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Soviet Union At The Deaflympics
The Soviet Union competed at the Deaflympics for the first time in 1957. Soviet Union competed at each editions of the Summer Deaflympics from 1957 to 1989 except for the 1985 Summer Deaflympics until the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Soviet Union has won medals in every editions of the Summer Deaflympics it has competed and it is considered one of the greatest nations to have participated at the Deaflympics after earning a medal haul of 524 (223 gold, 165 silver and 136 bronze) at the Summer Deaflympics. The nation has also competed at the Winter Deaflympics since making its debut in 1971 and last competed at the Winter Deaflympics in 1991. Soviet Union has earned 71 medals at the Winter Deaflympics. Medal tallies Summer Deaflympics Winter Deaflympics Notable athletes * Valery Rukhledev - He has represented Soviet Union at the Summer Deaflympics in 1961, 1965 and 1979 in the men's wrestling freestyle and Greco-Roman events. He has clinched 6 gold medals in 3 cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia At The Deaflympics
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the Baltic states; and is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast, and shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9 million. The country has a Temperate climate, temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city is Riga. Latvians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts; and speak Latvian language, Latvian, one of the only two surviving Baltic languages. Russians in Latvia, Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population. After centuries of State of the Teutonic Order, Teutoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |