2005 Summer Deaflympics

The 2005 Summer Deaflympics, officially known as the 20th Summer Deaflympics, is an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 5 January to 16 January 2005 in Melbourne, Australia.

XX Summer Deaflympics
Host cityMelbourne,  Australia
MottoMelbourne in the World
Nations participating82 countries
Athletes participating3,307 athletes
Events147 in 14 sports
Opening ceremony5 January
Closing ceremony16 January
Officially opened byMarigold Southey
Main venueOlympic Park, Melbourne
Website2005deaflympics.com

Bidding process

A bid for the games was held on 9 March 1999 in Davos, Switzerland.[1]

Venues

The games were held at eleven different venues.[2]

  • Olympic Park - Athletics (track and field), Football, Opening and closing ceremonies
  • Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre - Badminton, Basketball, Handball, Aquatics (Swimming, Water polo), Table tennis, Volleyball (Indoor), Wrestling
  • Ballarat City Oval and Victoria Park - Athletics (Marathon)
  • Ballarat - Cycling (1000m Sprint Event, 50 km Individual Point Race, 35 km Time Trial), Orienteering
  • Buninyong - Cycling (100 km Road Race)
  • Green Gully Reserve - Football
  • Kingston Heath Reserve - Football
  • Melbourne International Shooting Centre - Shooting
  • Boroondara Tennis Centre - Tennis
  • Sunshine AMF Bowling Centre - Bowling
  • St Kilda Beach - Volleyball (Beach)

Sports

The various sports offered at the 2005 Summer Deaflympics were held in 17 disciplines, including 11 individual sports and 6 team sports:

Individual sports

Team sports

See also

References
  1. https://www.deaflympics.com/icsd/528
  2. "Games Programme" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-01-13. Retrieved 2005-01-13.
  • Only Melbourne
  • YouTube - Melbourne 2005 Deaflympic Games
  • Deaflympics - 2005 Melbourne Deaflympics
  • 1999 CISS Minutes No.22 Bidding


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