# 2017 Summer Deaflympics

The 2017 Summer Deaflympics (Turkish: 2017 Yaz İşitme Engelliler Olimpiyat Oyunları), officially known as the 23rd Summer Deaflympics (Turkish: 23'üncü Yaz İşitme Engelliler Olimpiyat Oyunları), is an international multi-sport event that took place in Samsun, Turkey from July 18 to July 30, 2017. 3,148 athletes from 97 countries competed in 18 sports with 21 disciplines. 86 records were broken with 54 being world records and 32 being Deaflympics records.

## Sports

2017 Summer Deaflympics offered 18 Sports including Golf which made its debut.
* Athletics (43) (details)
* Badminton (6) (details)
* Basketball (2) (details)
* Bowling (12) (details)
* Cycling (details)
** Mountain biking (2)
** Road (8)
* Football (2) (details)
* Golf (2) (details)
* Handball (1) (details)
* Judo (17) (details)
* Karate (18) (details)
* Orienteering (9) (details)
* Shooting (12) (details)
* Swimming (40) (details)
* Table tennis (7) (details)
* Taekwondo (13) (details)
* Tennis (5) (details)
* Volleyball (details)
** Indoor volleyball (2)
** Beach volleyball (2)
* Wrestling (details)
** Freestyle (8)
** Greco-Roman (8)

## Venues

The largest venue at the games in terms of seating capacity was the 33,919 -seat Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium, which served as the ceremonies venue.
| Venue | Location | Sport |
| İlkadım Athletics Stadium | İlkadım | Athletics |
| Bafra Sports Hall | Bafra | Badminton |
| Bahattin Ekinci Sports Hall | Tekkeköy | Basketball |
| Yaşar Doğu Sport Hall | Tekkeköy | Basketball, Closing ceremony |
| İlkadım Beach Volleyball Court | İlkadım | Beach volleyball |
| Samsun Bowling Hall | İlkadım | Bowling |
| 19 Mayıs District | Ondokuzmayıs | Cycling |
| Canik 19 Mayıs Stadium | Canik | Football |
| Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium | Tekkeköy | Opening ceremony |
| Çarşamba Stadium | Çarşamba | Football |
| Bafra Stadium | Bafra | Football |
| Samsun Golf Course | Atakum | Golf |
| Çarşamba Sports Hall | Çarşamba | Handball |
| Atatürk Sports Hall | Canik | Judo |
| Atatürk Sports Hall | Canik | Karate |
| Atatürk Sports Hall | Canik | Taekwondo |
| Mountain Bike Trail | Ondokuz Mayıs University | Mountain bike |
| Orienteering venues: Tekkekoy, City center, Bayraktepe, Kocadag, Kabadüz, Yenikoy | Samsun | Orienteering |
| Bafra Shooting Range | Bafra | Shooting |
| Atakum Olympic Swimming Pool | Atakum | Swimming |
| Archery Sports Hall | İlkadım | Table tennis |
| Samsun Tennis Club | Canik | Tennis |
| Hasan Doğan Sports Hall | Canik | Volleyball |
| Mustafa Dağıstanlı Sports Hall | İlkadım | Volleyball |
| Kavak Sports Hall | Kavak | Wrestling |

## Participating National Deaf Sports Associations

A total of 97 National Deaf Sports Associations from all over the world participated in the Games. This was the highest number of nations in any edition before. Afghanistan, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Mali made their debut at the games.
* Participating National Deaf Sports Associations
* Afghanistan (5)
* Algeria (7)
* Argentina (38)
* Armenia (10)
* Australia (20)
* Austria (8)
* Azerbaijan (5)
* Belarus (43)
* Belgium (5)
* Brazil (101)
* Bulgaria (20)
* Cameroon (4)
* Canada (26)
* Chile (3)
* China (107)
* Ivory Coast (4)
* Colombia (19)
* Croatia (37)
* Cuba (5)
* Cyprus (1)
* Czech Republic (20)
* Denmark (17)
* Ecuador (9)
* Egypt (22)
* Estonia (11)
* Ethiopia (2)
* Finland (9)
* France (45)
* Georgia (13)
* Germany (105)
* Ghana (10)
* Great Britain (62)
* Greece (54)
* Guatemala (1)
* Hong Kong (21)
* Hungary (27)
* India (46)
* Indonesia (7)
* Iran (92)
* Iraq (4)
* Ireland (2)
* Israel (7)
* Italy (73)
* Japan (108)
* Kazakhstan (50)
* Kenya (57)
* South Korea (79)
* Kyrgyzstan (10)
* Latvia (11)
* Libya (6)
* Lithuania (45)
* Malaysia (16)
* Mali (6)
* Malta (1)
* Mauritius (3)
* Mexico (8)
* Moldova (3)
* Mongolia (14)
* Macedonia (4)
* Nepal (3)
* Netherlands (9)
* Norway (7)
* Pakistan (11)
* Poland (98)
* Portugal (11)
* Russia (287)
* Saudi Arabia (25)
* Singapore (5)
* Slovakia (10)
* Slovenia (14)
* South Africa (4)
* Spain (18)
* Sweden (10)
* Switzerland (7)
* Thailand (9)
* Turkey (288) (host)
* Turkmenistan (5)
* Chinese Taipei (61)
* Ukraine (217)
* United Arab Emirates (8)
* United States (58)
* Uzbekistan (9)
* Venezuela (79)
* Yemen (1)
* Zambia (3)

## Logo

The logo of the games is a combination of the elements of The Olympic Games, the Olympic flame, deaf communication, Samsun Pheasant Bird, Turkish Tulip, Peace and Friendship.

## Mascot

The official mascot of the 2017 Summer Deaflympics was unveiled on June 13, 2017. It represents a local male resident wearing regional outfit. The name of the mascot was chosen as "Çakır" (literally "greyish blue") following a voting on the official website of the Deaflympics.

## Torch relay

The Deaflympic Torch was brought from Lausanne, Switzerland to Batı Park in Samsun by the Turkish Olympic champion in wrestling, Taha Akgül. The torch relay began with lighting of the torches of the Turkish sportspeople as "Olympic ambassadors", the footballers Gökhan Gönül and Sabri Sarıoğlu, world-record holder female diver Şahika Ercümen and television host Ece Vahapoğlu. Led by the Minister of Youth and Sports Akif Çağatay Kılıç, they marched to the Mustafa Dağıstanlı Sports Hall, where the torch was handed over to the mayor of the Samsun Metropolitan Municipality, Yusuf Ziya Yılmaz.

## Calendar

This is currently based on the schedule released by the official website of the Games.
    All dates are Turkish Time (UTC+3)
| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Gold medal events | CC | Closing ceremony |
| July | July | 18th Tue | 19th Wed | 20th Thu | 21st Fri | 22nd Sat | 23rd Sun | 24th Mon | 25th Tue | 26th Wed | 27th Thu | 28th Fri | 29th Sat | 30th Sun | Events |
| Ceremonies | Ceremonies | OC | | | | | | | | | | | | CC | — |
| Athletics | Athletics | | | | | | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | | 43 |
| Badminton | Badminton | | ● | ● | 1 | | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 5 | | | 6 |
| Basketball | Basketball | | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | | 2 | | 2 |
| Bowling | Bowling | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 4 | | 12 |
| Cycling | Road cycling | | 2 | | 2 | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | | 10 |
| Cycling | Mountain biking | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | 10 |
| Football | Football | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 |
| Golf | Golf | | | | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | | | | | 2 |
| Handball | Handball | | | ● | | ● | | ● | | ● | ● | 1 | | | 1 |
| Judo | Judo | | | 7 | 8 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 17 |
| Karate | Karate | | | | | | | 8 | 6 | 4 | | | | | 18 |
| Orienteering | Orienteering | | | | 2 | | 1 | | 2 | | 2 | | 2 | | 9 |
| Shooting | Shooting | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | 12 |
| Swimming | Swimming | | | 7 | 6 | 7 | | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | 40 |
| Table tennis | Table tennis | | | ● | 2 | | 1 | 2 | ● | ● | 2 | | | | 7 |
| Taekwondo | Taekwondo | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| Tennis | Tennis | | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 3 | 2 | | | 5 |
| Volleyball | Beach volleyball | | | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | | 2 | | 4 |
| Volleyball | Indoor volleyball | | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | | ● | ● | ● | 2 | | | 4 |
| Wrestling | Wrestling | | | | 4 | 4 | | | 4 | 4 | | | | | 16 |
| Daily medal events | Daily medal events | | 3 | 16 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 28 | 30 | 22 | 14 | 23 | 24 | 6 | 219 |
| Cumulative total | Cumulative total | | 3 | 19 | 46 | 62 | 72 | 100 | 130 | 152 | 166 | 189 | 213 | 219 | 219 |
| July | July | 18th Tue | 19th Wed | 20th Thu | 21st Fri | 22nd Sat | 23rd Sun | 24th Mon | 25th Tue | 26th Wed | 27th Thu | 28th Fri | 29th Sat | 30th Sun | Total events |

## Medals

This is the table of the medal count of the 2017 Summer Deaflympics, based on the medal count of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). These rankings sort by the number of gold medals, earned by a National Deaf Sports Association (NDSA). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by IOC Country Code. Although this information is provided by the IOC, the CISS itself does not recognize or endorse any ranking system.
Final medal table:
* Host nation (Turkey)
2017 Summer Deaflympics medal table :
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 85 | 53 | 61 | 199 |
| 2 | Ukraine (UKR) | 21 | 42 | 36 | 99 |
| 3 | South Korea (KOR) | 18 | 20 | 14 | 52 |
| 4 | Turkey (TUR)* | 17 | 7 | 22 | 46 |
| 5 | China (CHN) | 14 | 9 | 11 | 34 |
| 6 | Japan (JPN) | 6 | 9 | 12 | 27 |
| 7 | Iran (IRI) | 5 | 9 | 20 | 34 |
| 8 | Venezuela (VEN) | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| 9 | Kenya (KEN) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 10 | United States (USA) | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 11 | Belarus (BLR) | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 |
| 12 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| 13 | Germany (GER) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 14 | Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 15 | Slovakia (SVK) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 16 | Greece (GRE) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | Thailand (THA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Lithuania (LTU) | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 |
| 21 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 22 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 23 | Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 24 | France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 25 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 26 | India (IND) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 27 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 29 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Singapore (SGP) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 34 | Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 35 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Armenia (ARM) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 37 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | Portugal (POR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 39 | Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 43 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 44 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Estonia (EST) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Israel (ISR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (51 entries) | Totals (51 entries) | 219 | 219 | 294 | 732 |