1989 Summer Deaflympics

16th Summer Deaflympics

Host city	Christchurch,   New Zealand
Athletes	955 athletes
Events	120 (13 disciples)
Opening	7 January 1989
Closing	17 January 1989
Opened by	David Cargill
Main venue	Queen Elizabeth II Park
Summer
←  Los Angeles 1985 Sofia 1993  →
Winter
←  Oslo 1987 Banff 1991  →

The 1989 Summer Deaflympics, officially known as the 16th Summer Deaflympics, is an international multi-sport event that was held from 7 to 17 January 1989 at Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand. ^{[1] [2]}

Medal Tally

  *   Host nation (New Zealand)

1989 Summer Deaflympics medal table

Rank	NOC	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States  (USA)	22	30	23	75
2	West Germany  (FRG)	18	21	16	55
3	Soviet Union  (URS)	18	19	23	60
4	Great Britain  (GBR)	12	9	6	27
5	Iran  (IRI)	10	4	5	19
6	Australia  (AUS)	10	3	9	22
7	Italy  (ITA)	8	11	4	23
8	Japan  (JPN)	7	3	4	14
9	Sweden  (SWE)	5	2	1	8
10	Norway  (NOR)	4	5	7	16
11	Ireland  (IRL)	3	3	0	6
12	Canada  (CAN)	3	2	2	7
13	India  (IND)	2	1	0	3
14	Netherlands  (NED)	1	3	1	5
15	Finland  (FIN)	1	2	5	8
16	New Zealand  (NZL)*	1	2	4	7
17	France  (FRA)	1	1	1	3
18	Bulgaria  (BUL)	0	2	4	6
19	Poland  (POL)	0	1	4	5
20	Belgium  (BEL)	0	1	2	3
21	Denmark  (DEN)	0	1	1	2
22	Turkey  (TUR)	0	0	2	2
23	China  (CHN)	0	0	1	1
	Switzerland  (SUI)	0	0	1	1
Totals (24 entries)		126	126	126	378

References

1. Bailey, Joan. "16th World Games for the Deaf, Christchurch". Manawatu Deaf Society. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
2. "Christchurch 1989". Comité International des Sports des Sourds. Archived from the original on 13 March 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.

External links

• Official games website Archived 2017-06-19 at the Wayback Machine

Preceded by 1985 XV Los Angeles, United States

1989 Summer Deaflympics XVI Christchurch, New Zealand

Succeeded by 1993 XVII Sofia, Bulgaria