1949 Summer Deaflympics
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]
| Host city | Copenhagen,  Denmark |
|---|---|
| Nations | 14 countries |
| Athletes | 391 athletes |
| Events | 51 (9 disciplines) |
| Opening | 12 August 1949 |
| Closing | 16 August 1949 |
| Summer | |
| Winter | |
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]
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Belgium
Czechoslovakia- Denmark
Finland
France
Great Britain
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
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Yugoslavia
Sports
Individual sports
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Team sports
Medal table
* Host nation (Denmark)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark (DEN)* | 11 | 9 | 10 | 30 |
| 2 | Finland (FIN) | 11 | 6 | 8 | 25 |
| 3 | Netherlands (NED) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 4 | Sweden (SWE) | 6 | 14 | 6 | 26 |
| 5 | Norway (NOR) | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | Great Britain (GBR) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | France (FRA) | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 8 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (14 entries) | 51 | 50 | 45 | 146 | |
Results
Athletics
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men 100m[4] | Roger Cantrelle France |
Robert Ellsworth Miller United States |
Aurelio Marcucci Italy |
| Women 100m[5] | Eileen Rose Dukes Great Britain |
Gunnel Sandstrom Finland |
Ellen Mǿller Denmark |
| Men 200m[6] | Roger Cantrelle France |
Gustaf Sven Lorentz Engstrom Sweden |
Karl Gustav Astrom Sweden |
| Men 400m[7] | Kunto Irri Finland |
Toivo Tviikael Tarvonen Finland |
Gustaf Sven Lorentz Engstrom Sweden |
| Men 800m[8] | Alfred Karstensen Nielsen Denmark |
Toivo Tviikael Tarvonen Finland |
Kristian Mǿller Denmark |
| Men 1500m[9] | Knut Olof Arvid Gardell Sweden |
Arne Lennart Larsson Sweden |
Alfred Karstensen Nielsen Denmark |
| Men 5000m[10] | Olof Johansson Sweden |
Knut Olof Arvid Gardell Sweden |
Max Jean David France |
| Men 10000m[11] | Max Jean David France |
Olof Johansson Sweden |
Väinö Pelli Finland |
| Men 110m Hurdles[12] | Pierre Galloy France |
Borge Nielsen Denmark |
Marcel Alie France |
| Men 400m Hurdles[13] | Veikko Koskinen Finland |
Pierre Galloy France |
Bent Pedersen Denmark |
| Men 4 × 100 m Relay[24] | Sweden (SWE) Karl Gustav Astrom Bertil Karl Baath Tage Bernhard Engberg Gustaf Sven Lorentz Engstrom |
Denmark (DEN) Volmer Christiansen Holger Johansson Aksel Peder Olsen Freddy Samsǿe |
Yugoslavia (YUG) Misdrag Milovanov Milenko Svircevic Bozidar Tironi |
| Women 4x100 Relay[25] | Norway (NOR) Margit Bolstad Bjørg Braathen Inger Wilhelmine Ovreeide Birgit Marie Rafoss |
Sweden (SWE) Karin Andersson Sonja Andersson Tora Linnea Hansen Rut Henny Wikman[lower-alpha 1] | |
| Men 4 × 400 m Relay[26] | Finland (FIN) Kunto Irri Veikko Koskinen Toivo Tviikael Tarvonen Voitto Wickholm |
Sweden (SWE) Bertil Karl Baath Gustaf Sven Lorentz Engstrom Mauritz Olsson Gunnar Karl Renner |
Denmark (DEN) Kristian Mǿller Alfred Karstensen Nielsen Aksel Peder Olsen Børge Anders Rasmussen |
| Men Olympic Relay[27] | Finland (FIN) Kunto Irri Veikko Koskinen Sulo Valfrid Rannikko Toivo Tviikael Tarvonen |
Sweden (SWE) Karl Gustav Astrom Bertil Karl Baath Tage Bernhard Engberg Gustaf Sven Lorentz Engstrom |
Denmark (DEN) Volmer Christiansen Kristian Mǿller Børge Anders Rasmussen Freddy Samsǿe |
| Men High Jump[14] | Bror-Erik Södergård Finland |
Endre Grytnes Norway |
Sulo Valfrid Rannikko Finland |
| Women High Jump[15] | Birgit Marie Rafoss Norway |
Ellen Mǿller Denmark |
Gunnel Sandstrom Finland |
| Men Pole Vault[16] | Tenho Veikko Broman Finland |
Borge Nielsen Denmark |
Endre Grytnes Norway |
| Men Long Jump[17] | Bror-Erik Södergård Finland |
Endre Grytnes Norway |
Knut Smedsgaard Norway |
| Women Long Jump[18] | Ellen Mǿller Denmark |
Gunnel Sandstrom Finland |
Birgit Marie Rafoss Norway |
| Men Triple Jump[19] | Bror-Erik Södergård Finland |
Karl Gustav Astrom Sweden |
Evert Aukusti Viitala Finland |
| Men Shot Put[20] | Valentin Kaurela Finland |
Karl Gustav Astrom Sweden |
Nils Erik Berggren Sweden |
| Women Shot Put[21] | Birgit Marie Rafoss Norway |
Marie Hansen Denmark |
Gunnel Sandstrom Finland |
| Men Discus Throw[22] | Knut Smedsgaard Norway |
Karl Gustav Astrom Sweden |
Evert Aukusti Viitala Finland |
| Men Javelin Throw[23] | Robert Oman Sweden |
Lauri Matias Hamalainen Finland |
Eero Edvard Ojala Finland |
Basketball
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men Basketball[53] | Belgium (BEL) Joseph Blum, Jacques Brosemer, Jean Crabbé, Pierre Gosselin, Jean Hiroux, Antoine Lichtfous, Fortune Stradiot, Victor van Laer |
Switzerland (SUI) Lucien Aubert, Otto-Edouard Fricker, Raymond Genton, Paul Mollard, Robert Pilet, Fernand Rohrer[lower-alpha 2] |
Cycling
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road Men Individual Road Race[28] | Thomas Norman Clarke Great Britain |
Pierre Keller France |
Luigi Bergonzi Italy |
Diving
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men Diving 3m springboard[29] | Henning Christensen Denmark |
Frans Callaerts[lower-alpha 3] Belgium |
Football
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men Football[54] | Great Britain (GBR) 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 |
Belgium (BEL) 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 |
Italy (ITA) 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 Finland |
Stig Wilhelm Jakobsson Sweden |
Torsten Forstèn Finland |
| Men shooting army rifle 300m[30] | Anders Haukedalen Norway |
Niilo Mikkola Finland |
Robert Pilet Switzerland |
| Men Shooting team classification[31] | Finland (FIN) Torsten Forstèn Niilo Mikkola Bruno Mouton |
Norway (NOR) Anker Carsten Gusfre Ingvald Fredrik Hagen Anders Haukedalen |
Switzerland (SUI) Walter Homberger Robert Pilet A. Pittet[lower-alpha 4] |
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
- Only Norway and Sweden were recorded as competing in this event.
- Only Belgium and Switzerland competed in this event.
- Only Denmark and the Belgium participated in this event.
- The full first name of this participant is not recorded.
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.
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- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics 5000m (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics 100000m (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics 110m hurdles (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics 400m hurdles (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
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- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics High Jump (women)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics pole vault (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics long jump (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics long jump (Women)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics triple jump (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics shot put (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics shot put (Women)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics discus throw (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics javelin throw (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics 4x100m relay (Men)". Deaflympics. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics 4x100m relay (Women)". Deaflympics. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics 4x400m relay (Men)". Deaflympics. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Athletics olympic relay (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Cycling Road individual road race (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Diving 3m springboard (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Results - Shooting army rifle, 300m (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Shooting team classification (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Results - Shooting army rifle, 200m (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Swimming 100m freestyle (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Swimming 100m freestyle (Women)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Swimming 200m freestyle (Women)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Swimming 400m freestyle (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Swimming 400m freestyle (Women)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Swimming 1500m freestyle". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Swimming 100m backstroke (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Swimming 100m backstroke (Women)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Swimming 200m breaststroke (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Swimming 200m breaststroke (Women)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Swimming 4x100m freestyle relay (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Swimming 4x50m freestyle relay (Women)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Swimming 3x100m medley (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Swimming 3x50m medley (Women)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Tennis singles (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Tennis singles (Women)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Tennis doubles (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Tennis doubles (Women)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Tennis mixed doubles (Mix)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Water Polo (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Basketball (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- "Copenhagen 1949 Results - Football (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
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