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1989 Summer Deaflympics

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16th Summer Deaflympics
Host cityChristchurch,  New Zealand
Athletes955 athletes
Events120 (13 disciples)
Opening7 January 1989
Closing17 January 1989
Opened byDavid Cargill
Main venueQueen Elizabeth II Park
Summer
Winter

The 1989 Summer Deaflympics, officially known as the 16th Summer Deaflympics, is an international multi-sport event that was held from 7 to 17 January 1989 at Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand.[1][2]

The 16th Summer Deaflympics Games were originally scheduled to be held from 18 to 29 November 1988 in Seoul, but was decided to host it in 1989 due to the schedule of 1988 Summer Olympics.

Medal Tally

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  *   Host nation (New Zealand)

1989 Summer Deaflympics medal table
RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)22302375
2 Soviet Union (URS)19172157
3 West Germany (FRG)14191447
4 Great Britain (GBR)1210628
5 Iran (IRI)104519
6 Australia (AUS)103922
7 Japan (JPN)73414
8 Italy (ITA)69419
9 Sweden (SWE)5218
10 Norway (NOR)33410
11 Ireland (IRL)3328
12 Canada (CAN)3227
13 India (IND)2103
14 Finland (FIN)1359
15 Netherlands (NED)1326
16 New Zealand (NZL)*1247
17 France (FRA)1113
18 Bulgaria (BUL)0246
19 Poland (POL)0145
20 Belgium (BEL)0123
21 Denmark (DEN)0101
22 Turkey (TUR)0022
23 China (CHN)0011
Totals (23 entries)120120120360

References

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  1. ^ Bailey, Joan. "16th World Games for the Deaf, Christchurch". Manawatu Deaf Society. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Christchurch 1989". Comité International des Sports des Sourds. Archived from the original on 13 March 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
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Preceded by
1985
XV
Los Angeles, United States
1989 Summer Deaflympics
XVI
Christchurch, New Zealand
Succeeded by
1993
XVII
Sofia, Bulgaria