Ireland at the Deaflympics | |
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IPC code | IRL |
NPC | Deaf Sports Ireland |
Website | deafsportsireland |
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Summer appearances | |
Ireland has been participating at the Deaflympics since 1973 and has earned a total of 42 medals. [1]
Ireland has never participated at the Winter Deaflympics.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1977 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1985 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
1989 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
1993 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
1997 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
2001 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
2005 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The United States has been participating at the Deaflympics from 1935 and it is also currently placed first in the all time Deaflympics medal list. US has won more than 1000 medals, the only nation to do so in Deaflympics.
Spain competed at the inaugural edition of the Deaflympics in 1957. But they did not participate in a Deaflympics competition until 1973. Since then Spain has been regularly participating at the Deaflympics. Spain won its first Deaflympics medal way back in 1981.
Argentina first completed and won its first medal at the Deaflympics in 1965. Since then, Argentina has been regularly participating at the Deaflympics. Argentina has never competed at the Winter Deaflympics.
Brazil competed at the Deaflympics for the first time in 1993. Since then Brazil has been regularly participating at the Deaflympics. Brazil won its first Deaflympics medal in 2009. Brazil has competed for the first time at Winter Deaflympics on the 2019 Winter Games at the Sondrio Province in Italy.
Portugal competed at the Deaflympics for the first in 1993. Since then Portugal has been regularly participating at the Deaflympics. Portugal won its first Deaflympics medal also in 1993. Portugal has never participated in the Winter Deaflympics.
Colombia competed at the Summer Deaflympics for the first time in 1969. Colombia also won its only Deaflympics medal to date that same year. Colombia has never participated in the Winter Deaflympics.
Egypt made its Deaflympics debut in the 2013 Summer Deaflympics. Egypt claimed their first Deaflympic medal when they clinched the bronze medal for football in the 2017 Summer Deaflympics Egypt has never participated in the Winter Deaflympics.
Cyprus first competed at the Deaflympics way back in 1997. Since then Cyprus has been participating at the Deaflympics regularly. Cyprus won its first Deaflympic medal for bowling at the 2013 Summer Deaflympics. Cyprus has never participated in the Winter Deaflympics.
Hong Kong first competed at the Deaflympics for the first time in 1985. Since then Hong Kong has been participating in the Deaflympics. Hong Kong won its first medal during the 2009 Summer Deaflympics, which is also the only medal awarded to them in Deaflympic history.
Kazakhstan first competed at the Deaflympics for the first time in 1997. Kazakhstan claimed their first Deaflympic medal in their first Deaflympic experience and finished with 2 medals in the event. So far, Kazakhstan has managed to bag 8 medals in the event's history.
Turkey has been participating at the Deaflympics since 1961 and has earned a total of 119 medals.
France has been participating at the Deaflympics since 1924 and has earned a total of 268 medals.
Denmark has been participating at the Deaflympics since 1931 and has earned a total of 139 medals.
New Zealand has been participating at the Deaflympics since 1957. New Zealand has earned about 18 medals at the Deaflympic Games.
Malta has been participating at the Deaflympics since 2001 and has yet to win any medals.
Hungary has been participating at the Deaflympics since its inception in 1924 and has earned a total of 132 medals.
Mexico has been participating at the Deaflympics since making its debut way back in 1965. Mexico won its first Deaflympic medal in the 2001 Summer Deaflympics for Athletics. In the 2017 Summer Deaflympics, Mexico won its first ever gold medal in Deaflympics history for Judo.
Russia participated at the Deaflympics after making its debut in 1993, until it was banned in 2022. Russia is just behind United States for winning the most medals in Deaflympics history. In the 2017 Summer Deaflympics held in Turkey, Russia was the medal topper with a record haul of 199 medals. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) banned athletes from Russia from that year's Deaflympics in Caxias do Sul, Brazil.
Czechoslovakia first competed at the Deaflympics for the first time in 1928, which was also the 2nd World Games for the Deaf.
Estonia has been participating at the Deaflympics since 1993 and has earned a total of 32 medals.