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The 1981 Summer Deaflympics (German: 1981 Sommer Deaflympics), officially known as the 14th Summer Deaflympics (German: 14. Sommer Deaflympics), is an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from July 23 to August 1, 1981, in Cologne, Germany.^[1]

• Athletics
• Basketball
• Cycling
• Football
• Handball
• Shooting
• Swimming
• Table Tennis
• Tennis
• Volleyball
• Water Polo
• Wrestling

  *   Host nation (West Germany)

1985 Summer Deaflympics medal table

Rank	NOC	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	45	30	34	109
2	Soviet Union (URS)	22	20	15	57
3	Iran (IRI)	8	5	2	15
4	Japan (JPN)	7	4	2	13
5	Yugoslavia (YUG)	5	0	2	7
6	West Germany (FRG)*	3	7	14	24
7	Australia (AUS)	3	3	3	9
8	Finland (FIN)	3	0	0	3
9	Italy (ITA)	2	8	3	13
10	Bulgaria (BUL)	2	7	5	14
11	Austria (AUT)	2	1	0	3
12	France (FRA)	1	5	5	11
13	Hungary (HUN)	1	3	2	6
14	Poland (POL)	1	2	4	7
15	East Germany (GDR)	1	2	0	3
	New Zealand (NZL)	1	2	0	3
17	Denmark (DEN)	1	1	4	6
18	Sweden (SWE)	1	1	1	3
19	Netherlands (NED)	1	0	0	1
20	Canada (CAN)	0	4	4	8
21	India (IND)	0	2	1	3
22	Switzerland (SUI)	0	2	0	2
23	Great Britain (GBR)	0	1	5	6
24	Belgium (BEL)	0	0	2	2
25	Norway (NOR)	0	0	1	1
	Spain (ESP)	0	0	1	1
Totals (26 entries)		110	110	110	330