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.
Bidding process
A bid for the games was held on 9 March 1999 in Davos, Switzerland. Melbourne, - 59 Košice, - 33
Venues The games were held at eleven different venues. 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
Athletics (44) Badminton (6) Bowling Cycling Orienteering Shooting Swimming Table tennis Tennis Freestyle wrestling (7) Greco-Roman wrestling (6)
Team sports Basketball Beach volleyball Football Handball Volleyball Water polo
Medal tally
See also 1956 Summer Olympics 2006 Commonwealth Games
References
Only Melbourne YouTube - Melbourne 2005 Deaflympic Games Deaflympics - 2005 Melbourne Deaflympics 1999 CISS Minutes No.22 Bidding