The IX World Winter Games of the Deaf were held at the French resort of Meribel . The games were held from January 21 to January 27, 1979, 113 athletes from 14 countries took part in them.
| IX World Deaf Winter Games | |
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| Host city |  Meribel , France |
| Member countries | 14 |
| Of the participants | 113 |
| Opening | January 21, 1979 |
| Closing | January 27, 1979 |
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Content
Sports
The program of the IX World Winter Games for the Deaf included 3 sports disciplines (2 of which are individual, 1 is a team).
Individual
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Team
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Member Countries
Athletes from 14 countries took part in the IX World Winter Games for the Deaf [1] :
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Medal standings
Host Country (France)
| A place | A country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| one | the USSR | five | five | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | France | 2 | four | one | 7 |
| 3 | Austria | 2 | one | 0 | 3 |
| four | Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 2 | four |
| five | Finland | one | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Norway | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| eight | Germany | 0 | 0 | one | one |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | one | one | |
| Total: | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
Notes
- ↑ Méribel 1979 IX World Winter Games for the Deaf (inaccessible link) . International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Date of treatment April 13, 2015. Archived July 14, 2017.