| Comité International des Sports des Sourds | |
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| Motto | Per Ludos Aequalitas (Equality Through Sport) |
| First event | 1924; 101 years ago (1924) inParis, France –1924 Summer Deaflympics[1] |
| Occur every | 4 years |
| Last event | 2025 Summer Deaflympics inTokyo,Japan |
| Next event | 2027 Winter Deaflympics inInnsbruck,Austria |
| Purpose | To provide opportunities for deaf persons to participate in elite sports |
| Website | www www |
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TheDeaflympics, also known asDeaflympiad (previously calledWorld Games for the Deaf, andInternational Games for the Deaf) are a periodic series ofmulti-sport events sanctioned by theInternational Olympic Committee (IOC) at whichdeaf athletes compete at an elite level. Unlike the athletes in other IOC-sanctioned events (theOlympics, theParalympics, and theSpecial Olympics), athletes cannot be guided by sounds (such asstarting pistols,bullhorn commands or refereewhistles).[2] The games have been organized by theComité International des Sports des Sourds (CISS, "The International Committee of Sports for the Deaf") sincethe first event in 1924.
The Deaflympics are held every four years, and are the longest running multi-sport event in history after the Olympics.[3]The first games, held in Paris in 1924, were the first ever international sporting event for athletes with adisability.[4] The event has been held every four years since, apart from a break for World War II, and an additional event, the Deaflympic Winter Games, was added in 1949.[5] The games began as a small gathering of 148 athletes from nine European nations competing in the International Silent Games in Paris, France, in 1924; now, they have grown into a global movement.[2]
Officially, the games were originally called the "International Games for the Deaf" from 1924 to 1965, but were sometimes also referred to as the "International Silent Games". From 1966 to 1999 they were called the "World Games for the Deaf", and occasionally referred to as the "World Silent Games". From 2001, the games have been known by their current name Deaflympics (often mistakenly called the Deaf Olympics).[5]
To qualify for the games, athletes must have ahearing loss of at least 55dB in their "better ear".Hearing aids,cochlear implants, and the like are not allowed to be used in competition, to place all athletes on the same level.[5] Other examples of ways the games vary from hearing competitions are the manner in which they are officiated. To address the issue of Deaflympians not being able to be guided by sounds, certain sports use alternative methods of commencing the game. For example, the football referees wave a flag instead of blowing a whistle; on the track, races are started by using a light, instead of a starter pistol. It is also customary for spectators not to cheer or clap, but rather to wave with both hands, the Deaf form of applause.
After the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, theInternational Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) banned athletes from Russia and Belarus from that year's Deaflympics inCaxias do Sul, Brazil.[6]
To date, the Summer Deaflympic Games have been hosted by 24 cities in 20 countries, but by cities outside Europe on only six occasions (Washington, D.C. 1965,1977 Summer Deaflympics inBucharest from July 17 to July 27,Los Angeles 1985,Christchurch 1989,Melbourne 2005,Taipei 2009 andCaxias do Sul in 2022). The last summer games were held inCaxias do Sul, Brazil andKuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2022. The Winter Deaflympic Games have been hosted by 17 cities in 12 countries. The last winter Games were held inErzurum, Turkey in 2023. The current games are now held inTokyo, Japan in 2025.
The 2011 Winter Games scheduled to be held inVysoké Tatry, Slovakia were cancelled due to the lack of readiness by the organizing committee to host the games.[7][8] The International Committee of Deaf Sports filed a criminal complaint against the Slovak Deaflympics Organizing Committee and its president, Mr. Jaromír Ruda.[9] The criminal complaint demands reimbursement of the funds that were transferred to the Slovak Deaflympics Organizing Committee from national deaf sports federations, to cover hotel accommodations and other Deaflympics-related expenses.[9] According to the Slovak newspaper,SME, "Jaromír Ruda, head of the Slovak Organising Committee, [is] a champion of promises and someone who is accused of a 1.6 million Euro Deaflympics-related fraud".[10] In a letter to the United States Deaflympians, International Committee of Sports for the DeafICSD PresidentCraig Crowley expressed "his deep apologies for the cancellation of the 17th Winter Deaflympics".[11] Currently, the Slovak Deaflympic Committee and the Slovakia Association of Deaf Sportsmen Unions have been suspended.[12] In 2013 the Special Criminal Court in Banská Bystrica sentenced Ruda to a prison term of14+1⁄2 years for defrauding €1.6 million that should have been used for Winter Deaflympics.[13]
The host cities andNational Deaf Sports Associations for all past and scheduled games are as follows:[4][14]
The Deaflympics are unique in that athletes must have a hearing loss of at least 55 dB in their better ear to qualify. Hearing aids, cochlear implants, and similar devices are not allowed during competition to ensure a level playing field.[15] Additionally, sports officiating methods are adapted; for example, football referees use flags instead of whistles, and track races are started with lights instead of pistols.[16]
The upcoming 2025 Summer Deaflympics will be hosted in Tokyo, Japan,[17] from November 15 to November 26, 2025. This will be the first time Japan hosts the Deaflympics.
Terence Parkin: A South African swimmer, Terence Parkin is one of the most decorated Deaflympians, having won 33 medals in swimming events. He also competed in the2000 Sydney Olympics, where he won a silver medal in the200 m breaststroke.[18]
Reed Gershwind: An American swimmer, Reed Gershwind has won 30 medals in the Deaflympics, making him one of the most successful athletes in the history of the games.[19]
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TheRepublic of China (Taiwan) is recognised asChinese Taipei by theCISS and the majority of international organisations it participates in due to political considerations andCross-Strait relations with thePeople's Republic of China.
2 The marathon was held 4 days before the opening ceremony inFüssen,Germany on 21 July 2013.[20]
3 Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, the Summer Deaflympics that were to be held in December 2021 were postponed until May 2022, and due to the small number of venues within the host city, the bowling events were transferred toKuala Lumpur,Malaysia, and were held between 20 and 30 October 2022.[21]
4 Bidding cities for the 2029 edition areAthens,Greece, andZagreb,Croatia.[22]
| Games | Year | Host | Opened by | Dates | Nations | Competitors | Sports | Events | Top Nation | ||
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| 1 | 1949 |  Seefeld,Austria | 26–30 February | 5 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .svg) Switzerland | |
| 2 | 1953 |  Oslo,Norway | 20–24 February | 6 | 44 | 42 | 2 | 4 | 9 | Norway | |
| 3 | 1955 |  Oberammergau,West Germany | 10–13 February | 8 | 59 | 54 | 5 | 4 | 11 | Norway | |
| 4 | 1959 | Montana-Vermala,Switzerland | 27–31 January | 10 | 42 | 3 | 14 | Norway | |||
| 5 | 1963 |  Åre,Sweden | 12–16 March | 9 | 60 | 2 | 13 | Austria | |||
| 6 | 1967 | Berchtesgaden,West Germany | 20–25 February | 12 | 89 | 2 | 11 | Norway | |||
| 7 | 1971 | Adelboden,Switzerland | 25–30 February | 13 | 145 | 2 | 11 | Switzerland | |||
| 8 | 1975 |  Lake Placid,United States | 2–8 February | 13 | 136 | 4 | 12 |  Canada | |||
| 9 | 1979 |  Méribel,France | 21–27 January | 14 | 180 | 3 | 12 |  Soviet Union | |||
| 10 | 1983 |  Madonna di Campiglio,Italy | 13–23 January | 15 | 147 | 3 | 17 | Soviet Union | |||
| 11 | 1987 | Oslo,Norway | 7–14 February | 15 | 169 | 3 | 18 | Norway | |||
| 12 | 1991 | Banff, Canada | 2–9 March | 16 | 175 | 5 | 18 | Soviet Union | |||
| 13 | 1995 |  Ylläs,Finland | 14–19 March | 18 | 260 | 4 | 15 |  Russia | |||
| 14 | 1999 | Davos,Switzerland | 6–14 March | 18 | 273 | 5 | 17 | Russia | |||
| 15 | 2003 | Sundsvall,Sweden | 26 February – 9 March | 21 | 259 | 4 | 23 | Russia | |||
| 16 | 2007 | Salt Lake City,United States | 1–10 February | 23 | 302 | 5 | 26 | Russia | |||
| 17 | 2011 |  Vysoké Tatry,Slovakia | 16–28 February | Cancelled | |||||||
| 18 | 2015 | Khanty-Mansiysk andMagnitogorsk,Russia | Vitaly Mutko | 28 March – 5 April | 27 | 344 | 5 | 31 | Russia | ||
| 19 | 2019 | Sondrio Province,Italy | Marco Scaramellini | 12–21 December | 34 | 493 | 7 | 36 | Russia | ||
| 20 | 2023 |  Erzurum,Turkey | Mustafa Çiftçi | 2–12 March 2024 | 36 | 534 | 314 | 220 | 6 | 34 |  Ukraine |
| 21 | 2027 | Innsbruck,Austria | 15-24 January | ||||||||
1st Summer Youth Deaf Games was held in 2024 in Brazil with 17 nations in 4 sports (28 events).[23][24][25]
Summer Deaflympics[edit]Anall-time Summer Deaflympics from1924 Summer Deaflympics to2025 Summer Deaflympics, is tabulated below. The table is simply the consequence of the sum of the medal tables of the various editions of theSummer Deaflympics.[26]
| Winter Deaflympics[edit]Anall-time Winter Deaflympics from1949 Winter Deaflympics to2023 Winter Deaflympics, is tabulated below. The table is simply the consequence of the sum of the medal tables of the various editions of theWinter Deaflympics.
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| Rank | Nation | Summer | Winter | Combined | |||||||||
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 |  |  | Total | | | | Total | | | | Total | ||
| 1 | United States | 375 | 321 | 363 | 1059 | 21 | 29 | 34 | 84 | 396 | 350 | 397 | 1143 |
| 2 | Russia | 237 | 206 | 223 | 666 | 53 | 40 | 42 | 135 | 290 | 246 | 265 | 801 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 173 | 124 | 108 | 405 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 71 | 197 | 150 | 129 | 476 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 166 | 175 | 170 | 511 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 46 | 180 | 194 | 183 | 557 |
| 5 | West Germany | 121 | 121 | 120 | 362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 121 | 120 | 362 |
| 6 | Italy | 92 | 95 | 119 | 306 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 52 | 114 | 109 | 135 | 358 |
| 7 | Iran | 105 | 81 | 92 | 278 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 81 | 92 | 279 |
| 8 | Japan | 79 | 73 | 60 | 212 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 87 | 79 | 66 | 232 |
| 9 | France | 74 | 93 | 97 | 264 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 43 | 85 | 110 | 112 | 307 |
| 10 | Norway | 32 | 28 | 25 | 85 | 48 | 36 | 40 | 124 | 80 | 64 | 65 | 209 |
| 11 | South Korea | 79 | 73 | 62 | 214 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 79 | 75 | 65 | 219 |
| 12 | Great Britain | 68 | 85 | 95 | 248 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 70 | 87 | 97 | 254 |
| 13 | Finland | 49 | 51 | 47 | 147 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 62 | 70 | 72 | 67 | 209 |
| 14 | Sweden | 64 | 80 | 61 | 205 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 27 | 66 | 95 | 71 | 232 |
| 15 | Germany | 52 | 94 | 93 | 239 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 62 | 65 | 113 | 123 | 301 |
| 16 | China | 46 | 34 | 44 | 124 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 56 | 42 | 55 | 153 |
| 17 | Hungary | 51 | 48 | 42 | 141 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 49 | 44 | 144 |
| 18 | Australia | 45 | 28 | 31 | 104 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 51 | 32 | 32 | 115 |
| 19 | Poland | 44 | 76 | 84 | 204 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 49 | 81 | 85 | 215 |
| 20 | Canada | 31 | 41 | 37 | 109 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 49 | 49 | 45 | 143 |
| 21 | Denmark | 47 | 40 | 54 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 40 | 54 | 141 |
| 22 | Turkey | 42 | 51 | 80 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 51 | 81 | 174 |
| 23 | Czech Republic | 20 | 12 | 15 | 47 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 80 |
| 24 | Belarus | 37 | 48 | 24 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 48 | 24 | 109 |
| 25 | South Africa | 35 | 17 | 10 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 17 | 10 | 62 |
| 26 | Netherlands | 33 | 35 | 29 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 35 | 29 | 97 |
| 27 | Chinese Taipei | 31 | 48 | 50 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 48 | 50 | 129 |
| 28 | Switzerland | 9 | 16 | 16 | 41 | 20 | 29 | 24 | 73 | 29 | 45 | 40 | 114 |
| 29 | India | 26 | 9 | 21 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 21 | 56 |
| 30 | Austria | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 76 | 25 | 32 | 35 | 92 |
| 31 | Yugoslavia | 24 | 13 | 21 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 22 | 60 |
| 32 | Kenya | 21 | 20 | 25 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 66 |
| 33 | Ireland | 16 | 15 | 11 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 42 |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 15 | 43 | 51 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 43 | 51 | 109 |
| 35 | Belgium | 15 | 29 | 41 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 29 | 41 | 85 |
| 36 | Lithuania | 15 | 22 | 30 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 23 | 30 | 68 |
| 37 | Venezuela | 14 | 13 | 27 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 54 |
| 38 | Cuba | 14 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 32 |
| 39 | Estonia | 12 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 35 |
| 40 | Kazakhstan | 7 | 8 | 26 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 43 |
| 41 | Croatia | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| 42 | Greece | 7 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 31 |
| 43 | Slovakia | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 22 |
| 44 | East Germany | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 |
| 45 | Portugal | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 46 | Romania | 6 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 29 |
| 47 | Latvia | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 48 | New Zealand | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| 49 | Slovenia | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 50 | Malaysia | 3 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 18 |
| 51 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 |
| 52 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 54 | Mongolia | 2 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 22 |
| 55 | Spain | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
| 56 | Singapore | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 57 | Argentina | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 58 | Brazil | 1 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 17 |
| 59 | Colombia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 60 | Algeria | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 63 | Israel | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 64 | Macau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Thailand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 67 | Chile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 68 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 69 | Georgia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Nigeria | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 71 | Armenia | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 72 | Serbia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 73 | Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 74 | Moldova | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 75 | Iceland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 76 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 77 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 78 | Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Egypt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Turkmenistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 2496 | 2498 | 2709 | 7703 | 349 | 347 | 344 | 1040 | 2845 | 2845 | 3053 | 8743 | |
The following sports have been contested in a Summer Deaflympic Games programme:
| Sport (Discipline) | Body | 24 | 28 | 31 | 35 | 39 | 49 | 53 | 57 | 61 | 65 | 69 | 73 | 77 | 81 | 85 | 89 | 93 | 97 | 01 | 05 | 09 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 25 |
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| Aquatics – Swimming | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 34 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 45 | 42 | |
| Athletics | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 30 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 45 | 43 | |
| Badminton | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Basketball | DIBF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Bowling | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cycling – Mountain | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cycling – Road | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
| Football | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Golf | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handball | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Judo | 10 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Karate | 5 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Orienteering | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shooting | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |||
| Table Tennis | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||
| Taekwondo | 8 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennis | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Volleyball – Beach | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Volleyball – Indoor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Wrestling – Freestyle | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||
| Wrestling – Greco-Roman | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||
| Discontinued summer sports | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aquatics – Diving | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Aquatics – Water Polo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics – Artistic | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstration summer sports | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total | 31 | 38 | 43 | 45 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 69 | 94 | 85 | 105 | 97 | 106 | 110 | 96 | 120 | 126 | 140 | 143 | 147 | 177 | 203 | 219 | 209 | ||
The following sports have been contested in a Winter Deaflympic Games programme:
| Sport (Discipline) | Body | 49 | 53 | 55 | 59 | 63 | 67 | 71 | 75 | 79 | 83 | 87 | 91 | 95 | 99 | 03 | 07 | 15 | 19 | 23 | |||
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| Chess | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Curling | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Futsal | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ice hockey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Skiing – Alpine | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Skiing – Snowboarding | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing –Nordic –Cross-country | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Discontinued winter sports | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing – Nordic –Nordic combined | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing – Nordic –Ski jumping | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Speed skating | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total | 5 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 36 | 34 | ||||
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