Sundsvall 2003
| Location: | Sundsvall, Sweden |
| Opening Date: | 28 Feb 2003 |
| Closing Date: | 08 Mar 2003 |
| Nations: | 21 |
| Athletes: | 247 |
| Men: | 205 |
| Women: | 42 |
The National Swedish Association of Deaf Athletics and the City of Sundsvall were proud to be the host of the first-ever Winter Deaflympics. Sundsvall offered excellent winter sport facilities along with past experiences in arranging national and international winter sports events.
Snowboarding is now recognized as a new winter discipline in the Deaflympic sports competition.
Countries participated:
| Country | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
 Austria | 4 | 2 | 6 |
 Canada | 25 | 1 | 26 |
 Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Finland | 19 | 1 | 20 |
 France | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Germany | 28 | 5 | 33 |
 Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Italy | 5 | 2 | 7 |
 Japan | 9 | 5 | 14 |
 Lithuania | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Norway | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Poland | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Russian Federation | 27 | 4 | 31 |
 Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 Slovenia | 2 | 3 | 5 |
 Sweden | 30 | 2 | 32 |
 Switzerland | 7 | 4 | 11 |
 Turkey | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 Ukraine | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 United States | 34 | 7 | 41 |
| Total | 205 | 42 | 247 |