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| Host city | Salt Lake City,  United States |
|---|---|
| Nations | 23 countries |
| Athletes | 298 athletes |
| Events | 27 (5 disciplines) |
| Opening | 3 Feb 2007 |
| Closing | 10 Feb 2007 |
| Summer | |
| Winter | |
The 2007 Winter Deaflympics, officially known as the 16th Winter Deaflympics, is an international multi-sport event that was held from 3 to 10 February 2007 in Salt Lake City, United States. [1]
Curling has been recognized as a demonstration sports.
Curling (2) () 
Ice hockey (1) () 
Alpine skiing (10) () 
Cross-country skiing (9) () 
Snowboarding (5) () | 1 |  Russia | 9 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 2 |  Czech Republic | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 |  Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 |  Japan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 |  Switzerland | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 |  Austria | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 |  Finland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Ukraine | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 |  Italy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 |  Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 |  China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Countries participated:
Country / Men / Women / Total
Australia 1 0 1 Austria 8 1 9 Canada 28 7 35 China 11 3 14 Croatia 0 6 6 Czech Republic 0 4 4 Finland 25 1 26
France 1 0 1 Germany 19 2 21 Italy 5 5 10 Japan 12 5 17
Lithuania 1 0 1
Netherlands 0 1 1
Pakistan 1 0 1
Poland 1 1 2 Russia 29 5 34
Slovakia 4 7 11 Slovenia 1 1 2 Sweden 25 0 25 Switzerland 10 3 13 Turkey 4 0 4 Ukraine 5 3 8 United States 39 13 52Total 230 68 298
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