Australia at the Deaflympics

Australia at the Deaflympics
IPC code	AUS
NPC	Deaf Sports Australia
Website	www.deafsports.org.au
Medals	Gold 44 Silver 29 Bronze 31 Total 104
Summer appearances
1953 1957 1961 1965 1969 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021
Winter appearances
1975 1979 1983 1987 1991–1995 1999 2003 2007 2015–2019 2023

Australia has been participating at the Deaflympics since 1953. Australia has earned 104 medals at the Deaflympic Games.^[1] Australia became the second country outside Europe to enter Deaflympics when an Australian completed in 1953. Australia has also competed at the Winter Deaflympics on seven occasions since 1975. Barry Knapman was the first to win a medal in 1965 and the first female was Pamela Large to collect the medal in 1977.