1949 Winter Deaflympics

International sports event for deaf people 1st Winter Deaflympics Deaflympics logo.svg Seefeld, 5 countries 33 athletes 5 (2 disciplines) 26 January 1949 30 January 1949 Stockholm 1939 Copenhagen 1949 none Oslo 1953 The 1949 Winter Deaflympics (de Winter-Deaflympics 1949) officially known as the I International Winter Games for the Deaf (de I Internationale Winterspiele für Gehörlose) is an international multi-sport event that was held from 26 January 1949 to 30 January 1949. This event was hosted by Austria.http://www.deaflympics.com/games.asp?1949-w Games Deaflympics www.deaflympics.com en 2017-09-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20180211093025/http://deaflympics.com/games.asp?1949-w 2018-02-11 dead The 1st Winter Deaflympics Games were originally scheduled to be held from 29 February to 6 March 1948 in St. Moritz, but was decided to host it in 1949 due to the schedule of 1948 Winter Olympics. History This event was introduced as a result of the success of the Summer Deaflympics which was introduced in 1924. The event held just after the end of World War II and the Games held coinciding the 1949 Summer Deaflympics. Only 5 Nations participated at the inaugural Winter Deaflympics including the host nation Austria. The other nations were Finland, Czechoslovakia, Sweden and Switzerland. Alpine skiing and Cross-country skiing were the only sports being introduced at the competition. Women were not allowed to participate at the inaugural Winter Deaflympics. Medal table AUT flagteam 3 0 1 0 3 3 yes 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 References none 1949 ISeefield, Austria 1928IIOslo, Norway Category:Winter Deaflympics Category:January 1949 sports events in Europe Category:International sports competitions hosted by Austria Category:1949 in multi-sport events Category:1949 in Austrian sport Category:Multi-sport events in Austria Category:Parasports in Austria Category:Seefeld in Tirol Category:Sports competitions in Tyrol (state) Category:1949 in winter sports