A Brief History of the Deaflympic Games (Football).
The world’s first deaf competition was held in 1924 in Paris, France. It was founded by Frenchman Eugène Rubin-Alcay. After the games, he, along with other sports figures, founded the International Committee of Deaf Sports and became its president.
History of Football World Deaf Games (Deaflympics) Results Table.
The first deaf football competition was held in 1924 in Paris, France. Its founder was a Frenchman, Eugène Rubin-Alcay. After the games, he, along with other sports figures, founded the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf and became its president.
The football games have been organized by the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (CISS), since the first event in 1924.
The games were originally officially called the “International Games of the Deaf” from 1924 to 1965, but were sometimes also called the “International Silent Games”. From 1966 to 1999, they were called the “World Games of the Deaf”.
Since 2001, the games have had their current name – the Deaflympics.
Winners of the Summer Deaflympics (Men)
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| I International Silent Games | Paris (France) |  France |  GreatBritain |  Belgium |
| II International Silent Games | Amsterdam (Netherlands) | GreatBritain |  Czech Rep |  Netherlands |
| III International Silent Games | Nurnberg (Germany) |  Germany |  Austria | Czech Rep |
| IV International Silent Games | London (Great Britain) | GreatBritain | Belgium | France |
| V International Silent Games | Stockholm (Sweden) | GreatBritain |  Sweden | Belgium |
| VI International Silent Games | Copenhagen (Denmark) | GreatBritain | Belgium |  Italy |
| VII International Silent Games | Brussels (Belgium) |  Yugoslavia | Italy | Belgium |
| VIII International Silent Games | Milan (Italy) | Yugoslavia | Italy | Belgium |
| IX International Games of the Deaf | Helsinki (Finland) | Yugoslavia | Belgium | Czech Rep |
| X International Games of the Deaf | Washington (USA) | Yugoslavia | GreatBritain | Germany |
| XI World Games of the Deaf | Belgrade (Yugoslavia) | Yugoslavia |  USSR |  Hungary |
| XII World Games of the Deaf | Malmö (Sweden) | USSR | Sweden | Yugoslavia |
| XIII World Games of the Deaf | Bucharest (Romania) |  Romania |  Bulgaria | USSR |
| XIV World Games of the Deaf | Köln (Germany) | USSR | Hungary | GreatBritain |
| XV World Games of the Deaf | Los-Angeles (USA) | Italy | GreatBritain | Germany |
| XVI World Games of the Deaf | Christchurch (New Zealand) | GreatBritain |  Ireland | Netherlands |
| XVII World Games of the Deaf | Sofia (Bulgaria) |  Greece | Czech Rep | Belgium |
| 18th World Games of the Deaf | Copenhagen (Denmark) |  Turkey | France |  Denmark |
| 19th Summer Deaflympics | Rome (Italy) | Italy | Germany | Ireland |
| 20th Summer Deaflympics | Melbourne (Australia) | GreatBritain |  Iran | Germany |
| 21st Summer Deaflympics | Taipei (Chinese Taipei) |  Ukraine |  Russia | Germany |
| 22nd Summer Deaflympics | Sofia (Bulgaria) | Russia | Ukraine | Germany |
| 23rd Summer Deaflympics | Samsun (Turkey) | Turkey | Ukraine |  Egypt |
| 24th Summer Deaflympics | Caxias do Sul (Brazil) | Ukraine | France | Turkey |
Winners of the Summer Deaflympics (Women)
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20th Summer Deaflympics | Melbourne (Australia) |  USA | Russia | GreatBritain |
| 21st Summer Deaflympics | Taipei (Chinese Taipei) | USA | Germany | Russia |
| 22nd Summer Deaflympics | Sofia (Bulgaria) | USA | Russia | GreatBritain |
| 23rd Summer Deaflympics | Samsun (Turkey) | Russia |  Poland |  Brazil |
| 24th Summer Deaflympics | Caxias do Sul (Brazil) | USA | Poland | Brazil |
