Australian Deaf Games

The Australian Deaf Games ("the Games") is the pinnacle of deaf sporting events in Australia and is owned and managed by Deaf Sports Australia ("DSA"). Involving up to 20 sports and now held every four years, the Games attract competitors from all over Australia and for the first time in 2008, from New Zealand. And while sport is central to the event, the Games also provide a major social and cultural festival for the whole deaf community.

For further information about the 2008 Australian Deaf Games, go to: www.austdeafgames.org.au

History of the Games

The Australian Deaf Games is one of the oldest ongoing sporting events in the world. The origins of interstate deaf sport competitions can be traced back to 1895 when the Victorian deaf cricket team travelled to South Australia for a friendly deaf cricket match.

The first ‘Deaf Sports Carnivals' were held as early as 1911 and continued regularly until the Games in it's current format started in Sydney in 1964/1965

Since then the Games have been held every 3 - 4 years with the 15th and most recent Games being held on the Gold Coast in January 2008:

1st ADG Sydney, NSW Dec 1964 / Jan 1965
2nd ADG Melbourne, VIC Dec 1967 / Jan 1968
3rd ADG Perth, WA Dec 1970 / Jan 1971
4th ADG Brisbane, QLD Dec 1973 / Jan 1974
5th ADG Adelaide, SA Dec 1976 / Jan 1977
6th ADG Sydney, NSW Dec 1979 / Jan 1980
7th ADG Melbourne, VIC Dec 1982 / Jan 1983
8th ADG Perth, WA Dec 1985 / Jan 1986
9th ADG Brisbane, QLD Dec 1987 / Jan 1988
10th ADG Hobart, TAS Dec 1991 / Jan 1992
11th ADG Adelaide, SA Dec 1993 / Jan 1994
12th ADG Canberra, ACT Dec 1996 / Jan 1997
13th ADG Perth, WA January 2001
14th ADG Sydney, NSW April 2003
15th ADG Gold Coast, QLD January 2008

Victoria 2012 Games

DSA is excited to be returning to Victoria for the 16th Australian Deaf Games. 2012 will mark the first time in 29 years since the Games were last held in the State although the international Deaflympic Games were held in Melbourne in 2005.

The 2012 Games will be open to participants who are Deaf, hard of hearing, hearing impaired or cochlear implantees competing both for individual medals and the State Cup.

DSA will announce the location of the Victorian 2012 Games in November this year after an extensive Host City bidding process is completed in the coming months.

 

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