Rome 2001 - Athletics
| Location: | Rome, Italy |
| Opening Date: | 22 Jul 2001 |
| Closing Date: | 01 Aug 2001 |
| Nations: | 44 |
| Athletes: | 293 |
| Men: | 172 |
| Women: | 121 |
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:
| Country | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria | 4 | 2 | 6 |
 Argentina | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Australia | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Belarus | 4 | 2 | 6 |
 Belgium | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Canada | 4 | 4 | 8 |
 Chinese Taipei | 2 | 6 | 8 |
 Cuba | 3 | 4 | 7 |
 Czech Republic | 2 | 4 | 6 |
 Estonia | 2 | 6 | 8 |
 Finland | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 France | 7 | 1 | 8 |
 Germany | 10 | 10 | 20 |
 Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Greece | 5 | 1 | 6 |
 Islamic Republic of Iran | 6 | 0 | 6 |
 Italy | 12 | 1 | 13 |
 Japan | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Kenya | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Latvia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Lithuania | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Malaysia | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Malta | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mexico | 2 | 3 | 5 |
 Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 People's Republic of China | 4 | 6 | 10 |
 Poland | 8 | 6 | 14 |
 Portugal | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Republic of Korea | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Romania | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Russian Federation | 16 | 13 | 29 |
 Saudi Arabia | 10 | 0 | 10 |
 Singapore | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Slovakia | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 South Africa | 4 | 2 | 6 |
 Spain | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Turkiye | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Ukraine | 10 | 6 | 16 |
 United States of America | 19 | 22 | 41 |
 Uruguay | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Venezuela | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 172 | 121 | 293 |