) , nations = 86 , athletes = 2,873 , events = 219 in 18 sports , stadium =

Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium, also known as Canik 19 Mayıs Stadium, ( tr, Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadyumu or ''Canik 19 Mayıs Stadyumu'') was a multi-purpose stadium in the Canik district of Samsun, northern Turkey. It was used mostly for football mat ...

, opened_by = Recep Tayyip Erdoğan , torch_lighter = Ertuğrul Bursa , opening = July 18, 2017 , closing = July 30, 2017 , athlete_oath = Ömer Otamış , SpreviousS = Sofia 2013 , SnextS = Caxias do Sul 2021 , Sprevious = Khanty-Mansiysk 2015 , Snext = Sondrio 2019 , website
Official website
The 2017 Summer Deaflympics ( tr, 2017 Yaz İşitme Engelliler Olimpiyat Oyunları), officially known as the 23rd Summer Deaflympics ( tr, 23'üncü Yaz İşitme Engelliler Olimpiyat Oyunları), is an international multi-sport event that took place in

Samsun Samsun, historically known as Sampsounta ( gr, Σαμψούντα) and Amisos (Ancient Greek: Αμισός), is a city on the north coast of Turkey and is a major Black Sea port. In 2021, Samsun recorded a population of 710,000 people. The cit ...

, Turkey from July 18 to July 30, 2017. 3,148 athletes from 97 countries competed in 18 sports with 21 disciplines. 86 records were broken with 54 being world records and 32 being Deaflympics records.

Sports

2017 Summer Deaflympics offered 18 Sports including Golf which made its debut. * * * * * **Mountain biking (2) **Road (8) * * * * * * * * * * * * **Indoor volleyball (2) **Beach volleyball (2) * **Freestyle (8) **Greco-Roman (8)

Venues

The largest venue at the games in terms of seating capacity was the 33,919 -seat

, which served as the ceremonies venue.

Participating National Deaf Sports Associations

A total of 97 National Deaf Sports Associations from all over the world participated in the Games. This was the highest number of nations in any edition before. Afghanistan, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Mali made their debut at the games.

Logo

The logo of the games is a combination of the elements of The Olympic Games, the Olympic flame, deaf communication, Samsun Pheasant Bird, Turkish Tulip, Peace and Friendship.

Mascot

The official mascot of the 2017 Summer Deaflympics was unveiled on June 13, 2017. It represents a local male resident wearing regional outfit. The name of the mascot was chosen as "Çakır" (literally "greyish blue") following a voting on the official website of the Deaflympics.

Torch relay

The Deaflympic Torch was brought from

Lausanne , neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR ...

, Switzerland to Batı Park in Samsun by the Turkish Olympic champion in wrestling,

Taha Akgül Taha Akgül (born 22 November 1990 in Sivas, Turkey) is an Olympic, World, and European champion Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 125 kg division. He is a 3 time world (2014, 2015, 2022) and 10 time European (2012-2015, 2017-2019, ...

. The torch relay began with lighting of the torches of the Turkish sportspeople as "Olympic ambassadors", the footballers

Gökhan Gönül Gökhan Gönül (born 4 January 1985) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a right back for TFF First League club Çaykur Rizespor. Early life Gönül was born in Bafra, Samsun, where he and his family lived before moving to ...

and Sabri Sarıoğlu, world-record holder female diver

Şahika Ercümen Şahika Ercümen (born 16 January 1985) is a Turkish dietitian and world record holder free-diver. Born on January 16, 1985, in Çanakkale, she was educated at the Gazi Primary School, and received a secondary education at the Milli Piyango Anat ...

and television host

Ece Vahapoğlu Ece Vahapoğlu (born 8 March 1978, in Istanbul) is a Turkish author, television host, and journalist. Early life Vahapoğlu was born in Istanbul to a Turkish father, Mehmet Vahapoğlu, and a Bosnian mother Jasmina Muratović. Her great-grandmoth ...

. Led by the Minister of Youth and Sports

Akif Çağatay Kılıç Akif Çağatay Kılıç (born 15 June 1976) is a Turkish educator, politician, an MP for Samsun Province of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), and the former Minister of Youth and Sports of Turkey. In September 2016, Kılıç w ...

, they marched to the

Mustafa Dağıstanlı Sports Hall Mustafa Dağıstanlı Sports Hall ( tr, Mustafa Dağıstanlı Spor Salonu) is a multi-purpose indoor sport venue located in İlkadım district of Samsun Province, northern Turkey. It was named in honor of Mustafa Dağıstanlı (born 1931), a ...

, where the torch was handed over to the mayor of the Samsun Metropolitan Municipality, Yusuf Ziya Yılmaz.

Calendar

Medals

This is the table of the medal count of the 2017 Summer Deaflympics, based on the medal count of the

International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...

(IOC). These rankings sort by the number of gold medals, earned by a National Deaf Sports Association (NDSA). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by IOC Country Code. Although this information is provided by the IOC, the CISS itself does not recognize or endorse any ranking system. Final medal table:

References

External links

Official website
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