title: 1981 Summer Deaflympics
text: # 1981 Summer Deaflympics
  
  The 1981 Summer Deaflympics (German: 1981 Sommer Deaflympics), officially known as the 14th Summer Deaflympics (German: 14. Sommer Deaflympics), is an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from July 23 to August 1, 1981, in Cologne, Germany.
  
  ## Sports
  
  * Athletics
  * Basketball
  * Cycling
  * Football
  * Handball
  * Shooting
  * Swimming
  * Table Tennis
  * Tennis
  * Volleyball
  * Water Polo
  * Wrestling
  
  ## Medal Tally
  
  * Host nation (West Germany)
  
  1985 Summer Deaflympics medal table :
  
  | Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | United States (USA) | 45 | 30 | 34 | 109 |
  | 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 22 | 20 | 15 | 57 |
  | 3 | Iran (IRI) | 8 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
  | 4 | Japan (JPN) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
  | 5 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
  | 6 | West Germany (FRG)* | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 |
  | 7 | Australia (AUS) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
  | 8 | Finland (FIN) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
  | 9 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
  | 10 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
  | 11 | Austria (AUT) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
  | 12 | France (FRA) | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
  | 13 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
  | 14 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
  | 15 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
  | 15 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
  | 17 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
  | 18 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
  | 19 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 20 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
  | 21 | India (IND) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | 22 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 23 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
  | 24 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 25 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 25 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (26 entries) | Totals (26 entries) | 110 | 110 | 109 | 329 |
  