2003 Winter Deaflympics

15th Winter Deaflympics

Host city	Sundsvall, Sweden
Nations	21 countries
Athletes	247 athletes
Events	23 (4 disciplines)
Opening	28 February 2003
Closing	8 March 2003
Summer
←  Rome 2001 Melbourne 2005  →
Winter
←  Davos 1999 Salt Lake City 2007  →

The 2003 Winter Deaflympics (Swedish : 2003 Vinterdeaflympics) officially known as the 15th Winter Deaflympics (Swedish : 15: e Vinterdeaflympics) is an international multi-sport event that was held from 28 February 2003 to 8 March 2003.The event was hosted by Sundsvall, Sweden. ^{[1] [2]}

Curling competitions were also introduced for the first time in this Winter Deaflympics.

The logo for the 15th Winter Deaflympics symbolises the fire from the torch.

References

1. "Winter Deaflympics in Sweden - hear-it.org" . Retrieved 2017-09-04.
2. "Games | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2017-09-04.

Preceded by 1999 XIV Davos, Switzerland

2003 XV Sundsvall, Sweden

Succeeded by 2007 XVI Salt Lake City, USA