Games due to Germany's conflict with Poland during the Nazi rule at that time as the Games held in Germany. [3]
The following events were included in the 1931 Deaflympics:
* Host nation (Germany)
Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Germany (GER)* | 14 | 12 | 7 | 33 |
2 | Denmark (DEN) | 10 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
3 | France (FRA) | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20 |
4 | Sweden (SWE) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
5 | Belgium (BEL) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
6 | Finland (FIN) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
7 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
8 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
9 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
10 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
11 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
12 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
13 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals (14 entries) | 42 | 42 | 37 | 121 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men 100m [4] | Louis Fruerlund Denmark | Paul Reinmund France | Cyril Reynolds Great Britain |
Women 100m [5] | Aina Kjellin Sweden | Lotze Grete Germany | Elisabeth Salzmann Germany |
Men 200m [6] | Louis Fruerlund Denmark | Paul Reinmund France | Cyril Reynolds Great Britain |
Men 400m [7] | Louis Fruerlund Denmark | Gerhard Dammann Germany | Matti Kattainen Finland |
Men 800m [8] | Tage Christensen Denmark | Paavo Valtari Finland | Robert Bouscarat France |
Men 1500m [34] | Tage Christensen Denmark | Robert Bouscarat France | Karl Rohrig Germany |
Men 5000m [9] | Niels Jeul Knudsen Denmark | Matti Mölsä Finland | Toivo Ala-Kilpoinen Finland |
Men 10000m [10] | Matti Mölsä Finland | Östen Ericksson Sweden | Niels Jeul Knudsen Denmark |
Men 110m Hurdles [11] | Fritz Kraemer Germany | Rudolf Taubert Germany | Adrien Ruelland France |
Men 400m Hurdles [12] | Fritz Kraemer Germany | Adrien Ruelland France | Charles Hudson Great Britain |
Men 4 × 100 m Relay [22] | Denmark (DEN) Tage Christensen Louis Fruerlund Gunnar Madsen Hans Nissen [lower-alpha 1] | ||
Women 4x100 Relay [23] | Germany (GER) Minna Jung Grete Lobinger Grete Lotze Elisabeth Salzmann | Austria (AUT) Frida Horwath Rosa Jaffe Maria Pitamitz Elisabeth Schlemmer [lower-alpha 2] | |
Men 4 × 400 m Relay [24] | Denmark (DEN) Tage Christensen Louis Fruerlund Gunnar Madsen Hans Erik Tvilum | Finland (FIN) Toivo Ala-Kilpoinen Matti Kattainen Valentin Kaurela Herman Wikberg | France (FRA) Raymond Pagny Charles Rainerie Adrien Ruelland Marcel Vincent |
Men Olympic Relay [25] | Denmark (DEN) Tage Christensen Louis Fruerlund Gunnar Madsen Hans Nissen | France (FRA) Robert Bouscarat Leon Pertsowsky Paul Reinmund Marcel Vincent | Finland (FIN) Toivo Ala-Kilpoinen Matti Kattainen Valentin Kaurela Herman Wikberg |
Men High Jump [13] | Hans Nissen Denmark | Valentin Kaurela Finland | Hans Erik Tvilum Denmark |
Women High Jump [14] | Grete Lotze Germany | Mina Jung Germany | Frida Horwath Austria |
Men Pole Vault [15] | Arvid Rǿstad Norway | Gunnar Madsen Denmark | Hans Nissen Denmark |
Men Long Jump [16] | Paul Reinmund France | Hans Nissen Denmark | Arvid Rǿstad Norway |
Women Long Jump [17] | Rosalie Plomann Germany | Mina Jung Germany | Mathilde Horky Austria |
Men Shot Put [18] | Valentin Kaurela Finland | Nils Rahmn Sweden | Louis Stephan France |
Women Shot Put [19] | Aina Kjellin Sweden | Elisabeth Schlemmer Austria | Ida Stadler Austria |
Men Discus Throw [20] | Nils Rahmn Sweden | Wilhelm Westling Sweden | Hans Nissen Denmark |
Men Javelin Throw [21] | Wilhelm Westling Sweden | Herman Wikberg Finland | Carl O. Hansen Denmark |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Road Men Individual Road Race [26] | Cermesoni [lower-alpha 3] Italy | Mongiam [lower-alpha 4] Italy | Paul Boussin France |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men Diving 3m springboard [27] | Otto Laubner Germany | Kurt Sachsenweger Germany | Karl Kaudel Austria |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men Football [45] | Germany (GER) Andreas Beck Johann Brinkmann Hans Eckert Otto Huppach Wilhelm Kohler Fritz Lochner Hermann Mittelmann Hans Philberth Paul Schneider Konrad Sonntag Hans Stachl Michael Strigl Fritz Truger Otto Wach | Austria (AUT) Rudolf Bauer Berthold Brecher Franz Figl Rudolf First Alois Gally Alfred Kafka Rudolf Kafka Elias Kestenbaum Samuel Kestenbaum Leopold Komenda Moritz Lindenheim Johann Maibock Eduard Marik Otto Merhaut Ignatz Nidetzky Paul Pauser Otto Weiss Fritz Wurmhoringer Hans Zinnauer | Czechoslovakia (TCH) Richard Crhan Bohumil (Bohuslav) Duhek Frantisek Eichler Ladislav Gmunt Frantisek Hornof Josef Janovsky Prokop Lukes Stanislav Mandelicek Leo Patejdl Eduard Pellant Karel Pucherna Jaroslav (Jaroslas) Slansky Jan Sorjka Karel Sommer Karel Svetlik Vaclav Tancibudek Jiri (Georg) Tichy Rudolf Umlauf Rostislav Vanek Josef Vokurka |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men shooting small bore rifle 3 positions [28] | Fernand Chante France | Hans Zerbst Germany | Oscar Spiess Germany |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men 100m Freestyle [29] | Emile Talmone France | Herbert Emil Reuschke Germany | Kurt Weiss Germany |
Women 100m Freestyle [30] | Vilma-Rozsa Wilhelmine Krassner Hungary | Gizella Unghvary Hungary | Hannel Rolle Germany |
Men 400m Freestyle [31] | Kurt Weiss Germany | Charles Grant Great Britain | Reidar Munthe Iversen Norway |
Men 1500m Freestyle [32] | Kurt Weiss Germany | Reidar Munthe Iversen Norway | Charles Grant Great Britain |
Men 100m Backstroke [33] | Wilhelm Bruno Gustav Gehring Germany | Rudolf Tauberg Germany | Emile Talmone France |
Women 100m Backstroke [35] | Gizella Unghvary Hungary | Vilma-Rozsa Wilhelmine Krassner Hungary | Hannel Rolle Germany |
Men 100m Breastsroke [36] | Wilhelm Seitz Germany | Erich Hermann Karl Salzmann Germany | John Stuart Burge Great Britain |
Men 200m Breaststroke [46] | Erich Hermann Karl Salzmann Germany | Wilhelm Seitz Germany | John Stuart Burge Great Britain |
Women 200m Breaststroke [37] | Gizella Unghvary Hungary | Anna Salzmann Germany | Hannel Rolle Germany |
Men 4 × 100 m freestyle relay [38] | Germany (GER) Wilhelm Bruno Gustav Gehring Kurt Güldner Herbert Emil Reuschke Kurt Weiss [lower-alpha 5] | ||
Men 3x100m freestyle medley [39] | Germany (GER) Wilhelm Bruno Gustav Gehring Herbert Emil Reuschke Wilhelm Seitz [lower-alpha 6] |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men Tennis Singles [40] | Charles Boisselot France | Pierre Rincheval France | Antoine Dresse Belgium |
Women Tennis Singles [41] | Antonine Maere Belgium | Germaine Hamy-Maere Belgium | Helene Haardt France |
Men Tennis Doubles [42] | France (FRA) Andre Petry Pierre Rincheval | Great Britain (GBR) Owen Bevan Maxwell Arthur Norman Pett | Belgium (BEL) Antoine Dresse Raymond van Hoecke |
Women Tennis Doubles [43] | Belgium (BEL) Germaine Hamy-Maere Antonine Maere | France (FRA) Helene Haardt Simone Kahn | Great Britain (GBR) Lenore Dawson Elsie May Mountain |
Mixed Tennis Doubles [44] | Belgium (BEL) Antoine Dresse Antonine Maere | France (FRA) Charles Boisselot Helene Haardt | Belgium (BEL) Germaine Hamy-Maere Raymond van Hoecke |
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