1965 Summer Deaflympics

10th Summer Deaflympics

Host city	Washington D.C., United States
Nations	27 countries
Athletes	687 athletes
Events	85 (11 disciplines)
Opening	June 27, 1965
Closing	July 3, 1965
Opened by	Lyndon B. Johnson
Summer
←  Helsinki 1961 Belgrade 1969  →
Winter
←  Åre 1963 Berchtesgaden 1967  →

The 1965 Summer Deaflympics, officially known as the 10th Summer Deaflympics, is an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from June 27 to July 3, 1965, in Washington D.C., United States. ^[1] This is the first Deaflympics to be hosted outside of Europe, and the first Deaflympics to be hosted in Americas.

Sports

• Athletics
• Basketball
• Cycling
• Diving
• Football
• Shooting
• Swimming
• Table Tennis
• Tennis
• Wrestling

Medal Tally

  *   Host nation (United States)

1965 Summer Deaflympics medal table

Rank	NOC	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union  (URS)	30	15	9	54
2	United States  (USA)*	9	20	23	52
3	Poland  (POL)	9	10	6	25
4	Hungary  (HUN)	7	8	4	19
5	Italy  (ITA)	6	5	11	22
6	West Germany  (FRG)	5	4	7	16
7	Denmark  (DEN)	5	1	3	9
8	Great Britain  (GBR)	3	6	5	14
9	Iran  (IRI)	3	6	0	9
10	Canada  (CAN)	3	0	4	7
11	Finland  (FIN)	1	2	4	7
12	Norway  (NOR)	1	2	1	4
13	Yugoslavia  (YUG)	1	1	1	3
14	Australia  (AUS)	1	1	0	2
15	Switzerland  (SUI)	1	0	1	2
16	France  (FRA)	0	1	1	2
	Japan  (JPN)	0	1	1	2
	Netherlands  (NED)	0	1	1	2
19	Argentina  (ARG)	0	1	0	1
20	Sweden  (SWE)	0	0	2	2
21	Belgium  (BEL)	0	0	1	1
Totals (21 entries)		85	85	85	255

References

1. "Games | Deaflympics". Archived from the original on 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2016-06-29.

• 1965 Summer Deaflympics

Preceded by 1961 IX Helsinki, Finland

1965 X Washington D.C., USA

Succeeded by 1969 XI Belgrade, Yugoslavia