2005 Summer Deaflympics
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The 2005 Summer Deaflympics, officially known as the 20th Summer Deaflympics, is an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 5 January to 16 January 2005 in Melbourne, Australia.
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| Host city | Melbourne,  Australia |
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| Motto | Melbourne in the World |
| Nations | 82 countries |
| Athletes | 3,307 athletes |
| Events | 147 in 14 sports |
| Opening | 5 January 2005 |
| Closing | 16 January 2005 |
| Opened by | Marigold Southey |
| Main venue | Olympic Park, Melbourne |
| Website | 2005deaflympics.com |
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A bid for the games was held on 9 March 1999 in Davos, Switzerland.[1]
The games were held at eleven different venues.[2]
- Olympic Park - Athletics (track and field), Football, Opening and closing ceremonies
- Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre - Badminton, Basketball, Handball, Aquatics (Swimming, Water polo), Table tennis, Volleyball (Indoor), Wrestling
- Ballarat City Oval and Victoria Park - Athletics (Marathon)
- Ballarat - Cycling (1000m Sprint Event, 50 km Individual Point Race, 35 km Time Trial), Orienteering
- Buninyong - Cycling (100 km Road Race)
- Green Gully Reserve - Football
- Kingston Heath Reserve - Football
- Melbourne International Shooting Centre - Shooting
- Boroondara Tennis Centre - Tennis
- Sunshine AMF Bowling Centre - Bowling
- St Kilda Beach - Volleyball (Beach)
The various sports offered at the 2005 Summer Deaflympics were held in 17 disciplines, including 11 individual sports and 6 team sports:
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* Host nation (Australia)
- ^ "36th CISS Congress Minutes - Davos 1999".
- ^ "Games Programme" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-01-13. Retrieved 2005-01-13.
- Only Melbourne [1]
- YouTube - Melbourne 2005 Deaflympic Games [2]
- Deaflympics - 2005 Melbourne Deaflympics [3]
- 1999 CISS Minutes No.22 Bidding [4]
| Preceded by 2001 |
2005 XX Melbourne, Australia |
Succeeded by 2009 |