Rome 2001

Location:	Rome, Italy
Opening Date:	22 Jul 2001
Closing Date:	01 Aug 2001
Nations:	67
Athletes:	2208
Men:	1562
Women:	646

Highlights

Countries

Results

With the International Olympic Committee's approval for the word change of "World Games for the Deaf" to "Deaflympics" in May 2001, Rome was the first to host the Summer Games using this new identity.

Kristina Dovydaityte of Lithuania received a $3000 Fair Play Award from Widex.

Countries participated:

Country	Men	Women	Total
Algeria	27	2	29
Argentina	38	12	50
Armenia	6	0	6
Australia	14	10	24
Austria	9	4	13
Azerbaijan	1	0	1
Belarus	12	26	38
Belgium	23	2	25
Brazil	6	2	8
Bulgaria	11	0	11
Canada	25	24	49
Chinese Taipei	13	6	19
Croatia	49	5	54
Cuba	5	4	9
Cyprus	18	1	19
Czech Republic	13	5	18
Denmark	42	17	59
Estonia	6	9	15
Finland	21	6	27
France	52	10	62
Georgia	8	0	8
Germany	114	59	173
Great Britain	25	31	56
Greece	47	19	66
Hong Kong, China	6	0	6
Hungary	22	4	26
India	4	5	9
Ireland	24	0	24
Islamic Republic of Iran	66	0	66
Israel	23	11	34
Italy	120	47	167
Japan	36	24	60
Kenya	4	0	4
Latvia	7	5	12
Lithuania	19	16	35
Macau, China	3	0	3
Malaysia	30	3	33
Malta	1	0	1
Mexico	3	3	6
Mongolia	3	0	3
Netherlands	40	8	48
North Macedonia	2	0	2
Norway	10	4	14
Pakistan	1	0	1
People's Republic of China	6	9	15
Poland	29	12	41
Portugal	7	3	10
Republic of Korea	21	7	28
Republic of Moldova	4	2	6
Romania	20	22	42
Russian Federation	53	37	90
Saudi Arabia	17	0	17
Singapore	3	1	4
Slovakia	8	4	12
Slovenia	13	0	13
South Africa	10	4	14
Spain	25	0	25
Sweden	26	23	49
Switzerland	25	7	32
Turkiye	41	5	46
Turkmenistan	3	0	3
Ukraine	69	37	106
United States of America	117	74	191
Uruguay	0	1	1
Uzbekistan	30	13	43
Venezuela	5	1	6
Yugoslavia	21	0	21
Total	1562	646	2208

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