Kazakhstan at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics

Kazakhstan competed at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics which was held in Valtellina and Valchiavenna, Italy, from December 12 to 21, 2019. Kazakhstan was one of the 34 nations to compete at the multi-sport event. This was the nation's second appearance at the Winter Deaflympics, after making its debut in 2015.[1] It sent a delegation consisting of 40 athletes for the event.[2]

Kazakhstan at the
2019 Winter Deaflympics
IOC codeKAZ
in Valtellina, Valchiavenna
Competitors40 in 4 sports
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldSamazhan Kettebekov
Viktor Maksimenko
Amangeldy Nauryzgaliev
Berik Nurymov
Dmitry Mochalsky
Maxim Rozhkov		ChessMen Team20 December

Chess
Main article: Chess at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics

Kazakhstan won the gold medal in the men's team event.[3]

Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics

Ice hockey
Main article: Ice hockey at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics

The women's team was not eligible to compete at the event as the women's ice hockey event was canceled by the organizers and by the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf due to the low number of participants.[4]

Snowboarding
Main article: Snowboarding at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics

References
  1. "Kazakhstan". Deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  2. INFORM.KZ (2019-12-07). "Kazakhstan to vie for top honors at Deaflympics in Italy". www.inform.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  3. "Chess". 2019 Winter Deaflympics. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  4. "Cancellation of Women's Hockey 2019 Winter Deaflympics in Italy – Manitoba Deaf Sports Association". Retrieved 2019-09-13.
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