| Host city | Melbourne,  Australia |
|---|---|
| Motto | Melbourne in the World |
| Nations | 82 countries |
| Athletes | 3,307 athletes |
| Events | 147 in 14 sports |
| Opening | 5 January 2005 |
| Closing | 16 January 2005 |
| Opened by | Marigold Southey |
| Main venue | Olympic Park, Melbourne |
| Website | 2005deaflympics.com |
| Summer | |
| Winter | |
The 2005 Summer Deaflympics, officially known as the 20th Summer Deaflympics, is an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 5 January to 16 January 2005 in Melbourne, Australia.
Bidding process[edit]
A bid for the games was held on 9 March 1999 in Davos, Switzerland.[1]
Venues[edit]
The games were held at eleven different venues.[2]
- Olympic Park - Athletics (track and field), Football, Opening and closing ceremonies
- Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre - Badminton, Basketball, Handball, Aquatics (Swimming, Water polo), Table tennis, Volleyball (Indoor), Wrestling
- Ballarat City Oval and Victoria Park - Athletics (Marathon)
- Ballarat - Cycling (1000m Sprint Event, 50 km Individual Point Race, 35 km Time Trial), Orienteering
- Buninyong - Cycling (100 km Road Race)
- Green Gully Reserve - Football
- Kingston Heath Reserve - Football
- Melbourne International Shooting Centre - Shooting
- Boroondara Tennis Centre - Tennis
- Sunshine AMF Bowling Centre - Bowling
- St Kilda Beach - Volleyball (Beach)
Sports[edit]
The various sports offered at the 2005 Summer Deaflympics were held in 17 disciplines, including 11 individual sports and 6 team sports:
Individual sports[edit]
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Team sports[edit]
Medal tally[edit]
* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 21 | 17 | 14 | 52 |
| 2 |  Russia (RUS) | 13 | 17 | 26 | 56 |
| 3 |  South Africa (RSA) | 13 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 4 |  United States (USA) | 9 | 12 | 12 | 33 |
| 5 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 9 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 6 |  Iran (IRI) | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 7 |  South Korea (KOR) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 |  Germany (GER) | 6 | 15 | 17 | 38 |
| 9 |  China (CHN) | 5 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 10 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
| 11 |  Belarus (BLR) | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 |
| 12 |  Sweden (SWE) | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 13 | Australia (AUS)* | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 14 |  Ireland (IRL) | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 15 |  Italy (ITA) | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 16 |  Cuba (CUB) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 17 |  Poland (POL) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 |  Japan (JPN) | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| 19 |  Lithuania (LTU) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 20 |  India (IND) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 21 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 22 |  Estonia (EST) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 23 |  Turkey (TUR) | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 24 |  Kenya (KEN) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 25 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 28 |  Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Greece (GRE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Portugal (POR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Venezuela (VEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 33 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 34 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 38 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 39 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Romania (ROM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (44 entries) | 150 | 150 | 150 | 450 | |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "36th CISS Congress Minutes - Davos 1999".
- ^ "Games Programme" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-01-13. Retrieved 2005-01-13.
- Only Melbourne [1]
- YouTube - Melbourne 2005 Deaflympic Games [2]
- Deaflympics - 2005 Melbourne Deaflympics [3]
- 1999 CISS Minutes No.22 Bidding [4]
