1931 Summer Deaflympics

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3rd Summer Deaflympics

Host city| Nürnberg,  Germany
Nations| 14 countries
Athletes| 316 athletes
Events| 43 (7 disciplines)
Opening| 19 August 1931
Closing| 23 August 1931
Opened by| Paul von Hindenburg
Summer

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London 1935 ->

The 1931 Summer Deaflympics (German: Sommer-Deaflympics 1931) officially known as the 3rd Summer Deaflympics (German: 3\. Sommer Deaflympics) (3rd International Silent Games) (German: (3. Internationale Stille Spiele)) was an international multi-sport event that was held from 19 August 1931 to 23 August 1931. It was hosted by Nürnberg, Germany.

The 3rd Summer Deaflympics Games were originally scheduled to be held from 31 August to 11 September 1932 in Los Angeles, but was decided to host it in 1931 due to the schedule of 1932 Summer Olympics.[1]

## Participating countries

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The countries who participated in the games were:[2]

* Austria
* Belgium
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Hungary
* Italy
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Sweden
* Switzerland

Poland were not allowed to participate at the Games due to Germany's conflict with Poland during the Nazi rule at that time as the Games held in Germany.[3]

## Sports

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The following events were included in the 1931 Deaflympics:

### Individual sports

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* Athletics [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
* Road cycling[26]
* Diving[27]
* Shooting[28]
* Swimming[29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39]
* Tennis[40][41][42][43]

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### Team sports

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* Football[45]

## Medal table

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* Host nation (Germany)

1931 Summer Deaflympics medal tableRank| NOC| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Germany (GER)*| 14| 12| 7| 33
2|  Denmark (DEN)| 10| 2| 4| 16
3|  France (FRA)| 5| 8| 7| 20
4|  Sweden (SWE)| 4| 3| 0| 7
5|  Belgium (BEL)| 3| 1| 3| 7
6|  Finland (FIN)| 2| 5| 2| 9
7|  Hungary (HUN)| 2| 1| 0| 3
8|  Norway (NOR)| 1| 1| 2| 4
9|  Italy (ITA)| 1| 1| 0| 2
10|  Austria (AUT)| 0| 4| 4| 8
11|  Great Britain (GBR)| 0| 2| 7| 9
12|  Czechoslovakia (TCH)| 0| 2| 1| 3
13|  Netherlands (NED)| 0| 0| 0| 0
Switzerland (SUI)| 0| 0| 0| 0
Totals (14 entries)| 42| 42| 37| 121

## Results

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### Athletics

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Men 100m[4] | Louis Fruerlund
Denmark | Paul Reinmund
France | Cyril Reynolds
Great Britain
Women 100m[5] | Aina Kjellin
Sweden | Lotze Grete
Germany | Elisabeth Salzmann
Germany
Men 200m[6] | Louis Fruerlund
Denmark | Paul Reinmund
France | Cyril Reynolds
Great Britain
Men 400m[7] | Louis Fruerlund
Denmark | Gerhard Dammann
Germany | Matti Kattainen
Finland
Men 800m[8] | Tage Christensen
Denmark | Paavo Valtari
Finland | Robert Bouscarat
France
Men 1500m[34] | Tage Christensen
Denmark | Robert Bouscarat
France | Karl Rohrig
Germany
Men 5000m[9] | Niels Jeul Knudsen
Denmark | Matti Mölsä
Finland | Toivo Ala-Kilpoinen
Finland
Men 10000m[10] | Matti Mölsä
Finland | Östen Ericksson
Sweden | Niels Jeul Knudsen
Denmark
Men 110m Hurdles[11] | Fritz Kraemer
Germany | Rudolf Taubert
Germany | Adrien Ruelland
France
Men 400m Hurdles[12] | Fritz Kraemer
Germany | Adrien Ruelland
France | Charles Hudson
Great Britain
Men 4 × 100 m Relay[22] |  Denmark (DEN)
Tage Christensen
Louis Fruerlund
Gunnar Madsen
Hans Nissen [a]
Women 4x100 Relay[23] |  Germany (GER)
Minna Jung
Grete Lobinger
Grete Lotze
Elisabeth Salzmann  |  Austria (AUT)
Frida Horwath
Rosa Jaffe
Maria Pitamitz
Elisabeth Schlemmer[b]
Men 4 × 400 m Relay[24] |  Denmark (DEN)
Tage Christensen
Louis Fruerlund
Gunnar Madsen
Hans Erik Tvilum  |  Finland (FIN)
Toivo Ala-Kilpoinen
Matti Kattainen
Valentin Kaurela
Herman Wikberg  |  France (FRA)
Raymond Pagny
Charles Rainerie
Adrien Ruelland
Marcel Vincent
Men Olympic Relay [25] |  Denmark (DEN)
Tage Christensen
Louis Fruerlund
Gunnar Madsen
Hans Nissen  |  France (FRA)
Robert Bouscarat
Leon Pertsowsky
Paul Reinmund
Marcel Vincent  |  Finland (FIN)
Toivo Ala-Kilpoinen
Matti Kattainen
Valentin Kaurela
Herman Wikberg
Men High Jump[13] | Hans Nissen
Denmark | Valentin Kaurela
Finland | Hans Erik Tvilum
Denmark
Women High Jump[14] | Grete Lotze
Germany | Mina Jung
Germany | Frida Horwath
Austria
Men Pole Vault[15] | Arvid Rǿstad
Norway | Gunnar Madsen
Denmark | Hans Nissen
Denmark
Men Long Jump[16] | Paul Reinmund
France | Hans Nissen
Denmark | Arvid Rǿstad
Norway
Women Long Jump[17] | Rosalie Plomann
Germany | Mina Jung
Germany | Mathilde Horky
Austria
Men Shot Put[18] | Valentin Kaurela
Finland | Nils Rahmn
Sweden | Louis Stephan
France
Women Shot Put[19] | Aina Kjellin
Sweden | Elisabeth Schlemmer
Austria | Ida Stadler
Austria
Men Discus Throw[20] | Nils Rahmn
Sweden | Wilhelm Westling
Sweden | Hans Nissen
Denmark
Men Javelin Throw[21] | Wilhelm Westling
Sweden | Herman Wikberg
Finland | Carl O. Hansen
Denmark

### Cycling

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Road Men Individual Road Race[26] | Cermesoni[c]
Italy | Mongiam[d]
Italy | Paul Boussin
France

### Diving

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Men Diving 3m springboard[27] | Otto Laubner
Germany | Kurt Sachsenweger
Germany | Karl Kaudel
Austria

### Football

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Men Football[45] |  Germany (GER)
Andreas Beck
Johann Brinkmann
Hans Eckert
Otto Huppach
Wilhelm Kohler
Fritz Lochner
Hermann Mittelmann
Hans Philberth
Paul Schneider
Konrad Sonntag
Hans Stachl
Michael Strigl
Fritz Truger
Otto Wach  |  Austria (AUT)
Rudolf Bauer
Berthold Brecher
Franz Figl
Rudolf First
Alois Gally
Alfred Kafka
Rudolf Kafka
Elias Kestenbaum
Samuel Kestenbaum
Leopold Komenda
Moritz Lindenheim
Johann Maibock
Eduard Marik
Otto Merhaut
Ignatz Nidetzky
Paul Pauser
Otto Weiss
Fritz Wurmhoringer
Hans Zinnauer  |  Czechoslovakia (TCH)
Richard Crhan
Bohumil (Bohuslav) Duhek
Frantisek Eichler
Ladislav Gmunt
Frantisek Hornof
Josef Janovsky
Prokop Lukes
Stanislav Mandelicek
Leo Patejdl
Eduard Pellant
Karel Pucherna
Jaroslav (Jaroslas) Slansky
Jan Sorjka
Karel Sommer
Karel Svetlik
Vaclav Tancibudek
Jiri (Georg) Tichy
Rudolf Umlauf
Rostislav Vanek
Josef Vokurka

### Shooting

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Men shooting small bore rifle 3 positions[28] | Fernand Chante
France | Hans Zerbst
Germany | Oscar Spiess
Germany

### Swimming

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Men 100m Freestyle[29] | Emile Talmone
France | Herbert Emil Reuschke
Germany | Kurt Weiss
Germany
Women 100m Freestyle[30] | Vilma-Rozsa Wilhelmine Krassner
Hungary | Gizella Unghvary
Hungary | Hannel Rolle
Germany
Men 400m Freestyle[31] | Kurt Weiss
Germany | Charles Grant
Great Britain | Reidar Munthe Iversen
Norway
Men 1500m Freestyle[32] | Kurt Weiss
Germany | Reidar Munthe Iversen
Norway | Charles Grant
Great Britain
Men 100m Backstroke[33] | Wilhelm Bruno Gustav Gehring
Germany | Rudolf Tauberg
Germany | Emile Talmone
France
Women 100m Backstroke[35] | Gizella Unghvary
Hungary | Vilma-Rozsa Wilhelmine Krassner
Hungary | Hannel Rolle
Germany
Men 100m Breastsroke[36] | Wilhelm Seitz
Germany | Erich Hermann Karl Salzmann
Germany | John Stuart Burge
Great Britain
Men 200m Breaststroke[46] | Erich Hermann Karl Salzmann
Germany | Wilhelm Seitz
Germany | John Stuart Burge
Great Britain
Women 200m Breaststroke[37] | Gizella Unghvary
Hungary | Anna Salzmann
Germany | Hannel Rolle
Germany
Men 4 × 100 m freestyle relay[38] |  Germany (GER)
Wilhelm Bruno Gustav Gehring
Kurt Güldner
Herbert Emil Reuschke
Kurt Weiss [e]
Men 3x100m freestyle medley[39] |  Germany (GER)
Wilhelm Bruno Gustav Gehring
Herbert Emil Reuschke
Wilhelm Seitz [f]

### Tennis

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Men Tennis Singles[40] | Charles Boisselot
France | Pierre Rincheval
France | Antoine Dresse
Belgium
Women Tennis Singles[41] | Antonine Maere
Belgium | Germaine Hamy-Maere
Belgium | Helene Haardt
France
Men Tennis Doubles[42] |  France (FRA)
Andre Petry
Pierre Rincheval  |  Great Britain (GBR)
Owen Bevan Maxwell
Arthur Norman Pett  |  Belgium (BEL)
Antoine Dresse
Raymond van Hoecke
Women Tennis Doubles[43] |  Belgium (BEL)
Germaine Hamy-Maere
Antonine Maere  |  France (FRA)
Helene Haardt
Simone Kahn  |  Great Britain (GBR)
Lenore Dawson
Elsie May Mountain
Mixed Tennis Doubles[44] |  Belgium (BEL)
Antoine Dresse
Antonine Maere  |  France (FRA)
Charles Boisselot
Helene Haardt  |  Belgium (BEL)
Germaine Hamy-Maere
Raymond van Hoecke

## Notes

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1. ^ Denmark was the only country who participated in this event
2. ^ Only Germany and Austria participated in this event.
3. ^ The first name of this participant is not recorded.
4. ^ The first name of this participant is not recorded.
5. ^ Germany was the only country who participated in this event
6. ^ Germany was the only country who participated in this event

## References

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1. ^ "Games | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2013. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
2. ^ "Nürnberg 1931-Participating countries". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
3. ^ Stiles, H Dominic W (9 December 2011). "3rd International Deaf Games / Taubstumme Spiele, Nurnberg 1931". University College London. University College London. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
4. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Athletics 100m (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
5. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Athletics 100m (Women)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
6. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Athletics 200m (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
7. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Athletics 400m (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
8. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Athletics 800m (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
9. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Athletics 5000m (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
10. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Athletics 100000m (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
11. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Athletics 110m hurdles (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
12. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Athletics 400m hurdles (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
13. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Athletics High Jump(Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
14. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Athletics High Jump(women)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
15. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Athletics pole vault (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
16. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Athletics long jump (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
17. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Athletics long jump (Women)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
18. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Athletics shot put (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
19. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Athletics shot put (Women)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
20. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Athletics discus throw (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
21. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Athletics javelin throw (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
22. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Athletics 4x100m relay (Men)". Deaflympics. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
23. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Athletics 4x100m relay (Women)". Deaflympics. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
24. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Athletics 4x400m relay (Men)". Deaflympics. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
25. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Athletics olympic relay (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
26. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Cycling Road individual road race (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
27. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Diving 3m springboard (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
28. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Shooting small bore rifle 3 positions (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
29. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Swimming 100m freestyle (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
30. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Swimming 100m freestyle (Women)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
31. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Swimming 400m freestyle (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
32. ^ a b "Nurnberg 1931 Results - Swimming 1500m freestyle (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
33. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Swimming 100m backstroke (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
34. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Athletics 1500m (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
35. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Swimming 100m backstroke (Women)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
36. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Swimming 100m breaststroke (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
37. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Swimming 200m breaststroke (Women)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
38. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Swimming 4x100m freestyle relay (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
39. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Swimming 3x100m medley (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
40. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Tennis singles (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
41. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Tennis singles (Women)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
42. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Tennis doubles (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
43. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Tennis doubles (Women)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
44. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Tennis mixed doubles (Mix)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
45. ^ a b "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Football (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
46. ^ "Nürnberg 1931 Results - Swimming 200m breaststroke (Men)". Deaflympics.com. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 7 December 2018.

Preceded by

1928

Amsterdam, Netherlands

|  1931 Summer Deaflympics
III
Nürnberg, Germany  | Succeeded by

1935

London, England

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