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Revision as of 12:30, 1 August 2012

At the time of writing this article, the earliest known 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 lack of awareness 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[3]. The International Committee of Sports for the Deaf organises the Deaflympics every four years for deaf athletes. Some of the people listed in this article are also involved in the activities of the Deaflympics.

Sports coaches who are learning 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.[4]

Summer games

Athletes

The table below also shows which athletes have also competed in the Deaflympic games as well as the Olympics. To qualify for the Deaflympics, "athletes must have a hearing loss of at least 55db in their 'better ear'. Hearing aids, cochlear implants and the like are not allowed to be used in competition, to place all athletes on the same level"[5] In the Olympics, there is no restriction on hearing loss or use of hearing aids.

Person (Nation) Deaflympic Games Olympic Games
Games Sport Games Sport References
 Carlo Orlandi (ITA) 1928 Amsterdam Boxing [6]
 Donald Gollan (GBR) 1928 Amsterdam Rowing [7]
 Jeffrey Float (USA) 1977 Bucharest Swimming 1984 Los Angeles Swimming [8]
 Terence Parkin (RSA) 2005 Melbourne Swimming 2000 Sydney
2004 Athens 		Swimming [9]
 Frank Bartolillo (USA) 2004 Athens Fencing [10]
 David Smith (USA) 2012 London Volleyball [4]

Volunteers

Person (Nation)
Games Role References
KAOS Choir (GBR) 2012 London Opening Ceremony [11]
Mike Hawthorne (GBR) 2012 London Opening Ceremony [12]

Torchbearers

Person (Nation)
Games Relay leg References
Ben Lampert (GBR) 2012 London Harrow, England [13]

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. ^ [1] Indomitable Damsel, July 2012
  4. ^ a b "United States volleyball David Smith competes with hearing loss". Fox News.
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  11. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nwbq685P0J0
  12. ^ "Olympics opening ceremony is dream come true for deaf Highbury dancer". Islington Gazette.
  13. ^ http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/9841850.print/
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