# 1939 Summer Deaflympics

The 1939 Summer Deaflympics (Swedish: 1939 Sommardeaflympics) officially known as 5th International Silent Games (Swedish: 5: e Internationella Tysta Spelen), was an international multi-sport event that was held from 24 to 27 August 1939 in Stockholm, Sweden.

## Participating Countries

The following countries participated in the 1939 Deaflympics:
* Belgium
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Latvia
* Norway
* Poland
* Romania
* Sweden
* United States of America

## Sports

The following events were included in the 1939 Deaflympics:

### Individual sports

* Athletics
* Road cycling
* Diving
* Shooting
* Swimming
* Tennis

### Team sports

* Football

## Medal table

* Host nation (Sweden)
1939 Summer Deaflympics medal table :
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Germany (GER) | 16 | 11 | 9 | 36 |
| 2 | Sweden (SWE)* | 13 | 11 | 9 | 33 |
| 3 | Finland (FIN) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | France (FRA) | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
| 6 | Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Estonia (EST) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Romania (ROM) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 44 | 44 | 43 | 131 |

## Results
### Athletics

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men 100m | Karl Gustav Astrom Sweden | Tage Bernhard Engberg Sweden | Lucien Chevrot France |
| Women 100m | Lisa Nagel Germany | Svea Sandström Sweden | Jessie Florence Say Great Britain |
| Men 200m | Karl Gustav Astrom Sweden | Tage Bernhard Engberg Sweden | Lucien Chevrot France |
| Men 400m | Bertil Karl Baath Sweden | Maurice Campanaud France | Sven Pettersson Sweden |
| Men 800m | Bertil Karl Baath Sweden | Andrew C. Hall Great Britain | Sven Pettersson Sweden |
| Men 1500m | Maurice Herson France | Bertil John Edvin Franklinsson Sweden | Gunther Woller Germany |
| Men 5000m | Paavo Niinikagas Finland | Sture Erlandsson Sweden | Paavo Valtari Finland |
| Men 10000m | Sture Erlandsson Sweden | Paavo Niinikagas Finland | Marcel Louis Gosseau France |
| Men 110m Hurdles | Georg Thulke Germany | Marcel Alie France | Bogdan Gniot Poland |
| Men 400m Hurdles | Georg Thulke Germany | Marcel Alie France | Miron Lucyk Sweden |
| Men 4 × 100 m Relay | Sweden (SWE) Hans Andersson Karl Gustav Astrom Tage Bernhard Engberg Sven Röden | France (FRA) Roger Laurent Metairie Leon Pertsowsky Paul Reinmund | Germany (GER) Gustav Butefisch Hans Herrmann Fritz Nagel Johann Rademacher |
| Women 4x100 Relay | Germany (GER) Ursula Briesemeister Gussi Hahne Lisa Nagel Hildegard Sperling | Sweden (SWE) Aina Kjellin Svea Sandström | Poland (POL) Rachela Frochtmanowna Monika Kminowna Helena Krolakowna Krystyna Lewinska |
| Men 4 × 400 m Relay | Sweden (SWE) Bertil Karl Baath Osvald Dahlgren Karl Erik Kull Sven Pettersson | Germany (GER) Eric Jachtmann Fritz Nagel Walter Thiel Georg Thulke | France (FRA) Maurice Campanaud Robert Mathe |
| Men Olympic Relay | Sweden (SWE) Karl Gustav Astrom Bertil Karl Baath Tage Bernhard Engberg Sven Pettersson | France (FRA) Maurice Campanaud Robert Mathe | Germany (GER) Gustav Butefisch Hans Herrmann Eric Jachtmann Georg Thulke |
| Men High Jump | Wilhelm Westling Sweden | Mauri Karp Finland | Siegfried Illmer Germany |
| Women High Jump | Lisa Nagel Germany | Hildegard Sperling Germany | Krystyna Lewinska Poland |
| Men Pole Vault | Erik Vilhelm Edman Sweden | Harvie William Vassall Great Britain | Arvid Rǿstad Norway |
| Men Long Jump | Karl Gustav Astrom Sweden | Paul Reinmund France | Tage Bernhard Engberg Sweden |
| Women Long Jump | Svea Sandström Sweden | Lisa Nagel Germany | Gussi Hahne Germany |
| Men Shot Put | Valentin Kaurela Finland | Karl Gustav Astrom Sweden | Nils Erik Berggren Sweden |
| Women Shot Put | Hildegard Sperling Germany | Aina Kjellin Sweden | Martta Nieminen Finland |
| Men Discus Throw | Wilhelm Westling Sweden | Evert Aukusti Viitala Finland | Nils Erik Berggren Sweden |
| Men Javelin Throw | Eero Edvard Ojala Finland | Valentin Kaurela Finland | Evert Aukusti Viitala Finland |

### Cycling

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Road Men Individual Road Race | Marcel Leterme France | Polydore Cours Belgium | Holger Forsblom Finland |

### Diving

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men Diving 3m springboard | Karl Kaudel Germany | George Crichton United States |

### Football

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men Football | Great Britain (GBR) John Alfred Aldred Albert Cole Arthur Fountain Robin Alexander Gale Bernard Gibson Sydney Wenlock Large Lawrence McManus Alfred James Morton Charles Ogden Jack Pyrah Terence Henry Roberts Herbert Stanley Smith Walter Frederick Smith | Sweden (SWE) Sven Andersson Josef Axelsson Ake Bredstrom Gustaf Claesson Gottfrid Edlund Nils Elion Herbert Eriksson Ragnar Fogelstrom Sven Hansson Arne Johansson Gustav Johansson Rune Johansson Holger Karlsson Nils Larsson Gunnar Lindell Karl Axel Pettersson Henry Svensson | Belgium (BEL) Jules Bouillez Albert Coppens Robert Joseph Coppens Nicolas Francois Louis Albert Govaert Jean Hamelryckx Alfons Hellebuyck Gustave Leonard Rysermans Robert Schliwa Albert Teirlinck Pierre Van Damme Fernand Van Der Geyten Gilbert Van Wayenberg Edward Jacob Verheezen |

### Shooting

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men shooting 300m standard rifle 3 positions (3x20 shots) | Torsten Forstèn Finland | Bruno Mouton Finland | Fritz Klemm Germany |
| Men Shooting team classification | Finland (FIN) Torsten Forstèn Lauri Mikkola Bruno Mouton | Sweden (SWE) Ivar Ernst Larsson Anders Ohlsson Arne Valfrid Snitth |

### Swimming

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men 100m Freestyle | Emile Talmone France | Herbert Emil Reuschke Germany | Fridtjof Mangschou Tenden Norway |
| Women 100m Freestyle | Hedwig Thamm Germany | Adele Hannemann Germany | Katharine Enid Allen Great Britain |
| Women 200m Freestyle | Hedwig Thamm Germany | Adele Hannemann Germany | Ulla Marie Schultz Denmark |
| Men 400m Freestyle | Joachim Peters Germany | Kurt Weiss Germany | Jens Ludvig Petersen Denmark |
| Men 1500m Freestyle | Kurt Weiss Germany | Heinz Herkt Germany | William Sidney Hempstead Great Britain |
| Men 100m Backstroke | Wilhelm Bruno Gustav Gehring Germany | Fridtjof Mangschou Tenden France | Kurt Güldner Germany |
| Women 100m Backstroke | Adele Hannemann Germany | Maria Otto Germany | Hedwig Thamm Germany |
| Men 200m Breaststroke | Heinz Matthews Germany | Heinz Herkt Germany | Erich Hermann Karl Salzmann Germany |
| Women 200m Breaststroke | Anna Gerber Germany | Maria Otto Germany | Ruth Munthe Iversen Norway |
| Men 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | Norway (NOR) Thore Aksel Eek Reidar Munthe Iversen Einar Emil Mehlum Fridtjof Mangschou Tenden |
| Men 3x100m freestyle medley | Germany (GER) Wilhelm Bruno Gustav Gehring Heinz Matthews Herbert Emil Reuschke | Norway (NOR) Reidar Munthe Iversen Einar Emil Mehlum Fridtjof Mangschou Tenden | Sweden (SWE) Stig Hasselrot John Hill Rune Birger Pernow |

### Tennis

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men Tennis Singles | William Arthur Smith Great Britain | Michel Crouan France | Andre Petry France |
| Women Tennis Singles | Antonine Maere Belgium | Erna Elvira Frederiksen Great Britain | Germaine Hamy-Maere Belgium |
| Men Tennis Doubles | Great Britain (GBR) Max Shrine William Arthur Smith | France (FRA) Michel Crouan Andre Petry | France (FRA) Charles Boisselot Pierre Rincheval |
| Women Tennis Doubles | Belgium (BEL) Germaine Hamy-Maere Antonine Maere | Great Britain (GBR) Joan Vernon Connew Lilian Irene East | France (FRA) Charlotte Helene Dacla Eliane Boisselot |
| Mixed Tennis Doubles | Great Britain (GBR) Lilian Irene East William Arthur Smith | France (FRA) Charlotte Helene Dacla Andre Petry | Belgium (BEL) Joan Vernon Connew Max Shrine |