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2003 Winter Deaflympics

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International sports event for deaf people
15th Winter Deaflympics
Host citySundsvall, Sweden
Nations21 countries
Athletes247 athletes
Events23 (4 disciplines)
Opening28 February 2003
Closing8 March 2003
Summer
← Rome 2001Melbourne 2005 →
Winter
← Davos 1999Salt Lake City 2007 →

The 2003 Winter Deaflympics (Swedish: 2003 Vinterdeaflympics) officially known as the 15th Winter Deaflympics (Swedish: 15: e Vinterdeaflympics) is an international multi-sport event that was held from 28 February 2003 to 8 March 2003.The event was hosted by Sundsvall, Sweden.

Curling competitions were also introduced for the first time in this Winter Deaflympics.

The logo for the 15th Winter Deaflympics symbolises the fire from the torch.

References

  1. "Winter Deaflympics in Sweden - hear-it.org". Retrieved 2017-09-04.
  2. "Games | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
Preceded by1999
XIV
Davos, Switzerland
2003
XV
Sundsvall, Sweden
Succeeded by2007
XVI
Salt Lake City, USA
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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