Austria at the Deaflympics | |
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IPC code | AUT |
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Winter appearances | |
Austria has been participating at the Deaflympics since 1931 and has earned a total of 78 medals. [1]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1931 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
1935 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1949 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
1953 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1981 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
1985 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2009 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2013 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1953 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1955 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
1959 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
1963 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
1967 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
1987 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
1991 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
1995 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
1999 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
2003 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2007 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
2015 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
2019 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
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