1957 Summer Deaflympics

8th Summer Deaflympics

Host city	Milan,  Italy
Nations	25 countries
Athletes	635 athletes
Events	66 (11 disciplines)
Opening	25 August 1957
Closing	30 August 1957
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The 1957 Summer Deaflympics (Italian: 1957 Olimpiadi estive per sordi) officially known as 8th Summer Deaflympics (Italian: 8° Olimpiadi estive per i sordi) is an international multi-sport event that was held from 25 to 30 August 1957. This event was hosted by Milan, Italy.^[1]

Sports

• Athletics
• Gymnastics
• Basketball
• Diving
• Tennis
• Table tennis
• Swimming
• Football
• Shooting
• Water polo

Medal Tally

  *   Host nation (Italy)

1957 Summer Deaflympics medal table

Rank	NOC	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Germany (GER)	13	10	16	39
2	Soviet Union (URS)	13	8	4	25
3	Hungary (HUN)	11	6	2	19
4	United States (USA)	7	5	10	22
5	Italy (ITA)*	4	3	11	18
6	Denmark (DEN)	4	1	3	8
7	Poland (POL)	3	6	3	12
8	Bulgaria (BUL)	3	0	1	4
9	Netherlands (NED)	2	5	3	10
10	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	2	2	2	6
11	Yugoslavia (YUG)	2	0	2	4
12	Great Britain (GBR)	1	8	1	10
13	Switzerland (SUI)	1	0	0	1
14	Romania (ROU)	0	7	2	9
15	Finland (FIN)	0	3	3	6
16	Belgium (BEL)	0	1	2	3
17	France (FRA)	0	1	1	2
Totals (17 entries)		66	66	66	198

References

1. "Games | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2013. Retrieved 2017-08-31.

Preceded by 1961 VII Brussels, Belgium

1965 VIII Milan, Italy

Succeeded by 1969 IX Helsinki, Finland