Davos 1999

Location:Davos, Switzerland
Opening Date:08 Mar 1999
Closing Date:14 Mar 1999
Nations:18
Athletes:265
     Men:209
     Women:56

The Swiss Deaf Sports Association was proud to host it's 3rd Winter Games of the Deaf since its inception in 1949. Davos is a ski village nestled in the Alps where competitions are held right in the village.

This also marks the 75th anniversary of CISS.

16 of the 18 participating countries took at least one medal home.

Snowboarding has been recognized as a demonstration sports.

Countries participated:

CountryMenWomenTotal
Flag: Australia Australia112
Flag: Austria Austria527
Flag: Canada Canada22224
Flag: Czech Republic Czech Republic033
Flag: Finland Finland26329
Flag: France France123
Flag: Germany Germany9918
Flag: Italy Italy5813
Flag: Japan Japan6410
Flag: Lithuania Lithuania101
Flag: Norway Norway415
Flag: Russian Federation Russian Federation30535
Flag: Slovakia Slovakia202
Flag: Slovenia Slovenia123
Flag: Sweden Sweden25227
Flag: Switzerland Switzerland33235
Flag: Ukraine Ukraine437
Flag: United States United States34741
Total20956265