1985 Summer Deaflympics

15th Summer Deaflympics

Host city	Los Angeles, California, United States
Nations	29 countries
Athletes	1053 athletes
Events	96 (12 disciplines)
Opening	July 10, 1985
Closing	July 20, 1985
Opened by	Ronald Reagan
Main venue	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Summer
←  Cologne 1981 Christchurch 1989  →
Winter
←  Madonna di Campiglio 1983 Oslo 1987  →

The 1985 Summer Deaflympics, officially known as the 15th Summer Deaflympics, is an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from July 10 to July 20, 1985 (a year after the 1984 Summer Olympics), in Los Angeles, California United States. ^[1]

Ronald Reagan, official of opening ceremony

Sports

• Athletics
• Badminton
• Basketball
• Cycling
• Football
• Handball
• Shooting
• Swimming
• Table Tennis
• Tennis
• Volleyball
• Water Polo

Medal Tally

  *   Host nation (United States)

1985 Summer Deaflympics medal table

Rank	NOC	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States  (USA)*	46	30	33	109
2	Japan  (JPN)	8	4	2	14
3	West Germany  (FRG)	7	19	13	39
4	France  (FRA)	6	9	9	24
5	Great Britain  (GBR)	5	11	10	26
6	Australia  (AUS)	5	1	3	9
7	Ireland  (IRL)	4	1	1	6
8	Italy  (ITA)	3	2	6	11
9	Norway  (NOR)	3	2	2	7
10	New Zealand  (NZL)	2	1	0	3
11	Poland  (POL)	1	4	5	10
12	Belgium  (BEL)	1	2	2	5
13	Finland  (FIN)	1	2	1	4
14	Denmark  (DEN)	1	1	3	5
15	Canada  (CAN)	1	1	1	3
16	Netherlands  (NED)	1	0	0	1
	Yugoslavia  (YUG)	1	0	0	1
18	Sweden  (SWE)	0	4	1	5
19	Hungary  (HUN)	0	1	2	3
20	Austria  (AUT)	0	1	0	1
21	India  (IND)	0	0	1	1
	Switzerland  (SUI)	0	0	1	1
Totals (22 entries)		96	96	96	288

References

1. "Games | Deaflympics". Archived from the original on 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2016-06-29.

Preceded by 1981 XIV Cologne, Germany

1985 Summer Deaflympics XV Los Angeles, USA

Succeeded by 1989 XVI Christchurch, New Zealand