New Zealand At The Deaflympics
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New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
has been participating at the
Deaflympics The Deaflympics also known as Deaflympiad (previously called World Games for the Deaf, and International Games for the Deaf) are a periodic series of multi-sport events sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at which Deaf athlet ...
since 1957. New Zealand has earned about 18 medals at the Deaflympic Games. New Zealand has also competed at the Winter Deaflympics on two occasions, in 1987 and in 1991.


Medal tallies


Summer Deaflympics


See also

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New Zealand at the Olympics New Zealand first sent an independent team to the Olympics in 1920 Summer Olympics, 1920. Prior to this, at the 1908 Summer Olympics, 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics, New Zealand and Australia at the Olympics, Australian athletes competed together ...
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New Zealand at the Paralympics New Zealand has sent delegations to the Summer Paralympics since 1968, and to the Winter Paralympics since 1980. The Paralympic Games are a multi-sport event for athletes with physical and sensorial disabilities. This includes athletes with mobilit ...


References

{{Sport in New Zealand Nations at the Deaflympics Parasports in New Zealand Deaf culture in New Zealand
Deaflympics The Deaflympics also known as Deaflympiad (previously called World Games for the Deaf, and International Games for the Deaf) are a periodic series of multi-sport events sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at which Deaf athlet ...