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The first deaf person to compete at the Olympic Games was [[Carlo Orlandi]], an Italian boxer who competed in the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam.
==Deaf athletes ==
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According to wikipedia, the first deaf person to compete at the Olympic Games was Carlo Orlandi, a deaf boxer from Italy who competed in the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam.


There are examples of a 'glass ceiling" effect when it comes to deaf athletes making the grade to compete at the Olympics, some of this is down to ignorance of decision makers or instances where small adaptations are not being made to accommodate deaf athletes as in the case of Marcus Titus <ref>Bryan Flaherty,{http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/usa-swimming-will-allow-hand-signals-to-accommodate-deaf-athletes-at-olympic-trials/2012/04/19/gIQAkcbEUT_story.html] "The Washington Post", 27 July 2012</ref> <ref>[http://www.healthyhearing.com/content/articles/Assistance/Awareness/50420-Deaf-olympic-swimming-hopeful-marcus-titus-makes-history]</ref>
There are examples of a 'glass ceiling" effect when it comes to deaf athletes making the grade to compete at the Olympics, some of this is down to ignorance of decision makers or instances where small adaptations are not being made to accommodate deaf athletes as in the case of Marcus Titus.<ref>{{cite news|first=Bryan|last=Flaherty|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/usa-swimming-will-allow-hand-signals-to-accommodate-deaf-athletes-at-olympic-trials/2012/04/19/gIQAkcbEUT_story.html|work=The Washington Post|date=19 April 2012|accessdate=27 July 2012|title=USA Swimming will allow hand signals to accommodate deaf athletes at Olympic Games}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.healthyhearing.com/content/articles/Assistance/Awareness/50420-Deaf-olympic-swimming-hopeful-marcus-titus-makes-history|title=Deaf olympic swimming hopeful Marcus Titus makes history|work=healthyhearing.com}}</ref>


There is a greater need to promote role models of deaf athletes in the Olympic games because individual perceptions of young deaf people and their families may be that the standard of the Olympics are beyond the reach of those who are deaf. <ref>Indomitable Damsel,[http://indomitabledamsel.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/are-there-any-deaf-people-in-the-olympics-thats-the-question/]</ref>
There is a greater need to promote role models of deaf athletes in the Olympic games because individual perceptions of young deaf people and their families may be that the standard of the Olympics are beyond the reach of those who are deaf.

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However we are now witnessing coaches who are now able to adapt their strategies to accommodate deaf athletes, particularly those taking part in team sports. The American men's volleyball coach John Speraw has the "David Smith Rule" for his middle blocker, <ref> [http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics/volleyball/story/united-states-volleyball-david-smith-competes-with-hearing-loss-072812]</ref>


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However we are now witnessing coaches who are now able to adapt their strategies to accommodate deaf athletes, particularly those taking part in team sports. The American men's volleyball coach John Speraw has the "David Smith Rule" for his middle blocker.<ref name=dsmith>{{cite news|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics/volleyball/story/united-states-volleyball-david-smith-competes-with-hearing-loss-072812|title=United States volleyball David Smith competes with hearing loss|work=Fox News}}</ref>


==Summer games==
==Summer games==


===Athletes===
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|[[1928 Summer Olympics| 1928 Amsterdam]]
|[[1928 Summer Olympics| 1928 Amsterdam]]
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| {{flagIOCathlete|[[Donald Gollan]]|GBR}}
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|[[1928 Summer Olympics| 1928 Amsterdam]]
|1928 Amsterdam
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| {{flagIOCathlete|[[Alfred Thomson]]|GBR}}
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|[[1948 Summer Olympics| 1948 London]]
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| {{flagIOCathlete|[[Jeffrey Float]]|USA}}
| {{flagIOCathlete|[[Jeffrey Float]]|USA}}
|[[1977 Summer Deaflympics|1977 Bucharest]]
|1977 Bucharest
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|[[Swimming]]
|[[1984 Summer Olympics| 1984 Los Angeles]]
|[[1984 Summer Olympics| 1984 Los Angeles]]
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| {{flagIOCathlete|[[Terence Parkin]]|RSA}}
| {{flagIOCathlete|[[Terence Parkin]]|RSA}}
|[[2005 Summer Deaflympics|2005 Melbourne]]
|2005 Melbourne
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|Swimming
|[[2000 Summer Olympics| 2000 Sydney]]<br>[[2004 Summer Olympics| 2004 Athens]]
|[[2000 Summer Olympics| 2000 Sydney]]<br>[[2004 Summer Olympics| 2004 Athens]]
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| {{flagIOCathlete|[[David Smith (volleyball)|David Smith]]|USA}}
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|[[2012 Summer Olympics| 2012 London]]
|[[2012 Summer Olympics| 2012 London]]
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|<ref>[http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics/volleyball/story/united-states-volleyball-david-smith-competes-with-hearing-loss-072812]</ref>
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==Volunteers==
===Volunteers===

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!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Volunteer (Nation)
!rowspan=2|Person (Nation)
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| KAOS Choir (GBR)
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|2012 London
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|Opening Ceremony
|[[2012 Summer Olympics| 2012 London]]
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|<ref>{http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nwbq685P0J0]</ref>
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| Mike Hawthorne (GBR)
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|2012 London
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| Mike Hawthorne GBR
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|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/news/olympics_opening_ceremony_is_dream_come_true_for_deaf_highbury_dancer_1_1462428|work=Islington Gazette|title=Olympics opening ceremony is dream come true for deaf Highbury dancer}}</ref>
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|<ref>[http://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/news/olympics_opening_ceremony_is_dream_come_true_for_deaf_highbury_dancer_1_1462428] Islington Gazette</ref>
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==Torchbearers==
===Torchbearers===

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| Ben Lampert (GBR)
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| 2012 London
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| Ben Lampert GBR
|[[2012 Summer Olympics| 2012 London]]
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|<ref>{http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/9841850.print/]</ref>
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Revision as of 22:13, 31 July 2012

The first deaf person to compete at the Olympic Games was Carlo Orlandi, an Italian boxer who competed in the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam.

There are examples of a 'glass ceiling" effect when it comes to deaf athletes making the grade to compete at the Olympics, some of this is down to ignorance of decision makers or instances where small adaptations are not being made to accommodate deaf athletes as in the case of Marcus Titus.[1][2]

There is a greater need to promote role models of deaf athletes in the Olympic games because individual perceptions of young deaf people and their families may be that the standard of the Olympics are beyond the reach of those who are deaf.

However we are now witnessing coaches who are now able to adapt their strategies to accommodate deaf athletes, particularly those taking part in team sports. The American men's volleyball coach John Speraw has the "David Smith Rule" for his middle blocker.[3]

Summer games

Athletes

Person (Nation) Deaflympic Games Olympic Games
Games Sport Games Sport References
 Carlo Orlandi (ITA) 1928 Amsterdam Boxing
 Donald Gollan (GBR) 1928 Amsterdam Rowing
 Jeffrey Float (USA) 1977 Bucharest Swimming 1984 Los Angeles Swimming
 Terence Parkin (RSA) 2005 Melbourne Swimming 2000 Sydney
2004 Athens 		Swimming
 David Smith (USA) 2012 London Volleyball [3]

Volunteers

Person (Nation)
Games Role References
KAOS Choir (GBR) 2012 London Opening Ceremony [4]
Mike Hawthorne (GBR) 2012 London Opening Ceremony [5]

Torchbearers

Person (Nation)
Games Relay leg References
Ben Lampert (GBR) 2012 London Harrow, England [6]

References

  1. ^ Flaherty, Bryan (19 April 2012). "USA Swimming will allow hand signals to accommodate deaf athletes at Olympic Games". The Washington Post. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Deaf olympic swimming hopeful Marcus Titus makes history". healthyhearing.com.
  3. ^ a b "United States volleyball David Smith competes with hearing loss". Fox News.
  4. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nwbq685P0J0
  5. ^ "Olympics opening ceremony is dream come true for deaf Highbury dancer". Islington Gazette.
  6. ^ http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/9841850.print/
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