1949 Summer Deaflympics
Host city | Copenhagen, ![]() |
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Nations | 14 countries |
Athletes | 391 athletes |
Events | 51 (9 disciplines) |
Opening | 12 August 1949 |
Closing | 16 August 1949 |
Summer | |
← Stockholm 1939 Brussels 1953 → | |
Winter | |
← Seefield 1949 Oslo 1953 → |
The 1949 Summer Deaflympics (Danish: 1949 Sommer Deaflympics) officially known as the 6th Deaf Olympiad[1] (Danish: 6. DøveOlympiade)is an international multi-sport event that was held from 12 August 1949 to 16 August 1949. This event was hosted in Copenhagen, Denmark.[2]
This Deaflympics was held after 10 years since the last edition of the Deaflympics(1939) due to World War II.
Basketball and water polo were added as events for the first time in Deaflympics history.
Participating Countries
The following countries participated in the 1949 Deaflympics:[3]
Austria
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Finland
France
Great Britain
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
United States of America
Yugoslavia
Sports
Individual sports
Athletics[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]
Cycling[28]
Diving[29]
Shooting[30][31][32]
Swimming[33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46]
Tennis[47][48][49][50][51]
Water polo[52]
Team sports
Basketball[53]
Football[54]
Medal table
Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 11 | 9 | 10 | 30 |
2 | ![]() | 11 | 6 | 8 | 25 |
3 | ![]() | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 14 | 6 | 26 |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
7 | ![]() | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
14 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals (14 entries) | 51 | 50 | 45 | 146 |
Results
Athletics
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men 100m[4] | Roger Cantrelle![]() | Robert Ellsworth Miller![]() | Aurelio Marcucci![]() |
Women 100m[5] | Eileen Rose Dukes![]() | Gunnel Sandstrom![]() | Ellen Mǿller![]() |
Men 200m[6] | Roger Cantrelle![]() | Gustaf Sven Lorentz Engstrom![]() | Karl Gustav Astrom![]() |
Men 400m[7] | Kunto Irri![]() | Toivo Tviikael Tarvonen![]() | Gustaf Sven Lorentz Engstrom![]() |
Men 800m[8] | Alfred Karstensen Nielsen![]() | Toivo Tviikael Tarvonen![]() | Kristian Mǿller![]() |
Men 1500m[9] | Knut Olof Arvid Gardell![]() | Arne Lennart Larsson![]() | Alfred Karstensen Nielsen![]() |
Men 5000m[10] | Olof Johansson![]() | Knut Olof Arvid Gardell![]() | Max Jean David![]() |
Men 10000m[11] | Max Jean David![]() | Olof Johansson![]() | Väinö Pelli![]() |
Men 110m Hurdles[12] | Pierre Galloy![]() | Borge Nielsen![]() | Marcel Alie![]() |
Men 400m Hurdles[13] | Veikko Koskinen![]() | Pierre Galloy![]() | Bent Pedersen![]() |
Men 4 × 100 m Relay[24] | ![]() Karl Gustav Astrom Bertil Karl Baath Tage Bernhard Engberg Gustaf Sven Lorentz Engstrom | ![]() Volmer Christiansen Holger Johansson Aksel Peder Olsen Freddy Samsǿe | ![]() Misdrag Milovanov Milenko Svircevic Bozidar Tironi |
Women 4x100 Relay[25] | ![]() Margit Bolstad Bjørg Braathen Inger Wilhelmine Ovreeide Birgit Marie Rafoss | ![]() Karin Andersson Sonja Andersson Tora Linnea Hansen Rut Henny Wikman[a] | |
Men 4 × 400 m Relay[26] | ![]() Kunto Irri Veikko Koskinen Toivo Tviikael Tarvonen Voitto Wickholm | ![]() Bertil Karl Baath Gustaf Sven Lorentz Engstrom Mauritz Olsson Gunnar Karl Renner | ![]() Kristian Mǿller Alfred Karstensen Nielsen Aksel Peder Olsen Børge Anders Rasmussen |
Men Olympic Relay[27] | ![]() Kunto Irri Veikko Koskinen Sulo Valfrid Rannikko Toivo Tviikael Tarvonen | ![]() Karl Gustav Astrom Bertil Karl Baath Tage Bernhard Engberg Gustaf Sven Lorentz Engstrom | ![]() Volmer Christiansen Kristian Mǿller Børge Anders Rasmussen Freddy Samsǿe |
Men High Jump[14] | Bror-Erik Södergård![]() | Endre Grytnes![]() | Sulo Valfrid Rannikko![]() |
Women High Jump[15] | Birgit Marie Rafoss![]() | Ellen Mǿller![]() | Gunnel Sandstrom![]() |
Men Pole Vault[16] | Tenho Veikko Broman![]() | Borge Nielsen![]() | Endre Grytnes![]() |
Men Long Jump[17] | Bror-Erik Södergård![]() | Endre Grytnes![]() | Knut Smedsgaard![]() |
Women Long Jump[18] | Ellen Mǿller![]() | Gunnel Sandstrom![]() | Birgit Marie Rafoss![]() |
Men Triple Jump[19] | Bror-Erik Södergård![]() | Karl Gustav Astrom![]() | Evert Aukusti Viitala![]() |
Men Shot Put[20] | Valentin Kaurela![]() | Karl Gustav Astrom![]() | Nils Erik Berggren![]() |
Women Shot Put[21] | Birgit Marie Rafoss![]() | Marie Hansen![]() | Gunnel Sandstrom![]() |
Men Discus Throw[22] | Knut Smedsgaard![]() | Karl Gustav Astrom![]() | Evert Aukusti Viitala![]() |
Men Javelin Throw[23] | Robert Oman![]() | Lauri Matias Hamalainen![]() | Eero Edvard Ojala![]() |
Basketball
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men Basketball[53] | ![]() Joseph Blum, Jacques Brosemer, Jean Crabbé, Pierre Gosselin, Jean Hiroux, Antoine Lichtfous, Fortune Stradiot, Victor van Laer | ![]() Lucien Aubert, Otto-Edouard Fricker, Raymond Genton, Paul Mollard, Robert Pilet, Fernand Rohrer[b] |
Cycling
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Road Men Individual Road Race[28] | Thomas Norman Clarke![]() | Pierre Keller![]() | Luigi Bergonzi![]() |
Diving
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men Diving 3m springboard[29] | Henning Christensen![]() | Frans Callaerts[c]![]() |
Football
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men Football[54] | ![]() James Attwood Raymond Leslie Bolton John Joseph Cashmore Walter Chapman Walter Dennis Drake Philip French Harold Higgs Thomas George (Moules) Kisby Charles Lowndes Charles Molloy James Martin Smith Peter Henry Stokes | ![]() Leopold Baiwir Emile Basselet Adolf D'hondt Julien Delamotte Eugene Fraiture Marcel Leon Francois Peetrus Meert Emile Peers Robert Quivreux Gustave Leonard Rysermans Willy Achille Seeuws Gerard Sonneville Harry Trab Francois Van Der Linden Edward Jacob Verheezen Louis Williame | ![]() Dino Amonaci Ernesto Benvenuto Livio Cavalli Ugo Curti Pietro De Stefani Silvio Fassi Italo Gasparini Enrico Sergio Gasparoni Battista Lodigiani Ugo Magnetto Giuseppe Maina Mario Mauri Arturo Mazzola Luciano Minari Renato Mirto Ivano Moroni Gianni Ornaghi Gaetano Santolini Luigi Zanni |
Shooting
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men shooting army rifle 200m[32] | Bruno Mouton![]() | Stig Wilhelm Jakobsson![]() | Torsten Forstèn![]() |
Men shooting army rifle 300m[30] | Anders Haukedalen![]() | Niilo Mikkola![]() | Robert Pilet![]() |
Men Shooting team classification[31] | ![]() Torsten Forstèn Niilo Mikkola Bruno Mouton | ![]() Anker Carsten Gusfre Ingvald Fredrik Hagen Anders Haukedalen | ![]() Walter Homberger Robert Pilet A. Pittet[d] |
List of sports
- 100m Men[4]
- 100m Women[5]
- 200m[6]
- 400m[7]
- 800m[8]
- 1500m[9]
- 5000m[10]
- 10000m[11]
- 110m Hurdles[12]
- 400m Hurdles[13]
- High Jump Men[14]
- High Jump Women[15]
- Pole Vault[16]
- Long Jump Men[17]
- Long Jump Women[18]
- Triple Jump[19]
- Shot Put Men[20]
- Shot Put Women[21]
- Discus Throw[22]
- Javelin Throw[23]
- 4X100m Relay Men[24]
- 4X100m Relay Women[25]
- 4X400m Relay[26]
- Olympic Relay[27]
- Basketball[53]
- Cycling- Road Individual[28]
- Diving 3m Springboard[29]
- Football[54]
- Shooting Army Rifle 300m[30]
- Shooting Team Classification[31]
- Shooting Army Rifle 200m[32]
- Swimming 100m FreestyleMen[33]
- Swimming 100m Freestyle Women[34]
- Swimming 200m Freestyle Women[35]
- Swimming 400m Freestyle Men[36]
- Swimming 400m Freestyle Women[37]
- Swimming 1500m Freestyle[38]
- Swimming 100m Backstroke Men[39]
- Swimming 100m Backstroke Women[40]
- Swimming 200m Breaststroke Men[41]
- Swimming 200m Breaststroke Women[42]
- Swimming 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay Men[43]
- Swimming 4X50m Freestyle Relay Women[44]
- Swimming 3x100m Medley Men[45]
- Swimming 3x50m Medley Women[46]
- Tennis Singles Men[47]
- Tennis Singles Women[48]
- Tennis Doubles Men [49]
- Tennis Doubles Women [50]
- Tennis Mixed Doubles[51]
- Water Polo[52]
Notes
References
- ^ Atherton, Martin (2012). Deafness, Community and Culture in Britain: Leisure and Cohesion, 1945–95. Manchester: Oxford University Press. p. 18. ISBN 9780719084676. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Games | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-04. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
- ^ "Copenhagen 1949 Countries participated". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics 100m (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics 100m (Women)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics 200m (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics 400m (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics 800m (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics 1500m (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics 5000m (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics 100000m (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics 110m hurdles (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics 400m hurdles (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics High Jump (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics High Jump (women)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics pole vault (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics long jump (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics long jump (Women)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics triple jump (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics shot put (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics shot put (Women)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics discus throw (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics javelin throw (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics 4x100m relay (Men)". Deaflympics. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics 4x100m relay (Women)". Deaflympics. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics 4x400m relay (Men)". Deaflympics. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics olympic relay (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Cycling Road individual road race (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Diving 3m springboard (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Results - Shooting army rifle, 300m (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Shooting team classification (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Results - Shooting army rifle, 200m (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Swimming 100m freestyle (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Swimming 100m freestyle (Women)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Swimming 200m freestyle (Women)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Swimming 400m freestyle (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Swimming 400m freestyle (Women)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Swimming 1500m freestyle". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Swimming 100m backstroke (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Swimming 100m backstroke (Women)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Swimming 200m breaststroke (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Swimming 200m breaststroke (Women)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Swimming 4x100m freestyle relay (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Swimming 4x50m freestyle relay (Women)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Swimming 3x100m medley (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Swimming 3x50m medley (Women)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Tennis singles (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Tennis singles (Women)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Tennis doubles (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Tennis doubles (Women)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Tennis mixed doubles (Mix)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Water Polo (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Basketball (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Football (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
Preceded by | 1949 VI Copenhagen, Denmark | Succeeded by |
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