1973 Summer Deaflympics

5th Summer Deaflympics

Host city	Malmö,  Sweden
Nations	31 countries
Athletes	1116 athletes
Events	97 (12 disciplines)
Opening	21 July 1973
Closing	28 July 1973
Summer
Winter

The 1977 Summer Deaflympics (Swedish: 1977 Sommardeaflympics) officially known as 12th International Silent Games (Swedish: 12: e Internationella Tysta Spelen), was an international multi-sport event that was held from 21 to 28 July in Malmö, Sweden.^[1]

• Athletics
• Basketball
• Cycling
• Diving
• Football
• Handball
• Shooting
• Swimming
• Table Tennis
• Tennis
• Volleyball
• Wrestling

  *   Host nation (Sweden)

1973 Summer Deaflympics medal table

Rank	NOC	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	30	22	31	83
2	Soviet Union (URS)	26	14	9	49
3	Italy (ITA)	7	2	7	16
4	West Germany (FRG)	4	5	4	13
5	Norway (NOR)	4	1	0	5
6	Bulgaria (BUL)	3	7	7	17
7	Hungary (HUN)	3	3	4	10
	Yugoslavia (YUG)	3	3	4	10
9	France (FRA)	3	3	1	7
10	Japan (JPN)	3	2	0	5
11	Iran (IRI)	2	4	1	7
12	East Germany (GDR)	2	3	2	7
13	Finland (FIN)	2	2	2	6
14	Great Britain (GBR)	1	6	3	10
15	Poland (POL)	1	5	6	12
16	Sweden (SWE)*	1	4	2	7
17	Belgium (BEL)	1	3	2	6
18	Denmark (DEN)	1	2	4	7
19	Canada (CAN)	0	2	3	5
20	Switzerland (SUI)	0	2	2	4
21	Netherlands (NED)	0	1	1	2
22	Australia (AUS)	0	1	0	1
23	Romania (ROU)	0	0	2	2
Totals (23 entries)		97	97	97	291