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.
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
Team sports
Medal tally
See also
References