Host city | Seefeld, Austria |
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Nations | 5 countries |
Athletes | 33 athletes |
Events | 5 (2 disciplines) |
Opening | 26 January 1949 |
Closing | 30 January 1949 |
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Winter | |
The 1949 Winter Deaflympics (German: Winter-Deaflympics 1949) officially known as the I International Winter Games for the Deaf (German: 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.[1]
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.