Soviet Union at the Deaflympics
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The Soviet Union competed at the Deaflympics for the first time in 1957. Soviet Union competed at each editions of the Summer Deaflympics from 1957 to 1989 except for the 1985 Summer Deaflympics until the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Soviet Union has won medals in every editions of the Summer Deaflympics it has competed and it is considered one of the greatest nations to have participated at the Deaflympics after earning a medal haul of 524 (223 gold, 165 silver and 136 bronze) at the Summer Deaflympics.[1]
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Latvia (1924–1939, 1993–) Belarus (1993–) Estonia (1993–) Lithuania (1993–) Moldova (1993–) Russia (1993–) Ukraine (1993–) Azerbaijan (1997–) Georgia (1997–) Kazakhstan (1997–) Uzbekistan (1997–) Armenia (2001–) Turkmenistan (2001–) Kyrgyzstan (2009–) |
The nation has also competed at the Winter Deaflympics since making its debut in 1971 and last competed at the Winter Deaflympics in 1991. Soviet Union has earned 71 medals at the Winter Deaflympics.