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Turkey as the host nation of the 2017 Summer Deaflympics competed in the event fielding 287 athletes.[1] Turkey finished on 4th in the Medal list after winning 46 medals including 17 gold medals;[2][3] this was also the occasion where Turkey won the highest number of medals in a single Deaflympics event.[4]
| Turkey at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | TUR |
| NOC | Turkish Deaf Sport Federation |
| Website | www |
| in Samsun | |
| Competitors | 287 in 15 sports |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Summer Deaflympics appearances (overview) | |
Turkey Men's Deaf national football team competed in the football event as the host nation. Turkey won all 3 matches they played against Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Venezuela in the Group stage. Turkey defeated Ukraine in the finals 4–3 to claim the gold medal for the first time in Deaflympic football.[5]
 Turkey | 4-3 |  Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| Deaflympic football |
Turkey went onto participate at the handball event and created history after clinching the gold medal in the Men's Handball event for the very first time beating Russia in the finals.[6][7][8][9]
Turkey Men's Deaf Volleyball team participated at the Volleyball event and clinched gold medal by defeating Ukraine in the finals 3–0.[10][11][12] In the Women's volleyball tournament Turkey Women's Deaf Volleyball team finished 7th.
Turkey had a great success in the Taekwondo events after finishing strongly with a medal haul of 15 medals including 6 gold medals.
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