Rome 2001 - Orienteering

Location:Rome, Italy
Opening Date:22 Jul 2001
Closing Date:01 Aug 2001
Nations:14
Athletes:67
     Men:44
     Women:23

With the International Olympic Committee's approval for the word change of "World Games for the Deaf" to "Deaflympics" in May 2001, Rome was the first to host the Summer Games using this new identity.

Kristina Dovydaityte of Lithuania received a $3000 Fair Play Award from Widex.

Countries participated:

CountryMenWomenTotal
Flag: Austria Austria011
Flag: Czech Republic Czech Republic101
Flag: Denmark Denmark336
Flag: Estonia Estonia112
Flag: Finland Finland415
Flag: Hungary Hungary303
Flag: Israel Israel303
Flag: Italy Italy448
Flag: Latvia Latvia448
Flag: Lithuania Lithuania415
Flag: Russian Federation Russian Federation448
Flag: Sweden Sweden505
Flag: Switzerland Switzerland404
Flag: Ukraine Ukraine448
Total442367