1985 Summer Deaflympics

15th Summer Deaflympics

Host city	Los Angeles, California, United States
Nations participating	29 countries
Athletes participating	1053 athletes
Events	96（12 disciplines）
Opening ceremony	July 10, 1985
Closing ceremony	July 20, 1985
Officially opened by	Ronald Reagan
Main venue	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

The 1985 Summer Deaflympics, officially known as the 15th Summer Deaflympics, is an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from July 10 to July 20, 1985 in Los Angeles, California United States.^[1]

Ronald Reagan, official of opening ceremony

Sports

Athletics
Badminton
Basketball
Cycling
Football
Handball
Shooting
Swimming
Table Tennis
Tennis
Volleyball
Water Polo

References

↑ https://www.deaflympics.com/games.asp?1985-s

Preceded by 1981 XIV Colonge, Germany	1985 Summer Deaflympics XV Los Angeles, USA	Succeeded by 1989 XVI Christchurch, New Zealand

Deaflympics

* International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (CISS) International Olympic Committee (IOC)

Summer Deaflympics	1924 1928 1931 1935 1939 1949 1953 1957 1961 1965 1969 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017

Winter Deaflympics	1949 1953 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019

Sports at the Deaflympics	Badminton

Sports federations	CISS DIBF (basketball) AHIHA (ice hockey)

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