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1957 Summer Deaflympics

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8th Summer Deaflympics
Host cityMilan,  Italy
Nations25 countries
Athletes635 athletes
Events66 (11 disciplines)
Opening25 August 1957
Closing30 August 1957
Summer
← Brussels 1953Helsinki 1961 →
Winter
← Oberammergau 1955Montana-Vermala 1959 →

The 1957 Summer Deaflympics (Italian: 1957 Olimpiadi estive per sordi) officially known as 8th Summer Deaflympics (Italian: 8° Olimpiadi estive per i sordi) is an international multi-sport event that was held from 25 to 30 August 1957. This event was hosted by Milan, Italy.

Sports

Medal Tally

  *   Host nation (Italy)

1957 Summer Deaflympics medal table
RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Germany (GER)13101639
2 Soviet Union (URS)138425
3 Hungary (HUN)116219
4 United States (USA)751022
5 Italy (ITA)*431118
6 Denmark (DEN)4138
7 Poland (POL)36312
8 Bulgaria (BUL)3014
9 Netherlands (NED)25310
10 Czechoslovakia (TCH)2226
11 Yugoslavia (YUG)2024
12 Great Britain (GBR)18110
13 Switzerland (SUI)1001
14 Romania (ROU)0729
15 Finland (FIN)0336
16 Belgium (BEL)0123
17 France (FRA)0112
Totals (17 entries)666666198

References

  1. "Games | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2013. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
Preceded by1961
VII
Brussels, Belgium
1965
VIII
Milan, Italy
Succeeded by1969
IX
Helsinki, Finland
Deaflympics
Summer Games
Winter Games
  1. Bowling was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 2021 games were postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


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