1985 Summer Deaflympics

15th Summer Deaflympics
Host cityLos Angeles, California, United States
Nations29 countries
Athletes1053 athletes
Events96 (12 disciplines)
OpeningJuly 10, 1985
ClosingJuly 20, 1985
Opened byRonald Reagan
Main venueLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Summer
Winter

The 1985 Summer Deaflympics, officially known as the 15th Summer Deaflympics, is an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from July 10 to July 20, 1985, in Los Angeles, California United States.[1]

The 15th Summer Deaflympics Games were originally scheduled to be held from 29 August to 9 September 1984, but it was decided to postpone the Games to 1985 due to the schedule of the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Ronald Reagan, official of opening ceremony
  1. ^ "Games | Deaflympics". Archived from the original on 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2016-06-29.